Harvey Weinstein Sues ‘Finding Neverland’ Producers Over Tour Proceeds New

Harvey Weinstein is suing the producers and managers of the Finding Neverland musical, accusing them of cutting him out of part of the tour’s proceeds.

In a lawsuit filed in New York state court on Wednesday, Weinstein alleges NETworks Presentations, National Artists Management Company and FNL Touring secretly withheld $2.3 million from him in breach of their contract.

“This isn’t about redemption—it’s about remuneration,” said Juda Engelmayer, a lawyer for the disgraced ex-Hollywood mogul, in a statement. “Harvey Weinstein built this tour. He was promised a share. They took his name, his work, and tried to erase the deal.”

Finding Neverlandadapted from a 2004 film of the same name, had a 17-month Broadway run that closed in 2016 after 565 shows, which was followed by a national tour.

Weinstein, through his live entertainment company, played a central role in producing the hit musical, bringing on National Artists Management founder Barry Weissler as an executive producer and opening a revised version of the production at the American Repertory Theater with a new creative team. He also helped secure the licensing rights and financing.

Under a deal that was never finalized, Weinstein was to be paid weekly fees of $5,750 and a 27.5 percent share of net profits, among other things. Still, the tour proceeded, and he was paid under those terms for a period of time.

Weinstein, who maintains he has a half ownership interest in the tour, alleges the producers and managers of the musical retained 4 percent of gross proceeds, equal to roughly $4.6 million, and failed to pay him his cut.

“That’s not justice—it’s theft,” Engelmayer said. “Whatever controversies surround him, they don’t cancel his right to enforce a binding contract.”

The filing of the lawsuit follows Weinstein, who was found guilty of a felony sex crime but acquitted on another charge in a New York trial in June, suing his brother for allegedly siphoning funds from their famed production company ahead of its collapse. He later dropped claims against Bob but is continuing to pursue the case against David Glasser and another former employee of the Weinstein Co., which filed for bankruptcy in 2018.

NETworks Presentations and National Artists Management Company didn’t respond to requests for comment. In the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against Weinstein in 2017, it was reported that a significant chunk of money raised for an AIDS charity was instead funneled into the production budget for the play. At the time, Weinstein maintained that he had done nothing wrong and that everyone benefited from the arrangement, which raised more than $300,000 for the charity. A law firm later found that the conduct was legitimate and lawful.