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Last Place, in Print The biggest theatrical licensing company in the world just got put in its place, and its place is last. On October 1, 2026, Broadway News ran “Everything you need to know about theatrical licensing,” a Closer Look feature by Ashley Lee. Its subhead names “the top ... Read More »

A New Corporate Giant BMG’s completed combination with Concord has created a major new force across music publishing, recordings, theatrical rights, film, television and digital distribution. The combined business now operates under the BMG name, bringing Concord’s vast theatrical licensing operation into a larger global company controlled primarily by Bertelsmann. ... Read More »

Sean Patrick Flahaven stands near the center of a theatrical empire that now controls or administers some of the most commercially valuable musical and dramatic properties in the English-speaking theater. Concord Theatricals combines the Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Tams-Witmark, Samuel French, and additional major imprints under one ... Read More »