Orlando Bloom's ROMEO & JULIET Is Coming To Movie Theaters In February
Orlando Bloom's ROMEO & JULIET Is Coming To Movie Theaters In February
#2Orlando Bloom's ROMEO & JULIET Is Coming To Movie Theaters In February
Posted: 1/24/14 at 10:46amThe whole country - nay, the entire world - deserves to see badly-done Shakespeare.
#2Orlando Bloom's ROMEO & JULIET Is Coming To Movie Theaters In February
Posted: 1/24/14 at 10:47amI didn't get to see it so I'm looking forward to it. But besides that, I'd never even heard of this "broadwayhd" company. Hopefully they'll film a LOT.
#3Orlando Bloom's ROMEO & JULIET Is Coming To Movie Theaters In February
Posted: 1/24/14 at 11:08amI don't think this is something that should ever be released upon the world at large. Such a horrible production.
"Pardon my prior Mcfee slip. I know how to spell her name. I just don't know how to type it." -Talulah
#4Orlando Bloom's ROMEO & JULIET Is Coming To Movie Theaters In February
Posted: 1/24/14 at 11:11am
Well I'm still excited for
A) A show I didn't get to see live
B) A new company distributing broadway productions.
Maybe the show sucks. Maybe it doesn't. At least I'll get to go and make up my mind about it.
#5Orlando Bloom's ROMEO & JULIET Is Coming To Movie Theaters In February
Posted: 1/24/14 at 12:18pmAnd bored myself to tears again? No thank you.
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#6Orlando Bloom's ROMEO & JULIET Is Coming To Movie Theaters In February
Posted: 1/24/14 at 1:26pmI'd see it! That's exciting.
#7Orlando Bloom's ROMEO & JULIET Is Coming To Movie Theaters In February
Posted: 1/24/14 at 1:30pmNo, RippedMan, it's not. Just read the responses. It's a bad thing.
#8Orlando Bloom's ROMEO & JULIET Is Coming To Movie Theaters In February
Posted: 1/24/14 at 2:34pm
There's also a very valid argument to be made that live theatre loses a lot when videotaped or filmed. Case in point - that pretty bad Merrily We Roll Along.
When the camera decides where you'll look, you might as well just watch TV.
#9Orlando Bloom's ROMEO & JULIET Is Coming To Movie Theaters In February
Posted: 1/24/14 at 2:40pmI can't wait to see this.
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
OperaBwayLover
Broadway Star Joined: 5/17/07
#10Orlando Bloom's ROMEO & JULIET Is Coming To Movie Theaters In February
Posted: 1/24/14 at 6:26pm
"There's also a very valid argument to be made that live theatre loses a lot when videotaped or filmed. Case in point - that pretty bad Merrily We Roll Along."
At the same time, it's also good for those of us who can't make it to NYC too often- ie the Metropolitan Opera moviecasts and "Great Performances." Granted, there have been doozies with those as well (I walked out of the Met's "First Emperor" moviecast with Placido Domingo because I disliked the music), but most of the time the good stuff outweighs the bad.
All the same, R&J is not my favorite Shakespeare by a long shot, so I'll wait for the DVD of this to come to my library or redbox.
#11Orlando Bloom's ROMEO & JULIET Is Coming To Movie Theaters In February
Posted: 1/24/14 at 11:39pmWhat a shame this really lousy production (acting, directing and design) is being taped and the incredible production of The Glass Menagerie is not
#12Orlando Bloom's ROMEO & JULIET Is Coming To Movie Theaters In February
Posted: 1/24/14 at 11:55pm
Yeah, the argument that people love to make about this doing harm to theater is just nothing but complete and utter bullish!t. Do you think the Metropolitan Opera is hurting when they do the same show every single year and it's also always on TV? NO. It still sells out. The broadcasts help to make new fans who come to see shows live when they are able to.
Saying that shows should not be broadcast and distributed is an elitist argument made only by people who are able to see any and everything they want since they live in a close proximity to it.
willep
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/08
#13Orlando Bloom's ROMEO & JULIET Is Coming To Movie Theaters In February
Posted: 1/25/14 at 12:05amUgh, why couldn't they film Richard III instead?
cknick
Featured Actor Joined: 5/9/13
#14Orlando Bloom's ROMEO & JULIET Is Coming To Movie Theaters In February
Posted: 1/25/14 at 11:17am
I really wish Glass Menagerie was being filmed. While it can never recreate the feeling of experiencing it live, I would love to have those performances preserved to enjoy again.
I think filmed stage shows can be good. If you're a theatre person, or performer, you can appreciate what the actor is doing even if you're not seeing it live. Not to mention the amount you can learn from seeing a performance in such an intimate way.
Theatre is magic, and part of the magic is that is exists for a short time then becomes a memory. But sometimes it's nice to have something to represent those memories.
Rinaldo
Understudy Joined: 5/5/09
#15Orlando Bloom's ROMEO & JULIET Is Coming To Movie Theaters In February
Posted: 1/25/14 at 11:44am
// Do you think the Metropolitan Opera is hurting when they do the same show every single year and it's also always on TV? //
Maybe I'm misunderstanding this, or it's intended as hyperbole or something... but the Met doesn't do the same opera every single year, and the same productions aren't shown every year in HD and on TV. In fact, opera fans (like me) complain that many of their most interesting productions don't make it to video in any format. Yes, a few operas have been repeated since they started doing the HD simulcasts, but they're not a majority.
I do wish that the Importance of Being Earnest that was shown in movie theaters a few years back could be released on DVD. It was in many ways an exemplary production, and the intermission features with David Hyde Pierce would be just right for DVD extras.
Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#16Orlando Bloom's ROMEO & JULIET Is Coming To Movie Theaters In February
Posted: 1/25/14 at 11:46amMaybe the moment Lady Capulet STEPS OVER Tybalt's body to deliver a line will play better on film.
"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
~ Muhammad Ali
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#17Orlando Bloom's ROMEO & JULIET Is Coming To Movie Theaters In February
Posted: 1/25/14 at 2:43pmOut of all the wonderful plays that were offered this past fall...yuck. This was such a terrible production.
Wynbish
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/27/12
#18Orlando Bloom's ROMEO & JULIET Is Coming To Movie Theaters In February
Posted: 1/25/14 at 2:47pmAs someone who has never seen a non-touring Broadway production on stage and may not see one, I welcome even seemingly bad productions. Updated On: 1/25/14 at 02:47 PM
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#19Orlando Bloom's ROMEO & JULIET Is Coming To Movie Theaters In February
Posted: 1/25/14 at 3:15pmI just wish they would have given folks who can't make it to NYC a really great production.
#20Orlando Bloom's ROMEO & JULIET Is Coming To Movie Theaters In February
Posted: 1/25/14 at 3:18pmI think filming and distributing theatre is a great thing, but I am baffled by the choice of this remarkably unsuccessfully production.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#21Orlando Bloom's ROMEO & JULIET Is Coming To Movie Theaters In February
Posted: 1/25/14 at 5:22pmMaybe it's just me, but the majority of Broadway shows that I own on DVD that were released commercially were remarkably unsuccessful. That doesn't mean I don't love them.
#22Orlando Bloom's ROMEO & JULIET Is Coming To Movie Theaters In February
Posted: 1/25/14 at 5:39pmOrlando Bloom is a movie star. Bafflement solved. :)
#23Orlando Bloom's ROMEO & JULIET Is Coming To Movie Theaters In February
Posted: 1/25/14 at 5:51pm
^ ^ BINGO!!! Jane Doe in Montana does not care if you think that this was a bad or unworthy production to be chosen for filming. She wouldn't know bad Shakespeare if it walked up to her and smacked her across the face. All she knows is that that hottie Orlando Bloom is in this famous play and that's enough for her to purchase a ticket to go see it...and in the end that translate into $ $ $ $. Which justifies the reasoning for filming it. That is all that matters.
Updated On: 1/25/14 at 05:51 PM
AntV
Broadway Star Joined: 12/23/12
#24Orlando Bloom's ROMEO & JULIET Is Coming To Movie Theaters In February
Posted: 1/25/14 at 10:25pmTaymor's A Midsummer Night's Dream was also filmed to be shown in movie theaters. That production was much better and I am excited to see it again. I hope they release it on DVD or streaming. I don't want to sit in a movie theater to watch it after I had already watched it once before live on stage in the theater.
