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| re: Poor Joseph Stein | |
| Posted by: | Chromolume 08:32 pm EST 12/19/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Poor Joseph Stein - ryhog 08:06 pm EST 12/19/15 |
| So, every major Broadway revival of any given show has either used all the original staging as recorded in the script, and/or they have sought permission from the authors or estate to change things? Somehow I have this feeling there have been LOADS of exceptions to this. I think authors often "look the other way" and/or ore open to other interpretations, and I certainly don't think that anyone expects stage directions to ever be followed to the letter anyway. Yes, Robbins' choreography is supposed to be used in certain shows. Yes, I know there are playwrights like Albee who like to take control of major productions. Yes, there are estate owners who are known to be careful caretakers (I used to think Jo Sullivan was one, but the McAnuff How To Succeed and Guys And Dolls make me think otherwise) - but I really don't think that many authors/estates/rightsholders are quite as rigid as you think. | |
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| re: Poor Joseph Stein | |
| Posted by: | ryhog 10:06 pm EST 12/19/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Poor Joseph Stein - Chromolume 08:32 pm EST 12/19/15 |
| No, and I didn't say that. What I did say, and what folks need to understand, is that the authors have this power. Some wield big bats; some don't give a damn. But in general on broadway shows, either the authors or their agents and executors are engaged in the process (just as Harnick obviously was here) so that any potential issues can be resolved before the stakes are too high. To be clear, I was not suggesting that all or even many rights holders are extremely rigid but it behooves every producer sitting on millions of dollars of investment to confirm that there is not going to be an unpleasant surprise at a very bad time. And regarding script changes, anyone who changes something without sending a copy of the proposed changes to the rights holder or agent-and this is true at any level-is just nuts. (And yes I know there are many people in our business who are nuts. :-)) | |
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| re: Poor Joseph Stein | |
| Posted by: | Chromolume 10:15 pm EST 12/19/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Poor Joseph Stein - ryhog 10:06 pm EST 12/19/15 |
| And yes I know there are many people in our business who are nuts. :-) Never would have thought that, lol. ;-) | |
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