The Milburn Stone Theatre at Cecil College will present CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE '90S MUSICAL, a stage adaptation of the cult-classic film featuring a jukebox soundtrack with Britney Spears, R.E.M., and The Verve.
The North American tour of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, the Broadway musical based on Sara Gruen's bestselling novel, will make its Wisconsin premiere at Overture Hall in Madison.
The REV Theatre Company announced the full company for A BRONX TALE, the Broadway musical based on Chazz Palminteri's one-man play, directed by Brett Smock at the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse in Auburn, NY.
The highly anticipated musical adaptation of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS is set to captivate audiences at the Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City. This new production brings the beloved novel to life with stunning performances and breathtaking stagecraft. Tickets for the show, which promises to be a major theatrical event, are now on sale.
Sean Cercone, founder and CEO of Broadway Licensing Global and On Demand, is launching a new theatrical licensing firm, called The Licensing House. Learn more here!
South Australian theatre royalty, media identity, and author Peter Goers will bring Mary Chase’s HARVEY to life this November in association with Holden Street Theatres.
The claws are out this fall when the Playhouse Institute Fall Conservatory presents “We Are The Tigers,” the sharp and witty new musical comedy with book, music and lyrics by Preston Max Allen. Learn more!
In celebration of 92 years of Theatre By The Sea, owner and producer Bill Hanney is proud to present Heartbreak Hotel, the stage musical which celebrates the life and music of Elvis Presley. Heartbreak Hotel will be presented from August 20 – September 14, 2025.
Dramatists Play Service, an iconic imprint of Concord Theatricals, announced the release of One-Act Peter Pan Goes Wrong, a shortened version of the original hilarious full-length play. The new comedy is now available to license for productions across US and Canada.
Broadway Licensing Global and the Educational Theatre Foundation have announced five high schools as recipients of the 2025 String Grant. Each school will receive free performance rights and materials to produce the expanded edition of String, the heartfelt musical by Adam Gwon and Sarah Hammond. Productions will take place during the 2025–26 academic year.
Centenary Stage Company’s production of ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE will wrap up its Summerfest 2025 run this weekend at the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center in Hackettstown, NJ.
Centenary Stage Company will kick off its Summerfest 2025 with Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville, running July 10–20 in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center in Hackettstown, NJ. The production is presented through special arrangement with Broadway Licensing Global.
International Literary Properties announced two new appointments to its staff. Kent Nicholson has been named SVP of Global Franchise Management and Jessica Mariani will serve as VP, Business & Legal Affairs.
Rehearsals are now underway for Centenary Stage Company’s upcoming summer production of Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville. Learn more about the show here!
This week's newsletter navigates a dynamic and somewhat contradictory landscape within the theater world, showcasing both significant achievement and contractions. From Concord's major acquisition poised to reshape theatrical licensing to the precarious financial situation facing a vital Portland theater and the broader uncertainties tied to declining tourism in New York, we see an industry simultaneously evolving and facing considerable headwinds.
Concord has acquired Broadway Licensing Global. BLG’s family of imprints, Broadway Licensing, Dramatists Play Service, Playscripts, and Stage Rights, will now become part of Concord Theatricals.
Dramatists Play Service, the play imprint of Broadway Licensing Global, has acquired Conversations with Mother, the new play by Matthew Lombardo. The title is now available for licensing worldwide.
DISENCHANTED!, the Off Broadway hit that transports your favorite fairy tale luminaries off the page and into the spotlight will perform for two performances at The Robert R. Armstrong Theatre.
Dramatists Play Service, the iconic play imprint of Broadway Licensing Global, has published the script for Oh, Mary!. The cover of the Signature Acting Edition script showcases iconic art from the smash-hit Broadway production.
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