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Wasn't the Mary Martin TV version of PP shot on a soundstage?

Posted by: KingSpeed 07:37 pm EST 01/19/14
In reply to: Perhaps David Archuleta? Or maybe not a name... - DistantDrumming 02:37 pm EST 01/19/14

If they did it once, they can do it again.


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The Mary Martin PP was shot at the NBC Brooklyn studios

Posted by: TimDunleavy 11:32 pm EST 01/19/14
In reply to: Wasn't the Mary Martin TV version of PP shot on a soundstage? - KingSpeed 07:37 pm EST 01/19/14

The old Vitagraph studios on 14th Street.


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It's a museum piece

Posted by: DistantDrumming 11:14 pm EST 01/19/14
In reply to: Wasn't the Mary Martin TV version of PP shot on a soundstage? - KingSpeed 07:37 pm EST 01/19/14

to suggest that a modern production stage it in the same manner is just asking for trouble. It would look artificial, stilted and lifeless by today's standards.

I have to imagine they're already planning a unique new way to showcase the flying. If not, oh boy, get ready for even more snark than SOM provided.


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re: It's a museum piece

Posted by: Chromolume 11:16 pm EST 01/19/14
In reply to: It's a museum piece - DistantDrumming 11:14 pm EST 01/19/14

I have to imagine they're already planning a unique new way to showcase the flying.

If they're doing the production live on a soundstage, what unique/new ways could they really come up with?

Obviously if they were filming instead of going live, they could do all sorts of effects. But if the "gimmick" here is to do it live once again, I tend to think they're rather limited in what they can do in terms of the flying.


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re: It's a museum piece

Posted by: ryhog 03:21 pm EST 01/20/14
In reply to: re: It's a museum piece - Chromolume 11:16 pm EST 01/19/14

in memory of Russell Johnson, they could use a jet pack instead of wires. And that would have the salutary effect of drowning out any sub-par singing.


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re: It's a museum piece

Posted by: SidL 12:21 pm EST 01/20/14
In reply to: re: It's a museum piece - Chromolume 11:16 pm EST 01/19/14

and if something goes wrong with the LIVE taping
(Justin Bieber gets arrested on the way to the studio)
since it's NBC, they can always run the Mary Martin
version in its place


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re: Wasn't the Mary Martin TV version of PP shot on a soundstage?

Posted by: JohnDunlop 08:56 pm EST 01/19/14
In reply to: Wasn't the Mary Martin TV version of PP shot on a soundstage? - KingSpeed 07:37 pm EST 01/19/14

Yes, it was shot on soundstages as opposed to the theatre where it played on Broadway.


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