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STRIKE UP THE BAND and LET 'EM EAT CAKE
Licensor: Concord Theatricals
Book: George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind
Music: George Gershwin
Lyrics: Ira Gershwin
After having been hidden away for some time, Concord Theatricals has acquired the licensing rights to both Strike Up The Band and Let 'Em Eat Cake, making them available to amateur groups once again. With songs by George and Ira Gershwin, and books by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind, these two musicals join with the same team's Pulitzer Prize-winning Of Thee I Sing (already licensed by Concord) to form a sort of trilogy of political satire musicals. Let 'Em Eat Cake is a direct sequel to Of Thee I Sing, in which President Wintergreen is defeated in his bid for reelection, and subsequently starts a shirt-selling business in an attempt to overthrow his replacement. Strike Up The Band is an anti-war satire in which cheese magnate Horace J. Fletcher, in order to get a tariff on foreign cheeses passed through congress, offers to sponsor a war with Switzerland.
THE PRINCE OF EGYPT
Licensor: Music Theatre International
Book: Philip LaZebnik
Music and Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz
The Prince of Egypt Musical Joins Music Theatre International Catalogue
Music Theatre International has added DreamWorks Theatricals’ The Prince of Egypt to its licensing catalogue. The screen-to-stage adaptation of the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film follows the Book of Exodus, in which Moses leads thousands of Israelite slaves out of Egypt and across the Red Sea to freedom. The Prince of Egypt had its world premiere at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley in 2017, followed by productions in Denmark, Utah, and London's West End.
MANAHATTA
Licensor: Concord Theatricals
Playwright: Mary Kathryn Nagle
Mary Kathryn Nagle's play about a young Native woman who reconnects with her ancestral Lenape homeland after moving from Oklahoma to New York for a banking job in 2008 played Off-Broadway at the Public Theater in 2023, and is now available to be licensed from Concord Theatricals.
ONCE UPON A ONE MORE TIME (High School Version)
Licensor: Music Theatre International
Book: Jon Hartmere
Based on the music performed and recorded by Britney Spears
Britney Spears Jukebox Musical Once Upon a One More Time Is Headed to a High School Near You
High schools can now perform the Britney Spears jukebox musical Once Upon a One More Time. Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International has released the high school version of the 2023 Broadway musical for licensing, making the title available to non-college school groups in North America, the U.K., and Australia. The musical uses 23 of Spears' most popular songs—including "Crazy," "Oops!...I Did It Again," "Lucky," and "Toxic"—to tell a story of a group of fairytale princesses whose world is turned upside down when a progressive fairy godmother arrives with a copy of The Feminine Mystique. The high school version presents the full-length musical with slight edits and materials designed expressly for teenage performers.
WE ARE THE TIGERS
Licensor: Broadway Licensing
Book, Music, and Lyrics: Preston Max Allen
We Are the Tigers Joins Broadway Licensing Global Catalogue
This pop-rock musical focuses on an under-achieving high school cheerleading squad whose annual sleepover turns deadly. The work made an Off-Broadway premiere in 2019 at Theatre 80 St. Marks. A cast album released the same year, via Broadway Records.
ORLANDO
Licensor: Concord Theatricals
Playwright: Sarah Ruhl
Orlando’s adventures begin as a young man, when he serves as courtier to Queen Elizabeth. Through many centuries of living, he becomes a 20th-century woman, trying to sort out her existence. Sarah Ruhl’s adaptation of the novel by Virginia Woolf had its off-Broadway premiere in the spring of 2024, in a production directed by Will Davis. Woolf’s novel, written for her lover Vita Sackville-West, was described by Sackville-West’s son as the “longest and most charming love letter in literature.”
THE VISITOR
Licensor: Concord Theatricals
Book: Kwame Kwei-Armah and Brian Yorkey
Lyrics: Brian Yorkey
Music: Tom Kitt
Based on the 2007 indie film of the same name, The Visitor follows a widowed college professor with no sense of purpose. When he discovers two young undocumented immigrants living in his New York apartment, he finds himself in the middle of their battle to stay in America. The musical premiered off-Broadway at the Public Theater in 2021, starring David Hyde Pierce, Ahmad Maksoud, and Alysha Deslorieux.
A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN
Licensor: Broadway Licensing
Book: Randy Johnson
Music and Lyrics: Various
A Night With Janis Joplin Joins Broadway Licensing Catalogue
Randy Johnson's jukebox biomusical A Night With Janis Joplin has joined the catalogue of Broadway Licensing. The musical celebrating the life and music of Joplin along with her inspirations Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Odetta, Nina Simone, and Bessie Smith, played on Broadway in 2013.
BEETLEJUICE JR.
Licensor: Music Theatre International
Book: Scott Brown and Anthony King
Music and Lyrics: Eddie Perfect
It's Showtime for Beetlejuice JR., Now Available for Licensing
Part of MTI's Broadway Junior collection, Beetlejuice JR. is an hour-long adaptation of the cult-favorite 2019 musical designed especially for performers 18 and under. Based on Tim Burton’s 1988 film (also a cult favorite), Beetlejuice follows strange and unusual teenager Lydia Deetz, whose life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and Beetlejuice, a demon with a thing for stripes. When Lydia calls on Beetlejuice to scare away anyone with a pulse, this double-crossing specter unleashes a (nether)world of pandemonium.
JUNIE B.’S ESSENTIAL SURVIVAL GUIDE TO SCHOOL JR.
Licensor: Music Theatre International
Book and Lyrics: Marcy Heisler
Music: Zina Goldrich
MTI Releases Junie B.'s Essential Survival Guide to School JR.
In this follow-up to Junie B. Jones The Musical, Junie B. is writing the ultimate guide to surviving first grade, battling against writer's block and lots of other obstacles along the way. Both Junie B. Jones The Musical and Junie B.'s Essential Survival Guide to School were originally developed as Theatre for Young Audiences titles by TheatreWorks USA, which produced world premieres of both musicals at Off-Broadway's Lucille Lortel Theatre and toured them to schools nationwide.
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CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT
Licensor: Broadway Licensing
Book: Patrick Pacheco and Erik Forrest Jackson
Music: Jason Howland
Lyrics: Amanda Yesnowitz
Christmas in Connecticut Joins Broadway Licensing Catalogue
Christmas in Connecticut, a stage adaptation of the 1945 film, has joined the catalogue of Broadway Licensing. The story follows Liz Lane, a columnist and expert on marriage, cooking, and homemaking who's asked by her publisher to host a war hero for the holidays at her Connecticut farmhouse. Unfortunately that means people might find out that she actually knows nothing about cooking, is single, and lives in a small New York City apartment. The stage adaptation was initially commissioned by Broadway Licensing and Peter Schneider Productions, and made its world premiere at Goodspeed Musicals in 2022. Pioneer Theatre Company staged a production in 2023. The title will be available for productions beginning Christmas season 2025.
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES
Licensor: Broadway Licensing
Book and Lyrics: Matte O'Brien
Music: Matt Vinson
Broadway-Aimed Anne of Green Gables Musical Joins Broadway Licensing Catalogue
Broadway Licensing has added the Broadway-aimed musical Anne of Green Gables to its catalogue. Adapted from L.M. Montgomery's book, the musical made its world premiere in 2022 at Goodspeed Musicals, and was developed by Justin Nichols and The Rev Theatre Company in 2018. The classic story follows Anne Shirley after being sent to live with the Cuthberts on their farm, Green Gables. This musical adaptation, with a book and lyrics by Matte O'Brien and music by Matt Vinson, tells the tale with a contemporary, folk-rock score. Those interested in mounting productions can sign up to receive an alert when the show becomes available at BroadwayLicensing.com.
HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO
Licensor: Music Theatre International
Book and Lyrics: Rebekah Greer Melocik
Music: Jacob Yandura
How to Dance in Ohio Joins Music Theatre International Catalogue
Music Theatre International has added the neurodivergent coming-of-age musical How to Dance in Ohio to its licensing catalogue. Based on Alexandra Shiva's 2015 HBO documentary, the musical follows the challenges faced by a group of autistic young adults at a counseling center in Ohio, where, with the support of clinical psychologist Dr. Emilio Amigo, a spring formal dance is arranged. The musical's 2023 Broadway production was a major milestone for neurodivergent representation on Broadway, with seven openly autistic actors playing the show's seven autistic characters, as echoed in the show's mantra: "nothing about us without us." Those interested in mounting productions can sign up to receive an alert when the show becomes available at MTIShows.com.
OH, MARY
Licensor: Dramatists Play Service
Playwright: Cole Escola
Cole Escola's Oh, Mary! Will Be Licensed by Dramatists Play Service
Broadway Licensing Global's Dramatists Play Service imprint has picked up Cole Escola's hit play Oh, Mary!. The play, which premiered Off-Broadway in the spring of 2024, and came to Broadway shortly after, centers on famous First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks leading up to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. In Escola's demented take (or as press notes put it, "through the lens of an idiot"), Mary Todd becomes a madcap, cabaret-obsessed alcoholic. The title is not yet available for licensing, though the company is already taking pre-orders for their published edition of Escola's script at Dramatists.com.
& JULIET
Licensor: Music Theatre International
Book: David West Read
Music and Lyrics: Max Martin
& Juliet Joins Music Theatre International Catalogue
Music Theatre International has added pop jukebox musical & Juliet to their catalogue. The musical, which features a songlist of tunes written by Max Martin that dominated the airwaves in the '90s and '00s, opened on Broadway in 2022. The show flips the script on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, imagining what would happen next had Juliet not ended it all over Romeo. Those interested in mounting productions can sign up to receive an alert when the show becomes available at MTIShows.com.
THE APIARY
Licensor: Dramatists Play Service
Playwright: Kate Douglas
Kate Douglas' The Apiary, More Added to Dramatists Play Service Catalogue
Dramatists Play Service, the play licensor under Broadway Licensing Global, has added Kate Douglas' The Apiary to its catalog. Set 22 years in the future, The Apiary follows two lab researchers as they hatch a plan to bring back the endangered honey bee population. Second Stage Theater presented the work's world premiere in early 2024.
KIMBERLY AKIMBO
Licensor: Music Theatre International
Book and Lyrics: David Lindsay-Abaire
Music: Jeanine Tesori
Kimberly Akimbo Joins Music Theatre International Catalogue
2023 Best Musical Tony winner Kimberly Akimbo has joined the Music Theatre International licensing catalogue. Based on Lindsay-Abaire's 2000 play of the same name, Kimberly Akimbo follows Kimberly Levaco, a New Jersey teenager with a rare disorder that causes her to age four times faster than normal. The show won five 2023 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Those interested in mounting productions can sign up to receive an alert when the show becomes available at MTIShows.com.
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
Licensor: Broadway Licensing
Book: Rick Elice
Music and Lyrics: PigPen Theatre Co.
Water for Elephants Joins Broadway Licensing Catalogue
Broadway's Water for Elephants has been picked up for licensing by Broadway Licensing Global. The musical, based on Sara Gruen's novel, opened at Broadway's Imperial Theatre in the Spring of 2024, and earned seven Tony nominations, including Best Musical. The show is not yet available for licensing, but those interested can sign up to receive notifications when they become available at BroadwayLicensing.com.
MOTHER PLAY
Licensor: Concord Theatricals
Playwright: Paula Vogel
Paula Vogel's Mother Play Acquired by Concord Theatricals for Licensing
Concord Theatricals has acquired worldwide English licensing rights for Paula Vogel's Mother Play and will license the play via its Samuel French imprint. Mother Play (A play in five evictions) made its premiere on Broadway in the Spring of 2024, earning a Tony nomination for Best Play and nods for each of its three-member cast (Jessica Lange, Celia Keenan-Bolger, and Jim Parsons). The semi-autobiographical work tracks a single mother and her two children over 40 years in the D.C. area, covering evictions, gin, cigarettes, and more accoutrements of a changing world. Tina Landau directed the world premiere. Those interested in mounting productions can sign up to receive an alert when the show becomes available at ConcordTheatricals.com.
ONCE UPON A ONE MORE TIME
Licensor: Music Theatre International
Book: Jon Hartmere
Based on the music performed and recorded by Britney Spears
Britney Spears jukebox musical Once Upon a One More Time had just a brief Broadway run in 2023, but don't count it out just yet. Music Theatre International has added the musical to its catalogue, and is developing a Broadway JR. edition of the title for young performers. In fact, young performers will be MTI's first priority when it comes to Once Upon a One More Time. Along with the JR. edition aimed at elementary, junior high, and middle schools, a high school edition will be the first version of the full-length musical to be released for performances. Those interested in mounting productions can sign up to receive an alert when the show becomes available at MTIShows.com.
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