New Musical Theatre Licensing Company Launches Today

Steve Spiegel, President and CEO, has announced the launch of Theatrical Rights Worldwide, a new stock and amateur licensing company.

Theatrical Rights Worldwide features a catalog of musical theatre properties from Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional theatres, community theatre, and beyond.

Their goal is, "To provide innovative products and licensing strategies aimed at enhancing the overall value and experience of stock and amateur theatrical productions. With an array of new licensing strategies and a state-of-the-art, user-friendly online catalog, Theatrical Rights Worldwide represents 'musicals for every audience.'"
 
Says Spiegel, "From my earliest days as a licensing agent, I've been extremely proud of the relationships I've formed with schools, community and professional theatres. And now, having accumulated three decades worth of ideas and experiences, I felt it was time to build something new."
 
Prior to forming Theatrical Rights Worldwide, Spiegel served as President of the theatrical licensing firm Music Theatre International from 1994 to 2002. Since then, he has worked at William Morris Agency, and most recently at Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatricals.
  
The company's Fall 2006 inaugural catalog features 22 musical properties, including:

Ace
Book and Lyrics by Robert Taylor and Richard Oberacker
Music by Richard Oberacker

All Shook Up
Inspired by and Featuring the Songs of Elvis Presley
Book by Joe DiPietro

Captains Courageous
Book and Lyrics by Patrick Cook
Music by Frederick Freyer

Charlotte Sweet
Libretto by Michael Colby
Music by Gerald Jay Markoe

Cinderella
Book by Joseph McDonough, Lyrics by David Kisor
Music by Fitz Patton

Different Fields
Libretto by Sarah Schlesinger
Music by Mike Reid

Enter the Guardsman
Book by Scott Wentworth, Lyrics by Marion Adler
Music by Craig Bohmler

Flight of the Lawnchair Man
Book by Peter Ullian
Music and Lyrics by Robert Lindsey-Nassif

The Girl in the Frame
Book, Music and Lyrics by Jeremy Desmon

Go-Go Beach
Book and Lyrics by John Wimbs
Music by Michael Shaieb and Brent Lord

Studs Terkel's The Good War
Created and Conceived by David H. Bell and Craig Carnelia

I Love You Because
Book and Lyrics by Ryan Cunningham
Music by Joshua Salzman

Illyria
Book, Music and Lyrics by Peter Mills
Adapted by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night

In This House
Book by Sarah Schlesinger, Mike Reid and Jonathan Bernstein
Lyrics by Sarah Schlesinger, Music by Mike Reid 

Love Comics
Book by Sarah Schlesinger and David Evans, Lyrics by Sarah Schlesinger
Music by David Evans

Lucky Duck
Book by Bill Russell and Jeffrey Hatcher, Lyrics by Bill Russell
Music by Henry Krieger

Nevermore
Book by Grace Barnes, Lyrics by Edgar Allan Poe
Music by Matt Conner

Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues

Ring of Fire
Created by Richard Maltby Jr. and William Meade
Inspired by and Featuring the Songs of Johnny Cash

Romeo and Bernadette
Book and Lyrics by Mark Saltzman
Music Adapted, Arranged and Orchestrated by Bruce W. Coyle

They Chose Me
Book and Lyrics by Michael Colby
Music by Ned Ginzburg

Zanna, Don't!
Book, Music and Lyrics by Tim Acito
Additional Book and Lyrics by Alexander Dinelaris
 
Visit www.theatricalrights.com for complete details.
 
Theatrical Rights Worldwide can be reached by calling their New York headquarters at 1-866-378-9758. The mailing address is: Theatrical Rights Worldwide, 1359 Broadway, Suite 914, New York, NY 10018.