▁only ▁occasionally ▁a ▁well - per formed ▁one . ▁Four - city ▁tour ▁will ▁likely ▁ra ke ▁in ▁the ▁c ash ▁and ▁mer it ▁a ▁repr ise , ▁but ▁whether ▁it ▁deser ves ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁different ▁matter ." ▁Though ▁he ▁did , ▁again , ▁note ▁R iley ' s ▁" sol id " ▁performances ▁and ▁calling ▁Le a ▁M iche le ▁" the ▁most ▁obvious ▁pro " ▁claim ing ▁her ▁songs ▁were ▁performed ▁" with ▁power ▁and ▁presence ". ▁" W is ely , ▁the ▁produ cers ▁never ▁left ▁either ▁woman ▁off stage ▁for ▁long ." " ▁ ▁Open ing ▁act ▁The ▁opening ▁act ▁for ▁the ▁US ▁leg ▁of ▁tour ▁was ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Ext ra ordinary ▁Dan cers ▁( L X D ), ▁the ▁dance ▁project ▁of ▁cast ▁member ▁Harry ▁Sh um , ▁Jr .. ▁He ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁being ▁like ▁" world s ▁coll iding ", ▁explaining ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Post ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁run - up ▁to ▁the ▁tour , ▁he ▁was ▁re he ars ing ▁with ▁the ▁cast , ▁then ▁pract icing ▁with ▁L X D ▁until ▁mid night , ▁working ▁closely ▁with ▁the ▁group ' s ▁ch ore ograph er ▁Christopher ▁Scott . ▁He ▁commented : ▁" I ▁think ▁[ G lee ▁and ▁L X D ] ▁go ▁hand - in - hand ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁creating ▁art . ▁That ' s ▁what ' s ▁so ▁great ▁about ▁them ▁choosing ▁L X D . ▁They ▁could ▁have ▁had ▁an ▁opening ▁band ▁but ▁I ▁think ▁it