To Bootleg or Not to Bootleg: How Does the Theatre Industry View Illegally Filmed Productions Today?
Jan 01, 2024
James Stover
Source: MTEA Journal, Volume 5, January 2024, pp. 66-73
Publisher: Musical Theatre Educators' Alliance
DOI: https://doi.org/10.62392/KHCR2001
The article examines the capturing and distribution of illegally filmed videos of Broadway and other professional theatrical productions. It includes interviews with Broadway producers and performers as well as students and instructors of musical theatre and discusses how, in many ways, these videos can have a positive effect on broadening the audience demographics for live performances and creating future generations of live theatregoers.