The Stage Producer's Business and Legal Guide (Second Edition)

The Stage Producer's Business and Legal Guide (Second Edition)

<B>Expert, Practical Advice for Everyone in Show Business</B><BR><BR> Now updated and expanded, this second edition of <I>The Stage Producer’s Business and Legal Guide</I> is the ultimate survival kit for anyone presenting live entertainment. The information contained in this handbook is essential for those working in Broadway, regional, stock, or university theater; concert halls; opera houses; and more. Attorney, producer, and playwright Charles Grippo provides comprehensive advice on every aspect of the theater business and the law, including: <ul><li>Crowdfunding Your Production</li><li>New Opportunities to Raise Money</li><li>Self-Production</li><li>Licensing and Producing Plays</li><li>Devised Theater and Collaborations</li><li>Creating Jukebox Musicals</li><li>Organizing a Theater Company</li><li>Theatrical Insurance</li><li>Maintaining a Harassment-Free Environment</li><li>Negotiating Contracts</li><li>Essential Rules Every Board Member Must Know</li><li>Managing a Not-for-Profit Theater Company</li><li>Navigating Taxes</li><li>Using Third-Party Intellectual Property</li><li>And much, much more!</li></ul> The entire range of individuals involved in entertainment—producers, performers, writers, directors, managers, and theater owners—will find invaluable practical and legal advice in this handy guide.