Okay so while this is amazing and hilarious just to be clear 2:29 is the Megasix from Six the Musical. Literally everywhere except Broadway (this clip in this video is from the West End) you are allowed to film this. They even say “Get your phones out you’re gonna wanna film this). The US cast did this too until they got to New York where Actors Equity told them they couldn’t do that anymore. SO just saying that clip was not technically a bootleg and the actors were very much aware they were being filmed. Go look some Megasix’s they get really into it
Thank you for letting me know, i thought they couldn’t because of the actor’s equity (cause they are SUPER strict) but will be looking into the mega six thing☺️👍
@@ashleycorona9210 yeah literally every cast (West End, UK Tour, Bliss, Breakaway and Australia) can and ask the audience to film the Megasix which is the song after bows. The Broadway cast asked multiple times for it to be the same but Actors Equity said no. If you watch some of the many videos out there some of the actors get very up close and personal and have fun with front row audience members 😊
@@professorwright1428 there’s only one Megasix video from the US cast in New York and it’s from their first preview. That video is shot from the balcony since it is a bootleg. Any other Megasix’s with the Broadway cast are from their North American tour or sit down in Chicago where they were allowed to film. It wasn’t until they actually got to New York City that AE told them they weren’t allowed to film on Broadway.
tbh i used to be against bootlegs until i realized how inaccessible theater (esp broadway) is. ppl watching “slime tutorials” arent really taking money from the show because 90% of the time theyre doing it because they could never afford to see it in person anyway. you cant “lose” theoretical money you never had. if broadway wants people to stop making boot legs they should start releasing proshots so we have ways to legally see the show that dont cost an arm and a leg.
literally, i live in a small non English speaking European country I would much rather see the show live but these are my only ways of ever being able to see the shows
I love pro shots of these shows kinda like what disney did with the newsies just a way for people too watch not some movie that normally doesnt do it justice but the way it was intended on stage in good quality instead of bootlegs
Things I have learned: Jonathan Groff WILL find you and stare you down The person filming Mean Girls was either caught by one actor and then that actor told everyone else or they were just really obvious
he stares down the entire audience very slowly scanning them left to right through the whole number, it's part of the staging. He talks about it in an interview. It's unlikely he saw the camera. That clip is just at the exact moment he was scanning the area of the audience where the camera was.
@@MrSpikethefirst it's literally part of the staging from the director that the character does this. I've seen the new guys do it on broadway, the tour, and my friend was understudying for this part on the angelica tour and he told me himself that they tell you in rehearsals that this is what you're supposed to do, it's part of the direction from the director.
@@DeathnoteBB yeah definitely like if I got the chance I would 100% pay to see the show and watching a bootleg wouldn't stop me wanting to see it if anything it just encourages it
Yea. . . I had seen that one before (especially before doing theater) and I was scared, and now that I know the importance of timing and everything, him quickly saying that in the dark and getting so close scares me even more.
The Hamilton and Mean Girls ones the cast had definitely talked to each other backstage and told one another that there was a bootlegger, or they were just REALLY obvious
@@art8172 I was in the 6th row at the Book of Mormon on Broadway...I mouthed the lyrics to every song...one of the cast members said they noticed me through the whole show...trust me...they see everything
@@aguamiel2349 it's not that difficult. You see shadow shapes, so... If you see someone holding something square means: 1. They're taking you pictures or 2. They are recording the show hahahaha
Yes!!! I dont mind it but it gives me a little anxiety but it also makes me want to do my best...that's if I can tell they are recording... if they are just generally on their phone then it pisses me off because it's just distracting
I think proshots should be released when a show closes or on an anniversary, so people who might not be able to experience the show in person for whatever reason can enjoy them too, and possibly minimize the amount of bootlegers.
I think at least like 5 years after a show closes, otherwise some people who would have the means to see the show don’t to save money (I don’t necessarily mean rich people. I mean people who might have to save for a few months to afford going)
Yes but for a show that doesn’t earn as much as a “pro shot able” musical like Hamilton can’t afford to film and edit a pro shot for Netflix or something like that
@@lilahhedges2924 of course most musicals won’t have the money hamilton has but proshots like falsettos don’t have the editing that hamilton has but is still a good accessible proshot
@@lilahhedges2924 You should look up Team Starkid. They have a relatively small budget and following but they post all their high quality full length musicals a couple months after their last performance of it for free here on UA-cam! I don't care if this sounds like and ad, I just love telling people about them lol-
Also can we talk about bootlegs for a second. I'm in theatre. I get it. Revenue and people actually going to the theatre and its distracting and all that stuff BUT how many of these actors relied on bootlegs to see shows when they were training? Probably all of them. There's a reason Broadway audiences are mostly older and more well off financially. Like the actual people that will eventually become these Broadway actors are not the majority of the audiences because shows are so expensive. I'm not saying it should be allowed because I don't want everyone with their phones out all the time ovi. But the "put that away" comment just seamed so off color to me. Thoughts?
I totally agree with you. So many actors HAVE actually asked people for bootlegs of their shows because they miss broadway. Bootlegs don’t hurt Broadway financially because no one acts like a boot is better then watching the actual show. Like I would much rather watch a show live then in a video form but I just can’t afford it.
I think if anyone had the means to watch a live show they would 100% do it but a lot of us just can't (we don't have those musicals in my country), so yeah, I don't see why people complain about that part, it's not like it's gonna replace the actual experience.
I think that was mostly because it was from the front row and was kinda distracting for the actors. Will Roland has said some stuff about bootleggers in the past but I think he got somewhat used to them in the end, just that front row is kinda distracting
honestly the majority of the fans come from bootlegs, i don't think most of them would ever be interested in seeing a musical, if they didn't know what's going to happen in them and spend lots of money on it, too. theater is seen as an old people thing
@@cerealwithnutella2567 if it doesn't have a flash, then it shouldn't be distracting you. an actor's job is also to stay focused on what you're doing. the outside world does not matter, you need to stay in the story. otherwise, everything will distract you. a baby crying in a kid's show, someone coughing, someone leaving their seat to go to the bathroom...
Seriously, if that was me I couldn't sleep for the rest of my life due to anxiety attacks rooted in this moment. But then again I could never illegally film anything either.
Honestly, if i were to see a musical on broadway i wouldn't even think of filming it. I mean sure, great for memories, re-watch when you want to but I'm not a risk taker myself. I would just want to enjoy it and live in the moment. I also can't afford Barett, Lin and Taylor staring at me like that 😶
My favorite one of these isn't in this, but there's a bootleg floating around of DEH where Ben Platt looks directly into the camera for several seconds and then just SHRUGS. the absolute power of it.
Bootlegging is so morally grey in my opinion, because obviously it’s wrong for people to watch something for free at the expense of the actors’ paycheck, but at the same time so many people either can’t afford to see it, or don’t even live in the country where it’s performed, so they’d never be able to pay to see it anyway (believe me, if I had the money to see a show live I would definitely see it instead of watching a bootleg), plus bootlegs give the musical more recognition. I had never seen Heathers before, but after I watched the bootleg I’m now desperate to see it live. So I must admit, I have no idea where I stand on the bootlegging argument, but then I’m not a stage actor (I wish I was though), so I’m just talking from the perspective of a broke theatre kid. In conclusion: Starkid is superior.
Watching a slime tutorial is one thing. Seeing the show in person is a _completely_ different experience. Hell, watching these usually makes me wanna go see the show in person!
I wouldn't have bought tickets to see heathers if i hadn't seen a bootleg, I wouldn't be planning tp buy tickets for les mis if i hadn't seen a bootleg, etc
Tbh if I’m ever on broadway I would never saying anything about leg booters (unless they were being super distracting like having a flash on or something) bc there’s a ton of elitism in theatre and not everyone can go see a play let along the og cast or nyc so until there is away to legally veiw every show leg boots should continue
Yeah, and also since many of us are not from the USA or West End we don't even have the chance to save money to buy the show tickets. We would have to save money for the plane tickets, the hotel and the show tickets lol I understand why filming bootlegs is kinda incorrect, but I'm not gonna lie, it's the only way I have to watch these amazing shows
if people who have the means want to see it, i reckon they will go and see it live not the shaky-cam-blurry version on youtube so i don't think there is too much money lost bc of slime tutorials. and now even ppl from the middle of nowhere can enjoy a production, even though the quality is bad it still can brighten someone's day and isn't that worth a lot?
The problem is if they notice you filming, you’re distracting them. I think a lot of actors don’t have an actual problem with bootlegs - it’s the actual act of filming that’s the problem. People will use flash, lights will hit the phone and shine into their eyes, etc. It can also be dangerous if the stage has moving parts.
I have tourettes and cant really go to big shows without fearing someone getting mad at me for disturbing the show, so I do apreciate slime videos. I understand theres the idea of piracy and how its technically stealing, but I dont think heathers or Hamilton will really miss my ticket or anything.
If I ever become a Broadway actor I’d definitely be the one who picks one camera and treats it as if it was the movie shot because I want to make the experience better for the people who can’t be there
Honestly I hope Pippa thought the same thing when she stared into the camera singing "you ruined our lives" Like... I hope she wanted to make the viewers feel like we're Alex, the douche he is
Ok I’m just imagining Jonathan Groff or Leslie Odom Jr. telling the entire Hamilton cast “ok, look 10 o’clock about 20 rows back and just STARE AT THEM”
Jonathan Groff always knows when someone is filming and it's incredible. Also, Wesley Taylor's Plankton catch in Tomorrow Is is one of my favorite theatre moments ever
in some slime tutorials you can see them eye the camera and then when their mics go off they sometimes start telling other cast members, and then they look over subtly too. its quite funny to watch. ive noticed it a bunch in mean girls bootlegs!
yeah, a couple of them looked. I wonder if they told staff or not. I know Ashley Park doesn't like them, but i wonder if the others cared. Renee Rapp and the guy playing Aaron kind of glanced quickly, so maybe they didn't care to report but Taylor held the stare
@@koko-wo3pn at first I didn’t understand why you commented that- but then I looked at their name and profile… im dumb 🤣 as yes, Joan the frat… person? (Welcome to me realizing there is no gender neutral term from a frat boy)
I heard a rumor a while ago that the actors are actually taught to stare at a bootlegger if they spot one to sort of clue the theatre staff that somebody in the audience is doing something the shouldn’t be….
the people who would understand and feel the emotion of the musical the best are people who cant afford to go see it. i bet at least 60% of the Hamilton fanbase has not actually been to a show. the average price of tickets is $562 💀 you think all those Hamilton obsessed teens can afford that?? especially if they don't live in the area a show is happening. why settle for just listening to the soundtrack and seeing random clips online when you can watch a bootleg (although it's poorly recorded most times)? that's honestly so unfair. especially since there's usually never a professional recording online to buy. I'm sure plenty of people would buy it, but I've never seen that for any mainstream musical. other than Hamilton of course, but that was a long time after the musical first premiered, and it's not even straightforward. you have to buy Disney+ and you legit cant view it on a free trial. anyways rant over i hate it here
Randomly on my recommended but i’m glad because just cause i saw a bootleg doesn’t mean i won’t ever wanna see the ACTUAL live performance if i ever have the money or if it comes back on. What i think could help this is if they just do a pro-shot and sell it like Hamilton did, it still won’t really stop people from going to broadway because ofc being actually there is a whole other experience like watching a movie in a theater vs at home.. and that way the actors will still get revenue from people buying the pro shots online
There are still people in the comments complaining that they have to pay for Disney+ and can't just watch it with a free trial. I mean, Jesus Christ, the entitlement.
Same! I just watched a slime of anastasia for the first time and I remember back in 2017 when it was on broadway how depressed I was that I couldn’t go because 1) I’m poor 2) I live 13,000 km away and I feel so happy after watching the bootleg but also guilty cos it’s a bootleg!
they’re doing god’s work imo. no one who can afford to go see a broadway show isn’t going to ~not~ go bc there’s a crappy bootleg available. it just helps out the less privileged. as long as they’re not selling it for personal profit they’re good in my book. artists should want their art to be shared with as many people as possible, not get pissy bc poorer people might get to see it for free.
I was once watching Dear Evan Hansen with my mother and I swear the guy playing Evan stared at me one or two times, I wasn’t filming anything, he just kept glancing back at the very corner of the theater where I sat, even my mom noticed it
Yo, any chance it was Roman Banks (understudy/ first black actor to play Evan)? Cause he's said in interviews before that he always used to stare at the back balcony seat where he sat when he saw Ben Platt in Dear Evan Hansen
I have worked backstage in musical theatre and filming is REALLY obvious most of the time. A lot of actors hate it as it puts pressure on them if they miss a note or entrance knowing it is on film. More shows should do recordings though like Hamilton have done so that people who have little chance of watching the show can still see it!
If the footage of Lin singing "I'ma get a scholarship to King's College. I prob'ly shouldn't brag, but dag, I amaze and astonish. To the lady filming in the third row, please stop it," ever surfaces, you let me know immediately!
I recognize bootlegs are not allowed for legal reasons, and can be maybe minorly distracting to actors, but some of these actors' (and others not featured) reactions / stances on bootlegging are really off-putting and feel elitist. Especially say, coming from the cast of Hamilton... like they were struggling... Sure. Not only do many actors refer to and train with bootlegs themselves, but many people will never get to see a show and travel to NYC and crappy boots are the only way that's possible.
Actually, some legboots have preserved shows like Heathers. I remember Barret Wilbert Weed (Veronica) saying in an interviee that she was glad leg boots existed, because heathers was a show that died so early and those ilegal videos preserved her work on a show she loved so much
@@Maliekka I had no clue what Heathers was, as I was too young to know the movie, and I only heard of it because of people talking about a bootleg. I watched it, and now it’s easily in my top 3. Animatics have also helped with experiencing theater, but it isn’t the same as watching the actors preform, whether in person or on video. I know that bootlegs are illegal, but I personally can’t be against them. They preserve so many good shows, and they give some wonderful experiences for fans to watch, even if it’s low quality.
Yeah, that’s true for almost all productions of six (including the one in this video). So, you’re right. However, people are technically banned from recording the broadway Megasix. They even changed the line where they encourage people to get their phones out and film this.
There's a great one in the bootleg for original London production of Hairspray. During 'Velma's revenge', Velma keeps not only looking at the camera but even points to it at one point in character. It's actually really funny
There's a point in the West End Heathers bootleg where Jamie, the actor playing JD, just stared at the camera for a few seconds and my heart stopped lmao.
@@CrazyGamerGirl123 I'm pretty sure there's only one version of the West End Heathers bootleg on UA-cam. If you're wondering when it happens it's after they kill Heather Chandler and are chilling at JD's house. They're sitting on some steps watching the TV and he has the remote in his hand. It's right before you hear his dad get home which makes JD jump up and ask if Veronica wants to go get ice cream. I'm pretty sure the bootleg is called "Crazy girl breaks into boys house to have sex then they kill 3 people" and I think it's part 2 out of the 4 parts.
@@CrazyGamerGirl123 Yeah I just checked the video and I'm correct lol. The time stamp for it is 19:21 It's not that intense of a stare but I remember watching it and my heart stopping for a second 😂
Honestly if I was in theatre and someone was bootlegging I really wouldn’t be that mad about it especially if it’s a last performance for that cast or for one of the main actors
the video of six at 2:26 is allowed to be filmed actually! they sing 'get your phones out your gonna wanna film this' except for the broadway megasix sadly
Istg every Six Slime tutorial every single queen sees the cameras and its like the power they hold. An they do a little dance of facial expression for the camera and ik its wrong but its just chefs kiss every time
Groff looking at the camera at the new brain slime: put that down, I’m trying to go trough my emotional crisis where I’m trying my best not to die Groff in the Hamilton slimes: 👁👄👁
I love how groff always insists on just. staring down the camera the entire time he's on stage. and he always finds them. I don't think I've ever seen a boot of a show he's in where he isn't just making unbreakable eye contact with the camera the entire time
Honestly, nobody would choose to watch a bootleg over seing an in-persin show if they were able to do so. Theatre needs to be made more accessible so that people don't need to make them.
what i find funny is that lin manuel miranda looked at the camera and probably thought can't you wait a little while, i'm having this turned into an official film. lmao
First of all, if I made eye contact with Lin I think I’d freeze on the spot like a Medusa victim. Second, good god these gave me all secondhand embarrassment
As someone in the theatre industry we will often stare at a bootlegger to 1.scare them into putting it away 2. Get an idea of what row/seat there in so when we are in the wings we can alert someone
Actors sometimes have a motion to tell people backstage there is a bootlegger so security can find then in the crowd. They are pretty easy to spot, specially if you're being starred at haha
The one in Spongebob is actually kinda funny, because the whole purpose of the Spongebob musical is every character being self aware that they are performing. Like Spongebob literally says hello to the the live sound and music directors. So to have Plankton look directly at the camera knowing his evil genius plan is going everywhere fits his character too well…
I am glad there are bootlegs around there, if it wasnt for there I wouldnt be able to watch alot of musicals, and I am sure that a lot of people are glad too!
"And let's face it... who isn't, less fortunate than I?" *looks directly at phone* "He takes, and he takes, and he takes, but he keeps winning anyway..." *looks directly at phone*
Okay so while this is amazing and hilarious just to be clear 2:29 is the Megasix from Six the Musical. Literally everywhere except Broadway (this clip in this video is from the West End) you are allowed to film this. They even say “Get your phones out you’re gonna wanna film this). The US cast did this too until they got to New York where Actors Equity told them they couldn’t do that anymore. SO just saying that clip was not technically a bootleg and the actors were very much aware they were being filmed. Go look some Megasix’s they get really into it
Thank you for letting me know, i thought they couldn’t because of the actor’s equity (cause they are SUPER strict) but will be looking into the mega six thing☺️👍
@@ashleycorona9210 yeah literally every cast (West End, UK Tour, Bliss, Breakaway and Australia) can and ask the audience to film the Megasix which is the song after bows. The Broadway cast asked multiple times for it to be the same but Actors Equity said no. If you watch some of the many videos out there some of the actors get very up close and personal and have fun with front row audience members 😊
@@ashleighcummings5372 To be fair the megasix ban on Broadway is barely enforced. The actors get very close in several videos and say nothing.
@@professorwright1428 there’s only one Megasix video from the US cast in New York and it’s from their first preview. That video is shot from the balcony since it is a bootleg. Any other Megasix’s with the Broadway cast are from their North American tour or sit down in Chicago where they were allowed to film. It wasn’t until they actually got to New York City that AE told them they weren’t allowed to film on Broadway.
@@ashleighcummings5372 Oh no hen, there are a good few of them out there, a couple are even from the front row. They genuinely just don't care.
Actors: casually glancing at the camera for a couple seconds.
Groff: 👁👄👁
Barrette staring daggers into my *soul*!
So intimidating lol
I know right!? Groff has a sixth sense when a camera is on him.
This was so scary and creepy. It's like they're staring at us for watching these bootlegs
He's sassy that way
tbh i used to be against bootlegs until i realized how inaccessible theater (esp broadway) is. ppl watching “slime tutorials” arent really taking money from the show because 90% of the time theyre doing it because they could never afford to see it in person anyway. you cant “lose” theoretical money you never had. if broadway wants people to stop making boot legs they should start releasing proshots so we have ways to legally see the show that dont cost an arm and a leg.
exactly. like if i'm rich enough to afford a broadway ticket i'm talking that over a shaky, grainy, low-quality recording on youtube
literally, i live in a small non English speaking European country I would much rather see the show live but these are my only ways of ever being able to see the shows
I love pro shots of these shows kinda like what disney did with the newsies just a way for people too watch not some movie that normally doesnt do it justice but the way it was intended on stage in good quality instead of bootlegs
(Epsecially when there leaving Broadway, still wish we had a dear Evan Hansen live 😢 maybe one day)
True!
Things I have learned:
Jonathan Groff WILL find you and stare you down
The person filming Mean Girls was either caught by one actor and then that actor told everyone else or they were just really obvious
Ashley Park (the one that played gretchen) said she doesnt condone bootlegging so she definitely said something
he stares down the entire audience very slowly scanning them left to right through the whole number, it's part of the staging. He talks about it in an interview. It's unlikely he saw the camera. That clip is just at the exact moment he was scanning the area of the audience where the camera was.
when was the mean girls one???
@@cloudambient no hes said he uses that time to find and stare down bootleggers. Hes very vocal in condemning them.
@@MrSpikethefirst it's literally part of the staging from the director that the character does this. I've seen the new guys do it on broadway, the tour, and my friend was understudying for this part on the angelica tour and he told me himself that they tell you in rehearsals that this is what you're supposed to do, it's part of the direction from the director.
Phillipa staring into their soul whilst singing “you have ruined our lives“ 💀
*abort mission. abort.*
💀💀💀💀💀
Love that 😆💀
@@DeathnoteBB yeah definitely like if I got the chance I would 100% pay to see the show and watching a bootleg wouldn't stop me wanting to see it if anything it just encourages it
SHE KNOWS, *SHE KNOWS*
the part that scared me the most was Will Roland saying "put that away"
Imagined being told by WILL FREAKING ROLAND to put away your camera. I would simply die 😀
@@lpwkohler I'd just leave, there is no way that I'd be able to enjoy the show after I pissed off Will Ronalds 😂
Same! I got so much second hand embarrassment 😳
i bout had a panic attack
Yea. . . I had seen that one before (especially before doing theater) and I was scared, and now that I know the importance of timing and everything, him quickly saying that in the dark and getting so close scares me even more.
The Hamilton and Mean Girls ones the cast had definitely talked to each other backstage and told one another that there was a bootlegger, or they were just REALLY obvious
Oh they totally were those casts, with the mean girls boots up close from Jan 2020 to March 2020 the MG cast definitely saw those bootlegers
I'm not so sure about Hamilton. Lin Manuel is an expert on spoting bootleggers and he's had them kicked out many times.
@@art8172 I was in the 6th row at the Book of Mormon on Broadway...I mouthed the lyrics to every song...one of the cast members said they noticed me through the whole show...trust me...they see everything
Daveed once said on The Conan Show how Lin would spot bootleggers and the whole cast would instantly know who it was based on where Lin was looking.
Also Taylor Louderman is REALLY good at noticing people filming
I've done musical theatre before and you can spot a phone very easily we just don't say anything most the time 😂😂😂
thank you for letting me watch these slime tutorials all the way in Malaysia
How do you do that with all the lights on your face?
@@aguamiel2349 it's not that difficult. You see shadow shapes, so... If you see someone holding something square means: 1. They're taking you pictures or 2. They are recording the show hahahaha
Yes!!! I dont mind it but it gives me a little anxiety but it also makes me want to do my best...that's if I can tell they are recording... if they are just generally on their phone then it pisses me off because it's just distracting
@@ariffinyuya same there's literally no musicals here at all and am i pissed because of that? very.
I think proshots should be released when a show closes or on an anniversary, so people who might not be able to experience the show in person for whatever reason can enjoy them too, and possibly minimize the amount of bootlegers.
I think at least like 5 years after a show closes, otherwise some people who would have the means to see the show don’t to save money (I don’t necessarily mean rich people. I mean people who might have to save for a few months to afford going)
Yes but for a show that doesn’t earn as much as a “pro shot able” musical like Hamilton can’t afford to film and edit a pro shot for Netflix or something like that
@@lilahhedges2924 of course most musicals won’t have the money hamilton has but proshots like falsettos don’t have the editing that hamilton has but is still a good accessible proshot
@@lilahhedges2924 You should look up Team Starkid. They have a relatively small budget and following but they post all their high quality full length musicals a couple months after their last performance of it for free here on UA-cam! I don't care if this sounds like and ad, I just love telling people about them lol-
I would like that :( I'm from Mexico so I can't really experience any musical.
Eliza looking into my eyes and telling me I ruined her life made me _shooketh_
Same, I was begging for forgiveness help-
@Katherine Howard That just makes me think of, “Forgiveness. Can you imaaaagine?” And, “HELPLESSS”
There was another time when she stared into the camera when she raises the letters before she burns them and that one’s even more terrifying
@@briannapuckett169 link?
Also can we talk about bootlegs for a second. I'm in theatre. I get it. Revenue and people actually going to the theatre and its distracting and all that stuff BUT how many of these actors relied on bootlegs to see shows when they were training? Probably all of them. There's a reason Broadway audiences are mostly older and more well off financially. Like the actual people that will eventually become these Broadway actors are not the majority of the audiences because shows are so expensive. I'm not saying it should be allowed because I don't want everyone with their phones out all the time ovi. But the "put that away" comment just seamed so off color to me. Thoughts?
I totally agree with you. So many actors HAVE actually asked people for bootlegs of their shows because they miss broadway. Bootlegs don’t hurt Broadway financially because no one acts like a boot is better then watching the actual show. Like I would much rather watch a show live then in a video form but I just can’t afford it.
I think if anyone had the means to watch a live show they would 100% do it but a lot of us just can't (we don't have those musicals in my country), so yeah, I don't see why people complain about that part, it's not like it's gonna replace the actual experience.
I think that was mostly because it was from the front row and was kinda distracting for the actors. Will Roland has said some stuff about bootleggers in the past but I think he got somewhat used to them in the end, just that front row is kinda distracting
honestly the majority of the fans come from bootlegs, i don't think most of them would ever be interested in seeing a musical, if they didn't know what's going to happen in them and spend lots of money on it, too. theater is seen as an old people thing
@@cerealwithnutella2567 if it doesn't have a flash, then it shouldn't be distracting you. an actor's job is also to stay focused on what you're doing. the outside world does not matter, you need to stay in the story. otherwise, everything will distract you. a baby crying in a kid's show, someone coughing, someone leaving their seat to go to the bathroom...
I think I physically felt my heart stop when will roland said put that away. I felt like groveling and begging for forgiveness and it wasn't even me!
Same tho idbddjhdiehdb
Seriously, if that was me I couldn't sleep for the rest of my life due to anxiety attacks rooted in this moment. But then again I could never illegally film anything either.
Honestly, if i were to see a musical on broadway i wouldn't even think of filming it. I mean sure, great for memories, re-watch when you want to but I'm not a risk taker myself. I would just want to enjoy it and live in the moment. I also can't afford Barett, Lin and Taylor staring at me like that 😶
My favorite one of these isn't in this, but there's a bootleg floating around of DEH where Ben Platt looks directly into the camera for several seconds and then just SHRUGS. the absolute power of it.
He understands how elite theater is.
Please tell me you have a link or something
Yes please, I need that in my life
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Please I need to see this
Bootlegging is so morally grey in my opinion, because obviously it’s wrong for people to watch something for free at the expense of the actors’ paycheck, but at the same time so many people either can’t afford to see it, or don’t even live in the country where it’s performed, so they’d never be able to pay to see it anyway (believe me, if I had the money to see a show live I would definitely see it instead of watching a bootleg), plus bootlegs give the musical more recognition. I had never seen Heathers before, but after I watched the bootleg I’m now desperate to see it live. So I must admit, I have no idea where I stand on the bootlegging argument, but then I’m not a stage actor (I wish I was though), so I’m just talking from the perspective of a broke theatre kid.
In conclusion: Starkid is superior.
I knew if I scrolled through the comments long enough I'd find a fellow Starkid fan!
@@els5702 hello fellow starkid fan!
Watching a slime tutorial is one thing. Seeing the show in person is a _completely_ different experience. Hell, watching these usually makes me wanna go see the show in person!
@@Dreigonix Same :D
I wouldn't have bought tickets to see heathers if i hadn't seen a bootleg, I wouldn't be planning tp buy tickets for les mis if i hadn't seen a bootleg, etc
What people don't seem to realise is, the entire seating area is dark and the phone lights your face up like a beacon.
Frr
definately
Yup. You can even see people with glasses
That's why most of these are low quality- the few people who actually can film very well are among those few people because they don't get caught.
Tbh if I’m ever on broadway I would never saying anything about leg booters (unless they were being super distracting like having a flash on or something) bc there’s a ton of elitism in theatre and not everyone can go see a play let along the og cast or nyc so until there is away to legally veiw every show leg boots should continue
THATS WHAT IM SAYING THANK YOU
Yeah, and also since many of us are not from the USA or West End we don't even have the chance to save money to buy the show tickets. We would have to save money for the plane tickets, the hotel and the show tickets lol
I understand why filming bootlegs is kinda incorrect, but I'm not gonna lie, it's the only way I have to watch these amazing shows
Leg booters?
if people who have the means want to see it, i reckon they will go and see it live not the shaky-cam-blurry version on youtube so i don't think there is too much money lost bc of slime tutorials. and now even ppl from the middle of nowhere can enjoy a production, even though the quality is bad it still can brighten someone's day and isn't that worth a lot?
The problem is if they notice you filming, you’re distracting them. I think a lot of actors don’t have an actual problem with bootlegs - it’s the actual act of filming that’s the problem. People will use flash, lights will hit the phone and shine into their eyes, etc. It can also be dangerous if the stage has moving parts.
The ones with King George have such a threatening aura, feels like he’s about to have the person filming brought on stage for a public execution
bestie he’s King George not Henry VIII
I didn’t film any of these and I still feel guilty
imagine patrick page with that deep bass voice staring into your soul, the bootlegger must’ve been scared for their life after the show
That’s what happens in my nightmares 😭
I would have just started crying out of sheer terror lol
Imagine that happening during Spiderman
what's the song called again cause thats pure fire
I have tourettes and cant really go to big shows without fearing someone getting mad at me for disturbing the show, so I do apreciate slime videos. I understand theres the idea of piracy and how its technically stealing, but I dont think heathers or Hamilton will really miss my ticket or anything.
The one that zoomed in on Barretts face- 💀💀
the way she awkwardly smiled back 😭✋
"Oh wow, you have a camera, great now PUT IT AWAY OR I WILL COME DOWN THERE AND TAKE IT FROM YOU"
2:57
I lost it at that one.
She looked so mad but then casually smiles is very funny to me 😂
If I ever become a Broadway actor I’d definitely be the one who picks one camera and treats it as if it was the movie shot because I want to make the experience better for the people who can’t be there
Honestly I hope Pippa thought the same thing when she stared into the camera singing "you ruined our lives" Like... I hope she wanted to make the viewers feel like we're Alex, the douche he is
3:07 That actor who smiled kindly into the camera, he understands 😌
Pls this is why I love Derek klena sm
Why does Groff make like, the most intense eye contact?
the will roland one had it coming. why would you ever try to record when you're in the front row???
HE HAD IT COMIN
@@justurtypicalteenager4989 *he only had himself to blame*
@@m1ssk1k0 if you’d’ve been there! If you’d’ve seen it!
I bet that you would have done the same
Front row bootlegs don't even look good.
Ok I’m just imagining Jonathan Groff or Leslie Odom Jr. telling the entire Hamilton cast “ok, look 10 o’clock about 20 rows back and just STARE AT THEM”
Jonathan Groff always knows when someone is filming and it's incredible.
Also, Wesley Taylor's Plankton catch in Tomorrow Is is one of my favorite theatre moments ever
Yeah well Wesley Taylor so it makes sense
in some slime tutorials you can see them eye the camera and then when their mics go off they sometimes start telling other cast members, and then they look over subtly too. its quite funny to watch. ive noticed it a bunch in mean girls bootlegs!
yeah, a couple of them looked. I wonder if they told staff or not. I know Ashley Park doesn't like them, but i wonder if the others cared. Renee Rapp and the guy playing Aaron kind of glanced quickly, so maybe they didn't care to report but Taylor held the stare
Will Roland saying "Put that away." somehow shot so much anxiety through me that I jumped- Like- A h-
No effin way dude?! Who broke this vase?!
@@koko-wo3pn at first I didn’t understand why you commented that- but then I looked at their name and profile… im dumb 🤣 as yes, Joan the frat… person? (Welcome to me realizing there is no gender neutral term from a frat boy)
LOGANNNNNN!
The actors are like "film this im supporting you" and will roland said "put that away" because he doesn't want that person to get caught
Your outlook has brightened my day
I will blissfully pretend this is the case. Leave me to my fantasy.
some of them are annoyed tho, which feels a bit weird as if they're judging for wanting people who can't afford it to see it
I heard a rumor a while ago that the actors are actually taught to stare at a bootlegger if they spot one to sort of clue the theatre staff that somebody in the audience is doing something the shouldn’t be….
1:41 the one that comes to mind for me😂
2:22 does Leslie shake his head oml
His cast mates actually said that Lin could spot a bootlegger, tell the usher/security the seat number and row, and get them out of the theatre.
right bc hamilton isn’t a big enough hit and they’re just scraping by💀
Oh my god I would DIE
@@fidindingnemolovee right imagine you pay all that money then get kicked out for that cghcghc
Well, he failed a couple times. 🤣🤣
the people who would understand and feel the emotion of the musical the best are people who cant afford to go see it. i bet at least 60% of the Hamilton fanbase has not actually been to a show. the average price of tickets is $562 💀 you think all those Hamilton obsessed teens can afford that?? especially if they don't live in the area a show is happening. why settle for just listening to the soundtrack and seeing random clips online when you can watch a bootleg (although it's poorly recorded most times)? that's honestly so unfair. especially since there's usually never a professional recording online to buy. I'm sure plenty of people would buy it, but I've never seen that for any mainstream musical. other than Hamilton of course, but that was a long time after the musical first premiered, and it's not even straightforward. you have to buy Disney+ and you legit cant view it on a free trial. anyways rant over i hate it here
Randomly on my recommended but i’m glad because just cause i saw a bootleg doesn’t mean i won’t ever wanna see the ACTUAL live performance if i ever have the money or if it comes back on. What i think could help this is if they just do a pro-shot and sell it like Hamilton did, it still won’t really stop people from going to broadway because ofc being actually there is a whole other experience like watching a movie in a theater vs at home.. and that way the actors will still get revenue from people buying the pro shots online
Yes yes yes
There are still people in the comments complaining that they have to pay for Disney+ and can't just watch it with a free trial. I mean, Jesus Christ, the entitlement.
Same! I just watched a slime of anastasia for the first time and I remember back in 2017 when it was on broadway how depressed I was that I couldn’t go because 1) I’m poor 2) I live 13,000 km away and I feel so happy after watching the bootleg but also guilty cos it’s a bootleg!
There’s a proshot of Newsies on Disney+! One of the first Broadway musicals I watched :)
Barrett looked pissed lol
2:09 Taylor LITERALLY LEANED BACK A LITTLE TO LOOK AT THE CAMERA-
they’re doing god’s work imo. no one who can afford to go see a broadway show isn’t going to ~not~ go bc there’s a crappy bootleg available. it just helps out the less privileged. as long as they’re not selling it for personal profit they’re good in my book. artists should want their art to be shared with as many people as possible, not get pissy bc poorer people might get to see it for free.
I love how everyone else is staying in character but the six actors are like “oooh someone is filming me HIIIIIEIEEEEEE 👋😘”
I was once watching Dear Evan Hansen with my mother and I swear the guy playing Evan stared at me one or two times, I wasn’t filming anything, he just kept glancing back at the very corner of the theater where I sat, even my mom noticed it
Yo, any chance it was Roman Banks (understudy/ first black actor to play Evan)? Cause he's said in interviews before that he always used to stare at the back balcony seat where he sat when he saw Ben Platt in Dear Evan Hansen
1:15 The way he smiled like “I know what your doing” lmao
I have learned one thing through this
- the original cast of Hamilton are really good at spotting cameras
2:54 barrett's face💀
0:46 I THINK I HAD AN HEART ATTACK RIGHT HERE
People recording these are really a gift and backbone of our society.
I have worked backstage in musical theatre and filming is REALLY obvious most of the time. A lot of actors hate it as it puts pressure on them if they miss a note or entrance knowing it is on film.
More shows should do recordings though like Hamilton have done so that people who have little chance of watching the show can still see it!
Is it bad that I know wanna take a fake phone into a theater, pretend to record and see what happens
Imagine they kick you out and you show them your fake phone😭😭
@@ashleycorona9210 It'd be worth it
Lmao I would do that just to make them look at me
take a cookie one, when an actor looks just bite into it 💀
Lol, hey Biana, how's Fitz?
If the footage of Lin singing
"I'ma get a scholarship to King's College.
I prob'ly shouldn't brag, but dag, I amaze and astonish.
To the lady filming in the third row, please stop it,"
ever surfaces, you let me know immediately!
I recognize bootlegs are not allowed for legal reasons, and can be maybe minorly distracting to actors, but some of these actors' (and others not featured) reactions / stances on bootlegging are really off-putting and feel elitist. Especially say, coming from the cast of Hamilton... like they were struggling... Sure. Not only do many actors refer to and train with bootlegs themselves, but many people will never get to see a show and travel to NYC and crappy boots are the only way that's possible.
Actually, some legboots have preserved shows like Heathers. I remember Barret Wilbert Weed (Veronica) saying in an interviee that she was glad leg boots existed, because heathers was a show that died so early and those ilegal videos preserved her work on a show she loved so much
@@Maliekka I had no clue what Heathers was, as I was too young to know the movie, and I only heard of it because of people talking about a bootleg. I watched it, and now it’s easily in my top 3. Animatics have also helped with experiencing theater, but it isn’t the same as watching the actors preform, whether in person or on video.
I know that bootlegs are illegal, but I personally can’t be against them. They preserve so many good shows, and they give some wonderful experiences for fans to watch, even if it’s low quality.
@@Maliekka Plus people who watched the bootleg might of liked it enough to go see it live
Fr, plus, the people that really love the show will still go see it. Slime tutorials don't take away from the overall show
3:09 HE TOTALLY JUST SMILED AHHAHAHAHHA
2:27 they are allowed to record during then. it’s actually encouraged to record during megasix
sometimes they even take the audiences phones when recording and the whole cast just plays around with it then they give it back
Yeah, that’s true for almost all productions of six (including the one in this video). So, you’re right. However, people are technically banned from recording the broadway Megasix. They even changed the line where they encourage people to get their phones out and film this.
the amount of clips where the king from hamilton (Jonathan Groff) was just staring at all the bootleggers is kinda hilarious
Literally as an actor who hopes to be on bway, im down with bootlegs, i watch em all the time!
i hope you get to be on bway one day :), good luck my friend!
Same here!
the way people prepare for roles is watching bootlegs so i don't hate or love them
There's a great one in the bootleg for original London production of Hairspray. During 'Velma's revenge', Velma keeps not only looking at the camera but even points to it at one point in character. It's actually really funny
Do you have the link to it?
There's a point in the West End Heathers bootleg where Jamie, the actor playing JD, just stared at the camera for a few seconds and my heart stopped lmao.
Jamie: 👁️👁️
Me, watching at home: 👁️👄👁️
Dude, where’s that one? I don’t think the version I watched had that and I’d love to see that lol
@@CrazyGamerGirl123 I'm pretty sure there's only one version of the West End Heathers bootleg on UA-cam. If you're wondering when it happens it's after they kill Heather Chandler and are chilling at JD's house. They're sitting on some steps watching the TV and he has the remote in his hand. It's right before you hear his dad get home which makes JD jump up and ask if Veronica wants to go get ice cream. I'm pretty sure the bootleg is called "Crazy girl breaks into boys house to have sex then they kill 3 people" and I think it's part 2 out of the 4 parts.
@@CrazyGamerGirl123 Yeah I just checked the video and I'm correct lol. The time stamp for it is 19:21 It's not that intense of a stare but I remember watching it and my heart stopping for a second 😂
@@psychoticriot123 lol awesome thank you!
I got scared when she got told to put her phone away 😂
jonathan groff literally anytime someone records him: i am looking directly at it 👁👁
I love how Kyle is just casually singing Stupid With Love Reprise and then angrily looks at the camera and sings "BUT END UP ACTING LIKE A TOOL!"
Honestly if I was in theatre and someone was bootlegging I really wouldn’t be that mad about it especially if it’s a last performance for that cast or for one of the main actors
the video of six at 2:26 is allowed to be filmed actually! they sing 'get your phones out your gonna wanna film this' except for the broadway megasix sadly
I love the variety of musicals shown off here. But also if Patrick Page looked right at me while singing I think I'd be paralyzed with fear.
jonathon groff was born to spot cameras by the looks of it
I am of the volition that Bootleggers are the fuel of the majority of the Musical Theater Communities and I salute them
Christian Borle manages to find bootleggers so often, it terrifies me how often he stares into my soul when I'm watching a bootleg he's in
This is how the less fortunate watched Hamilton for the first time
this gives me anxiety like I was the one doing it and they're getting mad at me :D
I think bootlegs are a huge part in becoming an icon/star on Broadway
even if it's not me this is literally my worst fear, i won't sleep tonight
Istg every Six Slime tutorial every single queen sees the cameras and its like the power they hold. An they do a little dance of facial expression for the camera and ik its wrong but its just chefs kiss every time
The clip of Hades looking into the camera while singing His Kiss, The Riot always sends a shiver down my spine.
When Will Ronald said *"put that away"* I got *chills*
*chills*
Time?
@@lewisfields2299 0:47
@@juliaomera thanks
christian borle finding the camera is terrifying, he looks like he’s about to launch himself at it
There’s no bootleg of a show with Groff in it where he doesn’t stare them down
Groff looking at the camera at the new brain slime: put that down, I’m trying to go trough my emotional crisis where I’m trying my best not to die
Groff in the Hamilton slimes: 👁👄👁
I love how groff always insists on just. staring down the camera the entire time he's on stage. and he always finds them. I don't think I've ever seen a boot of a show he's in where he isn't just making unbreakable eye contact with the camera the entire time
Honestly, nobody would choose to watch a bootleg over seing an in-persin show if they were able to do so. Theatre needs to be made more accessible so that people don't need to make them.
i was caught off guard with ramin’s death stare
ALSO CHRISTIAN BORLES’ STARES ARE ALWAYS SURREAL
what i find funny is that lin manuel miranda looked at the camera and probably thought can't you wait a little while, i'm having this turned into an official film. lmao
First of all, if I made eye contact with Lin I think I’d freeze on the spot like a Medusa victim.
Second, good god these gave me all secondhand embarrassment
As someone in the theatre industry we will often stare at a bootlegger to 1.scare them into putting it away 2. Get an idea of what row/seat there in so when we are in the wings we can alert someone
2:54 THE FACT THAT SHE ACTUALLY GIVES THE CAMERA PERSON A SARCASTIC SMILE LOL
they are staring into our souls. i feel that they are genuinely disappointed in us
Damnnn Jonathan Groff six times, we sure we don't wanna just see him 😂😂😂
if I ever get on broadway (we're talking impossible) I'll def stare at bootlegers just for their happiness
Unrelated but I love your profile picture lol
@@mrbungeealwaysrhymes9023 thank you!
PLEASE ILL MAKE IT AS FUNNY/AWKWARD AS POSSIBLE FOR THE BOOTLEGGERS ILL JUST LOOK STRAIGHT AT THEM AND GO: 😟
Same and I’d make it as uncomfortable and awkward for them as possible
i just love how pippa, derek, and groff appear on here multiple times
borle looking into the camera kills me every time it’s so funny
2:21 damn Leslie's stare goes right through the soul
Imagine Hades looking right at you during “His Kiss, The Riot” I’d run away
Actors sometimes have a motion to tell people backstage there is a bootlegger so security can find then in the crowd. They are pretty easy to spot, specially if you're being starred at haha
I love how even though they hate bootleggers some of them have so much fun with it
The one in Spongebob is actually kinda funny, because the whole purpose of the Spongebob musical is every character being self aware that they are performing. Like Spongebob literally says hello to the the live sound and music directors. So to have Plankton look directly at the camera knowing his evil genius plan is going everywhere fits his character too well…
DEREK KLENA JUST GLARING AT THE CAMERA GETS ME EVERY SINGLE TIME 😭😭😭
Same ☠️
I am glad there are bootlegs around there, if it wasnt for there I wouldnt be able to watch alot of musicals, and I am sure that a lot of people are glad too!
Bootlegging is a necessary evil because they don’t make damn pro shoots when a run ends and going to nyc is expensive
Most of these guys were probably just thankful to have a focus point in the audience that wasn’t middle distance or some poor dudes face
2:34 LOL Catherine Parr winks at the cam
yeah but you’re allowed to film megasix, the girls always have fun with it
3:00 Renee just staring in the camera saying fear me love me omg
"And let's face it... who isn't, less fortunate than I?" *looks directly at phone*
"He takes, and he takes, and he takes, but he keeps winning anyway..." *looks directly at phone*
2:55 omg if looks could kill 😂😂😂
Majority of these don’t look like the actor staring down the lens, they just happen to look in the same direction momentarily
remy zaken's eye contact at 1:54 is SO INTIMATE for WHAT reason