Would you buy the Disney Broadway musicals on DVD?

[Kram Nebuer]

Getting back to the subject at hand... Yes, I would buy these, but not until I first see them live.

-Aaron

I agree. I strongly prefer theater to the movies because the audience becomes so involved in the play. It's very hard to do that with a film. But if I never get to see any Disney Broadway shows live, I would definitely get a DVD recording just to see it. I really wish to go to CA so I could see the Aladdin and Snow White stage shows at the parks. I heard they were very very well done.

[Sekaino Jasmine]

I wouldn't.

And Jasmine, what's with the habbit of ", too"?

Correction:
I would buy them too! (No coma)

As long as we're correcting people, it's comma
The comma isn't needed here, but there are some instances where a comma precedes "too." Maybe that's where you're confused, Jasmine.

-Aaron

I checked the grammar...both ways are correct. I just use the comma way.

[Son of the Morning]

Without a shadow of the doubt. I just saw Lion King last month and was blown away.

[rnrlesnar]

I would definitely buy the Lion King Broadway on DVD. It was the best show on stage that I've ever seen. I haven't seen a lot of "Broadway" shows, but have seen a lot of local plays, musicals, and a large variety shows in Vegas.

If they're not planning on releasing them until the end of the theatrical runs, I don't see that being anytime soon. Lion King continiously sells out in NYC, and it's been playing for about 7 years.

I've been looking on the web and Kazaa for bootlegs of the show just to see the show in action again . We're going back to New York next year, so I'll definitely go see it again.

A lot of Broadway comes to New Orleans, so I'm hoping they bring Lion King down here eventually. Aida was here about a year or so ago and I'm pretty sure B&B was here before that.

[AwallaceUNC]

Yeah, I don't see it happening ANYWHERE in the near future. Maybe in like 10 years.

-Aaron

[Paka]

Like a few people have already said, a DVD version of the plays won't happen for a long time. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat came out on video in 1999 - over 30 years after its original premiere in 1968. Cats' home video was released in 1998 - 17 years after it premiered in 1981. For the extremely popular Disney plays? At least another 20 years, I'd say.
I myself would buy The Lion King instantly - I was very impressed by what I saw several years ago. I might rent Aida and Beauty and the Beast - I'm not that interested in the drama and romance of Aida, and I thought Beauty and the Beast was too garish. Disney would most likely do the Andrew Lloyd Webber "half-movie" route, and take advantage of the cameras, and the ability to "floof up" the production with better effects, etc.

I personally would love to see The Lion King again - but since it premiered here in Minneapolis, I bet Disney thinks we've had enough of a "treat" with it's opening - so they won't be back for at least a few more years. The moment I get wind that they're coming back, though, I'm buying tickets immediately!!

[2099net]

Like a few people have already said, a DVD version of the plays won't happen for a long time. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat came out on video in 1999 - over 30 years after its original premiere in 1968. Cats' home video was released in 1998 - 17 years after it premiered in 1981. For the extremely popular Disney plays? At least another 20 years, I'd say.

I don't think that's necessarily true. Joseph, Cats and Superstar were all DTVs and released in quick succession due to a licencing agreement with Universal. It's only in the past few years that "live action" DTV have had any credibility and these releases simply played on that.

As for stopping people seeing the shows? I don't think so. There's no such thing as bad publicity - and I see more people wanting to see the shows "live". I seem to remember an article about sales for Joseph in London going up the time the DTV was released...

[AwallaceUNC]

What is DTV- aside from Disney Television? Direct to TV, maybe?

-Aaron

[Kram Nebuer]

DTV = Direct to Video. Lol, i thought the same exact thing you did. I was wondering, Joseph, Cats and Superstar were all Disney Television? No way!...hehe, yeah so its Direct to Video.

[goofystitch]

The DTV Broadway shows mentioned in this post did take a long time to get released, but there are others that come out quicker if not to video, than on TV. I remember seeing "Sweeney Todd" on HBO and isn't that musicle from within the past 10 years? I don't actually know much about Broadway shows that aren't Disney, but I could have sworn it was fairley recent. An besides, where not talking about Universal, where talking about Disney and I seem to remember hearing Eisney say he would like to see a live action theatrical "Beauty and the Beast" filmed in France in a real castle. I think that would be so cool to see the same broadway show, but set in real scenery. I think it is entirley possible since so many movie musicals are popular these days. ("Chicago," "Mulin Rouge," and a new version of "The Producers" is being made starring Matthew Broadrick and Nathan Lane)

[Grunches]

I would buy them also. But I think if they brought them out on dvd then the show wouldn't get a lot of money then because everyone would have it on dvd.

[goofystitch]

I have to disagree with you, Grunches. I personally feel that seeing something live is a different expierience than seeing it on your TV. I think that is why shows that have had video releases still to well. And even music artists are able to release their concerts and still tour with the same show. Britney Spears is a perfect example. She is at the begining of a new world tour and this Sunday, the whole show will air on Shotime, but this same show is still selling out.

[AwallaceUNC]

The DTV Broadway shows mentioned in this post did take a long time to get released, but there are others that come out quicker if not to video, than on TV. I remember seeing "Sweeney Todd" on HBO and isn't that musicle from within the past 10 years? I don't actually know much about Broadway shows that aren't Disney, but I could have sworn it was fairley recent. An besides, where not talking about Universal, where talking about Disney and I seem to remember hearing Eisney say he would like to see a live action theatrical "Beauty and the Beast" filmed in France in a real castle. I think that would be so cool to see the same broadway show, but set in real scenery. I think it is entirley possible since so many movie musicals are popular these days. ("Chicago," "Mulin Rouge," and a new version of "The Producers" is being made starring Matthew Broadrick and Nathan Lane)

Sweeney Todd is a bit different an animal... I believe the first production ran in the 70s or 80s (correct me if I'm wrong), featuring Angela Lansbury, and it just recently came out on DVD, though that particular production is no longer on broadway. This play is now done a lot off-brodway and not so much in tours. There was also a concert version of Sweeney Todd produced specifically for TV/DVD. I believe that is the one that ran on HBO a few years ago and is now on DVD. I could be wrong about this, as my knowledge of the play's history is only basic and sketchy . I don't believe it ran on Broadway for eons like some of these others.

-Aaron

[acboy05]

Britney Spears is a perfect example. She is at the begining of a new world tour and this Sunday, the whole show will air on Shotime, but this same show is still selling out.

Now that I don't understand.

[goofystitch]

acboy05,
All I ment by the Britney Spears comment was that anybody could just subscribe to Shotime for the weekend and tape the concert, like me, but that isn't the same as seeing something live. However in this case, the show was terrible and I am now going to sell my ticket. But her last concert had the same deal only with HBO, and the show was selling out after the DVD was released. I guess it's not the same as a Broadway show, but it's the best comparison I can think of to prove my point that audience attendance at Disney's shows won't decrease much if the same show is released on DVD.

[Ballzo]

Yeah man for sure!

[AwallaceUNC]

Do you think that people in, say, Louisana, would be less likely to plan a trip to NYC if they had Lion King On Broadway on DVD in their home collection? I'm really not sure, though it is a possibility. What do yall think?

-Aaron

[goofystitch]

awallaceunc,
I personally don't plan trips to New York just for one particular show. When I went to New York, "Lion King" was playing, but my family went to see "Phantom of the Opera" instead. However, before we knew what shows would be playing during our visit, my mom had suggested "Joseph" even though we own the DVD version. I don't know how many people plan trips around what shows are playing. I haven't met any of them, but like I've said before, seeing something live is a different experience than watching it on TV. I don't think audience attendence would decrease by very much.

[2099net]

however, before we knew what shows would be playing during our visit, my mom had suggested "Joseph" even though we own the DVD version. I don't know how many people plan trips around what shows are playing. I haven't met any of them, but like I've said before, seeing something live is a different experience than watching it on TV. I don't think audience attendence would decrease by very much.

Well, like I said, ticket sales for Joseph in London noticably went up after the video performance was released!

[AwallaceUNC]

These 2 broadway shows are one of the primary reasons I am planning to go to NYC. Maybe that's just me though. Just to clarify, I'm not arguing that it WOULD have this effect- I'm just asking if y'all think it would . I don't really know.

-Aaron