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milliebroadway
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8/22/2004 | posted: 8/22/2004 at 10:28:05 PM ET
Alright, y'all, I was, like, literally so f$%king angry the other day. This world is already going to Hell in a handbasket, and we need to do something now. Disney is a total shadow of its former self and completely opposite of what it was always intended to be; theater owners have demonstrated a desire to get rid of orchestras; and now this? I was literally fuming that morning, playing "Wicked" at a high volume to ease my nerves and get the rage out  . As a gigantic fan of live musical theater, it sickens me to death that so many people just don't care. Playboy magazine and bad B-rated teen comedies have brainwashed the current generation lol Sad, but true.
I didn't start this campaign, but since it's so close to my heart, I need to let as many people as I can know about it.
KEEPING BROADWAY ON THE RECORD
www.stagespace.com
For decades, almost every Broadway musical has left behind a permanent legacy - the Original Cast Recording.
For many theater lovers, cast recordings have been the bridge to Broadway, giving the listener a glimpse of a first class production, no matter what the actual distance to New York. And although shows open and close, the cast recordings have remained, documenting the evolving history of musical theater and inspiring new generations of theater lovers across the world.
But Original Cast Recordings are on the verge of extinction. More and more record executives consider cast recordings a waste of time and money, and have made it clear that the days of recording Broadway shows are numbered. Robert Hurwitz, president of Nonesuch Records, told a journalist in March 2004 that he will now be recording only two musical theater composers - Stephen Sondheim and Adam Guettel.
Click here to read more about Cast Recordings in crisis:
http://www.grammy.com/features/2004/0308_castalbums.aspx
We cannot let the cast album die. This petition is being sent to the chief executives of Sony, RCA Victor, Nonesuch, Atlantic and Hollywood Records, demanding that Broadway cast albums be allowed to survive, for the sake of the industry itself.
Stand up for Broadway Cast Recordings - sign your name to the petition and help save the future of musical theater.
Click here to sign the petition:
http://www.stagespace.com/petition
http://www.livejournal.com/users/milliebroadway/
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Get a VAULT DISNEY/DISNEY FAMILY CHANNEL on the air (not a campaign against The Disney Channel; rather, one to get a real Disney station on TV):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/preservethemagic
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever does"
-- MARGARET MEAD
|  MsPetersFan1
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6/25/2002
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Long Island, New York & Boston, | posted: 8/22/2004 at 11:36:48 PM ET
Wow, I had no idea about this. Thanks for the post!
~* Megan *~
| milliebroadway
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8/22/2004 | posted: 8/22/2004 at 11:49:40 PM ET
np
http://www.livejournal.com/users/milliebroadway/
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Get a VAULT DISNEY/DISNEY FAMILY CHANNEL on the air (not a campaign against The Disney Channel; rather, one to get a real Disney station on TV):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/preservethemagic
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever does"
-- MARGARET MEAD
|  SingOutAnnie
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8/23/2003
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Bradenton/Sarasota, FLA | posted: 8/23/2004 at 2:32:25 PM ET
Great rant. I signed.
(Listening to 'Sunday in the Park' as I read.)
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