"Spelling Bee" Rights

[PeteGonBway]

Posted: 12/3/07 at 4:41pm

Anyone know who holds the rights to "Spelling Bee"?? How soon after it closes do you think the ameteur rights will be available?

[rclocalz]

Posted: 12/3/07 at 6:32pm

Hmm, not sure, but I do know that the first regional production will be done at Barrington Stage Co., where the show originated, this summer.

[tinkerscanne]

Posted: 12/3/07 at 8:41pm

I think I remember getting an email from MTI that they were going to have the rights.

[CrazyMutha29]

Posted: 12/3/07 at 10:44pm

MTI definitely has the rights...

http://mtishows.com/show_home.asp?ID=000336

There's no real word as to when they'll be released though, aside from the first announced regional production that rclocalz mentioned.

[Glory]

Posted: 12/3/07 at 10:54pm

Northshore Music Theatre is doing it next year for their 2008 season.

[ChicagoPLAYer]

Posted: 12/4/07 at 10:53am

LOL. From MTI's website...

The 25th Annual Putnam Counting Spelling Bee

[brainfreeze972]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 10:38pm

San Jose Rep will also be doing the show in 2009.

[TheatreFreak05]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 10:40pm

Rated R???
ok...

[oohshizz146]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 10:52pm

Yeah, North Shore is doing it in August. Im psyched =]

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 6/12/08 at 11:13pm

So, how long before armature regional theatre types are able to do the show? It says the rights are restricted yet productions are popping up all over the place...
Updated On: 6/12/08 at 11:13 PM

[musicaltheatrefan3]

Posted: 6/12/08 at 11:15pm

Those are probably pilot runs. The pilot runs are done before amateur rights are released. Maybe in 2010, amateur rights will be released.

[BwayBoundJoe]

Posted: 6/12/08 at 11:17pm

How is it that some musicals (hairspray, chicago) rights get released WHILE their on broadway and others you have to wait 5 years?

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 6/12/08 at 11:18pm

To be fair the rights for Chicago were probably released in the 70s.

[BwayBoundJoe]

Posted: 6/12/08 at 11:23pm

true, but hairspray rights are being released next year...does the producers or writers have a say in that?

[jackson992]

Posted: 6/13/08 at 1:24am

Let's just do the show illegally:P

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 6/13/08 at 2:02am

All right. Cool. Who's got the script?

[SpellingBeeFan4Ever]

Posted: 6/13/08 at 10:22am

I got it! Dibs on Barfee.

[choked_on_tittup]

Posted: 8/8/08 at 7:15am

I'm in the process of writing a script, and it's coming along great! It will be up here before the end of August

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 8/8/08 at 7:17am

Man, what I would give to still be in high school and do this show. High schools are going to have so much fun with this show.