Tams Whitmark Royalties?- Page 2

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 12:57pm

[cello_dude]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 12:58pm

How does payment work? Do you pay all of it before the first show? or do you put down a deposit and pay the rest after the run?

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 1:04pm

You have to pay with savings bonds.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 1:13pm

Call Tams. Just call.

[allofmylife]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 1:15pm

Okay fine, I'll play along with the twit poster for a moment, then get back to serious info.

TamsWitmark only accepts the blood of the innocent, so that obviously leaves out Mr/Ms/Whatever Rogers Stone's blood, but please feel free to spill it liberally. They will also accept good intentions and cruelly-crushed hopes and dreams at par, both before and after the run. Again, Rogers Stone would be a far better expert on that, having all day in his/her parent's darkened basement to post what passes as amusing repartee in legitimate threads, all the while thanking God that Dorothy Parker isn't alive as she/he would effortless crack Rogers' Stones.

Now, seriously, unless they have changed the way business is done, there is a deposit and the requirement of showing of attendence and sold tickets after the performances, when a final payment is calculated. They may have set figures for smaller houses, amateur perfs, etc. I was dealing mainly with their professional wing and they were far more picky than with high schools and church groups.

Again, it wouldn't hurt to make a totally free telephone call and get taccurate information. BTW, TamsWitmark, Music Theater International and Rogers and Hammerstein Library all proudly proclaim they are "Phyllis Rogers Stone-free Organizations." That alone should prompt you to call.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 1:21pm

My last serious post on the subject:

They usually have a minimal charge for "free" performances, so when I was in community theater, we'd charge no admission but collect donations at the door.

Ok, back to the fun.

[Jon]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 1:42pm

Here's a serious response:

Depending on the size if the theatre and ticket price, plan on an absolute minimum of $150 per performance, PLUS a materials rental fee of at least $400, PLUS a refundable deposit of at least $400. In other words, figure $2000 or more for a weekend run, depending on ticket prices and house size.

You have to pay everything in advance in order to get your scripts and music.

[allofmylife]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 1:43pm

I would suggest you DON'T tell that last part to TamsWitmark as that HAS to be their idea of a felony.

Oh, and when you do call, if a man answers and says "Tams Witmark, Phyllis speaking..." you are so screwed.

[LuPonatic]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 1:44pm

Every time we do any show, payment is made up front. For musicals from the big three, you also pay a fee for the materials and when you return all the materials, that money is returned to you. Usually around 400 dollars. I know with MTI they want all money before they ship out materials. Not sure with Tams, it's been a while since we've used them. I'm pretty sure it was Cabaret in 2001, too. :O)

[LuPonatic]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 1:46pm

I'm hoping soon that big three will become big four, because I'm loving Theatrical rights worldwide! (Food For Thought)

[allofmylife]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 2:15pm

LuPontiac, you're correct that is the way they do things now (someone else just told me).

Phone them or email and get accurate info.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 2:21pm

Phone them or email and get accurate info.

I don't understand why that wasn't done in the first place.

By the way, allofmylife, I live in my granny's attic, not my parent's basement, thank you very much. I was locked up here with my siblings because we're Devil's Spawn.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 2:37pm

Oh Phyllis, I think of you all as flowers in the attic!

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 2:41pm

I picture Phyl looking like a young Victoria Tennant.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 2:48pm

Damn you to hell, Corinne Foxworth!

[allofmylife]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 3:38pm

As he reaches for the Roundup® Weed & Grass Killer Ready-To-Use Plus Pump 'N Go™, he mutters "This is going to hurt you far more than it does me..."

Updated On: 5/29/08 at 03:38 PM

[TooDarnHot]

Posted: 5/29/08 at 7:00pm

Why didn't you just call?

I love how people take the time to make a thread with some important question, when they know it's usually either going to turn into a joke or be LUPWNED.


Updated On: 5/29/08 at 07:00 PM