[Mb-hair] Hair We Are Again

[richard haase]

youre allowed to improv in plays like hair and godspell
because the precedent is they were always done this way
and there is indication in the scripts for this improvisation
basically any additions have to be very few words
and mainly in terms of direction

i wouldnt put them at a campfire
i would go a step further
its now 2015 etc and it takes place at a senior center
wild
lol
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wm-A Gonzalez" <bgonzal at rci.rutgers.edu>
To: <mb-hair at islandlists.com>
Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 9:15 AM
Subject: Re: [Mb-hair] Hair We Are Again


>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Paul Korda" <paul at paulkorda.com>
> To: <mb-hair at islandlists.com>
> Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 3:18 PM
> Subject: [Mb-hair] Hair We Are Again
>
>
> > ... I would base the show around the tribe at
> > a campfire, having grown older, reminiscing about various songs and
> > re-enacting them... In the format of "Hair We Are Again" the rights
> > problems would be minimal as re-doing an old song needs no permission.
>
> Someone please correct me if I am wrong, but I don't think that this holds
> true (in the US) for musical material for which someone (TAMS) already
owns
> the theatrical performance rights.  In fact, I believe that specific
rights
> need to be acquired to incorporate any copyrighted material into a new
work
> which will lead to financial gain.  My understanding is that you do not
need
> permission to record a published song, but you do still need to pay the
> related royalties, and acknowledge existing copyrights.
>
> -Bil Gonzalez
>
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