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Concord Theatricals Launches SING LIKE A SPONGE: THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL Contest
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 14, 2024

Concord Theatricals is launching SING LIKE A SPONGE: THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL contest for Title 1 Schools. Learn more and see how to apply!

Concord Theatricals Awards A CHORUS LINE Licensing Package To Ten Schools In Under-Resourced Communities
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 27, 2024

Concord Theatricals is granting ten under-resourced schools the licensing package for A CHORUS LINE. Learn more about the package and the winners!

Concord Theatricals Launches A CHORUS LINE Licensing Competition For Schools In Under-Resourced Communities
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 9, 2024

Concord Theatricals is launching A CHORUS LINE Licensing Competition for schools in under-resourced communities nationwide.

Concord Theatricals Reveals Winners of 'Kick Off Your Sunday Shoes: The FOOTLOOSE Competition'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 12, 2023

Concord Theatricals has revealed the winners of their Kick Off Your Sunday Shoes: The Footloose Competition. See who the winners are, and learn more about the competition!

Concord Theatricals Launches Nationwide FOOTLOOSE Licensing Competition for Schools in Low-Income Communities
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 22, 2022

Concord Theatricals is launching Kick Off Your Sunday Shoes: The Footloose Competition, which will award ten schools in low-income communities with a complimentary license package to perform Footloose in honor of the stage musical’s upcoming 25th Broadway anniversary.

Jacob Fowler Will Play Prince Topher in Hope Mill Theatre's Production of Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA
by Stephi Wild - Jul 25, 2022

Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester is to stage the UK theatrical premiere of the Broadway musical version of Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella. Jacob Fowler will play Prince Topher opposite the recently announced Grace Mouat, who plays Ella.

Grace Mouat Will Lead Rodgers & Hammerstein's CINDERELLA at Hope Mill Theatre Manchester
by Stephi Wild - Jul 12, 2022

Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester is to stage the UK theatrical premiere of the Broadway musical version of Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, with SIX, & Juliet and Legally Blonde star Grace Mouat taking on the lead role of Ella.

RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA Comes to Hope Mill Theatre in November
by Stephi Wild - Mar 8, 2022

Cinderella will finally go to the ball! Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester is to stage the UK theatrical premiere of the Broadway musical version of Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella.

Sargent Aborn Set to Retire as CEO of Tams-Witmark
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 19, 2022

Sargent Aborn, long-serving CEO of Tams-Witmark, will retire at the end of this month to spend more time with his family. He has spent over 40 years with the company.

Concord Theatricals and Irving Berlin's Estate Announce Extension of Long-Term Relationship
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 20, 2021

Concord Theatricals has announced that it is extending its representation as the exclusive worldwide theatrical agent for the estate of Irving Berlin. The Irving Berlin Collection, which includes Annie Get Your Gun, White Christmas and Holiday Inn, has been championed through Concord’s R&H Theatricals imprint for over thirty years.  

Concord Theatricals and Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Really Useful Group Extend Long-Term Partnership
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 27, 2021

Concord Theatricals has announced that it has extended its long-term partnership with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Really Useful Group for exclusive representation of the legendary composer’s professional and amateur stage licensing rights in North America.

Ted Chapin Will Depart Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization After 40 Years
by Nicole Rosky - May 17, 2021

Ted Chapin has decided to step down as President and Chief Creative Officer of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization at the end of his current contract this month, Scott Pascucci, CEO of Concord, announced today. His departure comes exactly 40 years after the Rodgers and Hammerstein families first tapped Chapin to run their business.

Barbra Streisand, Idina Menzel and More Announced as Presenters at Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 11, 2021

The enduring legacy of one of America's most decorated composers has been the basis for launching the Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards, aimed at recognizing and enabling the next generation of music composition talent.

Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards Announces 2020-2021 Nominees
by Stephi Wild - Feb 23, 2021

Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards has announced its 2020-2021 nominees. The actual 2020-2021 awards ceremony and concert is planned for Monday, March 22, 2021

Concord Announces Executive Promotions In Concord Theatricals
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 31, 2020

Sean Patrick Flahaven, who became President of Concord Theatricals upon its formation in December 2018, has been promoted to Chief Theatricals Executive for Concord. He will now report to the company's CEO, Scott Pascucci.

CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL Comes to Life on Stage
by Julie Musbach - Oct 3, 2019

Chicken Soup for the Soul is coming to the stage! The world's favorite storyteller, publisher of the famous book series, is bringing its positive message for teens to life through live theater.

Concord Music Acquires Samuel French Forming Concord Theatricals
by Julie Musbach - Dec 17, 2018

Concord Music is pleased to announce the acquisition of legendary theatre publisher and licensor Samuel French and the formation of Concord Theatricals. Concord Theatricals is comprised of the professional and amateur theatrical licensing catalogs of Samuel French, Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatricals, Tams-Witmark and Concord Music's joint venture with Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group, The Musical Company.

R&H and EdTA Collaborate to Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of OKLAHOMA!
by BWW News Desk - Sep 18, 2017

R&H Theatricals and the Educational Theatre Association (EdTA) are joining forces in honor of the 75th anniversary of the celebrated musical Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!. The first of many collaborations by this legendary duo, Oklahoma! is credited by historians as marking the beginning of the modern American musical.

No Business Like Show Business! Imagem USA Extends Publishing Deal for Irving Berlin's Works
by BWW News Desk - May 2, 2017

Imagem USA, part of Imagem Music Group, the world's largest independent music publishing company, today confirmed the extension of their decades-long publishing and brand management agreement with The Irving Berlin Music Company.

Rogers and Hammerstein Theatricals Partners with CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL
by Ashlee Latimer - Oct 19, 2016

Chicken Soup for the Soul is coming to the stage! The world's favorite storyteller, with more than 250 books in print, is bringing a select group of its 20,000-plus stories to life through live theater for audiences of all ages. Chicken Soup for the Soul has teamed up with Stellation Entertainment to adapt a wide variety of diverse stories to be performed for live audiences. These shows will be distributed worldwide by theatrical licensing agent, R&H Theatricals, a division of Rodgers & Hammerstein, An Imagem Company, for performances by schoolchildren, amateurs and professional performers.