The 2009 West End revival of OLIVER! up for licensing at MTI

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Posted: 4/6/16 at 9:43am

Very confused! Loved the new arrangements, but this is odd. Is there a big reason why this version is up for licensing? 

http://www.mtishows.com/lionel-barts-oliver

[g.d.e.l.g.i.]

Posted: 4/6/16 at 9:50am

Just a bit, especially considering it's Tams-Witmark who licenses the original. I mean, now that Cam Mac owns MTI, I'm not shocked he's keeping it in-house, but still... no negative feedback from Tams over this?

Updated On: 4/6/16 at 09:50 AM

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 4/6/16 at 10:00am

He owns 50% of MTI and has owned that 50% for 26 years. This doesn't have anything to do with his part ownership of MTI but more likely some kind of acquisition and/or option awarded to Mr. Mackintosh (or, rather, his production company) for grand rights. This has happened with other musicals. It might be odd but it's not unheard of. 

[g.d.e.l.g.i.]

Posted: 4/6/16 at 10:09am

Very recently he bought out whoever had the rest and became the majority shareholder. There was a big story about it on BWW. And yes, I'm aware it's not unheard of (Godspell is one other such case, belonging to both MTI and Theatre Maximus), but I was curious as to whether or not there might be issues with Tams over it.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 4/6/16 at 12:34pm

I really like the orchestrations in this revised version but there are some cuts on the 2009 cast album that I hope were just cut from the recording and not actually missing from the score. The strangest one was the removal of the opening verse of "You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two."

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Posted: 6/12/16 at 3:36pm

Well, it looks like MTI has taken the rights from Tams and the 2009 version is the only version

http://www.tamswitmark.com/shows/