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GiantsInTheSky2 said: "I wonder if past rumors of other shows going to the West End (but never actually materialized) were plans of getting the shows filmed for release."

I doubt it, but it is a lot cheaper to film there.

“Movies will make you famous; Television will make you rich; But theatre will make you good.” ? Terrence Mann

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Disney's ALADDIN filmed for release#28
Posted: 9/2/19 at 7:13pm

GiantsInTheSky2 said: "I wonder if past rumors of other shows going to the West End (but never actually materialized) were plans of getting the shows filmed for release. "

*COUGH* HELLO, DOLLY *COUGH*

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Disney's ALADDIN filmed for release#29
Posted: 9/3/19 at 3:16am

The cast filmed: Ainsley Melham (Aladdin), Trevor Dion Nicholas (Genie), Isabelle McCalla (Jasmine), Jonathan Freeman (Jafar), Don Daryll Rivera (Iago), Irvine Iqbal (Sultan), Brian Gonzales (Babkak), and Brandon O'Neill (Kassim).

“Movies will make you famous; Television will make you rich; But theatre will make you good.” ? Terrence Mann

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Disney's ALADDIN filmed for release#30
Posted: 9/7/19 at 6:47am

John Adams said: "Kad said: "qolbinau said: "Would Bernadette Peters be as big a star as she is if it weren't for the filmings of Sunday and Into the Woods? I doubt it.”

Peters was already a Golden Globe-winning star,and had appeared in ten movies and countless television episodes by that time."

...including her numerous appearances on talk and variety shows (especially the Carol Burnett Show) long before "Sunday..." or "...Woods"."

Yes but does anyone today really care about her (mostly) flop film career or television appearances? I could be wrong but I get a sense Bernadette's market today is primarily theatre fans (and she is usually marketed and described mostly for her theatre performances, maybe adding in the Jerk or Pennies From Heaven). And my claim is that the Sunday & (especially) Into the Woods filmings have kept this alive. But I could be wrong of course.

"It’s the fractured quality in [Bernadette Peters'] singing voice and line readings that puts across the character as someone for whom resentment is sliding into madness." - NYtimes on Follies (2011).

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Disney's ALADDIN filmed for release#31
Posted: 9/9/19 at 6:43am

Photos from the filming: http://www.filmedonstage.com/news/45-gallery-disney-captures-londons-aladdin-in-performance

“Movies will make you famous; Television will make you rich; But theatre will make you good.” ? Terrence Mann

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Disney's ALADDIN filmed for release#32
Posted: 9/9/19 at 10:40am

I wonder if they'll block distribution in the U.S.

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