Performance rights are generally handled by the performing rights organizations, ASCAP and BMI.
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Copyright protection is automatic, there is no special action required to copyright a play. As soon as a work of sufficient originality is "fixed in a tangible medium, perceptible to human eye, machine reader or other device". There is no requirement to register or to display a copyright notice for a work to be protected.
The play is copyright 1979, Peter Shaffer. Copyright of the 1984 movie version would likely belong to the production company. To perform the play, you would almost certainly need permission from a performing rights organization.
With permission of the coypright holder of the play, yes. This would generally be considered a "derivative work" under the law, which is one of the exclusive rights of the copyright holder.
The venue needs a license from the performing rights organizations, such as ASCAP and BMI.
You must contact the publisher/producer and ask for permission. They will ask you questions about what you plan on using the music for, and whether you are profiting from its use. They will charge you accordingly.
If you have recorded a CD of entirely your own original work (for example, you performing songs you wrote yourself), it is automatically protected by copyright. This gives you the exclusive right to copy, alter, distribute, or publicly play the CD.A CD created by someone else gives those same exclusive rights to them, so if you copy their CD, you're infringing on their rights.
Kitty Play Records was created in 2003.
The written work is automatically protected by copyright.
Copyright in both the play and the film was renewed, so the play will be protected through 2034, and the film through 2036.
You would need a performance license from one or more Performance Rights Organizations.
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