Could Hamilton be streamed live on TV? — Page 2

Margo319 said: "They've moved on to other projects and other work in other cities. Also, other people have contracts and have taken over their parts. So yeah.....I doubt it will work."

Yeah, that would clearly trump them wanting to be in the performance of Hamilton that they created when it gets captured for history.

Yep, sometimes it doesn't happen.

Well well well look at this!

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE-TUBE-Lin-Manuel-Miranda-Talks-HAMILTON-Film-Adaptation-Disneys-MOANA-More-with-Rachael-Ray-20160419

dramamama611 said: "OK....here's a question for you. WHY would the producer's do this? Honestly, what is their benefit. (Making you happy, is not a benefit to them.)"

To make money. Imagine a sold out theater - and then imagine DOZENS of sold-out movie theaters, all over the country (world?) for the SAME PERFORMANCE. Such a thing would multiply the box office times ten. Or twenty. Or a hundred!

And these same people will still want to see the show in person. It won't affect the box office one iota.

dramamama611 said: "We were talking about television.



And no, many people would not still feel the need to see it again, but at the theater. Many would, but since it wont translate well as simply a live feed, many will scratch their heads and wonder what the big deal is. "

Well, I imagine if it was a TV broadcast, that they would find a way to schedule commercial breaks and I'm sure advertisers would be willing to pay a lot of money to get in on something like this. Advertising is the only way any TV show makes money.

The thing about the 'seeing it in a theater' argument is, most people around the country and the world will never have the opportunity to see Hamilton in the theater. They live too far away, or they don't have the money, to go to New York or even see a touring company. Hamilton is sold out until next year, and when the next block of tickets go on sale I'm sure we'll be changing that to "It's sold out until 2018." So honestly I don't think a TV or movie theater broadcast is going to hurt its ticket sales.

the closest thing to reality would be a taped performance that subsequently aired as PPV or a "rental" on a channel like HBO. similar to what Passing Strange did. and that's probably years away.



the argument that a filmed broadcast wouldn't hurt ticket sales is just inaccurate. it absolutely, 100% would because ... ya know... people can, like, RECORD what they watch. so then you basically have unauthorized bootlegs of a high-quality, highly-produced filmed version just floating around.

I think people are fooling themselves if they think it's going to happen any time soon. Shows that get filmed and shown quickly are those that have limited runs (eg. with the National Theatre).

People might still want to see the show live after seeing a filmed broadcast, yes, but are they going to want to pay $600 for a premium seat? No. Immediately then the 'I must see this' demand goes down, as do the prices. Why would producers want that in the first few years of this show when it is unbeatable?

Look at other long runners

Rent starts on Broadway 1996. Film adaptation 2005. Filmed on Broadway 2008.

Phantom starts late 1986. Film adaptation 2004. Filmed in West End 2011.

If anything we're likely to get a film adaptation first and then the show itself might be filmed either when it closes or if it becomes a real long-runner on an anniversary.

A huge part of the power of Hamilton is the 'I can't get a ticket' aspect. If tickets were $10 and unlimited, all of that talk would immediately dissipate. People are willing to pay high prices to say that they've seen it.

Everytime Lin has been asked about this he has remained vague. A large proportion of the cast is leaving in 3 months. Think we just need to be realistic.

Updated On: 4/21/16 at 11:03 AM

^Lol....wouldn't want that pesky realism to get in the way of their NEED to see it because they WANT to.

Impossible? Not impossible at all. Have you ever heard of "jail breaking"?



And I'm not wrong... it's simple economics. Increase exposure and access, demand drops significantly. That's not some theory or hypothesis. It's a fact. It's business 101. please, give me a break with all this nonsense.

This article

http://europe.newsweek.com/hamilton-biggest-thing-broadway-being-taught-classrooms-all-over-424212

says

'There are no plans to film the current cast, Miranda says, contrary to a widely spread misquote.'

My best bet is that he was talking about the archival filming for the New York Public Library.