Idea for iTunes and cast recordings + Wicked

omg and I thought I was a n00b.

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There are many reasons why your proposal can't happen.

Your avatar scares me.

Of course I looked it up. There are a lot of shows for which I would love complete recordings. I would just love to hear the whole score or Wicked, Martin Guerre (original london), and a bunch of others.

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They are afraid if they do that people will just listen to those and not see the show. Also people might be confused on which to buy. Also people may listen to it and be mad that the story was spoiled without seeing the show.

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Plus many other complicated reasons involving rights and money.

Geez.

What is your problem?

We were just telling you why it will not happen.

It would be cost prohibitive only because recording the entire show would require that many more hours of studio time, musicians fees, union costs etc.

Most of the operas performed at the MET are in the public domain, though. They don't pay royalties. The performers and musicians are also in a completely different union.

Frankly, I dont think Broaday producers want their shows being broadcast in full.

Some of the Met productions are in the public domain, but new operas like Tan Dun's The First Emperor, is not and was shown worldwide in movie theaters, leaving Tan Dun's opera in its entirety oh so vulnerable to illegal productions from those just itching to cheat multi-millionaires and their corporation out of a few thousand dollars by painstakingly trying to recreate a performance from a recording rather than renting the materials.

personally I dont think it should be about what producers or unions want, it should be about what the public wants, as long as everyone gets remunerated and no one gets greedy, it should work.

There's no practical reason why it can't.

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OT: I love Tan Dun's Symphony 1997.

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I think it's doable too. I mean, I got the 2CD complete SF Wicked, but still bought the Broadway wicked, and I would buy a London Wicked if they released one. I have three Sweeney Todd's, three Chess', three Les Miz's, two Miss Saigon's, three POTO's, both Taboos, two Into the Woods, two Jesus Chris Superstar's....the list goes on and on. Now, I know we are not like everyone (in the sense that we are obsessed), but how many English Les Miz recordings are there? Four (London, Broadway, Concert, Complete). Obviously, the brought Les Miz tons of money.

There are a ton of recordings I would buy, if they were released complete. I also don't like that Wicked didn't want to spoil the story on the CD. It's one of the only musicals that I cannot tell what happens. I asked someone who saw it what Elfie did to become Wicked.

Bottom line - put complete recordings out there, and the shows would benefit. If people want to do illegal productions, they are going to do them...full recordings or not.

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There are so many things wrong about what you said I don't know where to begin.

I got the 2CD complete SF Wicked

That would be illegal, so I am having trouble understanding why you are saying that you participate in illegal activity on a Broadway website.

Now, I know we are not like everyone (in the sense that we are obsessed)

Who is we? You might be obsessed with Wicked but I am not.

but how many English Les Miz recordings are there? Four (London, Broadway, Concert, Complete). Obviously, the brought Les Miz tons of money.

Only two of those are English.

I also don't like that Wicked didn't want to spoil the story on the CD

Most musicals don't spoil the story on the Cd. Believe it or not there are people who are not like you and if the show is spoiled they won't see it, so in the end they would be losing money (that one ticket unsold is equal to six cd's).

one of the only musicals that I cannot tell what happens

Would you like me to list five more where you can't tell what happens?

Bottom line - put complete recordings out there, and the shows would benefit.

How would it benefit? You keep saying that but you don't say how.