From Tom:
Was almost caught up with these -and now have fallen behind again. If anyone ever wondered whether a crowd can really lift up an artist they only had to be at the Hyannis Melody Tent. Sometimes hitting mid-tour is the “getting over the hump” part of the tour and we were feeling a little of that. Then Lu walked out to one of the most thunderous opening applause we’ve heard in a long time and it was like the crowd just lifted her and pulled her right over the hump. We all saw the big “wow” look on Lu’s face and the energy was electric. The audience literally created the show and it was a great one. If we hadn’t had a curfew Lu might have gone on for another hour.
And yes the “in the round” stage does actually spin but we decided against it—the idea of Lu spinning in a big circle while singing was one none of us wanted to imagine.