Posted inLanday, David Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Play) Suits and Litigation (Civil) Theater He Made ‘Seven Brides’ Less Sexist. But Can He Stage It? David Landay, an author of the 1982 stage musical, reworked a kidnapping scene for a 2021 production. Now he’s suing the estates of his coauthors for the right to keep going. Posted by By Michael Paulson