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.
To be included in the database, a musical needs to be:
The following films/captures are not included:
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 available to view in-person at TOFT. Learn more here.
Why are filmed live musicals important?
Filmed stage musicals:
Filmed Live Musicals aims to catalog all the stage musicals that have been legally filmed and made available to the public. This work is important for:
- create a historic record
- are an educational tool
- help with brand building
- can create extra revenue for artists and creatives
- provide access to the theatre
Filmed Live Musicals aims to catalog all the stage musicals that have been legally filmed and made available to the public. This work is important for:
- showing the rich history of live musicals on screen
- bringing awareness of these musicals
- helping to demystify filmed musicals
- providing access to the musicals
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Luisa LyonsActor - 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 New York City.
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. Producer Ellen Krass shared in an interview she'd had trouble obtaining funding for the filming. Having grown up obsessed with Into the the Woods on VHS, Luisa decided to investigate. 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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