Gallissas Theaterverlag und Mediaagentur

What Gallissas Theaterverlag und Mediaagentur does

Gallissas Theaterverlag und Mediaagentur GmbH is a Berlin-based, privately held German theater publisher founded in 2005 that licenses performance rights to plays and musicals across the DACH region. The company operates a catalog of over 60 works spanning spoken theatre (Schauspiel), musical theatre (Musiktheater), and proprietary original productions (Eigenentwicklungen), combining German-language adaptations of internationally successful Broadway and West End titles such as Schmigadoon!, BOOP! The Musical, Dirty Dancing, Jersey Boys, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, and Titanic with originals like Kohlhiesels Töchter and Wenn Rosenblätter fallen. Its core function is acting as an intermediary rights holder that acquires, translates or adapts, and sub-licenses theatrical works to professional and amateur performing arts organizations.

Revenue is generated through B2B licensing royalties: theaters and performing arts venues submit non-binding license requests via the company website, with agreements specifying number of performances, venue capacity, and run dates. Production materials (orchestration, vocal scores, stage directions) and digital viewing materials are bundled into the licensing relationship. The firm maintains direct relationships with authors and rights holders, distributes its catalog through its own website, email newsletter, Facebook, and Instagram, and offers live chat and contact-form support for license inquiries. A strategic partnership with Atelier Weyers extends the offering into stage design services.

Gallissas is governed by its two managing shareholders (Geschäftsführende Gesellschafter), Bettina Weyers and Fred Olav Johannessen, with no external investors, parent company, or venture capital involvement disclosed. The company is founder/management-owned, employs 11-50 staff, operates from a single Berlin headquarters at Potsdamer Str. 87, and reports no proprietary technology platform, mobile app, or public APIs; its operating model is content-and-rights based rather than software-based.

Name

Gallissas Theaterverlag und Mediaagentur

Legal name

Gallissas Theaterverlag und Mediaagentur GmbH

Website

https://gallissas-verlag.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gallissas Theaterverlag und Mediaagentur is a Berlin-based German theater publisher that licenses performance rights to over 60 plays and musicals to professional and amateur theaters across the DACH region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Theatrical Licensing & Performing Arts Publishing

NAICS

Performing Arts Companies (7111), Other Performing Arts Companies (711190)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Classical & Contemporary Theatre (Plays/Drama) (MPAGABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Touring Theatre Productions (MPAGABAC), Publishing Administration (Catalog Admin, Global Subpublishing) (MPAIABAB), Theater, Musicals & Performing Arts (THAJAFAB)

Keywords

• Theatrical licensing
• Musical theater rights
• Play publisher
• Performing arts licensing
• Theater rights agency

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Theatrical Licensing: Gallissas generates revenue by licensing theatrical works (plays and musicals) from their catalog to theaters and performing arts venues. Theaters pay for performance rights, typically through a licensing agreement that specifies the number of performances, venue capacity, and duration.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gallissas Theaterverlag und Mediaagentur is a Berlin-based German theater publisher (Theaterverlag) and media agency that licenses theatrical works — plays, musicals, comedies, and special productions — to theaters and performing arts venues. The company offers both original German productions (Eigenentwicklungen) and German-language adaptations of international Broadway and West End titles, providing performance rights along with production materials such as orchestration, vocal scores, and stage directions.

Product overview

Gallissas Theaterverlag und Mediaagentur is a German theater publisher and media agency offering a portfolio of licensed and original play and musical productions for licensing. The core offering consists of three main product categories: Schauspiel (spoken theatre), Musiktheater (musical theatre), and Eigenentwicklungen (original proprietary productions). Notable licensed products include Schmigadoon! (Tony Award 2026 winner), BOOP! The Musical (with music by David Foster), Dirty Dancing, Never Can Say Goodbye, Der Rosen-Krieg, Checkpoint Charlie, Madame Bovary, and Imaginary. Original productions include Kohlhiesels Töchter and Wenn Rosenblätter fallen. Services include viewing material requests, non-binding license requests for performance rights, and a newsletter subscription. The company facilitates licensing of German-language performance rights for theatres across German-speaking regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Schmigadoon!

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Atelier WeyersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAtelier Weyers is a stage design studio and artist management company that specializes in developing set designs for the international cultural stage. Founded by Christoph Weyers, who has established a reputation through successful productions. The partnership provides specialized stage design expertise for Gallissas productions.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Schott Music: Major German music publisher with extensive opera, ballet, and theatrical licensing operations. Comparable to Gallissas as a DACH-rooted publisher licensing stage works, but at significantly larger scale and with stronger contemporary classical orientation.
• Stage Entertainment: European theater producer and operator producing musicals across Germany, Netherlands, Spain, and beyond. Comparable to Gallissas in DACH musical-theater focus, but operates as a producer/venue operator rather than a pure publisher/licensor.
• Really Useful Group: Andrew Lloyd Webber's theater company that produces and licenses his musicals (Phantom, Cats, Evita). Comparable to Gallissas as a licensor of major musical titles to theaters globally, though it owns its own IP rather than sublicensing third-party works.
• Boosey & Hawkes: Global music publisher representing composers and licensing operatic and musical-theatrical works. Comparable to Gallissas in the rights-administration/licensing role for stage works, but with a much larger classical and contemporary music catalog.

Direct peers

• Concord Theatricals (formerly Samuel French): Major theatrical publisher and licensing house representing plays and musicals worldwide. Directly comparable to Gallissas in business model (licensing performing rights to theaters) and product mix (mix of originals and established titles).
• Music Theatre International (MTI): The largest global theatrical licensing company, licensing musicals and plays to schools, community theaters, and professional companies. Directly comparable to Gallissas as both operate as theatrical rights licensors with multi-title catalogs, though MTI is far larger and English-language focused.
• Josef Weinberger Verlag: German theatrical and music publisher (Munich-based) licensing operas, musicals, and plays across German-speaking territories. Closest German-market comparable to Gallissas in scope, scale, and DACH-region focus.
• Tams-Witmark Music Library: Historic American theatrical music rental and licensing library, now part of Concord Theatricals. Comparable to Gallissas as a licensor of musical theater performance rights and materials to producing organizations.
• Theaterverlag Hanschel: German theatrical publisher offering plays and musicals for amateur and professional German-language productions. Closely comparable to Gallissas in product scope, customer base (German theater community), and licensing-driven revenue model.

Regional players

• VBW (Vereinigte Bühnen Wien): Vienna's municipal musical theater company producing and occasionally licensing English- and German-language musicals in the DACH region. Comparable to Gallissas as a German-language musical-theater participant, though primarily a producer/operator rather than a third-party licensor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Gallissas
• Instagraminstagram.com/gallissastheaterverlag

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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