First Preview Gift Thread

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 11/21/24 at 6:25pm

I thought it might be nice to have a thread where we can keep track of all the first preview gifts, since they appear to be (thankfully) the norm, now. Curious what “Gypsy” Will have waiting on the seats tonight!

[theatergoer3]

Posted: 11/21/24 at 6:59pm

I've got

Coasters from The Heart of Rock & Roll

A Viola Van Horn card and pin from Death Becomes Her

From what I've seen posted - 

Tote Bags at Stereophonic 

Poster and pin at Swept Away

Copy of the novel at The Great Gatsby 

Eyes at Tammy Faye

[binau]

Posted: 11/21/24 at 7:02pm

A release of Arthur Laurents’ notes to Sam Mendes from the archives??

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 11/21/24 at 7:36pm

An egg roll on each chair?

[DiscoCrows]

Posted: 11/21/24 at 7:41pm

Looks like tote bags!

[Matt Rogers]

Posted: 11/21/24 at 8:14pm

theatergoer3 said: "I've got

Coasters from The Heart of Rock & Roll

A Viola Van Horn card and pin from Death Becomes Her

From what I've seen posted -

Tote Bags at Stereophonic

Poster and pin at Swept Away

Copy of the novel at The Great Gatsby

Eyes at Tammy Faye"

Eyes at Tammy Faye? Care to elaborate? 

[Kad]

Posted: 11/21/24 at 8:41pm

I don’t know if they were also at the first preview, but at the opening of Tammy Faye, everyone received a pair of sunglasses with her eyes printed on the lenses 

[Scarlet Leigh]

Posted: 11/21/24 at 8:43pm

While I was not there, Sunset gave out tote bag at their first preview.

[sbflyfan]

Posted: 11/21/24 at 8:46pm

At the first preview of "Dear Evan Hansen," they gave out baby blue rubber bracelets with "#YOUWILLBEFOUND" and "DEAREVANHANSEN.COM" on them in white text.

[CJRochester]

Posted: 11/21/24 at 9:37pm

sbflyfan said: "At the first preview of "Dear Evan Hansen," they gave out baby blue rubber bracelets with "#YOUWILLBEFOUND" and "DEAREVANHANSEN.COM" on them in white text."

I was there as well. We also got light blue DEH baseball caps, and buttons that said FANSENS. Rachel and Jennifer signed people's caps, instead of our Playbills. 

[BentleyB]

Posted: 11/21/24 at 9:47pm

At the first preview of “The Outsiders” they gave a “Stay Gold” patch. 

[AntV]

Posted: 11/22/24 at 12:19am

Kad said: "I don’t know if they were also at the first preview, but at the opening of Tammy Faye, everyone received a pair of sunglasses with her eyes printed on the lenses"

First preview was a tote bag with 1 of about 3 different buttons with a quote from the show on it. No sunglasses.

Wonderful World was a pin.

From what I've seen, Yellowface was sunglasses.

[g.d.e.l.g.i.]

Posted: 11/22/24 at 12:20am

binau said: "A release of Arthur Laurents’ notes to Sam Mendes from the archives??"

Mainly on Directing, available wherever books are sold.

[raddersons]

Posted: 11/22/24 at 7:25am

I got a tote when I accidentally went to the first preview of The Sign In Sidney Brustein’s Window.

Not gonna like, I’m kind of shocked that producers do this. Productions cost enough to just run every day — they’re gonna spend money printing 1200 tote bags?! What do they gain from this, better word of mouth?

[DramaTeach]

Posted: 11/22/24 at 8:33am

raddersons said: "I got a tote when I accidentally went to the first preview of The Sign InSidney Brustein’s Window.

Not gonna like, I’m kind of shocked that producers do this. Productions cost enough to just run every day — they’re gonna spend money printing 1200 tote bags?! What do they gain from this, better word of mouth?"

Nothing was given out at the Back to the Future preview, and I was honestly shocked. It's such a big title that I figured they'd do something big to start.

[Ensemble1732755194]

Posted: 11/28/24 at 1:30am

Yeah, It was a tote bag, It looked too simple but the quality was too good. I got PVC morale patches UK for it to make it look better and it really turned out good. Later, I got patches for many of my other bags and now I love them all. 

Updated On: 11/28/24 at 01:30 AM

[Listener]

Posted: 11/28/24 at 1:31am

Eyes at Tammy Faye

 

I'm sorry what now...??!