What is a "filmed live musical"?

A filmed live musical is a stage musical that has been filmed in front of a live audience and made available to the public.
Filmed live musicals also go by the name of capture, pro-shot, broadcast, live cinema, transmission, HD transmission, cine-cast, live capture, and outside broadcast. 
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To be included in the database, a musical needs to be: 
  • A stage musical 
  • Legally filmed in front of a live audience 
  • Legally made available for public viewing 

The following films/captures are not included:
  • Bootlegs.
  • Movie musicals.
  • "MusicalLIVE!" events like The Sound of Music Live!, ​Peter Pan Live!, Grease LIVE! and The Wiz LIVE! that didn't have a live in-person audience who watch the musical in its entirety  
  • Musicals filmed for the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT) at the New York Public Library. While a truly incredible resource, these recordings are only made available to approved researchers to view in-person at TOFT. Learn more here.

Luisa Lyons

Actor - Writer - Musician - Creator
Filmed Live Musicals was created by actor, musician, and writer Luisa Lyons. Luisa grew up in Sydney, trained in London, and now lives and plays in the New York City area.

Luisa wrote her Masters Thesis on Filmed Live Musicals at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama after attending a cinema screening of Company with the New York Philharmonic starring Neil Patrick Harris, Patti LuPone, and Stephen Colbert et al. 

Shortly after finishing her dissertation, Luisa was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. Unable to attend live theatre, Luisa built Filmed Live Musicals to share her love of filmed musicals with the world.

Learn more at www.luisalyons.com.

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