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BMG Concord Theatricals, the world’s largest theatrical licensing company, is failing the very creators and customers it exists to serve. Under Chief Theatricals Executive Sean Patrick Flahaven—a part-time NYU professor, part-time Broadway and touring producer, part-time cast-recordings executive, and part-time CEO—the company has assembled an unprecedented monopoly by acquiring Samuel ... Read More »

The Cap Arcona was considered one of the most beautiful ships of the time, launched in 1927, was the largest German ship on the South American run. In 1940, the Cap Arcona was taken over by the Kriegsmarine (the German Navy), painted overall gray, and used in the Baltic Sea as ... Read More »

26 Miles of Pride: Hot Men, Catalina Nights, and Beach Boys Dreams This Pride video cruises off the California coast to Avalon, set to the sunny, nostalgic vibe of a classic Beach Boys–style “26 Miles (Santa Catalina)” track as gorgeous men turn Catalina Island into their playground. The camera drifts ... 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 »

An Olivier-nominated West End success with a long London run has been marketed as if it were merely an elementary-school property, diminishing its artistic stature, weakening its market, and distorting Charles Schulz’s legacy. In the history of Peanuts on stage, two titles dominate the conversation: You’re a Good Man, Charlie ... 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 »

We are living in a time when the American values forged on the World War II home front feel more relevant than ever, and a must-see film that captures those values with heart and honesty is Since You Went Away. This sweeping 1944 drama is one of the definitive portraits ... Read More »

The debate in Washington these past weeks has been loud, angry, and entirely focused on the wrong question. WATCH VIDEO – IRAN LEADERS EXECUTE GAY YOUNG MEN  What they do not mention—what they have never mentioned—is the men. Not the soldiers. Not the diplomats. The men who, for decades, have ... Read More »

Travel by cruise ship or passenger liner in the 1950s and 1960s was far different from today’s cruising. Many passengers were traveling from one point to another, they had a destination, while others were taking cruises. You could be sailing across the pond to Europe for business or pleasure, heading ... Read More »

Sony’s late? 2025 move to take majority control of the Peanuts franchise gave it a powerful new family brand — and a complicated theatrical legacy. Alongside familiar holiday specials and comic-strip nostalgia, Sony inherited a long-running dispute over Snoopy!!! The Musical, its production history, its licensing treatment, and its relationship ... Read More »

The debate in Washington these past weeks has been loud and angry.  WATCH VIDEO Democratic leaders emerge from classified briefings with furrowed brows and stern warnings. They speak of constitutional overreach. They demand votes on War Powers resolutions. They worry about open-ended conflict and unauthorized strikes. They question the imminence ... Read More »

Zim Lines began passenger service connecting Israel with Mediterranean ports after the State of  Israel was established in 1948, and for 20 years, they operated an excellent sea transportation fleet of ships In the early 1950s, Zim became a member of the North Atlantic Passenger Conference and bought the former ... Read More »