How Would I Go About Putting On A Famous Show?
Sun, 20 May 2001, 11:23 pmWalter Plinge10 posts in thread
How Would I Go About Putting On A Famous Show?
Sun, 20 May 2001, 11:23 pmHi, I was wandering how I would go about getting lisencing rights and a really inexpensive way to put on "A Chorus Line". Friends and I would very much enjoy putting on a piece of ameture theater and we've attempted it once before with trying to stage The Who's Tommy but after months of preperation, personal matters got in the way and everything fizzled. It would be really nice if we got to put on a much loved show such as A Chorus Line.
So advice on stuff like liscening is the main issue I think. Venues, auditions, advertising is all under the hat.
So if anyone's keen to help with how I'd get info on copyrightand stuff, please feel free to contact me.
So advice on stuff like liscening is the main issue I think. Venues, auditions, advertising is all under the hat.
So if anyone's keen to help with how I'd get info on copyrightand stuff, please feel free to contact me.
RE: How Would I Go About Putting On A Famous Show?
Mon, 21 May 2001, 12:49 amWalter Plinge
Rights are through Tams-Witmark in New York. They have a website so you can find the contact details there. Get out your wallet though, performance rights are adjusted from American dollars.
Good luck, Lee, although I don't think ACL would be the easiest show to do for your first go at putting on amateur theatre. It requires a cast of at least 17(?) performers, half boys half gals, who are primarily dancers but can sing quite a difficult score and have strong characterisations with some quite emotional scenes.
You'll also need an excellent choreographer (especially if he/she has to work with your performers limitations and still make you look vaguely passable as Broadway standard dancers).
It's a great show, but I'm just suggesting you shouldn't bite off more you can chew.
Good luck, Lee, although I don't think ACL would be the easiest show to do for your first go at putting on amateur theatre. It requires a cast of at least 17(?) performers, half boys half gals, who are primarily dancers but can sing quite a difficult score and have strong characterisations with some quite emotional scenes.
You'll also need an excellent choreographer (especially if he/she has to work with your performers limitations and still make you look vaguely passable as Broadway standard dancers).
It's a great show, but I'm just suggesting you shouldn't bite off more you can chew.
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