When I first saw Los Angeles on our schedule, my first thought was, "Well I won't be playing there." Ultimately my initial reaction turned out to be true, but I never dreamed the extent to which our musicians would be laid off. None of our musicians including Carolyn, our musical director, was allowed to play. Carolyn was the touring musician allowed in LA, and she was not allowed to play just conduct. Because of this unusual situation, we were required to stay in Los Angeles for the full three weeks. Needless to say I made the most of the time!
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| Since we were all in Los Angeles, all of us touring musicians could not pass up the opportunity to attend the first performance to judge our replacements. To heighten the experience, we met for a pre-show party at the apartment that Gregg rented. Above is his view of downtown LA. |
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| Third in a series! |
So what was the verdict? As the saying goes, if you can't say something nice... The orchestra aside, I have to say that I left the theatre having never felt more proud of our production!
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