A few high-pitched beeps are heard from a reversing forklift.
Then: 20 minutes until were live!
a loud voice warns over the theaters speakers.
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Co-anchorMichael Strahansteps onto the stage, talking to a producer, his back to the crowd.
And then comes longtime co-anchorRobin Roberts, waving to and immediately engaging with everyone.
The whooooos are suddenly bigger.
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Just like this production.
Its Hollywoods biggest night!
Its a special event, and we want our viewers to feel like theyre a part of it.
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Bringing the entire show on the road, I mean, thats a big deal.
So its great to be here and its a perfect reason to be here.
That on-the-spot cut, typical for any live broadcast, gets things back on track for the time being.
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Its so nice of [the audience to be].
We thrive off of that audience interaction.
Especially when working on just a few hours of sleep.
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as if shes just another excited audience member.
[The amount of sleep] doesnt matter, she says.
I better sleep [on the plane], or else its going to be ugly with David Muir.
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Things almost get ugly for Roberts.
Still, shes smiling the entire time.
Im in 6-inch heels.
How are ya?!
Nice to see you.
… And Michael Strahan.
Wait till I see him.
Im gonna put him in a headlock.
He wanted to air it again!
But like my mom said,when you strut, you stumble.
But they didnt travel alone.
Dozens of the shows behind-the-scenes team made the journey as well.
Its like going on the best family trip ever.
Zee quickly closes the show.
The pom-poms shake, the whooooos escalate to thunderous cheers, and then, Were clear.
As outside on Hollywood Boulevard, no time is wasted in deconstructing the set.
The crew begins to wheel away the huge G ofGMAinto the theaters wings.
The audience begins to trickle out, snagging leftover doughnuts on the way.
Knowing that, he says, is the biggest reward.
