Theatre law
« Previous EntriesSettlement reached in ‘Urinetown’ pissing match.
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Playbill is reporting that the lawsuit against Akron, Ohio based Carousel Dinner Theatre, by the broadway team responsible for the original production of Urinetown has been settled by the parties, with the Arkon producers paying the New York team an undisclosed sum, and acknowledging the unlicensed use of elements from the New York production.
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on Theatrelawyer.com - tax withholding burdens for arts presenters
Monday, May 12th, 2008Over on my other site - Theatrelawyer.com, I’ve just posted an article I wrote for the Western Arts Alliance entitled “Tax Withholding: An unwieldy burden for entertainers and the organizations that hire them.”
Randy Quaid Fined and Banned from Actor’s Equity
Thursday, February 7th, 2008Actor Randy Quaid has been fined in the amount of $81,572, and banned from the stage actors’ union, Actor’s Equity Association for life, following the union’s investigation and a hearing to examine his alleged bad behavior during the unsuccessful Seattle run of “Lone Star Love”, a country musical based on Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wives […]
More on Smoking Bans and the Theatre
Tuesday, April 17th, 2007A good piece by Tony Brown for Sunday’s Cleveland Plain Dealer raises the question of whether city and state smoke-free ordinances can- or should- be applied to theatre. The piece draws the important comparison to censorship battles surrounding language and nudity in theater in past decades.
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The WHAT monologues?
Friday, March 30th, 2007“The Vagina Monologues” recently did a brief stint as “The HooHaa Monologues”.
Metro.co.uk reports on a recent Florida based production of “The Vagina Monologues” being re-titled to address objections from a community member, then having its title restored after the author and publisher put their foot down.