re: Hamilton streaming on Disney+ July 3rd

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It amazes me that no one has been able to monetize theater for remote viewing. Shows don't tour nearly expansively enough to justify it under reduced ticket sales, and the vast majority of people will never get to see the original cast.

I've seen Book of Mormon twice, will continue to see it when it comes by, and would still easily pay $20 to watch a recorded performance with the original cast.

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It's not that they can't. It's that they choose not to so they can maintain a product with multiple runs, especially through outlets like Broadway Across America where they can charge $100+ a ticket outside of Broadway.

At this point, because Disney now owns those streaming/broadcasting rights, it makes more sense for them to release it via Disney+ since who knows when we'll be able to fully fill theaters again.