Live Entertainment

Live entertainment brings together creative talent, producers, venues, performers, rights holders, suppliers and commercial partners.

Whether you are developing a theatre production, producing a musical, touring a stage show or delivering another live entertainment experience, the legal arrangements behind the production need to work in the real world.

EL Creative Counsel advises producers, production companies, performers, rights holders and businesses across theatre, stage and live entertainment.

We can assist with

Theatre production agreements
Stage production agreements
Musical theatre
Live performance agreements
Performer agreements
Artist agreements
Producer agreements
Venue agreements
Touring agreements
Co-production arrangements
Performance rights
Music rights
Script and dramatic rights
Choreography and creative rights
Sponsorship arrangements
Merchandising
Commercial partnerships

Theatre & musical productions

A stage production can involve a complex combination of copyright, music, scripts, choreography, performers, producers, venues and commercial partners.

The rights to the underlying work also need to be carefully considered where a production is based on an existing musical, play, book, character or other intellectual property.

We help clients navigate these arrangements and establish the rights required to develop and perform the production.

Touring & live performance

Touring productions create additional contractual considerations, including venues, performers, promoters, production suppliers, travel, performance rights and commercial arrangements.

Clear agreements can help ensure each party understands its responsibilities and the rights being granted.

Performers & creative contributors

Actors, musicians, directors, choreographers, designers and other creative contributors can each bring intellectual property and performance rights to a production.

We help producers and creative businesses document these relationships and address issues including fees, credit, ownership, approvals, exclusivity and permitted use.

Commercial opportunities

A successful live production can create opportunities beyond the performance itself, including sponsorship, merchandising, licensing, recordings, broadcasts and other forms of commercial exploitation.

We help clients consider these opportunities as part of the broader legal and commercial structure of the production.

Bring the production to life with legal arrangements that support the creative vision behind it.

Planning a live entertainment project?

Book a call to make sure the legal arrangements behind the production are properly addressed.