Evil Dead the Musical ad campaign in Toronto

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Evil Dead the Musical ad campaign in Toronto

Posted: 4/29/08 at 4:41pm

This run of Evil Dead in Toronto has the best posters. Ever. Discuss.

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re: Evil Dead the Musical ad campaign in Toronto

Posted: 4/29/08 at 4:45pm

They're great...cant believe they are allowed, however...seems like copywright infringement.

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re: Evil Dead the Musical ad campaign in Toronto

Posted: 4/29/08 at 4:47pm

Use as parody exempts it from copyright infringement?

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re: Evil Dead the Musical ad campaign in Toronto

Posted: 4/29/08 at 4:55pm

UN-FREAKING-BELIEVABLE.

#5

re: Evil Dead the Musical ad campaign in Toronto

Posted: 4/29/08 at 4:57pm

Ah! I love it. Though, I wish there was one poster showing the actual artwork for the production.

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re: Evil Dead the Musical ad campaign in Toronto

Posted: 4/29/08 at 4:59pm

Hah I've been out of town for most of this month, but I come back tomorrow and I can't wait to see these around the city. Its about time to see some inventive theatre marketing in the city. Kudos.

Edit: Cats...there are lots of posters and banners with the actual production images on them. This campaign is a recent one, but the other one still exists.

Akiva

Updated On: 4/29/08 at 04:59 PM

#7

re: Evil Dead the Musical ad campaign in Toronto

Posted: 4/29/08 at 5:25pm

you guys neeed to check out the clips, of the writer of the show going to korea to see the show there it's way too funny, it's on evil dead's website

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Updated On: 4/29/08 at 05:25 PM

#8

re: Evil Dead the Musical ad campaign in Toronto

Posted: 4/29/08 at 5:42pm

They are fantastic

#9

re: Evil Dead the Musical ad campaign in Toronto

Posted: 4/29/08 at 6:00pm

They should sell T-Shirts! I'd buy one in a second! Somebody tell the producers!

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#10

re: Evil Dead the Musical ad campaign in Toronto

Posted: 4/29/08 at 6:15pm

this isn't illegal?

i LOVE these posters!

#11

re: Evil Dead the Musical ad campaign in Toronto

Posted: 4/29/08 at 7:22pm

These are blatant parodies. Parody is not the same as rip-off/infringement. Ergo, not illegal.

Brilliant though, and I second being willing to buy 'em in t-shirt form!

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#12

re: Evil Dead the Musical ad campaign in Toronto

Posted: 4/29/08 at 8:02pm

If Parodies were illegal, then there would be no Forbidden Broadway. The posters are brilliant. :)

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#13

re: Evil Dead the Musical ad campaign in Toronto

Posted: 4/29/08 at 9:30pm

BRILLIANT.

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#14

re: Evil Dead the Musical ad campaign in Toronto

Posted: 4/30/08 at 2:20am

Those are effing brilliant. I want to cover my walls in them.

#15

re: Evil Dead the Musical ad campaign in Toronto

Posted: 4/30/08 at 12:03pm

Oh my G I love evil dead. I need these posters.

#16

re: Evil Dead the Musical ad campaign in Toronto

Posted: 4/30/08 at 12:03pm

Oh my G I love evil dead. I need these posters.

#17

re: Evil Dead the Musical ad campaign in Toronto

Posted: 5/4/08 at 4:01pm

It was bound to happen...the Mamma Mia one has been pulled...
Toronto Star: Evil Dead ads subvert musicals' posters

#18

re: Evil Dead the Musical ad campaign in Toronto

Posted: 5/4/08 at 4:10pm

Those posters are great, how about a Zombie LuPone??

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re: Evil Dead the Musical ad campaign in Toronto

Posted: 5/4/08 at 4:47pm

What about zombie Wicked, Cats, and Phantom?

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#20

re: Evil Dead the Musical ad campaign in Toronto

Posted: 5/4/08 at 5:02pm

Amazing.

Although I think Forbidden Broadway does need to get the rights to the songs they parody -- it's just that most composers are cool with letting their songs be used. I remember hearing that sometimes (I think ALW was one) they don't get the rights, so the parodies can't be exact musical duplications of the songs, they just sort of suggest the original melody. I don't think any of the Phantom songs use the actual melodies, just very cleverly similar ones. This information is at least 15 years old and could be wrong, but I remember hearing that.