19 stories by "Eriq Gardner"
A journalist's widow pursues an odd copyright case that's four decades in the making.read more
The Tony-nominated play "Hand of God" features a scene where the main character performs the sketch before later admitting that it is a "famous routine from the fifties."read more
The owner of the John Ritter sitcom tells a judge that "3C" is a "poor adaptation" of "one of the first television shows to say that there was nothing wrong with being gay"read more
One producer owns rights to the sound recordings while another producer enjoys rights to the compositionsread more
John Payne claims his creative contributions were copyrighted and that his rights assignment was executed under duress. read more
A blockbuster success couldn't stop an arbitration over global rights to the romance story.read more
Appearing at a court hearing, Mark Hotton makes a plea agreement with prosecutors.read more
Mark Forstater, the self-proclaimed "seventh Python," wins his lawsuit that under a deal to produce "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," he deserved a larger share of the musical spin-off.read…
Sometimes, a "settlement" doesn't mean a settlement.read more
Marc Thibodeau is being accused of using pseudonyms to warn an investor about the production, but his lawyer claims he was an "innocent whistle-blower."read more
Familiar faces from film and TV guarantee sold-out shows, but producers might be sacrificing big profits.
Eriq Gardner Familiar faces from film and TV guarantee sold-out shows, but producers might be sacrificing big profits.read more
The parties in the dispute over the expensive Broadway musical argue why the cases are bogus.
In a filing Tuesday, Taymor is blamed for the show's troubles as producers say they made "superhuman efforts" to save the production. "The show is a success despite Taymor, not because of …
Walt Disney Co. and Sony Pictures are being sued by a woman who claims her autobiography was the inspiration for the film and the subsequent stage musical.
The most expensive production in Broadway history gets hit with a big lawsuit from the famed director, who left the production in March.
To get off the ground, the Broadway spectacle had to pull money from many sources, including from Patricia Lambrecht, who put up $2.5 million in collateral so that producers could license th…
A lyricist and composer on the forthcoming Broadway musical adaptation of "Tootsie"claim in a lawsuit filed in NY Supreme Court that the producer is trying to cut them out of the project.
A dispute has erupted over the forthcoming Broadway musical adaptation of the classic comedy Tootsie. A lyricist and composer on the project claim in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in New York Supr…
