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Future of Live Theater Streaming: Can We Go Beyond ‘Hamilton’?

Before diving deep into the theatre streaming services, let’s look at Marquee TV. Marquee TV is a London and New York-based global streaming TV service platform for dance, theatre, and opera. They bring the cultural mix of dance, ballet, opera, theatre, and documentations from the best artists all across the globe. Within a few months, Marque TV has won a lot of hearts and became the world’s leading arts streaming services.


Ever since the global pandemic, the world has advanced technologically, and there is more to come. Watching Live theatre at home might be a new experience for Gen Z. Back in the 1950s – 1960s live telecasts of opera, theatre, etc. used to be very common. Amazon Prime offers Franklin J. Schaffner’s best cultural drama called ‘The Great Sebastians’ starring Alfred Lunt, Lynn Fontanne, and Akim Tamiroff. Even Disney+ brought the classic Hamilton to the small screens on July 3. Earlier, the show was being filmed for the release in 2021, but due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the theatre act created by Lin-Manuel Miranda streamed on small screens. Online streaming services also entertain Musical lovers. You can go through ‘Thespie’ and ‘Filmed on Stage’ web pages to find the best musicals. Musicals are available for rent and purchase on iTunes, Amazon Prime, and YouTube. Musicals are the kind of movies or plays that revolve around dance and music, so it will keep you entertained even if you are new to this concept. They have also been a part of the Great Performances series. HBO and Netflix had also joined the race to provide you with excellent services. By the end of this year, viewers can expect to watch David Byrne’s American Utopia captured by Spike Lee on HBO. Whereas, Netflix offers Shrek the Musical, Springsteen on Broadway, and more. Are you tired of looking for shows and dramas everywhere? Search no more, as there are a few one-stop subscription-based platforms for all your favorites. As we mentioned earlier, you can check Marquee TV services and purchase their subscription for a week, month, or pay annual charges. The BroadwayHD is another option to look at, as you can choose from over 250 titles in their catalog. You can also check Broadway On-Demand services that offer both original interview programming and high-profile stage acts. You can find over 5,000 live theatre performances from the public library archives. But the access is limited and is viewable only in person. As soon as the schools and performing-arts library re-opens, a new agreement will be passed that will allow the librarians to screen tapes in schools and colleges. Moreover, the approach towards the new services varies from country to country, so the charges for the accessibility of these performing arts will be different. European and British companies are moving ahead of the USA in this matter. Thus, the viewers in the US may have to pay five to ten times more than European viewers.

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