I heard some good news recently - my pal Allen emailed to tell me that the video of the First Stage Theatre Company production of High School Musical is finally finished!
If you're wondering why that's good news, it's because stage productions ordinarily don't allow theater groups to record video of their performances.
It's kind of frustrating, in that you spend months working on a show, and when it's over you have nothing to show for it but some still photos.
Disney is the exception to the rule - at least for this show. For a small fee, the producing company is allowed to take video of the show and make copies available to the cast members. We're not allowed to sell them to the public, but the cast will have a record of their efforts, so that's nice.
Of course, even the best video is only a pale shadow of what it was like to see the show live - but it's a great reminder of the fun times! Putting together a video of a show like that is a lot of work, too, so all this is my way of saying, "Thanks, Allen!"
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