Lively McCabe is a global theatrical production and management company founded in 2017 and based in Ridgewood, New Jersey within the New York Metro area.
Our core business is the development and management of theatrical copyrights. Our team works closely with partners in all key markets to maximize the exploitation of those copyrights across all theatrical and cross-media distribution windows.
The Lively McCabe Model:
• We partner with IP owners including dramatists and their estates, as well as film studios, music publishers and other underlying rights holders to develop derivative copyrights for live stage exploitation.
• We are active sponsors of key theatrical consortia such as the Educational Theater Association (EdTA), the Association of American Community Theatre (AACT), the National Alliance for Musical Theater (NAMT), among others to market our titles directly to their constituents.
• We maintain direct relationships with major Regional Theaters, Touring Companies, Commercial Producers and other producers globally to directly place our catalog on as many stages around the world as possible.
• We self-produce our titles under the right circumstances.
• We partner with agencies, management companies, music labels, merchandisers and others to explore as many ways to share our stories across screens, retail, recorded music, and brand licensing as possible.
May We All
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When hometown sensation Jenna Coates leaves Harmony, TN to pursue her dreams of stardom in Nashville, she realizes that her roots may take her further than her dreams. MAY WE ALL features an authentic Country score of hits by Dolly Parton, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton, Keith Urban, Kacey Musgraves, Old Dominion, Zac Brown Band, Reba McEntire, and many more, including two original songs co-written by Florida Georgia Line's Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard. In partnership with BMG. @mayweallmusical
Punk Rock Girl!
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From Joe Iconis (Be More Chill) and Rob Rokicki (The Lightning Thief), comes a musical about a young person finding a community and creating her tribe, PUNK ROCK GIRL! Features a score of popular songs written and made famous by female artists and female-fronted bands, including Blondie, Pat Benatar, Avril Lavigne, Joan Jett, P!nk, Gwen Stefani, and more. In partnership with BMG.
The Santa Switch
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Set in mid-century New York City (and the North Pole), THE SANTA SWITCH is the magical tale of how Santa attempts to retire, but in doing so must pass the baton to a new Santa. When the magic sleigh bells choose an unlikely young ad exec for the iconic position, he declines the offer, putting the North Pole and the fate of Christmas in jeopardy of disappearing forever. The musical features classic Christmas songs like “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” and “A Holly Jolly Christmas”, as well as pop hits from artists such as Kelly Clarkson, Imagine Dragons, and Shawn Mendes, and holiday classics by Louis Armstrong, among others. In partnership with Primary Wave & BMG.
Always Something There...
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An homage to the John Hughes films of the 1980s, ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE... is a contemporary, musical twist on a Peggy Sue Got Married/Back to the Future-esque story. When Samantha Craig wakes up on the morning of her 45th birthday in her 18-year-old life, she has a chance to rewrite her past and land herself in the future of her dreams. The score features 80s hits such as "Material Girl," "We've Got the Beat," "I Wanna Dance with Somebody Who Loves Me," "Love Is A Battlefield," "Could've Been," and many more. In partnership with Primary Wave.
Girls Just Want To Have Fun
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Based on the iconic 1988 film starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN, is adapted for the stage by M Dickson and Lauren Marcus and will debut in 2025. The show follows new girl Janey Glenn, who arrives in Chicago secretly wanting to enter a locally filmed TV dance competition. The score features hit songs by artists such as Huey Lewis and the News, Olivia Newton-John, Whitney Houston, and the title song made famous by Cyndi Lauper, among others. In partnership with Primary Wave. @girlsjustwant_themusical
Can't Hardly Wait
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Based on the 1998 cult movie which starred Ethan Embry, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Lauren Ambrose, and Seth Green, CAN’T HARDLY WAIT the Musical is set at a high school house party the night before graduation, the score will feature many top-charting hits from the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. Developed in partnership with Primary Wave Music and Sony Pictures. In partnership with Primary Wave. @canthardlywaitthemusical
Mystic Pizza
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Based on the beloved 1988 MGM rom-com by Amy Holden Jones and written by Sandy Rustin, MYSTIC PIZZA is a new musical about three working-class girls who navigate the complexities of life, love, and family in a small-town pizza joint. The infectious score features megahits of the 80s and 90s, including "Girls Just Want To Have Fun," "Never Gonna Give You Up," "Hold On," "Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now," and "Power of Love," among many others. In partnership with Primary Wave. @mysticpizzaonstage
Clue
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Inspired by the classic Hasbro board game and based on the iconic 1985 Paramount film with screenplay by Jonathan Lynn and written by Sandy Rustin, CLUE is a hilarious farce-meets-murder mystery. Six mysterious guests assemble for an unusual dinner party where murder and blackmail are on the menu. When their host turns up dead, they all become suspects. CLUE is the comedy whodunit that will leave both cult-fans and newcomers in stitches as they try to figure out...WHO did it, WHERE, and with WHAT!
Clue the Musical
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CLUE THE MUSICAL, based on Hasbro's popular board game, has entertained audiences for over 20 years with productions in more than 500 cities worldwide. What began as an international competition and evolved into a theater sensation, CLUE The Musical is an interactive entertainment for audiences of all ages, the only musical with 216 possible endings as it invites the audience to help solve the mystery of who killed Mr. Boddy, in what room, and with what weapon. Book by Peter DePietro, Lyrics by Tom Chiodo, and Music by Wayne Barker, Galen Blum, and Vinnie Martucci.
Clue 2: The Next Chapter
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Following the huge success of Lively McCabe's smash hit play CLUE, your favorite colorful characters are back with a brand-new hilarious whodunit - CLUE 2 - The Next Chapter! Set in an English country manor in the swinging 1960s, we meet a host of new suspects, a new house, and a lot of new bodies, in this all-new tale of murder, mystery and secret passageways. Fresh from its UK Tour, sign up now to get on the list to be among the first to perform in North America.