We've reached our final stop on the first National Godspell Tour! We arrived in Dallas, Texas on Sunday February 16th for a two-week run at the Winspear Opera House.
I couldn't think of a better way to close out this experience: a two-week stay in a great hotel and 16 shows at what is agreeably the most spectacular theatre we've performed in for this entire run. The Winspear Opera House seats 2200 and is adorned with a six million dollar chandelier that raises into the ceiling at the top of each show. For real.
Winspear Opera House
Top Balcony view
Our first show at the Winspear was on Tuesday night and was rife with emotion and adrenaline as it was the first time we've performed Godspell with our understudy David Cotton. He came in for Michael Hogeveen a few minutes into the show, and did an amazing job! The presence of a new soul on stage heightened our focus, as we took care to ensure that this new audience received the same magic all our performances have bestowed. Mission accomplished. Check out this sparkling REVIEW!
Michael Hogeveen & David Cotton
So what's so great about being in just ONE city for two whole weeks? For starters, most of us have UNPACKED for the first time since October! We also hit up a nearby grocery store and requested mini-fridges for our hotel rooms so we can eat like happy, healthy people - hummus and veggies and fruit, oh my! It's like we've arrived in the land of milk & honey. (We were able to buy and refridgerate those too).
We're blissfully located right downtown here in Dallas: steps from the theatre, minutes away from restaurants, and a quick train ride to some really good shopping. I MAY have indulged in some retail therapy since we've arrived, but only because I'm going to need some TANGIBLE memories of my tour experience, right? ;-)
Speaking of which, I complimented an audience member on her sparkly, faux diamond ring as I was handing out kool-aid ("communion") during an intermission last week. This was at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City. The woman later had it sent to me backstage to keep! Such a sweet gesture and one that I'll never forget:
My new Godspell bling
Lots more to do in Dallas between shows, and many of us have our plans laid and ready: trips to the aquarium, the art museum, the North Park mall, The Little Mermaid stage production (nothing like seeing another musical to stir up some inspiration) and who knows what else!
Rebecca & Stacey being themselves on one of the hotel's poolside canopy's
Jake in the Dallas wind, lol
Mark & Alessia in front of a giant... eyeball park?!
This family affair we call "Godspell" has almost reached it's end. That final scene where we say our goodbyes* just might get harder and harder as the days go by (*I was going to say "spoiler alert!" but I know you know how it ends).
Anyhow, I refuse to get ahead of myself. We still have 13 more shows to knock out of the park and many legs to break.
See you next week for the final blog post! FYI, it will likely come out after our final show, which is not next Friday, but rather Tuesday March 4th in Tyler, Texas.
Until then.... Xoxo
~ Lisa Michelle
Twitter: @itslisamichelle
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I saw y'all today and you were amazing!
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