For the past week and a half we have been playing in the Los Angeles area. Last weekend we played in Costa Mesa, CA at the the Orange County Performing Arts Center. It was a very unusual space in its design but we did have a great time while we were there. The best part was being out of the cold weather for a while. The days saw highs in the low 60's and there was mostly sun.
The show was well received and continues to get favorable revues. Monday my roommate on tour this year left to join the Beauty and the Beast Tour so I have had a room to myself this week. The privacy has been nice but the hotel bill has been a little overwhelming. Not to worry though, as next week I will be tripling with Jeff and Ricky so I should make it up.
Monday the entire company was treated to a trip to Disneyland! We had complementary tickets and we all had a great time. I spent most of the day with two of the girls who play orphans and their moms. One of the girls had never been to a Disney park before so it was a lot of fun experiencing the park with her. I have been to the Florida park several times and must say I prefer it to the one here in California. It was neat to get to go to the "original" Disney theme park and experience a few of the original rides.
Afterwards, Jeff and I drove to Riverside ahead of the rest of the company to do a couple of press events. We had a Q and A at an area Barnes and Noble store which was a lot of fun but not highly attended. The next morning (Wednesday) we did a live, in studio radio interview. It too was fun and it was nice to be settled in to the hotel for the week.
We have been performing at the newly renovated Fox Theatre in Riverside, CA. It was originally built in the 1920's and hadn't seen a live theatre event in many years. We were the first "Broadway" show to appear here and they had a lot of hype and special events surrounding our performance. Wednesday night we opened and they had a really nice party afterwards for us and the donors to the new space. Everyone here has been super friendly and we have had a great time.
Watched the Super Bowl tonight with the cast at a local restaurant. It was a LOT of fun. Our "Annie" is from New Orleans and her dad was here with her so they, and most everyone else, were pulling for the Saints. "Annie's" dad even brought his trumpet and played all the Saints fight songs after they scored! Everyone in the restaurant really seemed to have a great time.
We leave tomorrow to travel north to the state of Washington. We will be in Yakima, Washington through Thursday and then in Seattle for the weekend. Martin Charnin, our director, lives in Seattle so I am sure we will see him and more importantly, he will see us. I will also be meeting some family relatives that I have never met. One of the joys of having such and large, diverse family is that you are always meeting new people.
Only five weeks of Annie left! Then I will be unemployed. One of the ten percent of our population to be without a job. If any one needs an out-of-work actor/teacher/youth director/ a whole bunch of other stuff give me a call. I am available.
PS. The picture of the hotel above is New York, New York in Las Vegas
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