Telecasting Musicals - Trend?
Telecasting Musicals - Trend?
#1Telecasting Musicals - Trend?
Posted: 2/18/08 at 6:49pmOkay, what do you think of telecasting musicals? I loved the telcasts of "The Light in the Piazza" and "Legally Blonde", and I can't wait to see "Company"! It benefits me and other people who don't live exactly near New York and can't see every show on Broadway, but how does it benefit the shows? Many people just watch the telecast and record it, and don't think about actually going to see the show. I know that they normally telecast a show when it closes or if it's new, but how does it help?
#2re: Telecasting Musicals - Trend?
Posted: 2/18/08 at 6:51pmI would love for this to become more common place... but sadly I don't see that happening any time soon. The next one we have to look forward to is Cyrano, but we still have awhile to wait until it gets aired.
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"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
#2re: Telecasting Musicals - Trend?
Posted: 2/18/08 at 6:54pmNo trend, we just had a lucky year. Don't expect it to last. Legally Blonde was perfect for MTV and PBS has been looking for a Company to record for some time. Piazza, like many LCT shows, was on Great PErformances. It was a rare thing that Legally Blonde was recorded while still running.
#3re: Telecasting Musicals - Trend?
Posted: 2/18/08 at 7:05pmPiazza was on "Live from Lincoln Center" not "Great Performances"
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
#4re: Telecasting Musicals - Trend?
Posted: 2/18/08 at 7:06pmPiazza was on Live from Lincoln Center, not Great Performances. Company will be on Great Performances. The difference is in the contracts- Live from Lincoln Center permits one broadcast, and no DVD release. Great Performances allows for a DVD release.
crivellofan
Swing Joined: 1/25/08
#6re: Telecasting Musicals - Trend?
Posted: 2/18/08 at 7:12pmIs anyone willing to record Company for me on DVD? I will pay them for it or something!!!
#7re: Telecasting Musicals - Trend?
Posted: 2/18/08 at 7:23pm
Except not really.
If it had been on Great Performances, it would be on DVD by now.
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
sondhead
Broadway Star Joined: 10/25/06
#8re: Telecasting Musicals - Trend?
Posted: 2/18/08 at 11:11pmNot neccisarily, but the big difference between the two series is that Live at Lincoln Center is broadcast (sorry) live. Great Performances is not. They are edited and such, which is why they are often released on DVD, but not always. Regardless, it is POSSIBLE that some Great Performances unreleased as of now (Crazy for You, etc.) might one day see DVD release because they are edited of mistakes and such. The Lincoln Center broadcasts will never be released because of their live-ness, however sad this may be.
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