Telecasting Musicals - Trend?

Okay, 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?

No 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.

Piazza 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.

Is anyone willing to record Company for me on DVD? I will pay them for it or something!!!

Not 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.