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With Sue Townsend’s The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ now available to license, we caught up with the authors about the new musical and its timeless appeal.

Planning your upcoming community theatre season? Here are some suggestions to fit your needs, whether you’re looking for a large-cast comedy, a guaranteed audience pleaser, or a fresh new work.

Darkly comic and incredibly idiosyncratic, Samuel Beckett’s work strikes a chord with anyone who encounters it. From his fast-moving monologues to the full-length masterpiece Waiting For Godot, here’s a list of some of Beckett’s most memorable works.

Put your best foot forward with these great shows featuring stand-out dance numbers! Whether you like tap, ballet, jazz or hip hop, you’re sure to find something to move your feet in this select list of exuberant dance-focused musicals.

Update your collegiate curriculum with these titles that are perfect for reading lists and scene work.

Ah, brothers and sisters… best of friends or worst of enemies? For National Siblings Day, Concord Theatricals presents some of our favorite shows featuring siblings.

So you like your musicals to have a bit of bite to them? Put on your Doc Martens, bust out your black eyeliner, and get ready to shake things up with this collection of cutting-edge shows.

The hit Broadway musical adaptation of The Secret Garden has been thrilling audiences for decades. But how well do you know this American classic? Take our quiz and test your knowledge!

Explore a wide variety of compelling characters in this collection of Concord Theatricals plays and musicals featuring roles created specifically for Asian women.

From global shutdowns to socially-distant performances with top-rate Broadway talent, what a difference a year makes.

Discover a range of fantastic roles for female Latine actors, from a young folklórico dancer to a Zoloft-addicted middle-aged mom.

Which leading lady of the contemporary Broadway stage are you? Take this quiz to find out!

From a tenacious Harlem pastor to a Harvard-educated neuropsychiatrist, here’s a wide variety of compelling roles created specifically for Black female actors.

A daring pioneer in the Old West. A genteel lady of privilege in New Orleans Creole society. A naive farmgirl in rural Kansas. An internationally famous pop superstar. Explore these musicals featuring powerful and compelling roles created specifically for Black female actors.

Roxie and Velma… Mame and Vera… Effie, Deena and Lorrell… when two or more great female leads share the stage, theatre magic happens! Here’s a broad array of musicals featuring women standing (and singing) side by side.

From Rodgers & Hart, Kaufman & Hart and the Gershwin brothers to Strouse & Adams, Kerrigan & Lowdermilk and the Five Lesbian Brothers, great teams have been making theatre for over a century. Check out these hit plays and musicals co-created by collaborative groups or pairs.

From the worlds of show biz, politics, literature and business, these women made an indelible mark on humanity. Celebrate their achievements with this list of dynamic musicals about renowned historical figures.

Writer Mary Rodgers, composer of Once Upon a Mattress and author of Freaky Friday, was an elegant raconteur of exquisite taste and infinite humor. In this profile, we explore the life and legacy of the groundbreaking artist.

This essay was selected by the Education Theatre Association as a winner of its 2021 DemocracyWorks competition, the prompt for which asked high school students, “How does theatre support your social and emotional well being and foster a welcoming school environment?”

Celebrate the women of history with these exciting plays that put their accomplishments center stage.

Thousands of years later, the stories of Greek mythology have continued to stay in our hearts, inspiring new adaptations. Explore these titles that took Greek tragedies and turned them in to something new.

The stories of women extend far beyond just the ingenue. Check out this list of 30 compelling, textured plays for women ranging in age and position.

Explore the women of Concord whose work has been recognized by the Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

From his infamous Talking Heads monologues to witty depictions of real people, discover the breadth of Alan Bennett’s work through five selected plays.

Some of our favorite musicals first began as groundbreaking plays. Explore these plays that inspired musicals in the Concord Theatricals catalog.

A clean-cut U.S. Army captain investigating a brutal murder; a scrappy boxer fighting for recognition and redemption; a slick record producer faking his way to the top; and a young gay man navigating his way through churches, bars and motel rooms. Delve into a variety of plays and musicals featuring compelling and gutsy roles written specifically for Black actors.

August Wilson’s American Century Cycle — ten plays for each decade of the twentieth century — chronicles the lives of the Black community in Pittsburgh. But there’s even more to know about this crowning achievement of the American Theatre. Read more to find out!

In the mood for romance? From raucous comedies to heartbreaking dramas, this collection has something for everyone to love.

Nothing’s as inspiring as a great song. So, grab a mic (or hairbrush) and take our quiz to discover which of our show tunes is your fight song!

Concord Theatricals proudly licenses four versions of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Here’s a brief guide to the four editions, along with a handy “at-a-glance” chart comparing the musical scores.

What type of romantic lead are you? Take this quiz to find out!

Allan Miller, creator of the stage adaptation of The Fox, explores the work’s legacy a century after its initial publication.