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Mr. Saturday Night#100
Posted: 9/6/22 at 7:17am
It’s quite possible! I saw on Instagram there were some cameras there last week and it seemed a bit more involved than for the Lincoln Center archives.
I also want to sing the praises of this show for a moment. I attended the closing, and it was my second time seeing the show. The amount of laughter and joy that came from the stage was impeccable. Billy Crystal gave it his all, and I really enjoyed the music, book, and overall production. Paymer, Bean, Graff, Harmon, all gave lovely and layered performances, in addition to Jordan Gelber, Brian Gonzales, and Mylinda Hull who all led the ensemble in such a compelling and funny way, and were so hard working!
Shoshana Bean nearly broke by the end of the show, and the emotion between her and Billy Crystal in their final scenes was tremendous. Such a great curtain speech from Billy and the writers and director! This was definitely an underrated treat, and a show that I wish had a longer life on Broadway. It absolutely was one of the more superior film to Broadway adaptations we’ve seen in a long time. Hats off to everyone involved with this!
Mr. Saturday Night#101
Posted: 9/6/22 at 9:12am
I think this would have ran longer if they didn't overprice the tickets from the start. I don't think there was ever a discount code floating around. So essentially the only discount option was via TKTS. Hopefully Billy gets to do this again in LA next year.
Mr. Saturday Night#102
Posted: 9/6/22 at 4:40pm
I saw it twice on TDF and it was almost always available on TKTS. I don’t believe the price was the issue. I think the show is geared to an older audience and that crowd has not fully returned to live theater.
Mr. Saturday Night#103
Posted: 9/6/22 at 5:18pm
The stage manager is a friend of mine. He said that the show was filmed for Broadway HD.
Mr. Saturday Night#104
Posted: 9/12/22 at 2:25pm
Michael Walters3 said: "The stage manager is a friend of mine. He said that the show was filmed for Broadway HD."
And now it's official:
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/MR-SATURDAY-NIGHT-Starring-Billy-Crystal-to-Stream-on-BroadwayHD-20220912
Mr. Saturday Night#105
Posted: 9/12/22 at 2:29pm
Wonderful news!
Mr. Saturday Night#106
Posted: 9/12/22 at 2:37pmThe show might not be perfect, but I'm willing to purchase a subscription for a month to see this.
Mr. Saturday Night#107
Posted: 9/12/22 at 2:41pm
The cast album did nothing for me but I’m curious to see Billy’s performance at least. I liked his shtick on the Tony Awards well enough.
Mr. Saturday Night#108
Posted: 9/12/22 at 2:42pm
Looking forward to catching this proshot and revisiting this piece.
Catalano must be in heaven right now.
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
Mr. Saturday Night#110
Posted: 9/12/22 at 4:05pm
I appreciate the new trend of doing ProShots for big Broadway musicals, but I'm a little annoyed that so many of them have been relegated to streaming services. The only one I can think of that had an actual physical media release was The SpongeBob Musical (and Shrek, I guess, if you want to go back a little further).
Mr. Saturday Night#111
Posted: 9/12/22 at 4:49pm
KevinKlawitter said: "I appreciate the new trend of doing ProShots for big Broadway musicals, but I'm a little annoyed that so many of them have been relegated to streaming services. The only one I can think of that had an actual physical media release wasThe SpongeBob Musical(andShrek, I guess, if you want to go back a little further)."
An American in Paris, Kinky Boots, Holiday Inn and 42nd Street have all had blu-ray releases.
Mr. Saturday Night#112
Posted: 9/12/22 at 5:18pm
I’m beyond thrilled this is going to be streaming! I was hoping there would be a pro shot since it was not going to have a life beyond Billy so why not make some money on streaming if you aren’t going to tour or license. Cannot wait to see it.
Mr. Saturday Night#113
Posted: 11/14/22 at 3:54pm
Stick around: the proshot capture of Mr. Saturday Night will be available to stream on BroadwayHD on December 1!
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/MR-SATURDAY-NIGHT-Starring-Billy-Crystal-to-Premiere-on-BroadwayHD-in-December-20221114
Broadway Star Joined: 12/23/12
Mr. Saturday Night#114
Posted: 11/14/22 at 4:07pm
That was fast. Yet a year later we're still waiting for Waitress, Jersey Boys, and I feel like some others I'm forgetting.
Mr. Saturday Night#115
Posted: 11/14/22 at 4:48pm
I'll definitely be watching this again. Great show.
Mr. Saturday Night#116
Posted: 12/1/22 at 11:32am
The proshot is now streaming… who’s watching?
Mr. Saturday Night#117
Posted: 12/1/22 at 7:50pm
Watching this right now and I'm even more impressed by Crystal's performance than when I saw this live.
The flaws remain as a piece of writing, but it all somehow sticks better on this medium. A more natural fit on screen, if you ask me.
Bean and Harmon remain the standouts in the supporting cast.
A wonderful memento from a pleasant Broadway experience.
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