Virginia Beach, VA

We have packed our bags again!! Our flight leaves at 6:15 am tomorrow morning. Yes - 6:15am. Crazy early, but we have a show tomorrow night and the show must go on! Our Holiday has been great, Quentin thinks too short but it's been nice to be home. My honey do list was slim to none thanks to Gail. I only had some last miniute shoppoing that had to get done, not to bad. We had a little neighborhood get together on Chrsitmas Eve and all had a great time. Tonight one more "progressive dinner" in the hood and farewells to all. Quentin and I did go to see A Christmas Carol at the Wells Theatre. We saw it 3 times! Reina was incredible. We are all so proud of her. The show ended on the 23rd and her heart was broken. She has spent the last 6 weeks with this cast and they have all were so great to her. She is so sad to have the show close. I can't imagine what it is going to be like for Q and I when it's our turn to say goodbye. It will be very hard, the cast and crew have become family and this experience has been wonderful. We have NO regrets! Anyway, Gail is fussing becasue we have to get ready for the evening. Stay tuned...more to come....

Miss you,
John and Q

Melbourne, FL

We are coming HOME!!! Yeah!! We had 2 shows yesterday. They both went well but we are excited to go home!! Our Aunt Carol, Gail's cousin Cathy and kids, Tabitha and Mason all came to see the show. They loved it! I wish we had more time to spend with them but we had 2 shows and were on a tight schedule. The tight schedule included revealing the identity of our Secret Santas. Alaggio had Quentin and Chris had me. So fun! I got an awesome Cowboys apron that will definately go to good use and Quentin receieved Pokemon cards, Star Wars cards and Star Wars legos!! His favorite for sure! It was so much fun. The Christmas party was directly after the evening show, in which the cast was celebrating the Holiday by the pool. Well we have a flight to catch so .... MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Miss you,
John and Q

Lakeland, FL

The last few days have been brutel. We have been in one place a night. We have gone from Baton Rouge, LA to Oxford, MS back to LA, Lafayette, LA, then to Florida - Niceville then Lakeland, FL. My Aunt Odile and Aunt MariaLynn came to see the show. It was so good to see them! They loved the show! They said they will head to Sarasota, FL to see the show again. We head to Sarasota after our Christmas break. The weather has been a nice change from the CO snow. It doesn't feel like Christmas much anymore weatherwise but the bus is decorated to the hills, with garland and lights and, well, lots of stuff. We are excited to go home. We need a break and are so tired!

Miss You!
John and Q

Baton Rouge, LA

We arrived in Baton Rouge, LA kind of late. We had little time to settle in the hotel, we had to go directly to the venue. The kids are getting real excited about their Secret Santas! We will spend the next few days traveling from town to town, venue to venue. None of us are looking forward to it.

Miss you,
John and Q

Memphis, TN

Hello Again, "It's been an age" since my last post and it's been quite and interesting and amazing week or so. I guess I will start from were I last left you. Orange, TX (Nov. 30) where the temp was about 80 degrees or so. We then traveled to Ft. Smith, AR (Dec. 1) for another one evening engagement, which during this and the last leg after christmas will have plenty of . Our next stop brought us to some little spot in Kansas for our layover to Ft. Collins, CO. We had been in Ft. Collins before during a layover to Montana and thought this could be a nice venue because it was on the Colorado State campus and had a old town feel. This time we are there for 4 whole days with 5 performances. But "its beginning to look alot like christmas" because the night we get in to Ft. Collins (Dec. 3) it snows about 9 to 10 inches. They had a show the evening we got in and which the theatre ghost of Lincoln Center had his or her fun with every scene. But, the show must go on and they did a great job moving through all the mishaps. After all thats showbiz. The theater ghost pretty much left them alone after that crazy night for another great run. We did get the hotel to shuttle us to Wal-Mart and picked up some gifts for our Secret Santa's along with some supplies. We also walked in the snow and had a snowball fight or two and the cast got another understudy rehearsal under their belt. Then its a trip to Rapid City, SD (Dec. 7) for a 2 day engadement. We managed to visit Mount Rushmore as a field trip for school, you have to check out the pictures. It was amazing! Now on the road again to our next stop Baton Rouge, LA (Dec. 12) with 2 layovers one yesterday in Missouri and today now in Memphis which was fun. The parents and I walked the kids down to Beale St. and ate catfish and ribs at BB King's Blues Club while listeneng to the band. The kids even got some stage time there giving shout outs to some of the Oliver cast and crew that also decided to eat there. Well its time to go. We have an early bus call tomorrow. I will add the rest of the photos as soon as I can.

Love Ya,
John & Q

Orange, TX

Hello again everyone we have just pulled in to Conroe,TX which is a layover on our way to Fort Smith, AK. We were in Orange, TX Friday and Saturday and had a show on each day. The people at the theatre were awesome. They fed us dinner Friday and lunch on Saturday, and it was all homemade too. One sad note, last night was Matt's last show and will be joining the cast of The Drowsy Chaperone. He has always been great with Q as Mr. Brownlow and is a great actor and will be missed tremendously. Today, Adam played the role of Mr Brownlow and did a great job! Adam I will add Adams picture as soon as I get it. He'll be performing a few more times until James another new cast member that I also have to add is ready to take over his role. At lunch today we all picked our Secret Santa's. Most of the cast and crew decided to participate so it should be a lot of fun. Some people are starting to decorate the bus for Christmas. I can't believe Christmas is around the corner time is flying bye. Well sorry so short but we have a 6am bus call tomorrow. Check out all the new pics and a new article to read. I will blog to you later.

Love Ya,
John & Q

McAllen, TX

Hello everyone and Happy Thanksgiving. Hope everyone had a very filling day. A thank you goes out to Blandine's mom and friend who came out to see the show here in McAllen. We also have to thank Clare for a wonderful buffet at the Embassy Suites. It was hard although to be without Gail and Reina. We miss them even more on days like this. It was about 80 degrees out and that made it an even stranger Thanksgiving for us. We really felt like we were at a wedding reception or something. The buffet was great and I didn't even have to cook it. Although as Hurrah knows I haven't had to cook Thanksgiving dinner in a couple of years thanks to the New York trips. I hope all our Hurrafians are having a great time in the Big Apple and are enjoying the shows, the ones that are left. The cast and crew hung out at the pool later that evening after sleeping off some turkey and everyone was being thrown into the pool, even some parents. I was lucky enough to be spared, this time albeit. I was warned that my turn is coming, guess I'll have to keep guard. That is about all that we have been up to and we are off to Orange in the morning. I will blog to you later.

Love Ya,
John & Q

Waco, TX

Hello Everyone, Hope all is still going well. We are recuperating from the last few days. What a week we had. The last time I posted we were on our way to Midwest City, OK. The show is going well and the crowds are eating it up as usual. From Oklahoma we then went on to Dallas, TX for 4 days off, and oh what fun we had. The first place we visited was the Dallas Zoo, check out the pics it was a great day. The Next day we went to the Texas School book where the Kennedy assassination took place, this trip was dubbed a school day. The kids went through and were given a study sheet to fill out and give their opinion on what they thought about the whole conspiracy theory. We had gotten a ton of material on the subject because it was the 45th anniversary of his assassination and new material had been released in a magazine we bought at the Grassy Knoll. I also have lots of pics here also. On the third day we went to Six Flags over Texas. Oh what fun we had, there were not a lot of people at the park so we got onto almost every ride without a wait. We spent the whole day there and by the end it our legs were sore. Now for the big fun on Sunday we went to Texas Stadium to watch the COWBOYS play the 49ers. What a game and of course the Cowboys won making it a great week in Dallas. We also were very happy to see Max and Bethany who drove from Corpus Cristi. The four of us went to the game, then to his sisters house for an awesome cookout and time for Q and QQ to play some Wii with Max's niece. Thank You again for your hospitality. OK now on to Waco, TX probably the smallest stage the cast had to perform on. The Hippodrone is what they it and it was built in the 20's I think. They actually left out about half of the bridge to fit it on that stage. They were a bit cramped but the show must go on. Max and Bethany followed us up from Dallas to see the show in Waco. After the show the coodinators had set up a little meet and greet reception next to the theatre, so I snuck Max and Bethany in (Hush, Don't Anyone)lol. Max and I put the kids to bed, then proceeded to have a few beverages in the atrium of the hotel (if you haven't seen the pics of the atrium, you must) anyway we made it hard on ourselves getting up early. Now we are off to McAllen, TX for a show and Thaksgiving. We miss you all and Happy Holidays.

Love Ya,
John & Q

Toledo, OH

Hello All, Hope everyone is doing well. We are all doing fine, except for the rain and some snow flurries. That would just figure since we actually stayed in Toledo for 4 days.Sue, Mikey, Q and I treked in the rain to a department store some what like Wal-Mart called Meijer's after breakfast on the second day and picked up some boots. We figured this would not be the only trek in the rain and snow we would have on this tour. The cast performed 6 shows there and all were well received and packed, we actually had to sit in the nose bleed section on opening night and sat way in the back for the rest of the performances. I did although miss the Sunday matinee so I could catch up on some football. It worked out for all of us though. The kids only had a limited time between shows so I went over to a sports pub that looked like a renovated Chi-Chi's called Jed's that had an awesome steak with this bourbon BBQ sauce and warm potato salad that was also very, very good and put our order in, so when they got back to the restaurant the food was already on the table. We actually went to Jed's a few times for the steak it was THAT GOOD. A huge shout out goes to Gretchen and I hope I spelled it right, a friend of Gail's from work who had brought a coupl of friends to see the show in Toledo. They actually had better seats than we did, they sat 2nd row dead center and said they loved the show and was really excited to meet the kids. Gretchen even said that she almost cried when Q sang. Anyway, we are now heading for Mid West City, OK with a stop in Lebanon, MO to sleep. I did get a cool picture of the Arch and Stadium in St. Louis when we drove past. It is time to go so, I will post you later.

Huntington, WV

Hello all, sorry you have not heard from us in a few days. Internet access is always a bear on the road. Anyway the show is going well and the theatre in Huntington was amazing. The theatre was built in 1928 and is completely made of plaster no wood anywhere except for the stage. The pics of the theatre does not do it justice. After the show they threw the cast a little party at a near by swanky bar. Sorry I do not have any pics of the bar, I left my camera behind. But the kids had fun mingling with everyone who attended the show and party. You know Q never minds signing an autograph or two. I even got one of the posters from there. Next we are on our way to Toledo, OH another long trip, but at least we are there for 4 days. Its time for me to cut this short, you will hear from us again soon. Check out more pics on Picassa and Ive added some more articles.

Love ya,
John & Q

New London, CT

Hello again, I know it has been a while or actually it feels like I havent been on this blog for a while. Being home for the break was great. We have truly missed all of you. Sorry if we missed seeing you this time, we will be back home for a Christmas break. Congats, to Reina for landing the role of Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol with the Virginia Stage Company. She even cut her hair for the part and it really looks cute. We are sooo proud and excited for her. We hope to catch one of her shows during the Christmas break. Back to the shows in New London, they went well and everyone was happy to see each other. We are currently still in Conneticut for the next couple of days then are off to West Virginia and beyond. I have added some new write-ups, so check them out. I also added some new pics, check those out also. Its getting late, so I will blog to you later.

Love Ya,
John & Q

Tallahassee,FL

Hello All, Hope you are doing well? Tallahassee was fun the theatre season ticket holders and others were gracious hosts and threw us a really nice party upon leaving their theatre. We had a big buffet with carving stations, dessert buffet and champagne. We all had a great time but, are ready to go home for the break. Take a Look at all the great pics. Making this short but sweet. We have a 4am bus call and our plane departs at 6. See ya soon, we miss you all.

Love ya,
John & Q

Pembroke, NC

Hello all, Thank you all that came out to see Quentin in Pembroke, NC it meant the world for him to see you all drive out and show support. I hope you all enjoyed yourselves as much as we did. Thank you also to everyone who shared in celebrating my Birthday. Thank you for the gifts, the thoughts and just being there. I am truly blessed to have met such beautiful people inside and out, and of course lucky to have an amazing wife and children in everyway. I am Blessed. Check out the Picassa Web Album to see more photos. Enough with the sappy stuff, the show went well yesteryday and today we had the day off to get ready for our layoff. Tommorrow morning we are off to Tallahasee, FL. We are on the bus for 8 hours get into town and they perform a show. We spend the night in Florida then take off for New York at 4:30am. We will be there until Tuesday to do some vocal work then head home that evening. So we will see you soon. I will expand on this post and add more photos later, the internet keeps kicking me off for some reason. In the mean time dont forget to check out the Picassa Web Albums for pics.

Love Ya,
John & Q

Columbia, SC

Hello All, here we go again we are on the road to Pembroke and we are so excited to see our family and friends from home. The stop in Columbia was nice and both shows there went well. The cast was even able to get an understudy rehearsal done. It did although make it a long day for some. I have to thank Sue and Missy for risking their lives to get our laundry done. They went off too some crazy little laundry mat that the hotel shuttle brought them to were there were signs stating only the attendant can call 911 and customers must stay inside the building. What a scare, the children and I were safe though at the theatre. I beleive next time it's my turn to risk my life for clean clothes. Congatulations goes out to Rhiannon(Nancy) and Brendon who got engaged when he came to visit her in Binghamton. The cast got together and threw her a little engagement party at the hotel after the show on Thursday. Quentin had a blast as always, as you all know he never gives up a chance at a good party to show off his dance moves. Well its about that time to let you go, Ill see ya soon. Hugs and Kisses to all

Love Ya,
John & Q

Binghamton, NY

Hello from Binghamton. Actually we are on the bus leaving, and on our way to Richmond, VA. Yes, that's right RICHMOND. Sorry though it's only a layover to Columbia, SC but, we are getting closer and so excited to be coming home. Even if it's only for a week. We can't wait to sleep in our own beds, drink from our own cups, and use our own bathrooms. Living out of a suitcase for 2 months bites. Binghamton was fun though, Collin and Mikey both had friends and family come to the show and stay at the hotel we were in. They showed up on Saturday so got some quality time to spend. Thank goodness for the day off. Like I had said in the prior post the company had 2 shows yesterday but after the first show we got together with Colin and Mikey's family and friends and got a quick bite to eat at a little Italian restaurant around the corner from the venue. Then back to theatre for the second show. Everyone loved the show, I on the other hand did not attend the show this time. I used this time to take some cool pictures of the cast in costumes. Thank You ALL CAST MEMBERS for taking the time to let me do this. Between sound checks, make up, and checking props there is hardly any time. Besides, there are 17 cast members and about 120 costumes used in about 2 and half hours. So you really can't get them all before the show, talk about quick changes. I still think there are a few I missed but I will continue to try to get them all. I removed all the slideshows because it was taking too long for the page to load. You can still see all the pictures from the tour on the link to Picassa Web Albums below. We will see you soon, Pembroke, NC is around the corner.

Love Ya,
John & Q

Cleveland, OH

Hello, the last time I blogged we were in Billings for an overnight stay to Owensboro, KY and a one night performance. We then were on to Cleveland for an overnight stay to Binghamton, NY(843 total miles). Thank goodness we got into Cleveland early enough to at least enjoy the city and go the Hard Rock Cafe there, which was lots of fun. We got a great nights rest at the Hyatt, a beautiful hotel located in an Arcade in the downtown area near the Cavaliers basketball arena and Browns Stadium. Now on the road again Im on the bus, which luckily the internet is working and I can update the blog. We get into Binghamton today and rest at the hotel. Perform 2 shows tomorrow and go back to the hotel, rest and leave in the morning for Columbia, SC. The company performes 2 shows there and off again to Pemboke, NC. I cant express how much we miss our family and cant wait to see them, including our Hurrah Family. Im excited for everyone to see Quentin in the show. Ive watched it tons of times and never get enough of seeing him up on stage, loving every minute of it. Dont forget to scroll down and check out the Picassa Web Album for new pictures, commercial and newspaper write-ups.

Love Ya,
John & Q

Billings, MT

Hello from Billings, MT
We just rolled in about an hour ago from Great Falls, MT and the show went well as usual. We got on the road right after the show to Billings(about 5 hours)and in a few hours off again to another stop to sleep before we get into Owensboro, KY(1761 miles)in 2 days. It is now about 6am here and I just finished uploading some pictures. The past few days have been pretty crazy. We have gone from Bozeman, MT to Casper, WY back to Great Falls a total of about 900 miles. We have driven through a huge snow storm, an 80's theme roller skating party in Casper, got food poisoning, feeling better now, and a broken down bus in nowhere land, then had to wait 3 hours for another bus to pick us up. "All the trials and tribulations" after all that Q is still totally enjoying himself and really loves touring. We are getting excited for our first layoff. We hope to see you in Pembroke, NC and can not wait to get to warmer climates. I have to go now cause I'm fading fast. Don't forget to check out the Picasa Web albums for new pics, and also a new newspaper link.

Love Ya all.
John and Q

Bozeman, MT

Hello everyone, I have not been able to post lately internet access is crazy up in the mountains. The last time you heard from us we were on our way to Albuquerque, NM for a 5 show weekend. The shows went well, and the crowds seemed to totally enjoy it. The parents even got to smooze in the theatre members lounge for some free wine. Albuquerque was having their annual ballon fest but we did not have enough time to check it out. We did although have a toga party after the shows on Saturday (check Facebook) Quentin had a blast. On the road again to Alto, NM for just one night at the Spencer Theatre which was just amazing only about 350 seats, but a beautiful theatre (also check pics on Google). Then off to Bozeman which was about 1400 miles away from Alto. So, we traveled 700 miles or so to Fort Collins, CO slept in a hotel for a few hours woke up to travel an additional 700 or so miles to Bozeman, MT. Yippy, not really but anyway they had a show tonight that went well enough at Montana State University(no great pics here we were in the colisseum, lighting sucked). Now off again in the morning so I am signing off. I miss you all. Hope the Seussical show goes well. Reina and Gail I love you and "Break a Leg" to you and all involved.

See ya Soon
John & Q

Farmington,NM

Hello again, from New Mexico we are here in Famington for one day only. We are on the road again in the morning to Albuquerque for another show tomorrow and a 2 show a day weekend. The shows are all going well and the kids are hanging in there. The show seems to be opening the new theatre season in each venue we visit, so far. Quentin and I are still trying to catch up on some rest before we leave so this will be short. Look at the pics from Colorado Springs that stop was truly amazing. Garden of the Gods was exciting and awesome. I also added a newspaper article from the Albuquerque Journal. We will be posting soon.
Love Ya,
John & Q

Colorado Springs

Hello again, Sorry you hadn't heard from us in a few days. We didn't have internet access in our hotel in San Luis Obispo well (we actually stayed in Arroyo Grande, CA) which was about 16 miles from San Luis Obispo, but anyway everything is going well. Being on the road is is taking it's toll already. We are starting to confuse room numbers and floors we are on, even where the last performance was. Thank goodness for tour pictures and our itenerary. Like the title says we are now in Colorado Springs, Co. We flew in today at noon and had no shows. The bus with the rest of the cast comes in at 12am, the kids had to get in early to meet up with our non California tutor and goto school. Yes, CA has their own tutors and have their own seperate laws on child actors. The schedule has been pretty grueling and we have not gotten to see much except for what you have seen from pictures on the bus and theatres. Even still, the scenery has been amazing to see and the mountains are too much to even capture on pictures. Hopefully you are all enjoying looking back on where we have been as much as I do. It all goes by so fast and we sometimes don't get to appreciate what an amazing trip we are on. We truly truly truly MISS you and can't wait to see you all. I'll be posting to you soon. Thanks for all you comments nothing is going unread.
Love ya All.
John & Q

Hello from Medford

Hello Everyone, It has been a while. We are now in Medford, OR after a 5 hour ride from Reno, NV. The the ride was a tough one after spending the weekend with Gail and Reina who came to Reno to watch the show(It was awesome to have the family together). The scenery was beautiful though. We went through some amazing mountains, watch the slideshow. Quentin had one show in Medford, OR which Gina came to see. How cool was that, it is always nice to see a familiar face on tour. We even got to see her beautiful baby Seth. We went to the mall and had some time to sit and eat dinner, really quick though the show was that evening. The show went well and Gina seemed to enjoy it. We finally have a day off without anything to do. The schedule has been pretty crazy between school, shows and travel. The cast is having a cookout at the pool, and Q is excited so I better get going. I will post again soon. Dont forget to scroll all the way down you might miss something. Sometimes I will add photos without writing in.
Love Ya All.
John and Q

Opening Night

Hello Everyone, Thank you soooo much for all the support from Facebook to My Family none of your posts have been missed. Opening night was awesome, the show is growing everyday and can not wait until everyone can see it. I am sooo proud of the entire cast. They are truly amazing in everyway. The theatre was packed and had about 2,000 people attend the show. Everyone appeared to enjoy the show. We 3 proud parents on tour tried to mingle about at intermission to hear anything and heard only great things about the show, and of course how cute the little kids were.LOL. After the show we enjoyed a cast party that went into early the next morning the kids and adults were all amped up, rightfully so they really put it all on the stage. The crowd loved them all, and so do we. Well its time to go school is looming around the corner and Q is still sleeping. Post to you soon.

Hello from Fresno

Hello, We are now in Fresno, CA and the show opens tonight and i am probably just as excited as Quentin. Everyone has been working very hard, and the show is amazing. I am extremely proud of and so amazed at the amount Q has grown as an actor, thanks to everyone involved. The director made Q cut his hair,but he still has some curls. He was a little upset, but understood completely that its part of the job. The trip to Fresno sent us through the Mohave Dessert and saw some beautiful countryside. Just Amazing,We will keep updating with new pics and posts. "So long fare well, pip pip cherio, we'll be back soon."

Welcome

Hello Everyone,
Welcome to my blog. I know I havent wrote in a while. Quentin and everyone has been working very, very hard. The show looks great and cant wait till you all get to see it. I hope. Im still trying to get this blog right. I will still update Facebook, but I thought this would be easier for everyone to just pop in and check out the pictures of the places we will visit. It might be a little rough around the edges but you will have some idea of where we are and what a wonderful experience we are having. For now though its been work, work, work. Little bit of fun but mostly work and school. Please leave a post if you like, We would love to hear from you.