I can't wait to see Anthony Ramos as Usnavi in In the Heights next (wah!) summer.

We'd planned to watch Hamilton tonight, but so far our PS3, through which we route our Netflix and is our Blu-ray player, nor our fabulous and beautiful wide, flatscreen, but dumbTV is receiving D+. Neither of us is willing to settle for watching it on my laptop. Solutions are being pursued.

(even if LMM had the weakest voice of the cast)

I'd love to see the show with Javier Munoz as Alexander Hamilton.

I saw both on Broadway, and MUCH preferred Javier. (I'd seen him way back when in In The Heights and he was terrific then too.) The only original cast member I really missed the second time around was Daveed Diggs, to be honest.

I had to check, but the guy I saw is currently the lead on Broadway. At the time, they were prepping him to open in Chicago, so he replaced Javier Munoz when I saw it. It was right before Daveed Diggs left, thank god.

(Also, I'm envious of Hamilton fans, because while I suspect that a professionally-filmed version of Wicked is out there somewhere and will eventually be released, I don't think there's one for Beetlejuice, and the closest I'll get to seeing it is bootleg footage.)

I suspect that going forward the standard single-camera archival video of any theatrical production will become multi-camera shoots that can be edited into something that can be streamed. Not quite the scale of Hamilton, but better than what is meant for production/touring staff to study. I know my employer is planning this.

In the theatre I saw the Chicago production with Miguel Cervantes as Hamilton, who was excellent. As good as the filmed production is, it's never quite the same as being in the room and having that shared experience with everyone else. That said, I did love being able to see the facial expressions (only nosebleed seats were in my budget) and most of the original cast.

I did love being able to see the facial expressions (only nosebleed seats were in my budget) and most of the original cast.

When we saw it in Cincinnati, we had nosebleed seats, and the unexpected benefit was really being able to appreciate the lighting, in ways that the filmed show didn't quite show off, particularly in "Right-Hand Man." OTOH, I honestly didn't notice until watching the filmed production how many times the lighting on the floor puts A. Ham in the middle of a multi-ringed bullseye target. Ouch.

I suspect that going forward the standard single-camera archival video of any theatrical production will become multi-camera shoots that can be edited into something that can be streamed. Not quite the scale of Hamilton, but better than what is meant for production/touring staff to study. I know my employer is planning this.

Pleaseohplease. I watch bootlegs because I don't have any other option. I soothe my guilt about it by purchasing the Original Cast Recordings and official merch. But even when/if shows start touring again, Beetlejuice may not be one of them.

They're not likely to be released during the run of a show. Any video requires agreements from a lot of unions, so it would only be under extreme circumstances. For instance, if we are able to open A Christmas Carol, but only to a reduced house, we may be able to offer a vimeo link to ticket holders.

Teppy, I love that you appreciated the lighting. There's a lot of it in that show!

Teppy, I love that you appreciated the lighting. There's a lot of it in that show!

It was my big surprise, seeing it live, because I hadn't really read anything about the lighting. The music and acting and choreography, sure, and the writing and orchestra, but not the lighting. And it was used SO superbly throughout.