Grease '94 revival license?

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 8/21/07 at 12:32am

Does anyone know if Samuel French licenses the 1994 revival version of Grease?

[Playbill9117]

Posted: 8/21/07 at 12:33am

I may be totally ignorant here, but I didn't know the show was changed for that revival.

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 8/21/07 at 12:38am

It's not licensed.

[StephanietheStar]

Posted: 8/21/07 at 12:45am

Is it possible for productions to add the songs like You're the One that I Want and Hopelessly Devoted To You?

because Chicago's Marriott Theatre added the movie songs, and my college is doing it (my senior show) and I want to do it with those songs...cuz...the original songs suck.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 8/21/07 at 8:21am

I believe that the movie songs can be licensed, but I could be wrong.

[Jon]

Posted: 8/21/07 at 11:05am

The Marriott Lincolnshire paid $10,000 to license the additional songs from the movie.

I am not kidding. Ten thousand dollars. That works out to about $1200 A WEEK in additional royalties.
Updated On: 8/21/07 at 11:05 AM

[WOSQ]

Posted: 8/21/07 at 11:12am

Robert Stigwood owns the movie songs and he is listed as an Associate Producer of this latest incarnation.

What do you bet he didn't have to put any money up front, got AP billing, gets song royalties and will share in any profits?

If you have something that people really, really want, make them pay you for it and risk as little as possible.

[Ourtime992]

Posted: 8/21/07 at 11:43am

by the way, Michael Bennett, it's good to see you back.

[StephanietheStar]

Posted: 8/21/07 at 1:00pm

Thanks Jon. Well, it looks like I'll be singing "Raining on Prom Night" and not much else.

that ****ing sucks....

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 8/21/07 at 2:58pm

IMO, Raining on Prom Night is the best song in the entire score.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 8/21/07 at 3:50pm

Well, Stephanie, if companies were able to license the '94 revival version you'd also get to sing "Since I Don't Have You" which is amazing on the revival recording.

[gypsy4]

Posted: 8/21/07 at 3:57pm

the original songs are great feddy my love and prom night really high light the score.

[StephanietheStar]

Posted: 8/21/07 at 4:43pm

ahhh, ok....I guess Prom Night isn't THAT bad..:) but I wanted more songs..it's my senior show....lol

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 8/21/07 at 4:52pm

You should try to get them to add "Since I Don't Have You". Or just go listen to it on itunes and vent about how terrible it is that they don't license that version.
Updated On: 8/21/07 at 04:52 PM

[Flaunt It]

Posted: 8/21/07 at 5:10pm

I am in the minority, but I loved the 94 Revival of GREASE. The new orchestrations were so much fun. I loved the bubble gum look fo it.. it was like candy. I lost track of how many times I saw it. Comfort shows!

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 8/21/07 at 5:21pm

I wish I could have seen it. I love the orchestrations and arrangements. I can't believe they were never made available.

[Flaunt It]

Posted: 8/21/07 at 7:06pm

The massive reorchestration was a little F.U. from Tommy Tune to the "movie folks" who would not let him have the movie songs for his production.

[theleadingplyr]

Posted: 8/21/07 at 7:42pm

I wondered why they never released the rights to this! I'm definitely in the minority too FlauntIt that was my favorite version of the show! I loved the camp and the cartoon look of it. Especially how they all poked there heads out of the cut out curtain in the opening! he he

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 8/21/07 at 9:06pm

I'm glad they didn't use the songs from the movie. I don't think this production would have benefited from them. "Since I Don't Have You" and the Megamix Finale thing were amazing on their own.

[theleadingplyr]

Posted: 8/21/07 at 10:08pm

yea it really didn't need the movie songs. I was lucky enough to see a young Sutton as Sandy and she rocked "since I don't have you"!!!

[Flaunt It]

Posted: 8/21/07 at 11:47pm

I saw it in its out of town try out in Boston.. I just had a blast.. as did most of the audience. From start to finish it was giving me my money's worth.