She Loves Me (film)
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| Directed by | David Horn Scott Ellis (staging) |
| Written by | Joe Masteroff |
| Story by | Miklós László |
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| Cinematography | David Horn[1] |
| Edited by | Gary Bradley Laura Young |
| Music by | Jerry Bock (music) Sheldon Harnick (lyrics) |
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| Distributed by | BroadwayHD |
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Running time | 133 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
She Loves Me is a
The film was broadcast live on
.Synopsis
The plot follows Amalia Balash and Georg Nowack, two workers in a
Cast
- Laura Benanti as Amalia Balash
- Zachary Levi as Georg Nowack
- Jane Krakowski as Ilona Ritter
- Tom McGowan as Ladislav Sipos
- Gavin Creel as Steven Kodaly
- Byron Jennings as Zoltan Maraczek
- Nicholas Barasch as Arpad Lazlo
- Peter Bartlett as Headwaiter
- Jim Walton as Maraczek's Investigator/Ensemble
- Michael Fatica as Busboy/Ensemble
Cameron Adams, Justin Bowen, Alison Cimmet, Benjamin Eakeley, Gina Ferrall, Jennifer Foote, Andrew Kober, and Laura Shoop appear as additional ensemble members.
Musical Numbers
Production
The film is executively produced by Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley, the founders of BroadwayHD. While the production is staged by Ellis and Carlyle, the film is directed and shot by David Horn, who had previously worked as a producer and director for Great Performances on PBS. Ten cameras were used to film the performance.[3]
Development
The idea of making theatre more accessible to patrons not in
Comley told The Hollywood Reporter that the goal of the live-streamed performance was, "...to expand the reach of the show outside the physical Broadway theater.”[4]
Release
The film was live-streamed on BroadwayHD on June 30, 2016. It was historic, as it was the first Broadway musical ever to be live-streamed. Following the streamed performance, the film had a one-day theatrical release on December 1 of the same year in a partnership with Fathom Events.[5]
Since then, the film has been aired multiple times as episodes of Great Performances on PBS.
Reception
Audience viewership
Over sixty countries tuned into the live-streamed performance on BroadwayHD.
Critical reception
Austin Hill of Onstage Blog described the experience of watching the show live, "...Though I love filmed stage productions, they are always lacking that connection to the event, as though losing the ephemerality of the moment—the precise phenomenological moment of theatre-making. This was somehow different, and I am not sure I understand why. It might be because it was REALLY live…"[9]
Accolades
The streamed production was nominated for three Shorty Awards for Entertainment, Facebook Live, and Live Streaming Video at the 9th Shorty Awards.[10][11]
References
- ^ Radulovic, Petrana. "Interview: The Co-Founders of BroadwayHD on Their Groundbreaking Livestream of 'She Loves Me'". Stage Buddy. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ Clement, Olivia. "She Loves Me Is Live-Streamed Tonight'", Playbill, June 30, 2016
- ^ Strecker, Erin. "In Broadway first, 'She Loves Me' to stream a live performance". Mashable. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
- ^ "'She Loves Me' to Become First Broadway Show to Stream Live Online". The Hollywood Reporter. June 15, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ Fierberg, Ruthie & Hetrick, Adam. "Exclusive: Broadway's She Loves Me Revival Will Arrive in Cinemas", Playbill, July 1, 2016
- ^ Fierberg, Ruthie. "The She Loves Me Cast Reacts to Making History with the First-Ever Broadway Livestream". Playbill. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
- ^ ""She Loves Me" Live Stream - The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
- ^ "She Loves Me To Stream Live – Times Square Chronicles". Retrieved 2021-02-20.
- ^ "Review: 'She Loves Me' Live on BroadwayHD". OnStage Blog. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
- ^ "The Shorty Awards - Honoring the best of social media". shortyawards.com. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
- ^ ""She Loves Me" Live Stream - The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
External links
- She Loves Me on IMDb