THEATER MANAGEMENT

"An ideal reference book regardless of the level of production you intend to produce. This book will truly allow you to stay ahead of problems."

--Dennis Zacek, artistic director emeritus, Tony Award winnng Victory Gardens Theater

"A comprehensive, yet easy-to-understand handbook of the legal, financial, and tax responsibilities of commercial and non - profit producers."

--Gary Cohen, Tony Award nominated producer, Come From Away (2017)

"The Only book on producing I've come across that is truly for today's rapidly changing world...It'll earn its place on any producer or playwright's desk."

---Jason Epperson, Lotus Theatricals.

This updated and expanded second edition of The Stage Producer's Business and Legal Guide is the ultimate survival kit for anyone presenting live entertainment. The information contained in this handbook is essential to 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:

• Crowdfunding your production
• New opportunities to raise money
• Self-Production
• Licensing and Producing Plays
• Devised Theater and Collaborations
• Creating Jukebox Musicals
• Organizing a Theater Company
• Theatrical Insurance
• Maintaining a Harassment Free environment
• Negotiating contracts
• Essential Rules for Board Members
• Managing a Not-for-profit  Theater Company
• Navigating Taxes
• Using Third Party Intellectual Property
• And Much More!

The whole range of individuals involved in entertainment - producers, performers, writers, directors, managers, and theater owners will find invaluable practical and legal advice in this user-friendly guide.