June 28, 2025Singing the Praises of Dorothy Fields Dorothy Fields (1905-1974) was a brilliant and prolific librettist/lyricist for stage and film. She wrote more than 400 songs for Broadway and Hollywood.Authors/
February 24, 2024Where Women Go: Director Aimée Hayes Discusses Tina Howe’s Final Play Aimée Hayes, Co-Artistic Director of The Tent Theater Company, discusses her world premiere production of Where Women Go, playwright Tina Howe’s final work for the stage, originally commissioned by Concord Theatricals.Productions/
March 23, 2023Shows with All-Female Casts From matriarchs to fighter pilots, homemakers to politicians, the women in these stories represent a broad range of experience. Explore this selection of plays and musicals featuring all-female casts.Titles/
January 19, 2023Tim Firth on Sheila’s Island Playwright Tim Firth shares a few thoughts on his new comedy Sheila’s Island, a sparkling, sharp-witted, all-female adaptation of his earlier hit Neville’s Island.Titles/
March 21, 2022Pioneering Women at the Olivier Awards Concord Theatricals proudly champions female authors in the UK and beyond. Here’s a list of women who have received nominations and wins at the Olivier Awards.Authors/Titles/
March 1, 2022Folktales Featuring Women In a world full of heroes, these are tales of heroines! Here’s a list of plays and musicals, based on folklore and fairy tales, in which women take center stage.Titles/
January 11, 2022The Story of a Friendship: Jack Heifner on Vanities Jack Heifner’s Vanities, a bittersweet comedy astutely chronicling the lives of three Texas girls, remains provocative, stimulating and hilarious nearly half a century after its creation. We spoke to the playwright about the show’s development and legacy.Playwrights/Titles/
December 10, 2021Adrienne Kennedy In Five Plays Explore the dizzying work of one of the most innovative and subjective American playwrights to come out of the 1960s.Authors/Playwrights/Titles/
August 23, 2021More Plays & Musicals for Strong Leading Women From pioneers in the women’s suffrage movement to contemporary teachers, parents, prisoners, athletes and entertainers, here’s a broad spectrum of meaty roles for strong women in both plays and musicals.Titles/
March 17, 2021Great Roles for Latine Female Actors Discover a range of fantastic roles for female Latine actors, from a young folklórico dancer to a Zoloft-addicted middle-aged mom.Titles/
March 12, 2021Plays with Great Roles for Black Female Actors From a tenacious Harlem pastor to a Harvard-educated neuropsychiatrist, here’s a wide variety of compelling roles created specifically for Black female actors.Titles/
March 12, 2021Musicals with Great Roles 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.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/
February 25, 2021Beyond the Ingenue: 30 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/
January 27, 2021D.H. Lawrence’s The Fox: Gender and Politics 100 Years Later Allan Miller, creator of the stage adaptation of The Fox, explores the work’s legacy a century after its initial publication.Playwrights/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/
September 6, 2019From the Desk of Licensing: Collegiate Edition Vol. 2 Complete your 2019/2020 collegiate season with this list of four plays perfect for colleges and universities.Titles/
June 6, 2019Forgiving Gun Violence: The Amish Project Ten Years Later In 2006, a lone gunman walked into an Amish school house and opened fire. The Nickel Mines shooting inspired the 2009 play The Amish Project, though the subject feels even more familiar, and relevant, than ever before. Check out this interview with playwright Jessica Dickey about The Amish Project ten years later.Authors/Titles/
June 4, 2019The Women of Wilder Take a look inside the mind of Thornton Wilder and the women he wrote.Authors/Titles/
May 20, 2019Gypsy: 60 Years of Iconic Leading Ladies Gypsy turns 60. In celebration, take a look at these iconic pairings throughout the years.Titles/