She Loves Me - Again...

Three times in one year is enough, I think, for a show that I'm not even all that crazy about. Though, a not amazing show is much better than a lot of things, so I suppose there's that.  What am I yammering on about?  "She Loves Me", that's what.  One of the best things about living in the 21st century is that some very smart people have realized that if you film a Broadway show, you can charge people that may not have the chance to get to NYC, to see that show in a movie theatre and make tons more money.  The smart people haven't decided yet to film ALL the shows - which is entirely depressing.  However, a select few get the special treatment.  That's where "She Loves Me" comes in.

I saw it in March actually on stage because it's the bestie's favorite actor - Zac Levi.  Then they filmed it and broadcast it on Broadway HD so that people could rent it.  Then that went over so well, they showed it in movie theaters which is where I saw it again this evening.

Don't get me wrong, it's a super cute show with a fabulous cast.  Though, my favorite part is the gorgeous set design.  It's so sparkly and shiny.  It's just that the show is sort of drawn out.  It's a simple concept - Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail were both based on this show, so you get the general idea.  But then at some point it goes dark for a hot second, then it's back to light and airy.  Then in the middle, there's some random samba number that contributes nothing to the story at all.  Fun, but so confusing!

I wasn't really there to see the show however.  I wanted to be there to see how the broadcast of the show went.  I've seen many plays broadcast like this from England, but this is the first Broadway musical they've tried it out on, and I wanted to see how it went.  There were some technical difficulties caused by the particular movie theater I went to  - 30 minutes of words on the screen about trash and concessions before the action started, and the tops of peoples heads being chopped off.  But other than that, I thought it was awesome!  The camera man tried to get a little too creative with the closeups, I think.  But that was a minor quibble that apparently only bothered me.

So there you have it, an ok show shown in a brand new way.  Not a bad way to spend an evening.  Now if we could just get them to broadcast Hamilton - they'd make a FORTUNE!