Sutton Ross said: "BroadwayHD has barely anything that was actually filmed on Broadway. That's the problem I have with it. If people think that Matt Henryis the same as Billy Porter, they are delusional. Even Newsies wasn't filmed in New York. Miss Saigon, The King and I, the list goes on. They should call it something else."
Every single one of the shows you mentioned is a replica production of the one that played on Broadway. What's the big deal if it wasn't filmed in New York? It's the same set, costumes, lighting design, choreography, same production value, etc. It's only the cast that's different, and even then, in most of the cases you mentioned, the leads are actually the same as the ones who played Broadway.
Billy Porter is far from the only person who played Lola on Broadway. If they had filmed these on Broadway with a replacement cast, would that warrant people's anger, and people calling them delusional? They never promised to stream shows with their original Broadway casts, and that's the only thing separating what they offer from what you say they should offer. Your post also implies that the New York casts, and/or the original casts are inherently superior, which is not always the case.
The only thing you say that I agree with is that it technically isn't accurate to call them BroadwayHD, since they offer more than just Broadway shows. But the same could be said about this website we're all on - it's called BroadwayWorld, but they cover more than just Broadway. But no one is accusing them of false advertising.
