Does this mean that Fox is now making licenses available for screenings of OMWF?

JenskiJen | July 16, 00:29 CET

Well, they pretty much have been since not long after the door shut. They've just seem to have been doing it carefully, on a case-by-case basis.

The One True b!X | July 16, 00:43 CET

I could be wrong but didn't the sing-a-longs sell tickets? This one is free so I think that as long as no one is making money from the screening it doesn't matter.

TOASTERslayer | July 16, 01:40 CET

I'm sure there are folks with more knowledge than I, but last time I heard, even if it's free they need a public performance license.

ThereUR | July 16, 02:12 CET

Yes, they still technically need a license, and non-profit and/or fundraising events have tended to able to get them.

The One True b!X | July 16, 02:17 CET

Note that the recent Toronto screenings of OMWF sold tickets ($10 each). Also it wasn't a charity screening either, just part of the Toronto's Fringe Festival.

All 3 nights in Toronto played to sold out crowds. I tried to get tickets for the last night it was playing, but only showed up 30 minutes before tickets went on sale and there were easily more people in line than tickets available. The line-up stretched all down the block and around the corner of where the cinema was. Apparently people started lining up 4 hours before tickets went on sale!!

If anyone is interested, here's a short review of the Toronto show from Eye Weekly and another review from Torontoist which includes the 12 year old who played Spike (which apparently played up for big laughs).

I'm hoping that since it was such a success that they do more Toronto shows in the future.

Matt_Fabb | July 16, 05:38 CET

The festival itself, however, is a non-profit operation. Free shows and shows that are part of non-profit events (film festivals, Comic-Con, etc.) are what have been getting the licenses. It isn't the sale of tickets that sends up red flags.

The One True b!X | July 16, 06:23 CET

Interesting, as I wasn't aware that Toronto's Fringe Festival was non-profit. However, looking into their website the reason they are non-profit is because: "Participants receive 100% of the ticketed box office receipts for their performances". Still if it was the festival that applied for the license, the fact that they were non-profit might have been enough to be approved.

Matt_Fabb | July 16, 15:49 CET