Jason Baruch taught his “Who Gets What?” course about royalty pools at the Commercial Theater Institute.

Jason Aylesworth spoke at New York Foundation for the Arts at the “Artist As Entrepreneur Boot Camp” on Copyright Law and Contracts, together with Carol Steinberg, Esq.

Congratulations to our firm’s 2012 Tony Award recipients: Jujamcyn Theatres (Best Play for CLYBOURNE PARK), Jack Feldman (Best Original Score for NEWSIES), Paper Boy Productions (Best Revival of a Musical for THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS) and Simon Says Entertainment, Inc. (Best Revival of a Musical for THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS).

Jason Baruch taught his “Who Gets What?” course about royalty pools at the Commercial Theater Institute.

Jason Aylesworth moderated a program organized by EASL co-chair Megan Maxwell entitled “Is Manga a Crime? Non-photographic Images, Child Pornography and Freedom of Expression.” Panelists included Amy Adler (Professor of Law, New York University School of Law), Michael Delohery (Chief, High Technology Crime Bureau, Westchester County DA’s Office) and Charles Brownstein (Executive Director, Comic Book Legal Defense Fund).

Congratulations to our following 13 clients who were nominated for the 2012 Tony Award: Jujamcyn Theatres (Best Play for CLYBOURNE PARK), Jack Feldman (Best Original Score for NEWSIES), Frank Langella (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for MAN AND BOY), Linda Lavin (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for THE LYONS), Josh Young (Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR), Jeff Calhoun (Best Direction of a Musical for NEWSIES), Bill Elliott (Best Orchestrations for NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT), Danny Troob (Best Orchestrations for NEWSIES), Sven Ortel (Best Scenic Design of a Musical for NEWSIES), Acme Sound Partners (Best Sound Design of a Musical for THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS), Doug Denoff (Best Musical for NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT), Paper Boy Productions (Best Revival of a Musical for THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS) and Simon Says Entertainment, Inc. (Best Revival of a Musical for THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS).

Jason Aylesworth organized with EASL’s Digital Media Committee co-chairs Megan Maxwell and Andrew Seiden the “Wii Tournament Networking” event at Galway Hooker in Manhattan.

Jason Baruch organized and moderated a special two-night joint program of the Commercial Theater Institute and the EASL Section of the New York State Bar Association about the legal aspects of commercial speaker production. Experts from the industry were enlisted to lecture (including Mark Sendroff, who spoke on Creative Staff Agreements for the Broadway musical), culminating in a series of mock negotiations. The program was such a success, repeat performances will be scheduled.

Jason Aylesworth was a guest lecturer at the School of Visual Arts for the school’s basic legal rights for visual artists class, discussing the legal issues surrounding music licensing and copyright.

Carter Anne McGowan taught a joint lecture with Dan Posener of Walt Disney Theatricals regarding Intellectual Property, given to students in the City University of New York/Brooklyn College Performing Arts Management MFA Program.

Jason Baruch taught his “Who Gets What?” course about royalty pools at the Commercial Theater Institute.

Jason Aylesworth co-chaired the NYSBA EASL Annual Meeting in New York City. He also organized and moderated a CLE program called “Crowdfunding for Theatre and Film Under the Jumpstart Out Business Startups (JOBS) Act of 2012.”. Panelists included Gary Emmanuel, Esq., Ken Davenport, W. Wilder Knight II, Esq. and Dollena Campbell.