Alternative Content is a rapidly growing sector of the theatrical landscape in this country (as witnessed by the voluminous upcoming schedule of events listed below) but this segment of the filmed content business is enjoying an even more robust year in Europe. On October 16th at the Genesis Cinema in London, the Events Cinema Association will hold its annual ECA Conference (which Box Office Insider will be attending and covering) and also will present its second annual ECA Awards, recognizing the achievements at the box office that the Event Cinema industry has made of the last 12 months. Nominations this year include the British Museum’s record-breaking Pompeii Live, which contributed to establishing the museum and gallery exhibition firmly as a mainstream genre, the National Theatre Live’s War Horse presentation, the Peter Grimes, Henrik Ibsen play Ghosts, which the was the world’s first Dolby Atmos event cinema release, the Canonization of the Pope live in 3D and what was undoubtedly Pope Francis’ least favorite filmed event of the year, Monty Python (Almost) Live from the O2 Arena,
UPDATED U.S. ALTERNATIVE CONTENT RELEASE SCHEDULE
(Note: Many of these events have encores. Check your local listings)
EVERY SAT THRU OCTOBER: ENGLISH PREMIERE LEAGUE SOCCER
10/2 MARIINSKY ON SCREEN: WAR AND PEACE
10/2 TIM RICE’S FROM HERE TO ETERNITY
10/4 ANDRE RIEU 10TH ANNIVERSARY MAASTRICHT CONCERT
10/5 NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: MEDEA
10/6 BATTLE OF THE STRANDS LIVE
10/7 THE BRITISH MUSEUM: THE VIKINGS
10/9 LIONSGATE PRESENTS: ADDICTED, LIVE WITH ZANE
10/9 MARIINSKY ON SCREEN: LA BAYADERE
10/11 THE MET OPERA: MACBETH
10/11 ONE DIRECTION: WHERE WE ARE
10/14 UNFAIR: EXPOSING THE I.R.S.
10/16 THE ROYAL BALLET: MANON
10/18 THE MET OPERA: LE NOZZE DI FIGARO
10/23 THE BRITISH MUSEUM: POMPEII
10/26 THE BOLSHOI BALLET: THE LEGEND OF LOVE
10/27 NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: FRANKENSTEIN (Benedict Cumberbatch as the Creature)
10/29 NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: FRANKENSTEIN (Johnny Lee Miller as the Creature)
10/30 RIFF TRAX LIVE: ANACONDA
11/1 THE MET OPERA: CARMEN
11/6 NATIONAL THEATRE COMPANY: OF MICE AND MEN
11/8 THE BIG APPLE CIRCUS
11/15 VELASQUEZ VS. WERDUM LIVE
11/22 THE MET OPERA: THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
11/23 NATIONAL THEATRE COMPANY LIVE: SKYLIGHT
12/13 THE MET OPERA: DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NURNBERG
12/16 THE ROYAL BALLET: ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND
12/21 BOLSHOI BALLET: THE NUTCRACKER
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