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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 »

A side-by-side survey of the theater industry’s three dominant licensing houses — Music Theatre International, Theatrical Rights Worldwide, and Concord Theatricals — produces a clear ranking, and Concord, despite controlling the largest catalog of the three, comes in last. Now that BMG’s roughly $14 billion acquisition folds Concord into a ... Read More »

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 »

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 »