Romeo, Romeo...

It would seem that Broadway has finally taken a cue from the British theatres and started filming some of their shows.  Ok, maybe not some of their shows, as this is the only one I've noticed so far, but I'm hoping for a trend.  In this case, I'm thinking since Orlando Bloom is such a big name, they decided to appease all the Legolas-lovers.  The show itself was pretty good.  I've never been a big fan of Romeo and Juliet but I've never actually seen it produced live.  Orlando Bloom was quite good but you could tell that the producers knew who the audience was going to be due to the random shirtless scene thrown in for good measure.  

Hopefully, if they continue with this, they'll learn a bit more from their British counterparts.  I'm not sure if they had an interval originally, but you never saw it in the filmed production.  There was most definitely a space that looked like it was going to be the interval (which would have been helpful seeing as I had much too much Hot Tea before the movie started) but the show went on. During the few British filmed shows I've seen, they've always had interviews during the intervals and a host to help the evening along.  But other than that, it was quite well done and I have my fingers crossed that we'll be seeing more.