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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2017 18:34:40 GMT
Couldn't find the old thread but if anyone does feel free to merge..
Did anyone go to the cinema broadcast of Falsettos yet? how was it? any differences if you saw it live?
Also anyone know any news on UK getting it? I need to cry my face off again.
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Post by mmmbop on Jul 13, 2017 19:42:47 GMT
I think the chances are very close to zero for it to make it out here in cinemas but I do so hope it's eventually released in some way I can see it! Loved the show when I saw it in Jan, such a great cast and I've never felt quite so hollowed out emotionally (in a good way) coming out of the theatre.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2017 19:54:20 GMT
Oh I have zero hope of cinema broadcast too, but I'm hoping for a Broadway HD release or similar. Or at least a means of getting my mucky paws on it some other way.
It knocked me for six when I saw it, I knew it was going to hit me and it's not like an AIDS play is an alien concept to me but damn when I say I cried my face off....I really did.
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Post by Kenneth_C on Jul 17, 2017 0:45:08 GMT
Did anyone go to the cinema broadcast of Falsettos yet? how was it? any differences if you saw it live? Also anyone know any news on UK getting it? I need to cry my face off again. I saw the broadcast of FALSETTOS today, after having seen this production twice on Broadway last fall. It was quite possibly the best recording of a stage show I have ever seen. The direction (by Matthew Diamond) was just phenomenal. The framing, the editing, the camerawork, the use of close-ups, zooms, tracking shots, high angles, etc., was consistently intelligent, judiciously employed, and served to highlight & enhance the performance. It respected the stagecraft on display, while adding a dash of cinematic flair to the proceedings. As for the show itself, the NY Times said it best: "There’s hardly a moment in the exhilarating, devastating revival of the musical “Falsettos” that doesn’t approach, or even achieve, perfection." We now have a nearly perfect recording of it. Since this was initially filmed for television broadcast on the American Public Broadcasting Service, there were one or two changed lines and a deleted f-bomb. But other than that, it remained intact. There were still same-sex kisses, and Marvin and Whizzer were still apparently naked in bed together. PBS has not yet announced an air date, and, with the anti-gay administration currently in the White House, I would not be surprised if it never airs. But I do hold out hope that it will eventually make its way to DVD or Blu-ray. It would be a shame if more people cannot experience the heart-rending brilliance of this FALSETTOS. (P.S. The thread title is misspelled.) |
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Post by theatremadness on Jul 20, 2017 9:34:09 GMT
Just coming here to say that there definitely isn't a bootleg of the cinema screening, just in case anyone definitely didn't want to see it.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jul 20, 2017 9:37:12 GMT
Ha! Ha!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2017 10:33:18 GMT
Just coming here to say that there definitely isn't a bootleg of the cinema screening, just in case anyone definitely didn't want to see it. I mean *cough* that's totally *cough* not something I'd be interested in seeing *cough cough* |
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Post by stefy69 on Jul 20, 2017 14:25:55 GMT
Bootleg !  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2017 19:34:10 GMT
I would also really really not be interred in watching a bootleg not like a link sent to me.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2017 20:24:02 GMT
I too would definitely not appreciate a link being sent to me. It's not like I'm bitter about the lack of UK showings or anything...
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Post by jess173 on Jul 21, 2017 8:22:50 GMT
Count me in for not wanting to see this.  |
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Post by QueerTheatre on Jul 21, 2017 8:41:56 GMT
I second definitely *not* wanting to see this *non-existent* bootleg....
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Post by theatrelover123 on Jul 21, 2017 8:57:53 GMT
I would be APPALLED to possibly know the link to this specific broadcast of this brilliant show. APPALLED |
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Post by mmmbop on Jul 21, 2017 10:07:32 GMT
Definitely not interested either!  |
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Post by anthony40 on Jul 21, 2017 22:05:21 GMT
Same here
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2017 10:20:30 GMT
I believe that PBS is going to be broadcasting this properly later this year, better than a handheld camera video if people are prepared to wait.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Aug 1, 2017 13:40:11 GMT
If I had been trying to find this broadcast, I would have failed. And not that I am interested (like many others) but I am sure I wouldn't like to open my inbox to find instructions on how I might have found the broadcast if I had been looking...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2017 3:00:44 GMT
I finally watched the PBS broadcast. I knew nothing about the show and absolutely loved it.
Stephanie J. Block is so incredible!!! I just can't stop seeing the "I'm Breaking Down" scene. She's pure gold.
I'd LOVE to see this live. Ideally with the same cast. Or at least with Stephanie and Andrew.
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Post by ali973 on Nov 2, 2017 6:45:39 GMT
I saw this in December and I just could not connect. Act I and Act II felt like two different shows- which they were at one point- and it's evident. The gent sitting next to me was full out sobbing by the end.
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