Concord Acquires Broadway Licensing Global and Its Imprints
May 8, 2025
Concord has acquired Broadway Licensing Global (BLG) and its family of imprints — Broadway Licensing, Dramatists Play Service, Playscripts, and Stage Rights — adding roughly 150 titles and hundreds of authors to Concord Theatricals' catalogue. The deal (which excludes BLG's Stageworks development division and the Broadway On Demand streaming service) consolidates theatrical-licensing catalogs under Concord to expand its publishing and licensing capabilities.
- Buyers
- Concord
- Targets
- Broadway Licensing Global, Broadway Licensing, Dramatists Play Service, Playscripts, Stage Rights
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- New York, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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