I was thrilled to be witnessing the first-ever live "simulcast" of a Broadway play, the latest step in an evolving phenomenon that is as old as the history of film, and as new as the latest Internet start-up, the interplay between stage and screen.
That said, there was an early glitch with the transmission that had the theater inviting the viewers to return for another performance, and, even putting that aside, the experience from moment to moment of watching this play on my computer screen at home had its pluses and minuses.
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