Favorite Pro Shot Versions of Stage Musicals?

[broadwaysfguy]

Posted: 5/8/15 at 9:53am

Hi All:

Just re-watched Lincoln Center's program of South Pacific with Kelli O'Hara and Danny Burstein last night and was soooooo grateful this was professionally recorded and preserved. A lot of you are in and around the industry and the issue of recording and selling cast performances has been around a long time.   

Is there any movement toward capturing and broadcasting/selling more OBC cast performances?

What are your favorite pro-shot versions of musicals?

 

 

 

 

 

[devonian.t]

Posted: 5/8/15 at 10:56am

Passing Strange

[tazber]

Posted: 5/8/15 at 11:03am

Light in the Piazza

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 5/8/15 at 11:15am

I second Passing Strange. 

[imeldasturn]

Posted: 5/8/15 at 11:42am

And I second Piazza.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/8/15 at 12:04pm

INTO THE WOODS. 

 

I mean...obviously. 

[Elfuhbuh]

Posted: 5/8/15 at 12:06pm

Elisabeth.

[Fantod]

Posted: 5/8/15 at 12:07pm

South Pacific

[broadwaysfguy]

Posted: 5/8/15 at 12:15pm

are there any plans to film the new version of The King and I?

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/8/15 at 12:16pm

Yes, PBS will broadcast it. I'm told it's been the plan since day one. 

[BroadwayFan1231]

Posted: 5/8/15 at 12:26pm

It's not my favorite musical, but I thought the MTV recording of Legally Blonde was pretty great quality!

[1971FolliesFan]

Posted: 5/8/15 at 12:40pm

Sweeney Todd in the 1982 tour! It's wonderful!

I might be mistaken, but there is also a private pro-shot copy of La Cage Aux Folles from the original 1983 production. It shows the sets being assembled and there's also footage from the wings. 

[Bilbo3]

Posted: 5/8/15 at 12:42pm

Into The woods. I'm surprised this one wasn't mentioned. 

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 5/8/15 at 12:50pm

^ It was mentioned...

[broadwayboy223]

Posted: 5/8/15 at 12:57pm

Anyone have a link to watch Piazza??

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/8/15 at 12:57pm

Bilbo/broadway guy (aka a thousand other screen names who've relentlessly trolled people on this board for years now, who is now trying to be "a good wittle boy who wuvs everyone") has me "blocked" so he couldn't see that. I mean, because I'm blocked. So, like Roxy, he has no idea when I post anything except when I post it and he sees it because he "blocked" me.

[VintageSnarker]

Posted: 5/8/15 at 1:35pm

I agree about Into the Woods (again, obviously) and Legally Blonde. I didn't think South Pacific translated as well on video. 

I'd also like to see Piazza. Does anyone know where it's posted/where I can purchase it?

[ggersten]

Posted: 5/8/15 at 2:52pm

How many of these were single performances, though?  

I thought Into The Woods mixed performances in front of an audience but also an empty theatre.

Legally Blonde edited together a couple of performances.

Light in the Piazza was "live from lincoln ceneter" so it was a one and done recording.

I don't know about Sweeney Todd or Passing Strange.  

 

[broadwayboy223]

Posted: 5/8/15 at 4:23pm

Surely someone has a link to Piazza or a download? 

[broadwaysfguy]

Posted: 5/8/15 at 6:33pm

Thanks jordan

thats really exciting news!

 

[rattleNwoolypenguin]

Posted: 5/8/15 at 6:33pm

 

Into the Woods

Sunday in the Park with George

Sweeney Todd 1982

Company revival with Raul Esparza 

Passion

These are all WONDERFUL pro shot versions of Sondheim's musicals and it is such an incredible thing PBS decided to capture these unparalleled performances

 

As for Into the Woods, I would literally watch that OBC recording in a movie theatre and I'm sure I'm not alone on that.

[luvcaroline]

Posted: 5/8/15 at 6:37pm

Absolutely Passing Strange

 

I think Spike Lee should film any musical he wants (just think how his Rent would have turned out...)

 Edit:  I believe that Passing Strange was filmed over 3 performances with an audience and one performance without an audience (for close-ups), to answer a previous question. 

 

Updated On: 5/8/15 at 06:37 PM

[boggess]

Posted: 5/8/15 at 6:38pm

The Light in the Piazza for me, as well. It's heartbreaking that it seems to have been taken off of YouTube now, that's how I watched it quite a few times and introduced it to friends. I wish there was some easier way to access it. 

[Mr. Nowack]

Posted: 5/8/15 at 8:30pm

I like the video release of SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE probably most. 

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 5/8/15 at 9:05pm

Shrek