Transport Group

Name

Transport Group

Legal name

Transport Group Theatre Company

Website

https://transportgroup.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Off-Broadway Theatre Production

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111), Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (711110), Performing Arts Companies (7111), Other Performing Arts Companies (71119)

akta.pro primary industry

Regional & Repertory Theatre Companies (MPAGABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Musical Theatre (Non-Broadway/Fringe) (MPAGABAG), Classical & Contemporary Theatre (Plays/Drama) (MPAGABAH)

Keywords

• Off-broadway theatre
• Theatrical productions
• New works development
• Concert series events
• American musical theatre

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Annual fundraising campaigns including tax-deductible donations to support productions and preserve American Musical Theatre history.
2. Ticket Sales: Revenue from mainstage productions and concert events at various NYC venues.
3. Gala Events: Annual gala events for fundraising, including Carnegie Hall concert events.
4. Concert Events: One-night-only star-studded concert events featuring original orchestrations with up to 60 actors and musicians.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Transport Group Theatre Company is a New York-based not-for-profit off-Broadway theatre company that produces new works, radically-reimagined revivals of American plays and musicals, and star-studded one-night-only concert events at prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall. The company's mainstage productions and annual Anne L. Bernstein Concert Series are its core audience offerings, complemented by development programs for new works and emerging theatre makers.

Product overview

Transport Group is an award-winning New York off-Broadway theatre company producing a portfolio of theatrical offerings centered around its mainstage productions of plays and musicals, complemented by the Anne L. Bernstein Concert Series featuring star-studded one-night-only concert events. The company operates through several programmatic initiatives: The 20th Century Project (a decade-long chronological exploration of American identity), the Joanna & Steven Sanders New Works Program (fostering new play and musical development), and TG Emerging Theatre Makers (a free professional development program for early-career artists). Additional offerings include the While We're Home essay series documenting company history.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Anne L. Bernstein Concert Series: Annual concert series celebrating treasured Broadway scores and artists with star-studded, one-night-only events featuring original orchestrations.
• The Joanna and Steven Sanders New Works Program
• TG Emerging Theatre Makers
• The 20th Century Project

Products and services

• Mainstage Productions Risk-taking, critically acclaimed off-Broadway productions of new works and radically reimagined revivals of American plays and musicals, featuring unlikely protagonists, nontraditional casting, and daring design. Staged at NYC venues including The Connelly Theatre, The Duke on 42nd Street, Abrons Arts Center, and The Gym at Judson for theatre audiences.
• Anne L. Bernstein Concert Series Annual star-studded, one-night-only concert events celebrating treasured Broadway scores and artists, featuring full-scale original orchestrations with up to 60 actors and musicians. Held at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage.

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Carrberry Companies and v2 Entertainment GroupflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Produced Liza! at 80: A Celebration in Song and Dance in collaboration with Carrberry Companies and v2 Entertainment Group. This sold-out Carnegie Hall tribute concert for Liza Minnelli's 80th birthday featured Broadway's biggest stars.
• The Public TheatercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Produced Broadbend, Arkansas in association with The Public Theater. This world premiere musical about an African-American family grappling with inequality and police brutality was produced in association with The Public Theater at The Duke on 42nd Street.
• NAATCO (National Asian American Theatre Company)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Presented The Trial of the Catonsville Nine in partnership with NAATCO. This production radically reimagined the traditional cast of 9 Catholic jurors with three Asian-American actors portraying all 14 roles.
• Classic Stage CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Co-produced Summer and Smoke with Classic Stage Company. This critically acclaimed production of Tennessee Williams' play starred Marin Ireland and Nathan Darrow, directed by Jack Cummings III.
• Abrons Arts CentercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVenue partner for productions including The Trial of the Catonsville Nine and The Unsinkable Molly Brown. Located at 466 Grand Street on Manhattan's Lower East Side.
• The Duke on 42nd StreetcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVenue partner for productions including Broadbend, Arkansas and The Memory Show. Located at 229 West 42nd Street.
• The Connelly TheatrecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOriginal venue for Transport Group's first eight seasons. A turn-of-the-century proscenium theatre located in the East Village.
• Carnegie HallflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPremium venue for Transport Group's annual concert series. The sold-out Anne L. Bernstein Concert Series events, including Liza! at 80, take place at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Ars Nova: NYC Off-Broadway theatre focused on developing and producing new work by emerging playwrights, composers, and performers. Comparable as a smaller-scale Off-Broadway new-works developer with similar early-career artist development programs.

Broad incumbents

• The Public Theater: Larger, established Off-Broadway institution in NYC known for producing Hamilton and free Shakespeare in the Park. Already a documented co-production partner with Transport Group, making it a relevant incumbent peer and collaborator.
• Roundabout Theatre Company: Major NYC non-profit producing both Off-Broadway and Broadway productions across multiple venues. Comparable as a larger established peer in the same Off-Broadway-to-Broadway producing ecosystem but operating at significantly greater scale.

Direct peers

• Vineyard Theatre: Off-Broadway NYC theatre focused on developing and producing new plays and musicals (e.g., Avenue Q, Dear Evan Hansen). Directly comparable as a smaller-scale Off-Broadway new-works developer with similar mission.
• Atlantic Theater Company: Off-Broadway NYC theatre producing new plays and bold reinterpretations. Directly comparable as a peer Off-Broadway producer with a comparable artistic vision centered on contemporary and reimagined work.
• Second Stage Theater: Off-Broadway producing organization in NYC with a Tony Award-winning mainstage, producing new works and contemporary plays and musicals. Directly comparable to Transport Group as a fellow off-Broadway producing company in the same city and scale tier.
• Classic Stage Company: Off-Broadway theatre in NYC's East Village producing new works and reimagined classics; already a documented co-production partner of Transport Group (Summer and Smoke, 2018). Directly comparable in mission, scale, and venue footprint.
• Manhattan Theatre Club: Off-Broadway and Broadway producing organization in NYC operating the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre and NY City Center stages. Directly comparable in producing new works and revivals in the Off-Broadway ecosystem.
• New York Theatre Workshop: Off-Broadway theatre in NYC known for developing new plays and musicals, including the original production of Rent. Directly comparable as a peer Off-Broadway new-works producer with similar development programming.
• Playwrights Horizons: Off-Broadway NYC theatre dedicated to developing and producing new American plays and musicals. Directly comparable as a peer new-works developer and Off-Broadway producer with similar programming focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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