Concord Theatricals acquires HADESTOWN Licensing Rights

Per the shows Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CALPa6yjpXM/

Interesting. I wonder if this was always planned or if its because of COVID-19? I'm definitely leaning towards the latter, considering how new the show is to Broadway, and the fact that this announcement comes right after the shutdown extension.
[edited for mild spelling/grammar error in my original post]

Updated On: 5/14/20 at 01:30 PM

As a few others have stated just because the announcement that they have acquired the rights is made it doesn't mean that they will necessarily be available for a while. What it does do is allow them to start collecting interest from companies, building a wait list, and deciding how the rights will eventually be rolled out (restricted to certain levels, only allowing educational programs to license it, etc)

Lol....it took me me a minute.



While I doubt the decision to disclose who "acquired" the rights has little to do with a closing date - I do wonder (esp with the announcement of Frozen) how many shows will simply choose to close up shop.