Technology is remaking how we see the ancient art of theater

At the Cinderella Broadway Opening Night curtain call in New York City in 2013. BroadwayHD is hoping it can replicate the experience of being in a broadway theatre on your laptop, TV, phone or tablet. — AFP

NEW YORK: When James Corden kicked off the Tony Awards this year, his opening number was a full-throated endorsement of the live theatrical experience.

"It's live, we do it live, and every single moment's unrepeatable," the late-night TV host sang. "There is a visceral bliss you only get in a theatre seeing people do this."