BroadwayHD adds the stage production of FAME the musical

[phantom39]

Posted: 4/4/20 at 5:29am

It is the recent UK Tour that got some great reviews, and played the West End. Starts April 7th


http://filmedonstage.com/news/158-west-end-production-of-fame-the-musical-now-available-for-worldwide-streaming

Updated On: 5/9/20 at 05:29 AM

[Loopin’theloop]

Posted: 4/4/20 at 7:29am

People aren’t suffering enough already?

[MollyJeanneMusic]

Posted: 4/4/20 at 10:56am

I'm still waiting for some streaming service to pick up Bandstand.  (I mean, I've been waiting since November 2018, but if it would ever happen, it would be now.)

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 4/4/20 at 11:34am

Bandstand and Allegiance would be nice. I'll probably still watch Fame too. I've never seen the stage version. What else is there to do?

[phantom39]

Posted: 4/4/20 at 12:24pm

Really liked the Off-Broadway version that played in 2003. It looks like it's the same show so will definitely tune in. One of those shows that critics love to hate but are really fun!

[uncageg]

Posted: 4/4/20 at 3:01pm

Saw the 1999 tour and enjoyed it more than I expected to.

[TheGingerBreadMan]

Posted: 4/4/20 at 3:37pm

Saw a high school production and thought it was terrible. Not just the specific production - I found the material itself to be dreadful regardless of how talented or untalented the kids were.

[trpguyy]

Posted: 4/4/20 at 5:08pm

Don’t hold your breath for Bandstand seeing the light of day. The show was not filmed for commercial release, and they barely got away with doing the Fathom event.

[phantom39]

Posted: 4/4/20 at 5:37pm

trpguyy said: "Don’t hold your breath for Bandstand seeing the light of day. The show was not filmed for commercial release, and they barely got away with doing the Fathom event."

Wasn't it shown in movie theaters several times?

[trpguyy]

Posted: 4/4/20 at 7:55pm

TaleofTwo said: "trpguyy said: "Don’t hold your breath for Bandstand seeing the light of day. The show was not filmed for commercial release, and they barely got away with doing the Fathom event."

Wasn't it shown in movie theaters several times?"

Yes. The footage that was used for this (the Fathom events) was explicitly not for commercial use. An agreement was reached retroactively between the producers and the appropriate unions, and my understanding is that it only included the Fathom events - hence no physical, digital, or streaming release. 

Updated On: 4/5/20 at 07:55 PM

[GiantsInTheSky2]

Posted: 4/5/20 at 9:56am

Wait, really? I don’t understand how that could even happen. There are already several contracts and people it has to go through even IF everything was done properly on the show’s end.

Also, it wasn’t a Lincoln Center archive recording - wasn’t it several camera angles, etc?

[trpguyy]

Posted: 4/5/20 at 11:25am

^ it wasn’t done properly on the show’s end. Whenever filming occurs at a show, its purpose must be declared (press/b-roll, archival only, commercial release) and the recordings may only be used for that purpose. When b-roll is shot, there’s typically several hours of set-ups in an empty theater to get some great looking shots, and then a multi-cam capture of a performance with an audience.
Recordings for the Lincoln Center archives are also done with several cameras (three to five is typical), by their in-house crew.
B-roll may not be used for the Lincoln Center archives, and vice versa.
The Bandstand Fathom event was their b-roll - a recording that is not allowed to be released commercially.

[bear88]

Posted: 4/5/20 at 4:17pm

Meh. I have BroadwayHD now - got it to watch the Berkeley Rep’s production of School Girls. But things come and go quickly. I was pleased to see Sweeney Todd a few days ago, but I guess that was a limited release (probably connected to Stephen Sondheim’s birthday). Oh, well.

[phantom39]

Posted: 4/6/20 at 5:13am

bear88 said: "Meh. I have BroadwayHD now - got it to watch the Berkeley Rep’s production of School Girls. But things come and go quickly. I was pleased to see Sweeney Todd a few days ago, but I guess that was a limited release (probably connected to Stephen Sondheim’s birthday). Oh, well.
"

Actually, Sweeney was on there for quite some time. I guess their 12 month agreement passed

[smidge]

Posted: 4/6/20 at 7:58am

trpguyy said: "^ it wasn’t done properly on the show’s end. Whenever filming occurs at a show, its purpose must be declared (press/b-roll, archival only, commercial release) and the recordings may only be used for that purpose. When b-roll is shot, there’s typically several hours of set-ups in an empty theater to get some great looking shots, and then a multi-cam capture of a performance with an audience.
Recordings for the Lincoln Center archives are also done with several cameras (three to five is typical), by their in-house crew.
B-roll may not be used for the Lincoln Center archives, and vice versa.
The Bandstand Fathom event was their b-roll - a recording that is not allowed to be released commercially. "

Damn, Corey Cott posted on his Instagram Live some exciting Bandstand news coming this week. Was hoping for a broadcast.

[trpguyy]

Posted: 4/6/20 at 11:32am

^ it’s possible, if the unions (particularly AEA) recently granted a concession.

[robbie_731]

Posted: 4/7/20 at 1:16am

Does anyone know why it's been delayed just hours from when it was supposed to be released?:

https://twitter.com/BroadwayHD/status/1247270585295679488

[bear88]

Posted: 4/7/20 at 3:26am

TaleofTwo said: "bear88 said: "Meh. I have BroadwayHD now - got it to watch the Berkeley Rep’s production of School Girls. But things come and go quickly. I was pleased to see Sweeney Todd a few days ago, but I guess that was a limited release (probably connected to Stephen Sondheim’s birthday). Oh, well.
"

Actually, Sweeney was on there for quite some time. I guess their 12 monthagreement passed"

Fair enough, just bummed to miss it. I have a BroadwayHD free trial with a couple of filmed local plays so I don’t know when things come and go. I just want to make sure I catch the worthwhile stuff while I have the chance.

[phantom39]

Posted: 4/7/20 at 6:52am

robbie_731 said: "Does anyone know why it's been delayed just hours from when it was supposed to be released?:

https://twitter.com/BroadwayHD/status/1247270585295679488"

Really no idea why they cancelled the release

[robbie_731]

Posted: 4/7/20 at 7:24am

They didn't cancel it. They just delayed it. At least according to the official statement.

[sparksatmidnight]

Posted: 4/7/20 at 3:56pm

trpguyy said: "Don’t hold your breath for Bandstand seeing the light of day. The show was not filmed for commercial release, and they barely got away with doing the Fathom event."

Can we all agree to not make up stuff out of our ass now?

[trpguyy]

Posted: 4/7/20 at 5:30pm

Sure. Who made anything up? You can reference above where I stipulated that it could be done if the unions granted a concession - which obviously has happened.

[sparksatmidnight]

Posted: 4/7/20 at 5:42pm

trpguyy said: "Sure. Who made anything up? You can reference above where I stipulated that it could be done if the unions granted a concession - which obviously has happened."

I thought we had agreed to stop making stuff up? Where did you see anything about special concessions? Anytime someone makes a special concession for you, it's customary to thank them or acknowledge the concession (entertainment industry wide - from "x appears courtesy of y" in movie credits), which didn't happen.

You're gonna claim everything that happens with this recording is a special concession instead of simply admitting they had every right to release this after they got the rights to do the Fathom Events thing and just chose not to?

[trpguyy]

Posted: 4/7/20 at 8:12pm

That’s not at all true. I’ve been involved with dozens of Broadway union concessions, and not a single one of them was ever publicly recognized.

Updated On: 4/7/20 at 08:12 PM

[phantom39]

Posted: 5/9/20 at 10:03am

The show is now up. Happy streaming

 

http://filmedonstage.com/news/158-west-end-production-of-fame-the-musical-now-available-for-worldwide-streaming