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The Broadway show 鈥淪he Loves Me鈥� will become the first musical from the Great White Way to be live-streamed.聽

鈥淟oves,鈥� which first appeared on Broadway in 1963 and which currently stars Tony-nominated actors Zachary Levi, Laura Benanti, and Jane Krakowski, is based on the Mikl贸s L谩szl贸 play 鈥淧arfumerie鈥� and is most likely familiar to the general public as following the same storyline as the 1998 romantic comedy 鈥淵ou鈥檝e Got Mail鈥� starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks,聽which was also based on 鈥淧arfumerie.鈥澛�

The current version of 鈥淪he Loves Me鈥� debuted this spring. The live-stream will happen on June 30 and viewers can pay $9.99 to watch the show on BroadwayHD (or the production is free if viewers already subscribe to the site).聽

The live-stream plan echoes that of the filmed productions at the Royal National Theatre in London. Through the theater鈥檚 program, viewers have been able to watch shows like 鈥淧h猫dre鈥� with Helen Mirren, 鈥淎 Streetcar Named Desire鈥� with Gillian Anderson, and 鈥淢acbeth鈥� with Kenneth Branagh at a movie theater or other venue that is participating.

Meanwhile, Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator and star of the smash hit musical 鈥淗amilton,鈥� recently announced that the current incarnation of the show will be filmed before he departs the production this July, though how and when the filmed performance will be released has not yet been announced.

Live musicals have also recently been entering America鈥檚 homes with the recent network TV productions of shows like 鈥淭he Wiz鈥� (NBC), 鈥淧eter Pan鈥� (NBC), and 鈥淕rease鈥� (Fox). These shows have been ratings successes, though some have done better than others, and the reception of the more recent productions, 鈥淲iz鈥� and 鈥淕rease,鈥� in particular was positive. NBC is airing a live version of 鈥淗airspray鈥� this December starring Harvey Fierstein, Jennifer Hudson, Martin Short, and Maddie Baillio.