Official Kickstarter to get Spring Awakening to perform on the Tonys — Page 8

Basically, they are using this to drum up support for a tour- if a tour is successful, it will pay back the investors in NY, and Davenport will be paid back and get a weekly office fee, etc.



The people who put up the $200k for this tour commercial will not be paid back.

AnnieBlack said: "Basically, they are using this to drum up support for a tour- if a tour is successful, it will pay back the investors in NY, and Davenport will be paid back and get a weekly office fee, etc.



The people who put up the $200k for this tour commercial will not be paid back.



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While AnnieBlack is technically correct, there is nothing in the contract between Deaf West (Kickstarter campaign creator) and campaign backers that says the campaign backers would be paid back. The only contract - read the Kickstarter fine print - is this: if you are a backer, and you are pledging at a given level, technically you are buying a cast album or t-shirt or social media shoutout or dinner with cast member, etc. and the campaign creator must fulfill exactly that.

Johnnywhatwhat2 said: "While AnnieBlack is technically correct, there is nothing in the contract between Deaf West (Kickstarter campaign creator) and campaign backers that says the campaign backers would be paid back. The only contract - read the Kickstarter fine print - is this: if you are a backer, and you are pledging at a given level, technically you are buying a cast album or t-shirt or social media shoutout or dinner with cast member, etc. and the campaign creator must fulfill exactly that. "

You are misunderstanding something. It is not the "campaign backers" who will get their money back; it is the persons or entities that loaned the money to DW who will get paid back. And much of that money will undoubtedly be wash transactions between said persons or entities and themselves, in the form of the juiced "contributions" they will make so the "campaign" closes and they can get whatever money the gullibles threw into the coffers. It's a combination scam and cockamamie marketing "concept."

PT Barnum lives!

HogansHero said: "Johnnywhatwhat2 said: "While AnnieBlack is technically correct, there is nothing in the contract between Deaf West (Kickstarter campaign creator) and campaign backers that says the campaign backers would be paid back. The only contract - read the Kickstarter fine print - is this: if you are a backer, and you are pledging at a given level, technically you are buying a cast album or t-shirt or social media shoutout or dinner with cast member, etc. and the campaign creator must fulfill exactly that. "

You are misunderstanding something. It is not the "campaign backers" who will get their money back; it is the persons or entities that loaned the money to DW who will get paid back. And much of that money will undoubtedly be wash transactions between said persons or entities and themselves, in the form of the juiced "contributions" they will make so the "campaign" closes and they can get whatever money the gullibles threw into the coffers. It's a combination scam and cockamamie marketing "concept."

PT Barnum lives!



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HogansHero - i'm not misunderstanding at all and I get the likely reality of it. But what you are saying is implied, not contractual. The only thing Deaf West - as the creator of the Kickstarter campaign - has to fulfill is the reward stated at each level. The backer will get charged if the campaign is successful. Where the money actually goes is Deaf West's call only.

^What do you mean it was deleted? I still see it on page 7..

@johnny, @jm226-

JM is right, but also johnny if there is a note that is a contract too. (And there would have to be a note in order for repaying whoever fronted the money to be legit.)

LizzieCurry said: "How come I can't find a list of who's on Deaf West's board except through the Wayback Machine?



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very, very alarming but not entirely surprising. you can also get a better understanding of their financial situation --- PRIOR TO SPRING AWAKENING --- and the makeup of their board by viewing the last publicly available 990 return from 2014: http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2014/954/315/2014-954315054-0c0f0d93-9.pdf



only two years ago they had less than $50,000 in net assets -- AKA: their bank account. sorry but unless they came into some crazy amount of money, i call BS on the idea that some posters have written here about Deaf West fronting that cash. there's no way. it has to be Davenport. soooo shady!!!!

....I don't think namo is coming back.

Namo left after the Murin incident.

He's still around... elsewhere: http://www.twitter.com/namoinexile

#BringBackNamo2k16

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Updated On: 5/28/16 at 08:45 PM

Wow, harsh. Even with this, I'd still like to see them perform at the Tonys.