Showgoers viewing fare on screen, not stage

By RYAN NAKASHIMA , AP Business Writer, Technology / Hi Tech

Opera fans inside the AMC Burbank 16 theater in Burbank, Calif., Monday, Sept. 22, 2008, watch The Metropolitan Opera during opening night as it is transmitted by satellite from New York. Growing numbers of showgoers are forgoing the stage for local movie screens that can present video transmitted by satellite. Producers are gaining new audiences at very low cost, and theater owners are filling seats at off hours. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

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(AP) -- As the house lights dim and the maestro lifts his arms, a hush comes over the crowd. It's opening night at The Metropolitan Opera - only we're 2,800 miles away.

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