Business and Legal Forms for Theater [Paperback]

Charles Grippo (Author)

Book Description

Series: Business and Legal Forms | Publication Date: February 1, 2004

This comprehensive, ready-to-use collection of 44 model business and legal forms will save anyone involved in the performing arts thousands of dollars in legal fees! Written by an entertainment lawyer and producer, Business and Legal Forms for Theater includes samples for every aspect of theater law, including author agreements, commissions, production license, play publishing, and more. Artists, producers, directors, theatrical designers and even box office managers will have everything they need to prepare their own contracts, negotiate the best possible deal, and minimize legal risks. Accompanying CD-ROM includes all forms, checklists, and contracts in both Mac and PC formats.




• Written in an easy-to-understand style without any legal jargon

• Latest title in the successful business and legal forms series, which has proven to be a strong
seller

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Anyone who is tempted to follow the gleeful example of Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland in Babes in Arms—‘…tell them to meet me in the barn…we’re gonna put on a show’—should read Business and Legal Forms for Theater from cover to cover. This book is so much more than just a collection of forms. Author Charles Grippo, an entertainment lawyer, playwright, and producer, clearly describes why each legal agreement is needed and explains, in plain English, the agreement’s key provisions.”

(David Rodger, Editor, Theatre Design & Technology )

About the Author

Charles Grippo is an attorney, producer, and playwright. He owns New Lincoln Theatre Productions, Holiday Road, and Charles Grippo Productions. In Chicago, he has produced plays by Neil Simon, David Mamet, and Kathleen Tolan. His plays, which include Sex Marks the Spot, Bedroom Follies, A Wife's Tale, Santa's Children, The Tooth of the Matter, Salvage Job, and Wait for the Wind, have been produced by theater companies in New York, Chicago, and California. His adaptation of Wait for the Wind was published in Hardboiled Detective in 1995. He has written articles on theater law for the Chicago Alliance for Playwrights and is currently working on a novel in the legal thriller genre about a female attorney. A member of the Dramatists Guild and director emeritus of Chicago Alliance for Playwrights, he practices entertainment and real estate law and lives in Chicago.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Allworth Press (February 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581153236
• ISBN-13: 978-1581153231
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 0.5 x 11 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #272,482 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #26 in Books > Law > Business > Entertainment
  • #42 in Books > Law > Media & the Law

More About the Author

Charles Grippo is an attorney, author, playwright, producer, composer-lyricist, and theatrical investor. A nationally recognized authority on entertainment law, he is much in demand for speaking engagements. His plays regularly receive commercial productions throughout the country. His books STAGE PRODUCER'S BUSINESS AND LEGAL GUIDE and BUSINESS AND LEGAL FORMS FOR THEATER are considered by his peers as the standard reference books on their subjects. He has extensive production experience through his New Lincoln Theatre Productions. Mr. Grippo is a member of the Dramatists Guild, the Author's Guild, Attorney's Title Guaranty Fund, Chicago Writer's Bloc, and Chicago Dramatists Workshop. A member of the Illinois Bar, he received his Juris Doctor from John Marshall Law School and his undergraduate degree in Economics from Elmhurst College. His hobbies include golf, travel, and playing piano.
www.charlesgrippo.org

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Concise info, presented clearly, January 18, 2007

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This review is from: Business and Legal Forms for Theater (Paperback)

This book is a must have for managers in theater. It covers most of the typical contractual issues managers face. This book's biggest asset is the CD. The CD allows you to download and modify virtually all the documents included in the book.
You need to have a bit more than a cursory understanding of the legal principles behind some of the language in the agreements, but if you have that knowledge you will refer to this book time and again.