How to open the Showtime view
Open the live-show controller by clicking the gold star Showtime button on the event dashboard. It pops out in its own 1366×1024 window.
Showtime is Overture's live-show controller — a dedicated full-screen view that walks you through your run of show one cue at a time. You open it from any session's dashboard, and it pops out in its own window so your main browser stays free for notes and edits.
The gold Showtime button
On the event dashboard, when you have a session selected, look in the top-right toolbar (next to Completion History). You'll see a small outlined button with a gold star and the word Showtime. That's it.
Steps
- Open your event.
- Click a session in the left sidebar to make it the active session.
- Click ★ Showtime in the top-right toolbar.
- A new window opens — about 1366×1024 pixels — already on the Showtime route for that session.
What you see when it opens
If the session hasn't started yet, the Showtime window shows the Overture lockup, the session title, the cue count and planned total, and a big gold ▶ Start session button. If the session is already running, you drop straight into the live cue list with the current cue highlighted.
Who can open it
The Showtime button is visible to anyone whose role includes Call show:
- Owners — always
- Administrators — always
- Producers — always
- Crew — only if the event owner has toggled Call show on for them
- Viewers — never (the button is hidden)
If you can't see the button and you think you should, check your role on the event in the Members dialog. See How to let a crew member call the show.
If the popup is blocked
Some browsers (especially first-time visits) block the popup automatically. If that happens, Overture falls back to opening Showtime in the same tab — you'll lose the side-by-side view but everything still works. To re-enable popups, look for the popup-blocked icon in your browser's address bar and allow popups for app.overture.show.
Closing Showtime
The Showtime window has a close button in its top-right cluster (next to the fullscreen toggle). You can also just close the window the normal way. Closing the window does not end the session — if you reopen it, you'll pick up exactly where you left off, with the current cue still highlighted and any timer still running.