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Licensed Shows - Opening "No Phones or Talking" Spiel

I saw Shucked for the first time yesterday and was listening to the cast album, and I noticed that Kevin Cahoon's opening spiel is part of the overture on the recording. It made me think about the fact that since the overture starts in the middle of the speech, there are lines in it that act as a music cue for the band - and I was curious about how that would be translated into a script if/when the show becomes available for licensing down the line. So I was wondering, are there any shows that have specifications for the pre-show spiel in their licensed versions that y'all know about/have been a part of?


"I think that when a movie says it was 'based on a true story,' oh, it happened - just with uglier people." - Peanut Walker, Shucked
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Licensed Shows - Opening "No Phones or Talking" Spiel

willep said: "Am I the only one who thought it weird that he does that intro and says “now some music from the Shucked orchestra” only to have the overture end?"

In the show proper, the whole spiel happens in a vamp that is represented on the album by the first 30 seconds of the overture, then the rest of it happens without any dialogue over it - although the storytellers come onstage and wave at the audience and stuff. It is kinda weird on the album though.

Thanks for your responses y'all!


"I think that when a movie says it was 'based on a true story,' oh, it happened - just with uglier people." - Peanut Walker, Shucked

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