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Licensing the Legacy Collection of
39 musicals produced at
A Premiere Playhouse, a regional theatre in Columbus, Ohio
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Why We Built TND Licensing Packages Differently
By Terry Bojanowski, Managing Director, TND Musicals When Darryl and I founded TND Musicals, we didn't start by asking, "What do other licensing companies provide?" Instead, we asked a different question: "What would have made our lives easier during the thousands of rehearsals, performances, and productions we experienced as music and theatre educators?" For decades, I worked as a pianist, accompanist, musical director, teacher, and producer. Long before TND Musicals existe
May 313 min read
The Writer's Perspective: Frankly Ben Franklin, A Musical Memoir
Richard (from "Poor Richard's Almanack"), Ben Franklin, Deborah Franklin PROGRAM NOTES: In the mid-1700's, Benjamin Franklin was probably the most famous man in colonial America, and after the kite experiment in 1752, the best-known American in Europe as well. Franklin was seen by some as a conniving, miserly opportunist who used events and friendships to better his own status and that of his son. Others saw him as a concerned and curious person whose accomplishments put him
May 112 min read
The Writer's Perspective: The Nutcracker Prequel
Drosselmeier, Nephew (The Nutcracker), Princess Pirlipat, The King, The Queen PROGRAM NOTES: In 1816, E.T.A. Hoffmann, a contemporary of the Grimm Brothers, wrote a short book called The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. It was not his only work. He was an influential music critic and also wrote horror tales and mysteries. Some of those stores found their way to the stage in operatic works such as Offenbach's Tales of Hoffmann and Hindemith's Cardillac. Hoffmann was al
May 113 min read
TND Licensing Competition Winners Produce "The Case of the Counterfeit Napoleon"
Congratulations to AACT member DUNCAN LITTLE THEATREin Duncan, OK,the winner of the2024 TND Licensing Competition.DLT has received a...
Mar 16, 20251 min read
"A Quiet Man" performed at MusicalWriters New Works Cabaret
For their NewWorks Cabaret in Arlington, Texas, MusicalWriters.com had 150+ songs submitted from 50 new musical writers "hailing...
Sep 1, 20231 min read
Why We Built TND Licensing Packages Differently
By Terry Bojanowski, Managing Director, TND Musicals When Darryl and I founded TND Musicals, we didn't start by asking, "What do other licensing companies provide?" Instead, we asked a different question: "What would have made our lives easier during the thousands of rehearsals, performances, and productions we experienced as music and theatre educators?" For decades, I worked as a pianist, accompanist, musical director, teacher, and producer. Long before TND Musicals existe
The Writer's Perspective: Frankly Ben Franklin, A Musical Memoir
Richard (from "Poor Richard's Almanack"), Ben Franklin, Deborah Franklin PROGRAM NOTES: In the mid-1700's, Benjamin Franklin was probably the most famous man in colonial America, and after the kite experiment in 1752, the best-known American in Europe as well. Franklin was seen by some as a conniving, miserly opportunist who used events and friendships to better his own status and that of his son. Others saw him as a concerned and curious person whose accomplishments put him
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