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From: abc@brl-sem.ARPA (Brint Cooper )
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Subject: Re: Musicals: Stage to screen
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Date: Wed, 12-Jun-85 20:00:50 EDT
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Most of what has been said regarding selection of actors,
Hollywood's own way of doing things, etc, is probably
correct.  

But there's one more factor that I might not have heard
mentioned.  In a live performance of a play, a musical comedy,
an opera, an orchestral concert, or even bluegrass, there is a
certain "chemistry" that can occur between performer and
audience that cannot be recorded on hard media.  She or he is,
in a real sense, singing to YOU.  There is even the (perhaps
imagined) occasional eye contact if your seat is sufficiently
good.

I viewed the taped live version of Sweeny Todd at home and
enjoyed it very much.  But it just seemed like another movie
or, perhaps, live TV show.

Brint