Release Closed Broadway Shows Theatrically

[stanton]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 2:00pm

All Broadways shows are filmed. I think once the show is closed the producers should then release the play on DVD or as One Night Only Event at Cinemas. (They did this for Rent). This would expose Broadway to more people and its another Avenue of Revenue for shows to recoup their cost..

[ghostlight2]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 2:07pm

All broadway shows are not filmed. Not even close to all of them are.

[brdway411]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 2:11pm

Um, they do this already with some shows check out FATHOM EVENTS. We saw the West End production of Merrily We Roll Along. Also the Met Opera does live broadcasts.

[nasty_khakis]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 2:12pm

They aren't a way to make more money. They'd have to pay the writers, director, actors, crew members, musicians, etc fees. Then there are distribution and marketing costs. It would take years and years of a dvd release to make it's money back. The only ones that would possibly be worth it are shows that were big big hits in their runs--Wicked, Les Mis, Book of Mormon.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 2:14pm

If everyone especially the unions would get together and hammer out an agreement it could be done

Without same compensation costs for all involved would makes costs of for these releases economically unfeasible.

Now you see why bootlegs have become a booming business.

[brdway411]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 3:53pm

Not all shows are filmed but most are as part of Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT). The Archive is available to theatre professionals, students, or researchers with work or study-related reasons for viewing. Advance appointments are strongly recommended for viewing. So if you missed a show and are a student, go and check it out. and it's free. Most I have seen are dead on shots of the stage with little or no camera movement.

[felipenor]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 4:02pm

I think it's great when a musical gets released on dvd so that people can watch it everywhere around the world, even for people who have never been able to be inside a theater. They just released Shrek a few months ago and I wish this would become a trend (even if it's only among the "big ones") a believe the likes of Beauty and the Beast or Spider Man could make a lot of money on dvd.

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 4:11pm

If there were a big enough market for it and proven to be lucrative, producers would do it. It's simply not feasible and not worth the investment. It's a business decision. Plain and simple. And the right one at that.

[felipenor]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 4:26pm

So you believe they decided to put Cats, Phantom of the opera, Jesus Christ Superstar and all those musicals to dvd and made no money on them?

Updated On: 3/13/14 at 04:26 PM

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 4:29pm

Please look for your invitation to the workshop of my new musical "Avenue of Revenue" soon.

[blaxx]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 4:56pm

LOL

[Kad]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 5:05pm

Jesus Christ Superstars would be a really great name for a Christian dance troupe.

[jnb9872]

Posted: 3/13/14 at 5:07pm

I'm thinking it's more the title of a Christian-themed dance-based home workout video series.

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 3/14/14 at 1:36am

Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome... the "Jesus Christ Superstars"