Threaded Order Chronological Order
| When live performances resume, on the road or on B'way... | |
| Posted by: Delvino 10:04 am EDT 07/03/20 | |
| In reply to: I’ve heard nothing about a ‘viewing window’... - ShowGoer 11:33 am EDT 07/02/20 | |
|
|
|
| Is it possible that it might be taken down then? Just a curiosity. We all know many cases of shows unhampered by film treatments; yet this is the actual original performance and staging. Not a cinematic interpretation. The Phantom/Chicago model doesn't quite apply. But who know? This is unprecedented. Can't think of anything comparable, ever. One now wonders about the Spielberg West Side Story. Not that it will be streamed, but the assumption that a December 18th release seems wishful thinking. |
|
| reply to this message |
| re: When live performances resume, on the road or on B'way... | |
| Posted by: ryhog 10:16 am EDT 07/03/20 | |
| In reply to: When live performances resume, on the road or on B'way... - Delvino 10:04 am EDT 07/03/20 | |
|
|
|
| I don't think so. Disney bought it to exploit, and I have heard no suggestion (and would be shocked) that there were restrictions in their purchase. Disney does not have a stake in the stage performances. | |
| reply to this message |
| re: When live performances resume, on the road or on B'way... | |
| Posted by: Delvino 10:47 am EDT 07/03/20 | |
| In reply to: re: When live performances resume, on the road or on B'way... - ryhog 10:16 am EDT 07/03/20 | |
|
|
|
| Thank you. I may be alone in my speculations, but everything about this digital release has been a surprise to me. I just today read the 6/25 Times article that explains the bidding war, how Iger finally negotiated a sale. And how Miranda and others were a firm no initially about the platform exposure we're being provided. They wanted to hold off. So perhaps -- incomplete info -- that explains why I presumed some sort of blackout with the stage iteration resuming. But I'm guessing here, too: this version's existence will only whet appetites for the live show. Hamilton is now also a brand, a cultural artifact, the known thing. It's gained a new luster: it represents fandom and obsession prior to Covid. And -- not for this board -- another era of America. It's done the impossible, moved from beloved show-of-the-moment into something akin to nostalgia-inducing. I saw the show 10/4/15, and just seeing a piece of "Satisfied" made me tear up, reconnecting not only with the material and gorgous staging but also, frankly 2015. I suspect I'm not alone in that. |
|
| reply to this message | reply to first message |
| re: When live performances resume, on the road or on B'way... | |
| Posted by: ryhog 11:56 am EDT 07/03/20 | |
| In reply to: re: When live performances resume, on the road or on B'way... - Delvino 10:47 am EDT 07/03/20 | |
|
|
|
| With your reminder that the original deal did not include streaming, I am somewhat less confident about what I said. Maybe there will be a sunset, but I would not think it would be anytime soon (because I don't think the return to movie houses or live theatre will be). I agree with you about things that prompt nostalgia for what I have been calling the age of innocence, although I am more optimistic about the future than a lot of people (because I welcome the new normal and think it can be a better normal, but I digress). | |
| reply to this message | reply to first message |
Time to render: 0.012774 seconds.