First it was an iconic concert, then an acclaimed documentary. It was followed by countless books and recordings, not to mention a recent film by Ang Lee. Next, it'll be a Broadway musical. The concert's producer and his business partner said Thursday that a new musical ...

NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Back in 1969, Woodstock organizers billed their three-day festival as "An Aquarian Exposition." But although the concert became free when an expected crowd of 200,000 grew "half a million strong," it was conceived as a business proposition. And the business has endured. Woodstock Ventures, the firm that oversees the licensing and intellectual property related to the Woodstock ...

Today's robust festival culture owes much to Woodstock — lessons from both its incredible success and its logistical nightmares. "It stands out in everybody's mind as the originator," said Michele Scoleri, artistic director of Bumbershoot, the annual Seattle festival that will draw tens of thousands Labor ...