BANDSTAND! - Fathom Events June 25th-28th — Page 2

n2nbaby said: "I feel bad for the people using Movie Pass for this. Movie Pass EXPLICITLY say that Fathom Events are no goes (even ones that are cheaper than regular priced movies, like the TCM classic movie series). I know quite a few people who have gotten their accounts canceled because of doing so. "

Then it shouldn’t appear in the app as being available for purchase. That’s their problem, not the customer’s.

How was the sound? On the show's FB page there are some reports of muddy mix. Is the sound issue volume, or blend of ensemble/soloists and orchestra? This show always had a challenge in that area, since 1/3 of the instruments are played inside the story, mixed with the pit band at the back of the house. Is that the reaction, or is it simply too softly presented/set in the video?

adamgreer said: "n2nbaby said: "I feel bad for the people using Movie Pass for this. Movie Pass EXPLICITLY say that Fathom Events are no goes (even ones that are cheaper than regular priced movies, like the TCM classic movie series). I know quite a few people who have gotten their accounts canceled because of doing so. "

Then it shouldn’t appear in the app as being available for purchase. That’s their problem, not the customer’s."

It is a glitch and when reported, they show as unavailable. I do agree it’s crap but it is absolutely against the term of service. I have a friend who was going to them for months and out of the blue his account was revoked.

I was at the final performance on Broadway and I saw it again tonight on the big screen. I really enjoyed it live, but it was even better on the big screen. I don’t think I appreciated Corey Cott and Laura Osnes’ performances as much from mezzanine of the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. They are absolutely fantastic. Bandstand really translates well to the screen. I will definitely catch it again on Thursday. I also need this to be released on DVD or Blu-Ray.

I liked Bandstand when I saw it on Broadway, and I was even more impressed tonight seeing it on the big screen. The performances really shined as did the story, the score, direction, choreography (though you still lose some with the editing). Yes, it pushes in some areas but it is a strong show. Regarding MoviePass - I love MoviePass and use it all the time - but not for Bandstand. Maybe MoviePass pays the theatres and ultimately the filmmakers at the same rate as regular purchase. Anyone here know? My sense is they don't. I still wanted to pay outright for my ticket as a vote to support this production and hopefully future tapings of Broadway.

Updated On: 6/26/18 at 02:02 AM

n2nbaby said: "adamgreer said: "n2nbaby said: "I feel bad for the people using Movie Pass for this. Movie Pass EXPLICITLY say that Fathom Events are no goes (even ones that are cheaper than regular priced movies, like the TCM classic movie series). I know quite a few people who have gotten their accounts canceled because of doing so. "

Then it shouldn’t appear in the app as being available for purchase. That’s their problem, not the customer’s."

It is a glitch and when reported, they show as unavailable. I do agree it’s crap but it is absolutely against the term of service. I have a friend who was going to them for months and out of the blue his account was revoked."

And it seems that MoviePass has corrected their mistake for today. Bandstand is not selectable and greyed out for today’s showings.

I really hope they stream it or release on DVD - I’ve had plans during both showings near me.

Maybe they’ll do more screenings as well - Allegiance had three sets of screenings, if I remember correctly.

ETA - did anyone purchase/get more information on the Allegianxe box set? I don’t remember seeing anything post-announcement. http://allegiancemusical.com/DVD/

Updated On: 6/28/18 at 10:34 AM

I forgot to mention that the theater where I'm going, well, it's completely sold out except for wheelchair and companion seats. That's great! So check ahead or buy online. The Regal and AMC sites let you reserve seats but not from Fandango.

As Beth Leavel leaned in to offer some seasoned wisdom to Laura Osnes, did anyone wonder if she might burst into:

https://youtu.be/X6C4cTS7NNI

Please tell me she did it at least once in rehearsal.

I woke up to the charms of Bandstand too late to see it live-- only on the Tonys that year when they performed the powerhouse "Nobody" number and we all sat up and took notice. So I was super delighted to see it last Monday through Fathom at an art house in Beverly Hills.

As usual, the compulsive editing drove me up a wall when all I wanted to see was a few wide shots of the whole stage to understand how it would have felt to be there in the theater. That editing particularly got in the way of understanding what on earth Blankenbuehler was up to with his abstract choreography invading every scene. Were all those male dancers dragging themselves along with the piano standing in for Donny's bad memories? Maybe someone who saw the show onstage can explain what that was all about.

That aside, the show itself was sincerely moving and sincerely entertaining. Great performances throughout, and beautiful music-making at all the points it needed to hit home. I've loved the score for a while with the exception of "Welcome Home", the Act II climax that is the most bombastic, least interesting number in the entire score, a shame when it comes right after my favorite song, the radiant "This is Life".

It saddens me to think that a show this rich failed to find an audience in its original Broadway incarnation. Maybe the Fathom screenings will inspire smart regional theaters to give the show new life.

Heard from a very reliable source that the audio will likely be adjusted in subsequent iterations, either reprise Fathom showing or streaming. That's good news: the creatives are aware it was disappointing, at least in some venues. I was in a good theater (the sound there for "A Quiet Place" had been exquisite, and that film has an intricate Dolby schema.) I tried to go with it, though it became very low. found it hard to ascertain the problem: at first I thought the brighter sound was being withheld for the strictly diegetic numbers, when the hot mics were on. But the dialogue scenes -- sans any singing at all - were often the highest volume, and I can't say that Osnes's vocals behind the mic had more oomph. Again, the biggest issue was the audio "attack" in the show, that sound of gunfire seguing into drums, thrilling in the Jacobs. It was so muted you couldn't tell the show had started, and some audience members continued to talk, and loudly, until we shushed them and the lights came up on the players. "There is a train..." was so low, my heart sank. And then I tried to be hopeful.

Next time.

Updated On: 7/2/18 at 10:22 AM