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I promised to put the epic “Hunchback” photos I purchased up, so here are most of them. All but two of these are from my cast (the Victor cast), since I don’t have many Hugo cast photos (and some of them are of me doing choir stuff, which has my actual face in it). I was going to organize them by cast, but I realized that I wanted the two matching moments in “Hellfire” next to each other and wanted to end with Armand crushing everyone’s souls. Here’s a brief breakdown of what’s here:

- Full-cast photo of the Victor cast + our choir (which means that most of the Hugo cast is also in it) taken at the end of the run. This run was our third of four days of tech. (The Hugo cast photos were taken on our last day of tech.)

- Frollo (Tyler) surrounded by his demon choir, singing “Choose me or your pyre”

- Frollo (KC) doing the same bit of “Hellfire,” looking absurdly evil. (Friendly reminder that he’s the guy who would occasionally wear slippers that could kind of pass for shoes to rehearsal.)

- The statue squad during “Flight Into Egypt,” when we freeze as Quasi’s singing “Just like the angel who warned Joseph he must flee...” (I wasn’t King of the Beards yet.)

- Folks in the tavern getting ready to do what Kevin called the “Kill the Roaches Now” dance

- Phoebus (Tristan) looking incredibly sassy at the beginning of “Rest & Recreation,” feat. Kalisse and Odessa as his fangirls

- There aren’t any great photos of the Lavapalooza, but this is as good as it gets. Gian (I think that’s where Gian was) is helping.

- The Hugo cast’s ending of “Esmeralda” during their run. (Jack/Phoebus looks super dead...not just regular dead; super dead.)

- Quasi (Armand) mourning Esmeralda and crushing everyone’s souls

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11:20-3:40: Final Victor Show...

I already miss the show so much!! Aaaaah… - Ali cried at home before driving to the theatre, in the line at Starbucks, as soon as he walked into the theatre, and then again in his dressing room. - There was an “Evita” singalong going on in one of the boys’ dressing rooms - As soon as Tyler saw me, he gave me a closing day hug. - “All right, we need three more mics. We need a Frollo, a statuesque one, and our good king. Let’s find out if CJ will be last today, or if he’ll somehow beat the other two!” - Dylan over the PA - Someone was playing a musical theatre station off their phone, which summoned “Memory” from “CATS.” Odessa ran into our dressing room and she and I started singing it. KC appeared shortly thereafter, and Odessa was holding him kind of like Jack holds Rose in “Titanic” as all three of us were singing. At the end of it, KC and I were singing it an octave lower, and Miranda and Odessa were singing it in the actual octave. It was awesome. 12/10, would recommend. - Ian, Mason, Kelly, and Kevin were all choked up during our circle; Ian was legitimately crying at one point. - Kevin was wearing the same clothes he was on opening, so he was CMTbounding again. - Merc closed our circle, crying. Her speech was really sweet. I got a hug from her downstairs after circle ended. - I was crying a little downstairs before the show, trying to keep my tears on a paper towel as to not mess up my grey; I was hugging crying Kayla - There was a grandpa in the audience who apparently went “Holy sh**…” when the statues first started moving during “Bells” - Tristan took the note at the end of the first section of “Rest & Recreation” UP and SLAYED IT - “Esmeralda” was so intense and awesome…I think today was my favorite version. - The audience was going nuts by the time Armand slid down the fire pole near the end, and then went even crazier after that - Armand and Niko were serenading Jon during the “Entr'acte.” After the “Entr'acte,” I told the contingent that I sing it with in the wings that I loved them all. - Folks in my dressing room (myself included) were singing all the parts to “In a Place of Miracles” - When Frollo grabbed Quasi’s ear, Armand straight-up yelped…I heard it through the speaker that’s in our dressing room ceiling. Poor boy. - I was singing “Someday” downstairs in the dressing room, hopping between octaves for Phoebus and Esmeralda, and as I was putting my gloves back on, Mia (who was the only other person in the room at that point) said, “You’ve got a really awesome voice.” - By the time I’d frozen on the pedestal during the finale, I knew that I basically couldn’t blink without running the risk of the tears in my eyes leaving them. - Armand was wailing hysterically by the end. When Esmeralda went to join Jehan and Florika, he shouted “No…” which had never happened before. My heart…

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Here's a brief photo-dump of pictures from last night! These are with folks who I didn't manage to get pictures with after the first Victor show: Cam (Clopin), Tristan (Phoebus/Phoebs), Valeria (Ezzy), and Alex (St. Aphro).

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6:50-9:40: Watching the Last Hugo Show!

- Actually being in the audience and spectating was absolutely and utterly awe-inspiring. Everything was so gorgeous, and I loved it so much. - Everyone NAILED what they were doing. I gave Mitchell a big hug afterwards, because he had such a phenomenal run and it was just the best way to close out his time as Quasi. - KC's Frollo is so great. So creepy. The arm-pet with Ezzy when she's on the pyre was so horrible; it was awesome. - On a related note, I'd never seen "Hellfire" from the house before and BLOODY HELL IT'S GORGEOUS!! - Louis XI whacks Jay in the face a little bit two separate times on his way out; this is why people always laugh at his exit. I didn't know that. - Kelly was right by me during intermission, so I said "Hi" and got a Kelly-hug. - I started crying a little bit during "Someday," then a bit again during "Made of Stone," and then was sobbing at the ending. - All of the dancing was spectacular, and it was great to be able to see things like "Court of Miracles" in their final state. - KC was crying during curtain call, since this is his last CMT show...he's going to age out of the program. I found him afterwards and told him that he's always phenomenal.

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5:30-11:00: Second Day of Tech!

- Virtually the first thing I witnessed once I was downstairs was Tyler loudly singing “I am your angel” whilst walking down the hallway. - After the Hugo cast finished running the transition into “Top of the World,” I high-fived sweaty Armand…but then he had to run it one more time. - Mitchell had a towel on hand to help manage his sweat. He occasionally placed it on top of his head like a hood/hat. - We had to run the bit where Quasi rings the bells for Esmeralda a couple times, and when Mitchell would reach for the rope, he’d go “Euuuh,” which was amusing - On a similar note, if someone called a hold during one of his lines, his line would trail off (still in Quasi-voice) like it was a question; this was always funny. - Kevin was singing for the orchestra in “Thai Mol Piyas,” which was wonderful. - “Kill the roaches now!!” was Kevin’s cue for everyone in the tavern to start doing their awesome dance. - “Tie me llama” was Kevin speaking Romani and giving a lyric cue so that people would know where to go. - People were testing the lights, causing a red out during “Thai Mol Piyas” that was actually super cool. - Kevin: “Let’s go to where Quasi admits he has a cursing problem.” *everyone is confused* “I swear it must be heaven’s liiiiiight…” *laughter* - Music from “Thai Mol Piyas” started playing after a hold in “Heaven’s Light,” which prompted Mitchell to start dancing a little bit at the top of the movable staircase that he was on. - We learned how to do our statue makeup tonight! It actually looks super, super cool, but it’s uncomfortable. - Gabriel about doing his own gargoyle makeup: “I’m the dollar store version of Lucas.” (Katelyn, our makeup human, did Lucas’ makeup.) - Quasi kicking the trapdoor to keep Frollo out was even funnier than anticipated - Ian almost fell down the trapdoor when testing to see if KC could climb down while facing forward; the answer is no. - When KC was rehearsing the trapdoor, Mitchell did finger-guns at him as he was going down. - Ashley kept yelling “Spoon-jay!” while cleaning stipple sponges when she needed another one to clean. - I was left with a grey mustache after taking off my statue makeup. - On the canvas that’ll eventually hang in Studio A that all the cast members can sign, Mitchell declared himself “The Sweatball of Notre Dame.” ‘Tis glorious. - Mason: “Okay, we’re gonna go back to the end of 'Someday,’ but without the Mercedes riff.” *Mercedes starts laughing* (She and Jack were both trying not to laugh during the last note—with variable success.) - The fabric that represents the molten lead got used for the first time tonight. At one point, it got stuck in one of the house seats, and also smacked various show coordinators/crew/Sarah/Mason in the face. (The latter only happened during the practice runs where folks were walking it down the house rather than running.) - I started properly crying tonight while sitting in the house and singing the finale. Sobbing + singing = success?

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4:25-9:10: Second Victor Cast Show!

- There was an “Avenue Q” singalong going on in one of the dressing rooms; Tyler was finishing up his Frollo makeup while singing “Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist.” - Alex was singing a little bit of “Flight Into Egypt” like Kermit the Frog while at the makeup table (shortly after Tyler left). I suggested that he actually sing it like that, to which he said “It’d be funnier if we all did it,” to which we both started singing it like Kermit. - JP went up for his mic check and was trying to sing high tenor to no avail, so one of our ASMs told him to come back upstairs for a re-check “since [he] sounded awful.” JP ended up getting access to one of the headsets and said “I am Broadway; I’m the voice of Jesus coming from on high.” The ASM who was roasting JP before eventually asked “JP, or Mr. I Am Broadway,” to come back upstairs for places (the Gitani are on stage at the top of the show). - Kevin and Mason stuck around in the audience for the entire show last night; Kev typically sits in the lobby and Mason can leave at intermission. But, they stayed because they loved the run. - Tyler closed our pre-show circle today, and in his speech, he declared “Hunchback” the best and most magical CMT show he’s been a part of, in no small part due to everyone’s hard work…and he’s done over 15 shows. I gave him a hug afterwards and told him that his speech was very sweet, which it was. - I was feeling overheated on my pedestal, and I started getting black spots in my vision—which are a precursor to loss of consciousness for me—during “God Help the Outcasts.” So, I very slowly slid downwards into a squatting position whilst leaning against the wall until the spots subsided. (During our brief break before “Heaven’s Light,” I went downstairs and drank essentially half of my water bottle.) - Armand grinned when he saw me singing choir in the corner after “Heaven’s Light,” and we had a fist-bump again; this might become tradition. - Valeria sang the end of Frollo’s first line in “Esmeralda” offstage, which is especially funny since she’s Ezzy. - Odessa looked at me in confusion when she came up the stairs during “Esmeralda” because my beard was resting against my nose (since I didn’t have to sing for a short while but didn’t want it on my chin, since it’s hot); I pulled it down and smiled at her. She smiled back. - A bunch of people checked in with me during intermission to make sure that I was all right, which was very sweet of them. - Mason and Janice were apparently prepping a rescue after Mason saw me slide down the wall; they were in the alcoves in case I fell. I wanted to find Mason and thank him, but couldn’t. - Just before Kevin left in intermission, he was pretending to be an audience member with some folks in the cast, asking rapid-fire questions that we get a lot…but in ridiculous voices. - Mitchell got a coffee delivered to the stage door. He was carrying it downstairs when Niko jokingly said, almost like Roz from “Monsters Inc.,” “You’re not supposed to eat in your costume, Mitchelllll.” - I fist-bumped Cam and Niko after they, Armand, Ashley, Tori, and I sang a wicked-fun “Entr'acte” - During our break during Act 2, the angels were talking about children being creeped out by statues at the beginning of the show. Creeping out children is always good. - As Mitchell was going up the ladder during the finale to do body-double stuff, he heard me singing my choir part, stopped his climb, looked at me, and twerked. I gave him a thumbs up while singing, after which he finished his ascent. - After curtain call, (Gitani) Andrew and I were singing “Out There,” and we started this mob of humans singing it downstairs. - When I left the Montgomery, I still had some grey-painted spirit gum on my flesh. I mentioned it to Heidi (one of our show coordinators) and she said “It means you’re a theatre kid.” That’s true.

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We had our "school show" (summer program show?) for "Hunchback" this morning. It was super great! These are my two favorite post-show photos; I really like the second one because we managed to fit the majority of the statue squad into one photo. Special shout-out to Tyler (Frollo) and Armand (Quasi)!