September 26, 2020QUIZ: Name That Show! Unique Character Names Musical theatre is full of memorable character names. If we give you the characters, can you name the musical?Titles/
September 22, 2020Great Leads for Latinx Actors We are celebrating Latinx Heritage Month with a list of roles for Latinx actors.Titles/
September 12, 2020QUIZ: How Well Do You Know The Wizard of Oz? Complete these quotes from the classic film and stage musical!Titles/
September 1, 2020Read A Book Day: Our Staff’s Recommendations This #ReadABookDay, check out the plays our staff has been loving.Titles/
July 28, 2020Collaborative Friendships To celebrate International Friendship Day, some of our writing teams answer the question, “What’s the key to a lasting collaborative friendship?”Authors/Titles/
July 22, 2020Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella: Through the Years Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella has graced many a stage – and many a screen – since it first premiered in 1957. R&H President Ted Chapin delves into the history of the perennial musical gem.Authors/Titles/
July 22, 2020Exploring Family Dynamics: Max Dickins on Kin Playwright Max Dickins gives an insight into the inspiration behind Kin – a wonderful play about the varied nature of family relationships.Authors/Titles/UK/
June 30, 2020Funny Moments from Plays Take a moment to laugh at a selection of just some of the funniest lines in our plays!Titles/UK/
June 26, 2020Chicken Soup for the Soul Musical Series: An Interview with William Meade Chicken Soup for the Soul has come to the stage! William Meade discusses developing the new musical series and the excitement of bringing positive messages to teens.Titles/
June 22, 2020David Almond on Writing for Young People Explore the inspiration behind David Almond’s Skellig, Heaven Eyes, The Savage and My Dad’s a Birdman, and find out how they were adapted from page to stage.Authors/Titles/UK/
June 17, 2020Plays by Black Writers: Stories for This Moment Concord Theatricals is proud to represent plays by Black authors that grapple with current themes and the history of the Black community. To commemorate Juneteenth, we’ve pulled a selection of titles.Community/Playwrights/Titles/
June 9, 2020DROOD: 150 Years Later, Dickens’ Unfinished Novel Remains A Mystery Charles Dickens died while writing Edwin Drood, and the story of his unfinished novel’s development is almost as intriguing as its contents.Authors/Titles/
May 28, 2020Q&A with Eamonn O’Dwyer and Helen Watts Discover more about the writer and composer team behind musicals such as Mrs Beeton Says… and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.Playwrights/Titles/UK/
May 13, 2020Miss Littlewood: Q&A with playwright and composer Sam Kenyon Find out more about the Miss Littlewood, written and composed by Sam Kenyon!Playwrights/Titles/UK/
May 4, 2020The King and I: A Brief History Ted Chapin, President and Chief Creative Officer of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization, looks back on the development of the groundbreaking musical.Authors/Titles/
April 24, 2020Stimulating Reads Open your mind to new ideas with a selection of stimulating reads!Titles/
April 23, 2020Musicals With Great Female Roles Explore our collection of brilliant shows featuring strong female voices!Titles/UK/
April 22, 2020Escapist Musicals These great musical comedies will whisk you away to a trouble-free world of love, laughter, song and dance.Titles/
April 15, 2020Three’s a Crowd: Two-Actor Shows Keep things simple with these dynamic plays and musicals featuring two characters!Titles/
April 15, 2020Shows to Make Your Mind Travel Be transported around the world with shows that let you travel from the comfort of your own home!Titles/
April 15, 2020Spun: Q&A with playwright Rabiah Hussain Author Rabiah Hussain shares the inspiration behind Spun, a story the evolution of a friendship, and also offers a few tips to those wanting to stage it!Authors/Playwrights/Titles/UK/
April 3, 2020Shows That’ll Put a Smile on Your Face Put an instant grin on your face with these bubbly, bouncing, happiness-inducing plays and musicals.Titles/
April 3, 2020One-Person Shows Keep the theatrical spirit alive with some of our one-person shows, perfect for those who are home alone.Titles/
April 2, 2020Plays and Musicals Inspired by Children’s Books These exciting plays and musicals were adapted from youth literature, from heartwarming children’s classics to edgy teen novels.Titles/
April 1, 2020Shows That are Perfect for a Singalong Dust off the old hairbrush-microphone and get ready to sing along with these Broadway hits from the classic to the contemporary.Titles/
March 25, 2020Long Reads for Long Evenings Get relaxing with these long shows to help fill your afternoons with theatre magic.Titles/
March 19, 2020Barbara’s Blue Kitchen and Hometown Humanity When Britt Hancock saw Barbara’s Blue Kitchen for the first time, he was immediately transported to his childhood. From inspiration to mounting the production, his journey with this diner musical would remind him and his audience of the hometown humanity they all love.Titles/
March 3, 2020The Best in the West: Bringing Stories of African American Women During the Westward Expansion to the Stage Bella: An American Tall Tale began as a response to the erasure of African Americans in the history books that turned into a celebration of Black women and people of color in the American West. Read more about this joyful musical and its beginnings.Titles/
February 28, 2020COOKIES: Q&A with playwright Emily Jenkins Playwright Emily Jenkins discusses working with students to create COOKIES and gives advice for anyone wanting to license the play too.Authors/Playwrights/Titles/UK/
February 25, 202030 Plays for Strong Leading Women Let the women take center stage with these 30 plays for leading ladies.Titles/
February 25, 2020Musicals Featuring Female Characters of Color Billie Holiday, Lady Thiang, Diana Morales, Nina Rosario, Effie White. Explore musicals featuring some of the complex and compelling roles created specifically for female actors of color.Titles/
February 24, 2020Plays Featuring Female Characters of Color A matriarch from Chicago’s South Side; an undocumented maid at an El Paso home; two twin girls determined to win a coveted early admission minority scholarship. Delve into plays featuring some of the gripping and gutsy roles written specifically for female actors of color.Titles/