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Making a movie version that runs at the same pace, note for note, line for line, Would be awful to watch. It would feel rushed, lacking any and all cinematography/exposition/transitions you expect in a film.

I wish they would give more Broadway shows the same treatment Disney gave Hamilton and record the performance in high quality and release that like a movie. I saw Hamilton when it came to New Orleans because of the hype but really didn't enjoy it. Because of how much many loved it, we watched it on Disney and I liked it a bit more. Probably because I could see the facial expressions better. I also love closed captioning as I get older...there's a lot I pick up now that I didn't in the past.

I've seen Book of Mormon 3 times (once in New York and twice in New Orleans). It's easily one of my favorite shows/movies/entertainment/ect I've ever seen. I would pay big money to own a high quality version of that. Even better if I could see it with the original cast as they were long gone by time I saw it for the first time.

My wife and I would really enjoy just being able to watch classic Broadway shows on TV on a Friday night every now and then. Or since my wife has trouble staying up late, watch Act 1 on Friday and Act 2 on Saturday. I think there are some Youtube versions of a couple but it didn't look like the quality is great. If there's a service that provides that I would love a head's up!

I'm not typically into things like theater but for some reason I love seeing at least 2 shows every time we go to New York. Usually a big one that we plan to see and another random one we would get from the TKTS booth that day. We saw a play from TKTS called something like Airline. It was about a seedy hotel on Airline Hwy in New Orleans with a wide arrangement of characters. I know we saw it early on because it got cancelled after 6 weeks. I still enjoyed watching it. Something about being in New York and watching actors doing what they love just trying to break through.