Pre-show announcements...

[TobyRagg]

Posted: 1/6/06 at 11:31pm

Does anybody know who writes and records them? Is there a lot of money behind that? I know that DRS is obviously John Lithgow (I assume that will change soon.) But it now seems that they are getting creative with the pre-show announcements (ex. The Light in the Piazza).

[jimmirae]

Posted: 1/6/06 at 11:34pm

Soon they will say "Welcome to _____________, Brought to you by (Pillsbury, or Warner Brothers and mention a film, or some other commercial)

[gavrochegirl]

Posted: 1/6/06 at 11:35pm

I thought DRS' pre-show announcement was just, "There is no pre-show announcement. Thank you."...I don't think they'll change it just because he's leaving if that's the pre-show announcement itself.

[iwearshoes]

Posted: 1/6/06 at 11:44pm

I assume that people involved with the show write and record the announcements.


ps.. gav i love your picture!!

[theatreboi11]

Posted: 1/6/06 at 11:51pm

What is thep pre show announcement in Piazza?

[iwearshoes]

Posted: 1/6/06 at 11:53pm

It is all in italian and just goes on for a while and you can hear the word cellphone really loud and candy wrapper and so on...

[gavrochegirl]

Posted: 1/6/06 at 11:55pm

Thank you, shoes.

I like the sound of the Piazza announcement.

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 1/7/06 at 12:10am

i remember the la cage one had harvey growling out "whatever happens in la cage stays in la cagggggggggge"

[iwearshoes]

Posted: 1/7/06 at 12:13am

That would creep me out.

[SweetQintheLights]

Posted: 1/7/06 at 12:28am

I like the pre-show announcement for Hairspray. I haven't been there in a while but it's something like:

"Hairspray takes place in the 1960's when there were no cell phones..."

[YankeeGal#24]

Posted: 1/7/06 at 12:46am

Yes, the pre-show announcement for Hairspray is Corny Collins saying "Welcome to Hairspray which takes in Baltimore in 1962, a time before there were cellular phones and beepers. We hope we can travel back to that time when there would be none heard during the performance"

LOL--can you tell I've seen it a time or two???

[Calvin]

Posted: 1/7/06 at 12:51am

What I want to know is: Why do people still chuckle when the announcement asks people to unwrap any candies they might need during the performance? They've been saying the same thing for ages, and it wasn't even funny the first time I heard it.

[bare_nakedlady]

Posted: 1/7/06 at 2:39pm

I'm kinda partial to the MAMMA MIA announcement, I know its dumb, but I still laugh every time! It just makes me happy that they warn you about the usage of GO-GO boots!

Updated On: 1/7/06 at 02:39 PM

[dancinfan]

Posted: 1/7/06 at 5:43pm

Most frequently, they are made by the stage manager with the best speaking voice.

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 1/7/06 at 6:44pm

I love the pre-show announcement for Piazza. It's all on that paper that they give you in the playbill that says "Is your cell phone off?" only it's in Italian.

[elphatine]

Posted: 1/7/06 at 6:47pm

I know you give you the paper, but I don't think it's in Italian... as far as I remember only the announcement is in Italian. I guess they didn't want to confuse us too much.

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 1/7/06 at 6:51pm

That's what I mean. The paper is English, but the announcement is in Italian. They say the exact same thing, though.

[Logainne]

Posted: 1/7/06 at 6:52pm

I love DRS's announcement. I also like Spamalot which I'm going to quote horribly but its something like.."during the performance, feel free to let your cell phone ring as much as you like, but know we have heavily armed men with spears on stage" or something like that which I probably just mutilated. I also like how Spelling Bee incorporated everything into the Bee.

[chasing_rainbows43]

Posted: 1/7/06 at 7:10pm

I think the pre-show announcement at Chita's show is best: there *was* no announcement. If only that kind of crowd were more popular...

[Phantom487]

Posted: 1/7/06 at 7:29pm

In the tour of "Forbidden Broadway", they say "Ladies & Gentlemen, in order to take you to Forbidden Broadway we must remind you that the taking of photographs and the use of recording devices is strictly - fine with us!"

Just goes along with the humor of the show...

[lamentingenvelope]

Posted: 1/7/06 at 7:29pm

I think DRS has the best one ever. It's the only pre-show announcement I can recall off the top of my head, and that's because it's the only one I ever found funny...

[neddyfrank2]

Posted: 1/7/06 at 7:39pm

Also, I Am My Own Wife's was in German

[aces25]

Posted: 1/7/06 at 7:45pm

When we did Seussical, we wrote all the basic standard info in a very Dr. Seuss-esque rhymne scheme.

[kate2]

Posted: 1/7/06 at 9:19pm

"What I want to know is: Why do people still chuckle when the announcement asks people to unwrap any candies they might need during the performance? They've been saying the same thing for ages, and it wasn't even funny the first time I heard it. "

- i laughed when they said (at Jersey Boys) "now is the time to unwrap any soothing lozenges" that's just because i always laugh at the word lozenge! :)
Updated On: 1/7/06 at 09:19 PM

[GYPSY1527]

Posted: 1/7/06 at 9:25pm

"The paper is English, but the announcement is in Italian. They say the exact same thing, though."


You guys know that for all Lincoln Center performances, they include that pamphlet in the playbill. Its not just because the accouncement is in Italian. LITP's announcement is possibly my favorite in recent years because it actually tunes you into the show, makes you listen more carefully but is also humerous!