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Here's some info from the AACT (American Association of Community Theatre):

http://www.aact.org/making/rights/Revues.pdf

I can't help you there.  Sorry.

I figured it varied, but it seems like rights holders take inquiries pretty seriously, when I'm only "window shopping" right now.  So I don't want to ask until I'm more prepared to say yes or no, and having a vague ballpark for what to expect would be helpful.

This is some info I got from MTI when I asked about creating a review.

Music Theatre International controls (exclusively) the 'grand rights' for the titles in our catalog. �Revues (of your own creation) fall outside of our jurisdiction into the category known as 'small rights.' �If you wish to perform individual songs as a part of a "concert evening," you must follow these Guidelines:

Revues:

� � � � � no more than three songs may be used from any one show

� � � � � the revue must be the work of more than one composer

� � � � � you may not create your own story or write your own dialog

� � � � � you may not use dialog, choreography, or costuming from the original show; your revue must truly be a concert with no other dramatic intent

� � � � � the venue must have a blanket license from ASCAP/BMI (small rights)

� � � � � sheet music must be purchased from a third party retailer

� � � � � sheet music may not be photocopied



Unfortunately, MTI materials (grand rights) can not be used in this sort of venture (small rights).

In most instances, 'vocal selections' will not suffice as a sheet music purchase. �Vocal selections are usually not published for performance, but for personal use. �Therefore, you must investigate the purchase of sheet music of individual songs arranged for individuals/choral groups from a source such as The Hal Leonard Corporation. �www.halleonard.com

The 'concert' portion of the MTI catalog generally refers to materials provided for symphonies and orchestras; not usually for choral/voice.

Therefore, if you are seeking individual songs WITH ORCHESTRATIONS for performance, please consult the 'concert' section of The Millennium Catalog. �Unfortunately, if the songs you seek have not been extracted for performance (as listed in the Catalog) they are (often) not available or require additional fees. �Otherwise, these songs are licensed on a per song basis/fee by our Concert Department.

Concert section/song listing online:

http://www.mtishows.com/concerts_songs.asp







Richard Salfas

Director of International Licensing/concerts

Music Theatre International

421 West 54th Street, 2nd Floor

New York, NY 10019

212-707-1417

212-397-4684-fax

It can get expensive. I was doing a Rogers & Hammerstein review and it was too expensive to create our own but one of the licensing companies had one already so we did that instead. From what I understand you can't have dialogue from the show but if you introduced the piece that would be acceptable. As long as you follow the rules and get a license from ASCAP - we pay $10/concert because we don't charge for concerts, if you charged it would be more but it's based on audience size and ticket prices - it might not be too bad.