Sondheim Shows Frozen
Sondheim Shows Frozen
arykahmarye
Stand-by Joined: 1/27/05
#0Sondheim Shows Frozen
Posted: 8/18/06 at 4:51pm
One of the local community theatres in my area was planning on doing Into the Woods this winter as one of their shows, and they thought they'd had all their paperwork in in June. However, it turend out not to be so, and when they reapplied this week, they were told that not only were the rights to Into the Woods frozen, but so were all other Sondheim shows.
Now, i'm not sure if this is true or not (i have no real reason to suspect the theatre group lied or was lied to), which begs the question: Why are all of Sondheim's shows frozen? Does anyone know?
Mattbrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/23/05
#1re: Sondheim Shows Frozen
Posted: 8/18/06 at 4:54pm
Probably 'cause Sweeney Todd is still playing in New York. Plus the Ravinia Festival and everything. That could be the reason. And also because of the Sweeney Todd movie. I really don't know.
#2re: Sondheim Shows Frozen
Posted: 8/18/06 at 5:00pm
I have a lot of trouble investing much credibility towards that notion. Sondheim shows such as "Forum" "Into The Woods" and "Company" are staples of many theatre groups and to freeze them would make very little economic sense.
It also depends where you theatre is located.
Jazzysuite82
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/6/05
#3re: Sondheim Shows Frozen
Posted: 8/18/06 at 5:49pmNO that normally wouldn't happen. 1 Show in production does not restrict the rights to the entire canon. The only way I could see that happening is if u lived outside a city that's doing a Sondheim festival (a la Kennedy Center).
fiyero8132
Broadway Star Joined: 4/27/05
#4re: Sondheim Shows Frozen
Posted: 8/18/06 at 6:17pmNope. In a few weeks we begin rehearsals for a production of Company in which I am the musical director and playing Harry. We got the rights a not long ago. Just goes to show that the other Sondheim shows are definitely available.
vmlinnie
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/06
#5re: Sondheim Shows Frozen
Posted: 8/18/06 at 6:19pmWon't you have to conduct if you're a MD?
deep-delving, dark, deliberate you would say
browsing on spire and bogland; but today
our sky-blue slates are steaming in the sun,
our yachts tinkling and dancing in the bay
like racehorses. We contemplate at last
shining windows, a future forbidden to no one.
Derek Mahon
"Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets."
Arthur Miller
#6re: Sondheim Shows Frozen
Posted: 8/18/06 at 6:50pmYou live in the Seattle area Arykahmarye, right? The 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle has exclusive rights to all of Sondheim's shows, thus preventing anyone from doing them without special permission.
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