Theater

My practice also includes the representation of investors and producers of theatrical productions and handling the underlying investment agreements and the acquisition of literary and any grand rights for the production, as well as agreements with or for directors, choreographers, and actors. These services include matters, such as:

Securing the underlying rights to original works or representing the owner of the original work that will be the basis of the theatrical production

Engaging and representing playwrights and lyricists

Representing producers and co-producers

Obtaining all necessary small, dramatic and grand music rights

Copyright protection and licensing of plays

Financial arrangements for the theatrical production, including the negotiation for front money and pre-capitalization investors, formation of investment entities and third party investors, in compliance with applicable securities laws, and negotiation of producer’s share

Engagement or representation of directors, choreographers, lead performers, designers, musicians, and crew

Compliance with compliance with Actors’ Equity Association rules and consideration of Dramatists Guild requirements

Venue arrangements

This representation includes, among other things, preparing and negotiating:

Literary and other rights acquisitions and licenses

Collaboration agreements between book authors, playwrights, and lyrists

Production Contracts between Producers and playwright

Agreements to acquire grand rights/ dramatic performance rights to music

Front money/pre-capitalization agreements

Producer investment agreements, including entity formation and offering documents for investors

Securing the underlying rights to original works or representing the owner of the original work that will be the basis of the theatrical production

Engaging and representing playwrights and lyricists

Representing producers and co-producers

Obtaining all necessary small, dramatic and grand music rights

Copyright protection and licensing of plays

Financial arrangements for the theatrical production, including the negotiation for front money and pre-capitalization investors, formation of investment entities and third party investors, in compliance with applicable securities laws, and negotiation of producer’s share

Engagement or representation of directors, choreographers, lead performers, designers, musicians, and crew

Compliance with compliance with Actors’ Equity Association rules and consideration of Dramatists Guild requirements

Venue arrangements

Literary and other rights acquisitions and licenses

Collaboration agreements between book authors, playwrights, and lyrists

Production Contracts between Producers and playwright

Agreements to acquire grand rights/ dramatic performance rights to music

Front money/pre-capitalization agreements

Producer investment agreements, including entity formation and offering documents for investors

General manager agreements

Director and choreographer agreements

Star actor agreements

Cast album agreements

Theater venue licenses

Road show licensing

Agreements with motion picture studios and theatrical production companies

Entertainment and Media Law Practice Areas

Entertainment and Media Law Practice Areas