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Playscripts, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryEntertainment
Founded2000; 24 years ago (2000)
Headquarters440 Park Ave S, 11th Floor, New York NY 10016
Area served
Worldwide
ParentBroadway Licensing
Websitewww.playscripts.com

Playscripts is an imprint of Broadway Licensing Global (Broadway Licensing, Dramatists Play Service, Broadway On Demand, and Stageworks).[1]BLG is the global leader in theatrical licensing based in New York City.[2] The company's catalog includes authors, composers, lyricists, and underlying rights holders across the globe including Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, Lynn Nottage, Alan Menken, Stephen King, the Bee Gees, The Beatles, and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions. The company currently has over 8,000 plays and musicals available for professional and non-professional licensing.[3] The collection includes 40 Tony Award® and 49 Pulitzer Prize-winning works, as well as 8 of the top 10 most-produced plays in professional theatres and 9 of the top 10 most-produced plays in high schools.[4]

In 2020, BLG launched the Emmy Award®-nominated streaming platform Broadway On Demand, offering exclusive theatrical content, interactive events, and original programming. Additionally, Stageworks Productions, the original live stage content creation arm dedicated to the development of innovative, theatrical intellectual properties has developed several world premiere musicals which have been produced in over 90 countries. In 2021, BLG acquired Dramatists Play Service[5] and, in 2023, the company rebranded as Broadway Licensing Global to reflect its international growth.

References

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  1. ^ "Broadway Licensing Acquires Theatrical Publisher and Licensor Stage Rights".
  2. ^ BWW News Desk. "Playscripts Launches Broadway Licensing with Sean Cercone". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  3. ^ "Broadway Licensing Group Announces Expansion and Promotions". Yahoo Finance. 2023-08-01. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  4. ^ "Staff Archive". Broadway Licensing. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  5. ^ Evans, Greg (2021-03-23). "Broadway Licensing Acquires Dramatists Play Service, Sets $2.5M New Works Fund". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-11-26.