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FonZuko


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Hey everyone,

After crusing the boards here since it started, I have noticed many of it's regular users are pretty knee deep in broadway knowledge. For this reason, I have chosen to post my message here.

Still to this day, The 1994 revival was my favorite version to date. The music primarily was the most lively of any stage production I have seen. I would like to put on a production of grease using the sheet music that was used in that production but I don't even know where to begin. I assume when you go to get the right sto put a show on, you are given the original score book to work with. This is generally the case but I think if if a musical is working on a smaller budjet, something must stand out in a musical and that should be "The Music". How can I go about getting the 1994 sheet music for each individual instrument? Also is it possible to get the 94 script or does it have to be the original as well? Anyone who can help, I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance and keep on rockin'!

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Samuel French (www.samuelfrench.com) licenses the original production of GREASE, as well as the various derivations - the school edition(s).

Unfortunately, the 1994 edition is unavailable and, therefore, any production would be illegal.

The story behind it is this: Tommy Tune, actor, singer, director, choreographer, was the creative director/producer behind the revival (which was directed and choreographed by Jeff Calhoun). Tune wanted the production to be the first to incorporate the songs from the film, but Robert Stigwood, who owns the rights to the songs, wouldn't give them up. So what did Tune do? He changed the whole damn thing, reorganized the script (I assume with permission of notorious world-class pri*k Jim Jacobs), and changed the orchestrations.

So, sorry, you'll have to work with the original script and score. If you have a really good band, it could be a great show.

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Mr. E1111, you always amaze me with your wisdom. Thanks for the information. Hopefully one day something can be worked out where this can be allowed.

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As do I.

Of course, if you have a kick-ass orchestrator working for you, you could really soup up the orchestrations...a few electric guitars, a couple of drummers...

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Mr. EEE, if you could, please take a look at this video. It is an amature shot vid of a college production. They have their music down almost to near what the 1994 production was like. How is this possible or legal? From what you said before, I am led to think that alterations to the book or songs for a production you lease the rights to are illegal but yet, they made one hell of an alteration in this vid to model the 94 music, with the addition of You're the one that I want to the score as well which isn't in the book at all. Thanks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBgrsFGDAHE

-- Edited by FonZuko at 17:46, 2008-01-19

-- Edited by FonZuko at 17:48, 2008-01-19

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The addition of You're the One...unless you pay for it, is very illegal, and if anyone catches this video, could sue.

The orchestrations you can change, as Samuel French sends you the basic instrumentation. You can have as large a band as you like.

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Thanks for clarifying that for me Mr. EEE. I"ll follow the script and modify the music to a newer standard without changing the order of the songs or adding any additional ones. Having the added Since I don't have you from the 94 version is fine with me. I didn't hate it but wasn't crazy about it either.

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Since I Don't Have You (a 50s doo-wop song not written by Jacobs/Casey) was added to give the character Sandy stagetime in the first act.

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