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Dateline: 20th March, 2004 Legal Problems in the Jailhouse Songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller are locked into a war of words with the producers of the musical Jailhouse Rock, which starts previewing at the Piccadilly Theatre on 26th March before opening on 16th April. They are also threatening legal action to prevent any possible US transfer of the show. Leiber and Stoller are objecting to the title as it comes from the song Jailhouse Rock, which they wrote, and have also refused permission for the use of any song from the film. Stoller claimed that the title is misleading and went on to say, "It is, in effect, preventing us from using our own title for a possible future, legitimate production." The London producers, Alan Janes and Jonathan Alver, respond that the show is about the history of rock 'n' roll and is not a stage version of the film. They also have the exclusive world-wide right to use the title from the Turner Entertainment Co, the successors to MGM, which produced the original film. In a statement, Janes and Alver said, “the history of rock ‘n’ roll goes far beyond one song – no matter how good Leiber and Stoller think their title is.” Please note that all three Archive indices are very long and will therefore take some time to download.
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