Talk:A Shoggoth on the Roof

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I've left a few sections blank for now, however I do intend to fill them in soon, so please leave the headings as they are! This is my first Wikipedia page from scratch, so all comments and criticism will be gratefully accepted.

Also, I have the libretto and cast album for "Shoggoth", if anyone wants any references checked. --Sir Ophiuchus 20:20, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Litigation?

There are many references to litigation (mostly threatened) preventing performances. Who is suing (or threatening to sue)? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.135.32.188 (talk) 17:06, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

The references are from the HLPHS website, http://www.cthulhulives.org/shoggoth/. Lest this be considered unreliable, they actually include links to scanned legal documents.

The website text is excerpted as follows:

"The Doom that Came to A Shoggoth on the Roof

There are some things that man was not meant to adapt to musical theatre, and A Shoggoth on the Roof has long been regarded as a musical that cannot and must not be produced. The original 1979 attempt to stage it ended in mysterious failure. A daring Chicago theatre company, Defiant Theatre, was prepared to take on the cursed show and stage the world premiere in Chicago this October. A theater space was rented and work had begun on the production. However, under threat of legal action by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, the composer and lyricist of the beloved classic Fiddler on the Roof, Defiant has regretfully decided it must cancel the production. Shoggoth is, once again, silenced."

The article contains the following link:

http://www.cthulhulives.org/shoggoth/shoggydoom.html - a letter from Sheldon Harnick threatening legal action.

Perhaps the other productions encountered the same problems, or were merely put off by the threat of litigation levelled at Defiant Theatre. I personally don't know, and the article doesn't specify in any case.

Does that suffice? Thanks so much for taking an interest in this article, by the way. Could you sign your posts so I can tlak with you more easily (two dashes, followed by four tildes)? Cheers. --Sir Ophiuchus (talk) 01:15, 28 April 2008 (UTC)