You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown Question?

Question

Okay, I found the script for Y.A.G.M.C.B, but it's the old version. I was wondering if you could just switch Patty's name to Sally to make it more like the newer version, or would that not work? Also, does anyone know where I can get the script similar to the 1999 revival of the play?

What I ment when I said Patty to Sally was if you could switch the characters names so Patty would really be Sally, Charlie Brown's sister.

Answer 1

Whoa! Be careful of cavalier advice. LOL A director can NOT just change things after they've paid royalties. Quite the opposite - you can get sued. You must apply to the licensing corporation (in the case of YAGMCB, that's Tams Whitmark, Inc.) and they must give permission in writing for the changes.

The rights/scripts/orchestrations for the new (1999) revival are available. You can get the information at:
http://www.tamswitmark.com/musicals/cbr.html

Good luck - it's a fun show!

p.s. the above poster is accurate: the revival is NOT just like the original - there are several different songs and different scenes, besides the character change.

Answer 2

Try MTA (musical theater association). They have every musical ever, I swear. The newer version is like the older version, you're right, just with sally instead of patty. So I think you'd be fine doing that. However, if you're producing it, you could get sued for doing that.

Answer 3

Just switching the names will not work, because there have been songs added and a few scenes changed around. If the audience doesn't know better, they might not figure it out. You're going to have to go through MTI to get the revival script.

Answer 4

I guess if you're the director, and you have paid the royalties to put on the play, you can make any changes you'd like to the script. Of course your audience is likely to be upset if they pay to see something and you present something different.

If you want the new version, get it and put it on rather than try to rewrite the old version.