May 11, 2021Writing For Two Audiences Madhuri Shekar, author of A Nice Indian Boy, In Love and Warcraft and Queen, among other plays, discusses writing for “mainstream” and South Asian audiences.Authors/
May 11, 2021QUIZ: Which Jellicle Cat Are You? Want to know who you would be at the Jellicle Ball? Take this quiz to find out!Titles/
May 3, 2021Annie Get Your Gun: A History Ted Chapin, former President and Chief Creative Officer of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, recounts the colorful history of Irving Berlin’s smash musical.Titles/
April 29, 2021Irving Berlin: A Man of Many Seasons No matter what time of year, it’s always a perfect time for an Irving Berlin tune.Authors/
April 28, 2021Great Roles for Asian Men From the CFO of a trendy sports apparel company to a nerdy 16-year-old in Long Beach, California, you’ll find a wide variety of compelling roles in this collection of Concord Theatricals plays and musicals featuring Asian men.Titles/
April 27, 2021Read More Plays Club: Our Town (Multilingual) by Thornton Wilder The second session of Concord Theatricals’ Read More Plays Club focused on Our Town (Multilingual), a new translation of Thornton Wilder’s classic play.Community/
April 19, 2021Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary on Sue Townsend’s The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ The Musical 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.Playwrights/UK/
April 16, 2021Community Theatre Season Planning: Shows to Fit Your Needs 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.Titles/
April 13, 2021Samuel Beckett In Five Plays 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.Authors/Playwrights/Titles/
April 13, 2021Great Dance Shows 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.Titles/
April 12, 2021Scene Study and Classroom Reading: Plays for Colleges and Universities Update your collegiate curriculum with these titles that are perfect for reading lists and scene work.Playwrights/Titles/
April 2, 2021Plays and Musicals About Siblings 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.Titles/
March 31, 2021Edgy Musicals 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.Titles/
March 26, 2021QUIZ: How Well Do You Know The Secret Garden? 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!Titles/
March 24, 2021Great Roles for Asian Women Explore a wide variety of compelling characters in this collection of Concord Theatricals plays and musicals featuring roles created specifically for Asian women.Titles/
March 17, 2021Concerts During Covid: What A Difference A Year Makes From global shutdowns to socially-distant performances with top-rate Broadway talent, what a difference a year makes.Community/
March 17, 2021Great Roles for Latine Women Discover a range of fantastic roles for Latine women, from a young folklórico dancer to a Zoloft-addicted middle-aged mom.Titles/
March 12, 2021QUIZ: Which Leading Lady Role Are You? — Contemporary Musicals Edition Which leading lady of the contemporary Broadway stage are you? Take this quiz to find out!Titles/
March 12, 2021Plays with Great Roles for Black Women From a tenacious Harlem pastor to a Harvard-educated neuropsychiatrist, here’s a wide variety of compelling roles created specifically for Black female actors.Featured/Titles/
March 12, 2021Musicals with Great Roles for Black Women 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.Titles/
March 11, 2021Women Sharing the Spotlight: Musicals Carried by Women 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.Titles/
March 6, 2021Great Collaborations 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.Authors/Titles/
March 5, 2021Musicals Featuring Notable Women in History 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.Titles/
March 4, 2021Mary Rodgers: Anything But “Shy” 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.Authors/
March 4, 2021DemocracyWorks 2021 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?”Community/
March 3, 2021Plays Featuring Notable Women in History Celebrate the women of history with these exciting plays that put their accomplishments center stage.Titles/
March 2, 2021Plays & Musicals Inspired by Greek Mythology 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.Titles/
February 25, 2021Beyond the Ingenue: Plays for Powerful Women 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.Titles/
February 24, 2021Groundbreaking Women at the Tonys & Pulitzers Explore the women of Concord whose work has been recognized by the Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.Playwrights/Titles/
February 19, 2021Alan Bennett In Five Plays From his infamous Talking Heads monologues to witty depictions of real people, discover the breadth of Alan Bennett’s work through five selected plays.Authors/Playwrights/Titles/
February 18, 2021Great Roles for Black Men A clean-cut U.S. Army captain investigating a brutal murder, a scrappy boxer fighting for recognition and a young gay man navigating his way through churches, bars and motel rooms. Here’s a variety of plays and musicals featuring compelling roles written specifically for Black male actors.Titles/
February 10, 2021August Wilson’s American Century Cycle: 10 Plays About the Black Experience in the 20th Century 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!Authors/Titles/