There could have been something professionally filmed in Boston - but likely would have been for a local station (they didn't do b roll or television commercials in those days), and most of us would be able to spot that footage almost immediately - it was a very different show then.
I would guess that if 60 MINUTES filmed something it would have been in New York, but its possible they could have also have filmed something in Los Angeles if they were profiling Sondheim in anticipation of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC.
Keep in mind that most of the cast of FOLLIES stayed the same in Boston, New York and Los Angeles - so memories are likely to be hazy about when things were filmed. A lot of this footage was also reportedly filmed by members of the cast, and there is so much of it, I don't doubt cast members 'remembering' it being filmed but not exactly where.
The person who I know and who confirmed to my tastes that the professionally shot footage is from Los Angeles was ONLY in that production. She seemed very certain that this was the footage she watched being filmed during the tech rehearsal while she was taking notes about the tracks. The cast and costume changes as well as the theatre space in the footage seem to corroborate that.
I've never heard that COMPANY was filmed, but again its possible that parts of the show were taped for local television. I would imagine most of that footage would have been purged and hasn't been preserved.
Updated On: 5/18/11 at 10:20 AM
