SOCIAL HISTORY

Overview Concord Theatricals has emerged as the dominant force in theatrical licensing through aggressive acquisitions, but its rapid growth has come with significant service quality concerns from theater directors, educators, and community theater practitioners. Industry feedback consistently points to slower response times, higher licensing fees, and customer service friction compared ... Read More »

Mid-Century elegance on a 13-day Cruise to the Caribbean and South America from New York. Top-drawer with first-class accommodations, cuisine, and entertainment aboard a stylish American-built ship, one of the last ships flying the American flag. Romance in a different travel climate compared to today’s super cruise ships. Intimacy and ... Read More »

“Elvis who?” On the threshold of fame, Elvis took the train. Photographer Alfred Wertheimer recalls uttering that very question in early 1956. A publicist from RCA Victor Records had contacted him, asking if he was available to photograph a young singer named Elvis Presley. “I’d never heard of the man,” ... Read More »

West Hollywood’s Chasen’s was a glamorous world – “Celebrity chefs” will never replace stylish hosts and personalities like Dave Chasen, Vincent Sardi or Mike Romanoff. I had dinner at Chasen’s many times. First, with my parents and then later on when I became a writer/producer. Dinner with Groucho Marx, who ... Read More »

Elon Musk’s Two?Day Free Boost When Elon Musk—one of the richest men in the world—decided to stream Citizen Vigilante free on X for 48 hours, he did more than give an indie thriller a promotional bump. He used his personal platform to put a banned, immigrant?targeting vigilante story in front ... Read More »

A detailed analysis of a full-sized digital scan of the Titanic has revealed new insight into the doomed liner’s final hours. The exact 3D replica shows the violence of how the ship ripped in two as it sank after hitting an iceberg in 1912 – 1,500 people lost their lives ... Read More »

Fifty years after Snoopy the Musical first lit up San Francisco’s Little Fox Theatre, the companies responsible for its legacy are still struggling to tell the truth about it. Concord Theatricals, the licensing agent for the show, continues to promote a version of the musical that sidelines its 1975 West ... Read More »

BMG Concord’s Pride Branding, Minus Gay Men Concord Theatricals failed to celebrate June Pride Month 2026. Concord identity around curated LGBTQIA+ collections, themed catalogs, and marketing language that invites producers to “show your pride with these shows,” yet the company’s treatment of its Peanuts musicals tells a different story. BMG ... Read More »

The irony is brutal: Concord Theatricals, a cabal?like operation that licenses plays and musicals almost entirely created by men, now sells itself as the woke, feminist savior of the stage. In reality, it’s a corporate branding exercise run by music?industry outsiders, backed by a global merger with BMG Rights Management, ... Read More »

A Secret Handshake It is the kind of story that feels like a secret handshake, you do not casually bring up Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom in conversation, you mention it only when you have found someone who was there, someone who remembers the strange, unmarked cultural currents ... Read More »

Charles Schulz once sat down for an interview and said something unusual for the creator of the most beloved comic strip in history. He didn’t write for children. He wrote for adults. “Citizen Kane” is featured in Snoopy!!! the Musical The quote appeared in a newspaper article whose lead ran ... Read More »

The federal government just dropped the hammer on a massive Adderall trafficking operation in San Francisco. A telehealth company called Done Global allegedly pumped over 40 million stimulant pills into the country through a subscription model that required little more than a two-minute video chat. The CEO and clinical president ... Read More »