Tag Archives: Rodgers and Hammerstein

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 »

From Samuel French to Dramatists Play Service: Concord’s Musical Marketing Machine Leaves Classic Plays Like Life With Father Dead When Life With Father opened at the Empire Theatre on November 8, 1939, nobody could have predicted what was coming. The play, adapted by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse from Clarence ... Read More »

Concord Theatricals Is Run Mostly by Women. Its Legacy Catalog Was Written Mostly by Men. A department-by-department analysis of Concord Theatricals’ publicly listed UK and USA management and senior staff — 107 people in total — reveals a striking gender pattern: women hold nearly two-thirds of listed roles, and dominate ... Read More »

Life With Father ran for 3,224 performances over 401 weeks, becoming the longest-running non-musical play on Broadway, a record it still holds. The play toured the US for three years, was revived on Broadway, and enjoyed thousands of productions in stock, amature, university, and school productions. The play was adapted ... Read More »