Umm... the writer admittedly has no clue about the situation, and the main point of the article is so obvious... There are rules regarding recordings. Not sure what's new or groundbreaking here.
Of note, Goldberg did not respond to an email asking about the permission she received. A PROM spokesperson did not know and therefore I did not receive a comment from the relevant person at THE PROM. One assumes that because she affirmatively said she received permission, she did ask the producer and receive permission. I would assume the producers love Leavel--as most do--and thought the video was a fine idea. It is however unknown what steps that producer took under the relevant agreements. (There are also rights the designers have.) This piece is less about this particular video but rather recording in a Broadway theater in general.
I am willing to bet a ticket to Hamilton that she did NOT have proper permission. We are dealing with an inexperienced (in theatre) publicist speaking to "the producer" in a show that had several inches of producers. I am willing to bet a ticket to Hadestown that it was not an experienced producer either (and this is the sort of thing that would actually require the GM as it is a LOT of work).
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