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[Freddie]

There's our HHW environmentally friendly mosquito lesson for today.

I enjoyed it.

Yes, really interesting!

[Freddie]

Page Three!

[MichaelG]

I CAPTURE THE CASTLE was published in 1948, so when the novel goes into public domain, Peter's family and his collaborators would be able to proceed with the musical.

So we get to wait until 2034 for Grover's Corners and 2044 for I Capture the Castle. Unless someone raises buckets of money to re-license it earlier.

But that's in the USA. In Europe and the rest of the world, it will be 2046 for Grover's Corners and 2061 for I Capture the Castle.

[Jane]

We will also be driving past The Goonies house

[MichaelG]

In summer 1998, I was working with Harvey and Tom on Mirette at Goodspeed when they lost the rights to Grovers Corner, their musical adaptation of Our Town. The Wilder estate gave them so much time to mount a major production, and they had begged Goodspeed to stage it, butGoodspeed wanted Mirette, which I believe was workshopped there the year before. The director of one regional company had been trying to raise the money with another regional theratre. but the time had run out and Goodspeed was the last chance for Grovers Corner. The Wilder estate pulled the rights.

Something similar happened to Peter Foley; I don't remember the exact details. I believe there was a college per4formance in a New Jersey school, but after that, Dodie Smiths estate - or maybe the film compasny that produced the movie - pulled the rights. One of the last things I did for Peter was to orchestrate one of the songs from I Capture the Castle in the style of a 1930s dance band; he wanted it for his website. He was a dear friend, and I miss him enormously.

Thanks for sharing, Larry. His web site lists two workshop performances, one at Signature in Arlington and the other at Pace University.

[George]

Please share the link with me, George.

PM sent!

[George]

Oh, I almost forgot!  I got a link to the video (one camera only from audience right) of the Into the Woods that I stage managed and DR Jed directed.  We can share the link, but can't post it.  Let me know if anyone wants it.

I'd love to get the link!    My AOL address is FJL1960.

I sent the link through a PM.

[George]

How to be fit.

[George]

That's a horse of a different color.

[George]

When OUR TOWN (which debuted in 1938) goes into public domain in 2034, all versions will be allowed without the OK of the Thornton Wilder estate.

Wow...that's in only nine more years.

[George]

Then, at 9:30, the internet went down again.

Oh, no!  Glad it's back, Larry.

[George]

Wordle 1,502 4/6

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Nice.

Thanks!

[Jane]

Keith also go Wordle in four.

[Jane]

Now we can leave.

[Freddie]

Oh, I almost forgot!  I got a link to the video (one camera only from audience right) of the Into the Woods that I stage managed and DR Jed directed.  We can share the link, but can't post it.  Let me know if anyone wants it.

I'd love to get the link!    My AOL address is FJL1960.

I sent the link through a PM.

Great!  Thanks, George!

[Freddie]

But that's in the USA. In Europe and the rest of the world, it will be 2046 for Grover's Corners and 2061 for I Capture the Castle.

Thanks for that info!

[bk]

I'm up, I'm up - eight hours of sleep.

[bk]

English muffin eaten, pill one taken.

[bk]

Am I completely misremembering or did they not do Grover's Corners in Chicago at the Marriott with Tom playing the stage manager?

[bk]

Were orchestrations ever done for the show?

[bk]

No galley, no covers to approve. If they're not here before noon, they're not coming today.

[Jrand74]

Thanks DR LAURA very interesting.

[Freddie]

English muffin eaten, pill one taken.

No jam today?

[bk]

Yes, jam.

[Freddie]

Am I completely misremembering or did they not do Grover's Corners in Chicago at the Marriott with Tom playing the stage manager?

Yes, you're right.  Here's the page on the ovrtur site for that production

https://ovrtur.com/production/2880626

[elmore3003]

Am I completely misremembering or did they not do Grover's Corners in Chicago at the Marriott with Tom playing the stage manager?

I mistakenly referred to it as a dinner theater.  Theey still needed a major production to keep the rights. Doug Hughes - I think he was with the Long Wharf - was trying to mount a co-production with another regional theater, and that fell through. Goodspeed was their last chance. Having worked on Mirette, I think Michael Price made the wrong decision to ignore Grovers Corners.

[elmore3003]

Were orchestrations ever done for the show?

I think the Chicago production may have just been Harvey at the piano.  Dan Shaheen would know.

[Freddie]

I think we really must get to page 4 before 3 pm (Eastern).

We must! 

[Freddie]

It's so close

[Freddie]

it would be shame not to