N.Y. Arts and Cultural Affairs Law § 37.03

§ 37.03. Theatrical employment; contracts. Every licensed person who\nshall procure for or offer to an applicant a theatrical engagement shall\nhave executed in duplicate a contract or deliver to the parties as\nherein set forth a statement containing the name and address of the\napplicant; the name and address of the employer of the applicant and of\nthe person acting for such employer in employing such applicant; the\ntime and duration of such engagement; the amount to be paid to such\napplicant; the character of entertainment to be given or services to be\nrendered; the number of performances per day or per week that are to be\ngiven by said applicant; if a vaudeville engagement, the name of the\nperson by whom the transportation is to be paid, and if by the\napplicant, either the cost of transportation between the places where\nsaid entertainment or services are to be given or rendered, or the\naverage cost of transportation between the places where such services\nare to be given or rendered; and if a dramatic engagement, the cost of\ntransportation to the place where the services begin, if paid by the\napplicant; and the gross commission or fees to be paid by said applicant\nand to whom. Such contracts or statements shall contain no other\nconditions and provisions except such as are equitable between the\nparties thereto and do not constitute an unreasonable restriction of\nbusiness. Forms of such contract and statement in blank shall be first\napproved by the commissioner and his determination shall be reviewable\nby certiorari. One of such duplicate contracts or of such statements\nshall be delivered to the person engaging the applicant and the other\nshall be retained by the applicant. The licensed person procuring such\nengagement for such applicant shall keep on file or enter in a book\nprovided for that purpose a copy of such contract or statement.\n