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An Analysis Of Andrew Lloyd Webber 's ' An Broadway Producer That Is A Part Of A Publicly Traded Company

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In addition to non-profit, and independent producers, DTP can also be compared to other corporate theatre producers. However, before this comparison is made it must be noted that currently DTP is the only major Broadway producer that is a part of a publicly traded company. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group was public between 1986 and 1990, but private since 1990 (Hunter). The other notable public theatrical producer was Livent, a Canadian company founded in 1990 by Garth Drabinsky and Myron Gottlieb that went public in 1993. The company faltered and was sold in 1998. After the sale it was discovered that Drabinsky and Gottlieb committed fraud by falsifying the company’s books (“What was Livent Inc.?). In 2009 both men were convicted of fraud. With the demise of Livent, and the fact that Really Useful Group is no longer a publicly traded company, Disney Theatrical Productions is currently the only Broadway production company that is publicly traded. Though private, DTP does have some similarities with other corporate production companies, an example of which is the Nederlander Organization. Founded in 1912 by David T. Nederlander, the Nederlander Organization is one of the largest privately held entertainment companies in the world. The company is currently run by the Nederlander family; James M. Nederlander is currently the chairman and James L. Nederlander is currently the company’s president. The Nederlander Organization is divided into several parts, the company

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