A Monopoly Built on Neglect BMG Concord Theatricals has assembled an unprecedented monopoly in theatrical licensing, absorbing Samuel French, Dramatists Play Service, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Tams-Witmark, and Broadway Licensing Global. Yet under Chief Theatricals Executive Sean Patrick Flahaven — part-time NYU professor, part-time Broadway producer, part-time cast-recordings producer, and part-time ... Read More »
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Sean Patrick Flahaven’s Concord Empire Raises Conflict Questions Across Broadway Licensing Power
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 »
Betraying Broadway’s Titans: Why Sean Patrick Flahaven Must Resign from BMG Concord Theatricals
A Monopoly Built on Neglect BMG Concord Theatricals has assembled an unprecedented monopoly in theatrical licensing, absorbing Samuel French, Dramatists Play Service, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Tams-Witmark, and Broadway Licensing Global. Yet under Chief Theatricals Executive Sean Patrick Flahaven, this conglomerate has failed at its most basic function: serving the creators ... Read More »
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