Fathom Events and BroadwayHD Partnership Launches With Tony Award®-Winning ‘She Loves Me’ in Cinemas Nationwide December 1 Only
New Agreement Offers Fathom Events a First-Look Option for Showing
Select BroadwayHD Titles in Cinemas Nationwide
DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#SheLovesMe—Fathom Events, the leading distributor of event cinema, is
partnering with theatre streaming service, BroadwayHD, to bring
select live and captured-live theatre performances to U.S. movie
theaters. The critically acclaimed Roundabout Theatre Company production
of “She
Loves Me” will be the first title offered in cinemas nationwide
on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. local time. In addition to
the performance, this one-night cinema event will include exclusive
interviews with the cast (Laura Benanti, Zachary Levi and
Jane Krakowski) and creative team.
Fathom Events and BroadwayHD will partner to bring select domestic
(Broadway/Off-Broadway) and international (London’s West End) theatre
performances to U.S. cinemas. The partnership is expected to bring a
diverse lineup of productions to cinemas each year, giving moviegoers an
up-close and personal front-row experience.
Tickets for “She Loves Me” can be purchased beginning
Friday, October 28, online by visiting www.FathomEvents.com
or at participating theater box offices. Fans throughout the U.S. will
be able to enjoy the event in nearly 500 select movie theaters. For a
complete list of theater locations visit the Fathom Events website
(theaters and participants are subject to change).
“She Loves Me” was the first Broadway musical to stream live
during a performance at Roundabout Theatre Company’s Studio 54, as part
of Roundabout’s 50th Anniversary Season. In the musical, Tony
Award-winner Laura Benanti and Tony Award-nominee Zachary
Levi star as Amalia and Georg, two parfumerie clerks who aren’t
quite the best of friends. Constantly bumping heads while on the job,
the sparring coworkers can’t seem to find common ground. But little do
they know, the anonymous romantic pen pals they have both been falling
for happen to be each other. Will love continue to blossom once their
identities are finally revealed?
This performance of “She Loves Me” was produced and captured by
BroadwayHD in June, in association with Ellen M. Krass Productions, Inc.
and Thirteen Productions LLC. It was directed for the screen by David
Horn. The acclaimed Broadway production was directed by Tony
Award-nominee Scott Ellis. In addition to Benanti and Levi,
“She Loves Me” also starred Tony Award-winner Jane
Krakowski and Tony Award-nominee Gavin Creel, alongside
Byron Jennings, Tom McGowan, Peter Bartlett and
Nicholas Barasch.
“We are proud to share this production with audiences nationwide, after
making Broadway history with the live stream of ‘She Loves Me,’
the show that launched Roundabout’s Musical Theatre Program in 1993. As
a nonprofit institution, this is an incredible opportunity for us to
share Scott Ellis’s new Broadway production beyond our subscribers,
donors and students from our limited run at Studio 54,” said Todd
Haimes, Roundabout Theatre Company’s Artistic Director / CEO.
“The best part about seeing theatre performances in cinemas is the
ability to watch with an audience of fans and experience the energy of
the community in the auditorium. The 2016 multi-Tony Award-nominated ‘She
Loves Me’ is the perfect title to debut this big screen experience
for Broadway lovers nationwide,” said Fathom Events Vice President of
Programming Kymberli Frueh. “Now anyone can see amazing Broadway talent
in their local movie theater.”
“We are thrilled to partner with Fathom Events to bring ‘She Loves Me’
to audiences nationwide,” said BroadwayHD co-founders Stewart F. Lane
and Bonnie Comley. “Once again, we are working to preserve and extend
the reach of live theatre. Many fans couldn’t make it to NYC before this
exhilarating Broadway production shut its doors. We captured ‘She
Loves Me’ in June so we could share it with theatre lovers
everywhere. This partnership allows us to take it one step further and
bring the Broadway stage to cinemas in hometowns across the country.”
For artwork/photos related to “She Loves Me,” visit the
Fathom Events press
site.
About Fathom Events
Fathom Events is recognized as the leading domestic distributor of event
cinema, and ranks as one of the largest overall distributors of content
to movie theaters. Owned by AMC Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC), Cinemark
Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK) and Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC)
(known collectively as AC JV, LLC), Fathom Events offers a variety of
one-of-a-kind entertainment events that include live, high-definition
performances of the Metropolitan Opera, dance and theatre productions
such as the Bolshoi Ballet and National Theatre Live’s Hamlet, sporting
events like FS1 Presents USA v Mexico, concerts with Roger Waters and
One Direction, the TCM Presents classic film series and faith-based
events such as The Drop Box and Four Blood Moons. Fathom Events takes
audiences behind the scenes and offers unique extras including audience
Q&As, backstage footage and interviews with cast and crew, creating the
ultimate VIP experience. Fathom Events’ live digital broadcast network
(“DBN”) is the largest cinema broadcast network in North America,
bringing live and pre-recorded events to 887 locations and 1,354 screens
in 181 Designated Market Areas® (including all of the top
50). For more information, visit www.fathomevents.com.
About BroadwayHD
Since its launch in 2015, BroadwayHD
aims to extend the reach of Broadway to fans old and new, anytime and
anywhere. BroadwayHD is the only online streaming service of its kind,
offering viewers an unprecedented Broadway experience and access to
exclusive live streams. In June of 2016, BroadwayHD made history with
the live stream of “She Loves Me,” marking the first-ever Broadway live
stream. In addition to exclusive live streamed content, BroadwayHD
offers subscribers unlimited access to an on-demand library of over 150
theater productions from the comfort and convenience of their own
homes—or wherever streaming is possible. It’s the Broadway you know and
love, curated from the stage to your screen.
About Roundabout Theatre Company
Roundabout Theatre Company is committed to producing the highest-quality
theatre with the finest artists, sharing stories that endure, and
providing accessibility to all audiences. A not-for-profit company,
Roundabout fulfills its mission each season through the production of
classic plays and musicals; development and production of new works by
established and emerging writers; educational initiatives that enrich
the lives of children and adults; and a subscription model and audience
outreach programs that cultivate and engage all audiences.
Roundabout Theatre Company presents a variety of plays, musicals, and
new works on its five stages. Off-Broadway, the Harold and Miriam
Steinberg Center for Theatre, which houses the Laura Pels Theatre and
Black Box Theatre, with its simple sophisticated design, is perfectly
suited to showcasing new plays. The grandeur of its Broadway home on
42nd Street, American Airlines Theatre, sets the ideal stage for the
classics. Roundabout’s Studio 54 provides an exciting and intimate
Broadway venue for its musical and special event productions. The
Stephen Sondheim Theatre offers a state of the art, LEED-certified
Broadway theatre in which to stage major large-scale musical revivals.
Together these distinctive homes serve to enhance Roundabout’s work on
each of its stages.
About Ellen M. Krass Productions
Two-time Emmy Award-winning producer Ellen M. Krass and EMK Productions
have a 25-year history of packaging and producing for film and
television. Krass’ most-recent productions include “Gypsy”
starring Imelda Staunton (2015) and the New York Philharmonic concert
staging of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s “Company” starring Neil
Patrick Harris, Patti LuPone, Jon Cryer, Christina Hendricks and Stephen
Colbert, which was broadcast into cinemas around the world.
In 2010 Krass produced “Sondheim! The Birthday Concert,” New York
Philharmonic’s rousing celebration of the life and work of one of
Broadway’s greatest legends. The evening was telecast as part of PBS’
“Great Performances” series, hosted by David Hyde Pierce. Her other
productions include “Cyrano,” “Candide,” “Company with Raul Esparza,”
“Sweeney Todd in Concert,” “The Gin Game with Dick Van Dyke and Mary
Tyler Moore” and “You Can’t Take It With You with Jason
Robards and Colleen Dewhurst.”
About WNET
WNET is America’s flagship PBS station and parent company of THIRTEEN
and WLIW21.
WNET also operates NJTV,
the statewide public media network in New Jersey. Through its broadcast
channels, three cable services (KidsThirteen, Create and World) and
online streaming sites, WNET brings quality arts, education and public
affairs programming to more than five million viewers each week. WNET
produces and presents such acclaimed PBS series as Nature,
Great
Performances, American
Masters, PBS
NewsHour Weekend, Charlie
Rose and a range of documentaries, children’s programs, and local
news and cultural offerings. WNET’s groundbreaking series for children
and young adults include Get
the Math, Oh
Noah! and Cyberchase
as well as Mission
US, the award-winning interactive history game. WNET highlights the
tri-state’s unique culture and diverse communities through NYC-ARTS,
Reel
13, NJTV
News with Mary Alice Williams and MetroFocus,
the daily multi-platform news magazine focusing on the New York region.
In addition, WNET produces online-only programming including the
award-winning series about gender, First
Person, and an intergenerational look at tech and pop culture, The
Chatterbox with Kevin and Grandma Lill. In 2015, THIRTEEN launched
Passport, an online streaming service which allows members to see new
and archival THIRTEEN and PBS programming anytime, anywhere: www.thirteen.org/passport.
Contacts
Fathom Events
Jessica Nelson / Katherine Schwappach
720-262-2753
/ 720-262-2713
jnelson@fathomevents.com
/ kschwappach@fathomevents.com
or
Olson
Engage for BroadwayHD
Michael Riggio, 212-656-9208
Michael.riggio@olson.com
or
DKC
Emily
McGill / Karina Vladimirov
212-981-5128 / 310-579-6363
emily_mcgill@dkcnews.com
/ karina_vladimirov@dkcnews.com
