Was (or Is) Broadway show or show on tour using half-playback music recording??

Union rules won't allow half-playback shows on Broadway. They can use synths, but theatres are required to hire a specific number of musicians.

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TomMonster: You have a luck on Broadway.

The only bit in Phantom that is pre recorded is the title song. They go back to actually singing when the phantom starts his line " I have brought you..."


I took a tour backstage of Phantom. There is a little montor on a shelf that is literally in the corner of the backstage area. There is a headset peace and little mics that are used for the actress and actor playing Raoul and Christine. That is where they sing there bit in the end of the show off stage and there bit in the reprsie of all I ask of you. It sounds as if it is pre recorded but it isn't.

I think that the bits in Mamma Mia that are off stage singing are actually being done off stage with mics set up.

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yeah, there was a video a couple months ago on broadway.com where carolee carmello gave a backstage tour at Mamma mia and showed the booths (one for each voice part) where the background singing happens offstage by the cast, live.

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