Went to the movie theater a while ago, and I remember seeing an ad for a live opera from the Met that was being broadcast into that theater. It sounded intriguing at the time, but I didn’t think much of it. The Times recently had a piece about the variety of entertainment that is now or will soon be broadcast into movie theaters.
Coming soon will be broadcasts of live baseball games, rock concerts, classic TV shows and an array of other offerings not associated with the silver screen.
Today, I read that “This American Life,”—one of my must listen-to podcasts—will be broadcasting a live show on May 1 of this year. I have only seen one episode of TAL’s Showtime television version of the show, and I was surprised at how interesting a show that is so quintessentially meant for radio could be. The good news is that the local theater “screening” the show is one that has stadium seating, and so it will be perhaps even better than seeing the show live, which we did years ago in the narrow and sightline-impaired Berklee Performance Center. Tickets go on sale April 4.