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08...InSouthAricatheDramaticArtisticandLiteraryRightsOrganisationDALROactsassub-agentorthemajorityotheBritishandAmericanpublisheragencies.DALROx19sassociatesincludeSamuelFrenchLimitedUKSamuelFrenchInc.USADramatistsPlayServiceUSAJoseWeinbergerLimitedUKTheReallyUseulGroupUKRodgersHammersteinTheatricalsUSAMusicTheatreInternationalUSAandTheatricalRightsWorldwideUSA.DALROisthereoretheobviousplacetostartiyouneedtoestablishwhethertheperormancerightsoaplayormusicalareavailable.ItsTheatricalsDivisionhasaccesstoextensiveresourcesortrackingdownrightsx19ownersandoreignagentsanditheinormationisnotimmediatelyavailableonDALROx19sdatabasetheTheatricalsteamwillnormallyinvestigatetherightspositiononyourbehalandreverttoyouwithasmuchinormationaspossible.Sadlysometimesrightsaresimplynotavailable.Inthecaseoax1cstraightplayx1di.e.aplaywhichdoesnx19tcontainmusictheperormancerightsx19clearanceprocedureisnormallyquitestraightorward.Dependingonthetypeoperormanceamateurorproessionalthevenuesizeandthenumberoperormancesyouwouldeitherbechargedax1xedroyaltyperperormancepayableinadvanceoraroyaltybasedonapercentageobox-ofceincome.Inthelatterx19scaseanon-reundableadvanceisnormallyrequiredwhichisultimatelyox2setagainstthecalculatedpercentageobox-ofceincome.Whenitcomestotheall-embracingconceptox1cmusicaltheatrex1drightsclearanceisnotalwaysthatsimple.Muchwilldependonthekindoshowyouhaveinmind.Letx19sx1rstdealwiththeso-calledx1cbookmusicalx1dx13aplayinterspersedwithmusicalnumbersspeciallywrittenorinclusionintheplay.Alsoreerredtoasx1cdramatico-musicalx1dworkstheseshowsarestandardareonBroadwayandintheWestEndx14TheSoundofMusicAnnieLittleShopofHorrorsWickedetc.OvertheyearsmanyothemhaveseenseveralrevivalsinNewYorkandLondonastheycontinuetoenchantoldandnewgenerationsoaudiences.Inadditiontotheclearanceoperormancerightstheproduceroabookmusicalwillalsoberequiredtolegallyobtaintherehearsalandperormancematerialsinotherwordshewillneedthelibretticopiesotheplaycontainingthelyricsandthemusicalscoresorchestralorbandparts.Theseareox2eredeitherorsalepre-printedorprint-on-demandororhire.Therequirementsandoptionsoreachmusicalaredix2erentsomeallowtheuseobackingtracksothersdonx19tsomepermitpianoaccompanimentonlywhileothersdonx19tsomeprovideorareducedorchestrationotherswonx19t.Checkthecostoadd-onsorexamplerehearsalandperormancematerialsuseotheBroadwaylogoarchivalvideolicencex14theycanwreakhavoconyourbudget.Thesecondcategoryomusicaltheatreiswhatwemightcallx1cstructuredcompilationsx1dalsoax2ectionatelyreerredtoasx1cjukeboxmusicalsx1d.Thesearecopyright-protectedmusicalcompilationsthatnormallycelebratethemusicoasinglecomposerorasongwritingteam.Forlicensingpurposestheyaretreatedmuchthesameasbookmusicalsi.e.intermsorightsclearanceandthepurchaseorhireox1cITISSIMPLYNOTWORTHSTAKINGYOURTHEATRICALREPUTATIONONMISREPRESENTATIONWHENITCOMESTOTHECONTENTOFSHOWSANDTHECLEARANCEOFTHEIRPERFORMANCERIGHTS