When Elaine Stritch opened her Tony award winning “Elaine Stritch At Liberty” in 2000, she did so with help from theatre critic and author John Lahr, best known for his essays, reviews and reportage at The New Yorker magazine. Lahr received a “reconstructed by” credit in the Playbill for Stritch’s show when it opened on…
Talent agent James J. Jones of Premiere Talent, issued a gloomy “State of the Industry” message last March, which has been circulating around town among established actors and hopefuls alike. The message paints a bleak picture for an industry following two major labor disturbances in the past two years, and suggests that work for actors…
A panel I attended recently at the Recording Academy addressed digital music, particularly the problems songwriters (and record labels, artists, etc.) have getting paid for their music, particularly in the face of file-sharers obtaining copies for free. A vocal majority on the panel, and in the audience seemed to take the position that the only…
Congratulations to the Broadway League, The American Theatre Wing, and to all of our friends, clients and colleagues who were nominated and/or took home Tony Awards last night! What a show. Host Neil Patrick Harris was terrific, and the musical numbers were just right. Tweet
As predicted by commenters to my post last week, the Texas House of Reps has defeated parts of a a Senate bill that would have required that lighting designers be licensed. Tweet
To Listen: View the full post! Episode 2 of the Entertainment Law Update Podcast, hosted by yours truly, along with Tamera Bennett is now online . In this episode, Tamera and I round up the latest entertainment law news, including: Beverly Hills Bar Association’s Entertainment Lawyer of the Year Pres. Obama’s nominee for Supreme Court…
To Listen: View the full post! Episode 2 of the Entertainment Law Update Podcast, hosted by yours truly, along with Tamera Bennett is now online . In this episode, Tamera and I round up the latest entertainment law news, including: Beverly Hills Bar Association’s Entertainment Lawyer of the Year Pres. Obama’s nominee for Supreme Court…