Re: yep
 

Have you found out?

If you do one week of choral rehearsal, that could be in a practice room. By the end of that week, they should be off book and ready to be on stage for the rest of the time.

New question:

What is the general thumb rule when it come to the cost of the license? I've herd 10% of the gate receipt.

The cost of the license is set by the company that holds the royalties to the musical in question. Generally:

*They are more expensive than plays without music (dramas, comedies. etc.)
*They are contingent on the size of the house
*They are contingent on the length of the run
*They are usually non negotiable.

You'll have to contact the royalty company and see what they have to say...good luck!

As a "professional" musician, I was always given the sheet music about one-two months in advance, along w/ a tape or cd copy of a recording of the score. We never practiced separately once - we showed up during the last week of practice (as they were usually dress rehearsals) and performed.

In school musicals, we practiced separately from the cast about two weeks ahead of time. But we were still given the sheet music about one-two months in advance.

And professional costs more than amateur, and if there's a tour going on, they generally won't give you the license if the tour is near the area at that time-I believe it's within 500 miles.

That won't be a problem, closest production is about 5,000 miles away. And that is in Tokyo.