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Theatre * Independent Film * Music * Publishing
While you’re reading, get in the mood by clicking on
to the overture to “State Fair” which I co-produced
on Broadway and for its original 22 city national
tour…
 Play music from
State Fair
The entertainment field has always formed the
backbone of both my legal practice and my
business ventures. This dual background has put
me in the unique position of being able to offer
clients a more holistic approach to working on
their entertainment projects. From option to
opening night, and beyond, theater has always
been the main focus of our entertainment
practice. Broadway, Off and Off-Off Broadway,
Not-for-Profits, I have participated in
virtually every facet of production whether as
counsel, producer, or even stage manager. I
know intimately and intuitively what a client’s
needs
are whether they are the producer or the
artist. Some of the many productions I have
been counsel for are:
 Dame
Edna, the Royal Tour; Here Lies Jenny (with,
Bebe Neuwirth); The Beauty Queen of Leenane;
Collected Stories (with, Ute Hagen); JOY;
Infertility, the Musical That’s Hard to
Conceive; Grace and Glory; and The Boys in the
Band. My resume under the Profile section
gives a more complete list of projects and
entertainment activities.
  More
often than not, the lines are blurred between the
various entertainment areas. Many clients have
projects, or a need for services, which cut across a
wide range businesses and issues; from theater to
film, music licensing or literary publication, the
firm offers a full service approach with the ability
to handle an individual project or agreement, on
through to, what I refer to as, the “hyphenate
client”. By hyphenate client, the best example I
can offer is,
Rupert Holmes (click to see his website) who
I have represented for more than a decade. Rupert
is the Tony¨ Award winning, composer, lyricist and
bookwriter of, The Mystery of Edwin Drood;
Emmy Award winning creator, writer and director of,
Remember WENN; murder mystery novelist, Where
the Truth Lies (film with Kevin Bacon and Colin
Firth), and Swing; and pop composer (Escape
– The Pi–a Colada Song). This diversity
typifies matters which we handle on a daily basis.
 Some
of the graphics on this page represent past or
current clients and projects that the firm has been
involved with. Get Tiny is one unusual
project designed to help combat obesity in this
country,
and, in one 810lb. man, with the goal,
through proper exercise and better nutrition, to get
Tiny to the Olympics as he tours, lectures and
morphs into a reality TV show while working to
accomplish his goals. Click on, Infertility, The
Musical That’s Hard to Conceive, and discover a
world that goes beyond just lyrics to just another
musical. Truly, if you can think of it, (and
get your financing), we can put in place the legal
apparatus so you can produce it, perform it or
distribute it to the world!
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