CONCORD THEATRICALS AND ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER’S THE REALLY USEFUL GROUP ANNOUNCE LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP
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CONCORD THEATRICALS
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ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER’S
THE REALLY USEFUL GROUP
ANNOUNCE LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP
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New York, NY (October 27, 2021) – Concord Theatricals is honored to announce that it has extended its long-term partnership with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Really Useful Group for exclusive representation of the legendary composer’s professional and amateur stage licensing rights in North America. For more information about The Andrew Lloyd Webber collection visit concordtheatricals.com/andrewlloydwebber.
“I am delighted that our partnership with Concord Theatricals has been renewed. It is more important than ever before that we develop productions which entice people back into theatres across the United States and, indeed, the world. I look forward to working with Concord for the years ahead,” said Andrew Lloyd Webber.
“It is a privilege to continue our relationship with RUG in representing Andrew and his collaborators’ magnificent catalog of landmark musicals,” said Sean Patrick Flahaven, Chief Theatricals Executive for Concord. Added Bill Gaden, President of Concord Theatricals: “We have recently worked with the RUG team on many exciting initiatives for the North American market including the release of School of Rock to our professional theatres through 2025, the new 60-minute version of CATS: Young Actors Edition and the continuing development of state-of-the-art tracks from Right On Cue Services. We look forward to carrying on the creation of cutting-edge resources for our customers and our great partnership with ALW and RUG.”
Concord launched The Musical Company, a joint venture with The Really Useful Group, in 2016. With the formation of Concord Theatricals in 2018, The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection was joined by the catalogs of R&H Theatricals, Samuel French and Tams-Witmark. Prior to 2016, the ALW Collection was licensed by R&H Theatricals.
BIOGRAPHIES
Andrew Lloyd Webber has composed the scores of some of the world’s most famous musicals. From Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1969) to Cinderella (2021) his work has been consistently seen on world stages. Before the COVID pandemic hit, Lloyd Webber had shows continually running in the West End for 48 years and on Broadway for 41. When Sunset Boulevard joined School Of Rock, CATS, and The Phantom Of the Opera he equaled Rodgers & Hammerstein’s record of four shows running simultaneously on Broadway. He is one of the select group of artists with EGOT status, having received Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards.
Lloyd Webber owns seven London theaters including the iconic London Palladium and Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Over the past three years the latter has been completely restored and renovated at a cost of over £60 million. It is one of the biggest projects ever undertaken by a private theater owner in recent times. His mantra that every penny of profit made from his theaters is ploughed back into the buildings has meant that considerable work has been undertaken across his theater portfolio during the pandemic, including the complete re-modelling and re-seating of the Gillian Lynne.
Lloyd Webber is passionate about the importance of musical education and diversity in the arts. Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation provides 30 performing arts scholarships every year for talented students with financial need and supports a range of projects such as the Music In Secondary School Trust and commissioning research into diversity in theater.
Andrew Lloyd Webber was knighted in 1992 and created an honorary life peer in 1997. To mark his 70th birthday, his best-selling autobiography Unmasked was published by Harper Collins in March 2018.
The Really Useful Group is wholly owned by Andrew Lloyd Webber and exists to produce, license and promote his shows and music around the globe, including his new hit musical, Cinderella, and some of the world’s longest running and most successful musicals including The Phantom of the Opera, CATS, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Sunset Boulevard and School of Rock – The Musical. The Really Useful Group works across theatre, film and television, producing and developing new projects and partnerships worldwide, alongside ongoing work in education, amateur licensing and music publishing. Each year, across markets in every corner of the world, The Really Useful Group’s content reaches and is shared by hundreds of millions of people.
Concord Theatricals is the world’s most significant theatrical company, comprising the catalogs of R&H Theatricals, Samuel French, Tams-Witmark and The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection, plus dozens of new signings each year. Our unparalleled roster includes the work of Irving Berlin, Agatha Christie, George & Ira Gershwin, Marvin Hamlisch, Lorraine Hansberry, Kander & Ebb, Kitt & Yorkey, Ken Ludwig, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dominique Morisseau, Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Thornton Wilder and August Wilson. We are the only firm providing truly comprehensive services to the creators and producers of plays and musicals, including theatrical licensing, music publishing, script publishing, cast recording and first-class production.
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