Audience Monologue: Difference between revisions

* A rare musical example: John Adams' opening speech in ''[[1776]]''.

* The narrator of ''[[The Drowsy Chaperone]]'' is a musical theatre enthusiast sitting in his living room talking to the audience about the titular [[Show Within a Show]], providing a running commentary as the action of that show unfolds. So, basically, almost everything he says is in this vein.

* ''[[Hello, Dolly!]]'' contains a few, mainly held over from Thornton Wilder's play, ''The Matchmaker'', on which the musical is based. In ''The Matchmaker'', they are used quite frequently, with most of the main characters receiving at least one.