Show Business comes to DVD Oct. 16

[wickedrentq]

Posted: 8/20/07 at 5:36pm

Among the special features included on the PG-rated movie's DVD will be audio commentary with director Berinstein, producer Cumming and Avenue Q co creator Jeff Marx, more than 60 minutes of deleted scenes, Tony Award promotional spots and trailers.

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/110453.html

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 8/20/07 at 5:37pm

Ahh. YAY.

[Broadwayboy2631]

Posted: 8/20/07 at 5:39pm

Yay! I'm so excited see this movie! I missed it when it was here in NYC.

[uncageg]

Posted: 8/20/07 at 5:44pm

This was announced about a week ago. You can pre-order it on Amazon. I just saw it last Thursday and wasn't as impressed as I thought I would be. My thoughts are posted in the thread below....


https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?thread=943394&dt=6

Updated On: 8/20/07 at 05:44 PM

[sidneybruhl]

Posted: 8/20/07 at 5:48pm

Just ordered my copy at Amazon. Hoping I might be able to get some use out of this in my theatre arts class.

[jaystarr]

Posted: 8/20/07 at 5:51pm

I love the movie , it brings back memory from season '03-'04

and the guy.. who said (about Taboo )" Some people thought that its too gay , but this is the theater ! whoever is that guy .. I love him

J*
Updated On: 8/20/07 at 05:51 PM

[me2]

Posted: 8/20/07 at 7:46pm

I thought that quote was annoying. Of course, as a straight guy I don't care for the stereotype, and if theatre really was all gay people . . . Wouldn't TABOO have lasted at least a few more months?
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[RENTingFAME]

Posted: 8/20/07 at 7:49pm

That's exciting. I saw this movie at a film festival in 2006 in Florida and it was way cool. I hope this can reach a wider audience now because it's such a great film.

[jenna2]

Posted: 8/20/07 at 8:16pm

I'm pretty excited for this dvd. The film never did play in my hometown, so I'll finally be able to see it.

[GYPSY1527]

Posted: 8/20/07 at 8:18pm

Great news! I'm so glad to hear/read that it will be finally released on DVD.

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 8/20/07 at 8:29pm

YES!! Finally.

[Lm4dham05]

Posted: 8/20/07 at 9:09pm

I'm so excited...i saw it in a special screening when Dory came and did a Q & A....I ordered mine

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 10/17/07 at 1:17pm

In the midst of watching...knowing the outcome really destroys the suspense, but so far, it's a very interesting film.

The most interesting part is hearing the table of Riedel/Pacheko/Winer/LeSourd discuss what they think will succeed..."Avenue Q will be gone by January," quoth Riedel.

[folkyboy]

Posted: 10/17/07 at 1:19pm

i love that little critic ring snippet in the movie. i was also amused by them capturing the one time Idina Menzel ever stopped to sign an autograph and making it look like she does it all the time

[Fosse76]

Posted: 10/17/07 at 2:26pm

I thought it was very disappointing. It didn't touch on any of the controversies, which would have been more interesting then what is in the film. I mean come on! Esparza v. O'Donnel, Avenue Q's about face with the tour and its blatant no-shame Tony campaign...Idina's Tony win! So much to comment on and NOTHING!

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 10/17/07 at 2:49pm

The documentary was an overview of several shows from that season.

You want dirt and gossip then contact E!. If they're not interested then dig in your pocket and produce an E! True Hollywood Story-type of tabloid/dish documentary on your dime.

If you can't do one yourself, then don't bitch when someone else doesn't.

My mantra of sorts is: if you can do better THEN do so. If you can't -- then you don't have the right to complain. In other words: SHUT THE F*CK UP!

[alex2155]

Posted: 10/19/07 at 9:47pm

Idina doesn't stop to give autographs?

[B3TA07]

Posted: 10/19/07 at 9:52pm

"i was also amused by them capturing the one time Idina Menzel ever stopped to sign an autograph and making it look like she does it all the time"

Hey I didn't know u were a ****punch! Did I miss the memo?

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 10/19/07 at 10:25pm

I think Idina has no problem when normal people stop her. Would you want a bunch a screeching loneygirl13's pawing at you?

Phyllis gonna watch it tonight, yo!

[misschung]

Posted: 10/19/07 at 11:08pm

If you can't do one yourself, then don't bitch when someone else doesn't. My mantra of sorts is: if you can do better THEN do so. If you can't -- then you don't have the right to complain. In other words: SHUT THE F*CK UP!

That's a bit black and white, wouldn't you say? So if we can't all afford to produce our own musicals, we have no right to critique what's out there or complain when we see crap?

Fosse - I agree with you. I thought they marketed it as containing a lot of information about the Rosie/Boy George/Taboo controversy, but it didn't seem to provide anything that we didn't already know. There definitely some gems in this documentary, don't get me wrong, but it is, as Brody said, an overview. If you're expecting details, you'll be disappointed.

[theatregeek2]

Posted: 10/20/07 at 1:06pm

for those with the dvd....is it in widescreen format or Full screen?

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 10/20/07 at 2:18pm

It is full screen with over 1 hour of deleted scenes.

[amoni]

Posted: 10/20/07 at 2:19pm

"Fosse - I agree with you. I thought they marketed it as containing a lot of information about the Rosie/Boy George/Taboo controversy, but it didn't seem to provide anything that we didn't already know. There definitely some gems in this documentary, don't get me wrong, but it is, as Brody said, an overview. If you're expecting details, you'll be disappointed."

That's because YOU are not the target audience for the film, no one here is, or any other theater forum. You are a built in, a given. This is for people who have gone to a show or never have, to see how it's done. You know all the details, about press rehearsals and such, this puts faces and people to the work. If they didn't capture the Raul/Rosie riff on film, then they are just repeating gossip and that isn't what the piece was about. Maybe in the real world the incident really wasn't as important as The NY Post would have you believe since of all four shows, between the footage and commentaries, it's basically la love letter to "Taboo" with more than one person including the competition stating it was a shame the lack of respect it received.

[misschung]

Posted: 10/20/07 at 2:33pm

I understand your point. I guess my question, in response to that, is to ask who the target audience is, if not people like us. Are people who have never seen a Broadway show really going to be interested in seeing footage of a show's first reading, or interviews with the writers? Maybe, I don't know.

I'm not involved in the theater community as anything other than an audience member. I've never been backstage or seen how a show is created, so for me - a glimpse into that world was really fascinating. I actually don't know the details, and since I read most of my reviews in the paper, and not online, I had no idea what all those critics even looked like before I saw this documentary. So I wouldn't lump everyone on theater forums together and say that we already know it all, since we are clearly comprised of industry people, creative talent, fans, and everyone in between.

Updated On: 10/21/07 at 02:33 PM

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 10/21/07 at 12:20am

I watched it last night. The main thing it left me thinking was, "What exactly is going on with Steven Schwartz's face?" Seriously, he's starting to look like Jocelyn Wildenstein.

As for the movie... I really thought it was just okay. I agree that I wasn't sure exactly who the audience for this movie was. It wasn't dishy enough for the insiders, but may have been a little too insidery for the casual fan.

It DID make me wish I'd seen Caroline, or Change.