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California Dreamin’ 🌅

What an adventure the past month has been - during our brief layoff at the end of August, @just_spool and I drove my trusty steed, Tomato, from Texas to California to start the next leg of the tour, with a mini vacation stop in San Diego to see Phantom of the Opera!

Then we had an amazing 3-week sit at the Pantages in LA, with days filled with sightseeing, beach bumming, epic SoCal food, and riding Lime scooters down Sunset Boulevard.

Yesterday we made the 14-hour drive to Portland; we open tonight at the Keller Auditorium!

Shout-out to my poor car, which has accrued almost 40k miles in 16 months. She’s been as far northeast as Bar Harbor, ME; southwest as San Diego, and now has made her PNW debut. 🤣

#touradventures #w4emusical #pitmusicians #california #hollywoodpantages

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The circus train rolls into SoCal!! 🚂

I’m a few days late, but WFE opening at The Pantages in LA! What a dream to play in such a beautiful and historic theater - we’re here til the 27th if you happen to be in town!

#waterforelephants #w4emusical #pitorchestra #losangeles #pantages

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Opening Night in LA!! Baby Jeri would never believe this…

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Throwback to a fun view of our finale from the mezzanine. The staging and choreography of this show is just perfection. Miss this wonderful tour and these wonderful people!
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#comefromaway #theatre #stage #choreography #newfoundland

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Midwest summer! (Plus Hartford)

Just finished another amazing leg with @w4emusical // @benzinis_traveling_band. I drove back from Chicago to Rhode Island yesterday, and on Wednesday I start another year as guest faculty for @berkleecollege’s 5-Week and Guitar Sessions programs before rejoining the tour in San Diego in August!

What a wild ride it’s been - the music life never ceases to amaze me, and I’m so grateful I get to continue living this dream. 🎸

PS: Stay tuned for the gig list — you know I couldn’t come home without fitting in as many as possible!

📸: Hartford, Columbus, Madison, and Chicago

#touradventures #pitorchestra #berklee #waterforelephants #guitarist

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Congratulations to the musicians of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS June 23-July 5 Broadway In Chicago

L-R:
Trumpet/Flugelhorn: Chuck Parrish
Drums/Percussion: Spencer Inch
Associate Conductor/Keyboard 2: Jayla McLennon
Conductor/Keyboard 1/Harmonica: Sarah Pool
Guitars/Banjos: Millissa Henderson
Acoustic/Electric Basses: Tom Mendel
Reeds: Matt Wifler
Violin Sub: Felix Herbst

Not pictured: Victoria Herbert (Violin)
Chris Sargent (Keyboard 2 Sub)
Emily Nash (violin sub)

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The Stars aligned in Chicago as @drcatherinemcdaniel and Prof. Jan McDaniel cheered on MMVP graduate Sarah Pool @spoolhelm (music director) and @ocumusictheater alum @grant.p.huneycutt (Wade) in the national tour of Water for Elephants! The McDaniels are in Chicago this weekend for the 2026 @filmspotting Fest, sponsored by the weekly Filmspotting podcast/radio broadcast, which features @maestro_mcd as a member of its advisory board. #GoStars

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After 230 shows it’s time to bid my farewell at @w4emusical 🐘🎪
These people and this show have touched the lives of so many, and I am so grateful to have been a small part of it. Forever thankful @benzinis_traveling_band

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25 cities with @w4emusical 🐘💫♥️

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chased some waterfalls, said goodbye to fran (it was awful), tried to facetime @benedictbraxtonsmith, and failed to learn how to do standing clamshells in upstate new york

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Days of Wine and Waterfalls 🍷🇨🇦

#goldenday #niagaraonthelake #canada #wineanddine #tourlife

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What a joy and an honor to spend a week on the road with @w4emusical. Thank you to @toraidhe @spoolhelm @benedictbraxtonsmith and the rest of this lovely company for welcoming me in. @benzinis_traveling_band is the best ♥️🎪🐘

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