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Montgomery.  Tallahassee.  Lafayette.  Orange.  Four cities in four different states in one week.  The cast had been calling it "hell week".  It was basically an intense, concentrated dose of tour injected into a small period of time.  People were tired, physically exhausted, on edge, etc., but luckily it's over.  And the best news is that it was the worst-scheduled week of the tour................I don't know what tour everyone else was on- I had a decent week.

We spent Halloween in Montgomery, Alabama, and our hotel allowed us to use one of their meeting rooms for our party.  We drank, ate tons of candy, had a costume contest, and the young 'uns in our cast got to go to each of our rooms and trick or treat.  It also FINALLY started to feel like fall.

Montgomery PAC, Montgomery, AL

Tallahassee was our first arena show.  We performed in the arena where Florida State University plays basketball.  For you Quad-Citians, picture something a little smaller than the iWireless Center, with our stage set up about half-court.  The pit was set up behind the stage, which made for an interesting show.  We got to see some of the things that go on backstage and wear whatever we wanted.

 Leon County Civic Center, Tallahassee, FL

Lafayette was where all the exhaustion started to kick in.  We had done more traveling than we'd been doing and it was starting to get to everyone.  And to top it off, about 12 of the cast members had taken a road trip to New Orleans to see their friends on the Rock of Ages tour and had just gotten back the morning of the 2-show day.  We pulled it off, however.

Heymann Center, Lafayette, LA

Orange, TX, might have been the best city with which to end the week.  The people were friendly, and the theater workers cooked us a potluck dinner in between shows consisting of mostly southern dishes.  Oh my god, I can't describe to you how delicious it was.  One of my favorites was the chicken and sausage gumbo.

 Lutcher Theatre, Orange, TX

After a week like that, it's nice to have an entire week in one city.  And so far, Fort Worth is a great place to have this sit-down.  Pictures/details to come!