I saw the article in the New York Times, and shared it with my troupe co-sponsor.
It's only natural, in cases like this, to wonder if one company's acquisition of a number of the important players in a fairly narrow industry betokens decreased competition, and possibly a less customer-friendly market. "Monopoly" isn't just a board game ...
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Jeff Grove
Theatre Teacher, Aesthetics Department Chair
Stanton College Preparatory School
Jacksonville FL
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Original Message:
Sent: 12-19-2018 13:37
From: Ashley Bishop
Subject: Concord Music buys Samuel French
So Concord bought Sam French - they now own Tams, Rodgers & Hammerstein and are co-owners of "The Musical Company" (subsidiary of A.L. Webber's Really Useful )
Seems so... odd... to have a mega-corp actively seeking out theatrical properties and makes me feel uneasy, though I can't put my finger on why. Natural artists' inclination to distrust The Man, I guess.
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Ashley Bishop
Teacher
Birmingham AL
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