Oh, okay. Sometimes I have an issue with cuts or changes made to movies musicals, and other times I don't. Film is a completely different medium, and as such, should be used to its fullest potential, when telling the musicals' story. Films are flat and dull, otherwise. Also, there are often numbers that are written, strictly, for the purpose of scene changes on stage (particularly for older musicals, that didn't have the high technical capabilities of today's stages). As this isn't a requirement for film, these numbers are often cut. Sometimes, new numbers are written because they work better in the medium of film (or at least somebody thinks so). Stage presentations that are captured on film or video are a wonderful thing, and I wish they did more of them; but, shows are meant to be experienced live, and while they may offer an opportunity for others to see performances (preserved) that, otherwise, might not have been, they cannot compete with a really well made film, for a pure visual experience. I saw the Jackman production of "Oklahoma!" on stage, and liked it; but I liked the film better. It just has a better cast to me, particularly the Laury!
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