Netflix sues ‘Unofficial Bridgerton Musical’ creators for ‘blatant infringement’

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Netflix is suing the Grammy-winning artists behind an unofficial “Bridgerton” musical for infringement after the songwriting duo, Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, staged a live concert without the production company’s permission.

Shonda Rhimes is speaking out to defend Netflix’s decision to file a lawsuit against the creators of The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical.

Carson Burton The team behind an unofficial “Bridgerton” musical is being sued for infringement by Netflix in a Washington, D.C. U.S. District Court.Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, the songwriting team behind the project, initially developed the musical on social media.

Netflix initially supported the idea when it debuted as a free online tribute. The problem between them began on July 26, 2022, when Barlow and Bear staged what Netflix says is a “for-profit” performance of “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical Album Live in Concert” for a sold-out crowd at the Kennedy Center, with tickets ranging up to $149 each.According to the lawsuit, the live show featured over a dozen songs with verbatim dialogue from the series, along with “dramatic portrayals of ‘Bridgerton’ characters by Broadway actors, emoting through the performance of the songs that comprise the ‘musical.’” Netflix says Barlow and Bear “misrepresented to the audience that they were using Netflix’s BRIDGERTON trademark ‘with Permission,’ while Netflix vigorously objected.”“Defendants Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear and their companies (“Barlow & Bear”) have taken valuable intellectual property from the Netflix original series Bridgerton to build an international brand for themselves,” the lawsuit stated.

The creators of the viral TikTok event, Bridgerton The Musicial, are being sued by Netflix.

The Grammy-winning team behind an unofficial Bridgerton musical is being sued by Netflix in Washington, DC US District Court for infringement.