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Top 25 Musical theater companies based in the United States

Name: Musical theater companies based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 1,758 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 1,758 musical theater companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 23,293 professional contacts across them, including 5,683 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers musical theater companies headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

1,758Companies

23,293Contacts tracked

5,683Verified emails

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The 25 largest musical theater companies based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 1,758 musical theater companies based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to musical theater companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	The Shubert Organization	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	462 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Shubert Organization is America's oldest professional theatre company and the largest theatre owner on Broadway.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	Lyric Opera Of Chicago	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	454 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Lyric Opera of Chicago, founded in 1954, is one of the world's greatest opera companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	SAN Francisco Opera	Indirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	384 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 1923, San Francisco Opera is the oldest surviving opera company on the West Coast and a leader in arts education and innovation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Oregon Shakespeare Festival	Indirect evidence	Ashland, OR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	335 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Tony Award-winning Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) is one of the nation's true artistic gems.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	Guthrie Theater	Partial evidence	Minneapolis, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	295 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Guthrie Theater was founded by Sir Tyrone Guthrie in 1963 and is dedicated to producing the great works of dramatic literature, developing the work of contemporary playwrights…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	Alliance Theatre	Partial evidence	Atlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	270 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1968, Alliance Theatre is the leading producing theater in the Southeast, reaching more than patrons annually.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Center Theatre Group	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	229 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Center Theatre Group, one of the nation’s preeminent arts and cultural organizations, is Los Angeles’ leading not-for-profit theatre company, which under the leadership of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	The Santa FE Opera	Indirect evidence	Santa Fe, NM, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	218 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “From the unlikeliest of beginnings-an opera company located hundreds of miles from any major city, featuring American singers in a wide-ranging and challenging repertory, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	Alley Theatre	Partial evidence	Houston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	213 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Alley was founded over 70 years ago as Houston’s theatre company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	Berkeley Repertory Theatre	Partial evidence	Berkeley, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	194 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Berkeley Rep creates ambitious theatre that entertains and challenges its audiences, provokes civic engagement, and inspires people to experience the world in new and surprising…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Goodman Theatre	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	191 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Goodman Theatre, Chicago’s oldest and largest not-for-profit theater, has won international renown for the quality of productions, the depth and diversity of artistic leadership…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Seattle Theatre Group	Partial evidence	Seattle, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	190 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Seattle Theatre Group® is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	Lincoln Center Theater	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	188 contacts →
	Partial evidence “LCT’s mission is to bring exceptional theater to life.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Wharton Center For Performing Arts	Partial evidence	East Lansing, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	183 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Wharton Center is Michigan’s largest performing arts venue with four unique stages (the Cobb Great Hall, Pasant Theatre, MSU Concert Auditorium and Fairchild Theatre) and plenty…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Hale Centre Theatre	Partial evidence	Sandy, UT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	181 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Enriching lives through world-class theatre since 1985, Hale Centre Theatre has been sustained by decades of extraordinary support from local audiences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Milwaukee REP	Partial evidence	Milwaukee, WI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	170 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Milwaukee Rep is the largest performing arts organization in Wisconsin in terms of audiences served and one of the largest professional theaters in the country.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	The 5th Avenue Theatre	Strong evidence	Seattle, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	169 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Our Mission The 5th Avenue Theatre Association exists to develop, produce and present live musical theater for the cultural enrichment of the Northwest community, and to preserve…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Paper Mill Playhouse	Partial evidence	Millburn, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	168 contacts →
	Partial evidence “PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE, recipient of the 2016 Regional Theatre Tony Award, is a nationally renowned, not-for-profit theater under the direction of Mark S.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	The Muny	Strong evidence	Saint Louis, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	168 contacts →
	Strong evidence “At nearly seats, The Muny is America's oldest and largest outdoor musical theatre.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	Seattle Opera	Indirect evidence	Seattle, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	162 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 1963, Seattle Opera is a leading American opera company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	Walnut Street Theatre	Partial evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	153 contacts →
	Partial evidence “America's Oldest and Philadelphia's Most Popular theatre Company The Walnut Street Theatre is the oldest theatre in America, founded in 1808.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	Chicago Shakespeare Theater	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	152 contacts →
	Strong evidence “A Regional Tony Award recipient, Chicago Shakespeare Theater produces a year-round season-plays, musicals, world premieres, family productions, and theatrical presentations from…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	The Huntington	Partial evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	151 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Huntington engages, inspires, entertains and challenges audiences with theatrical productions that range from the classics to new works; we train and support the next…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Village Theatre	Strong evidence	Issaquah, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	148 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Based in Issaquah, WA, with operations in Everett, Village Theatre is a leading producer of musical theatre in the Pacific Northwest.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	South Coast Repertory	Indirect evidence	Costa Mesa, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	147 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Tony Award-winning South Coast Repertory, under the leadership of Artistic Director David Ivers and Managing Director Suzanne Appel, is widely recognized as one of the leading…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: musical theater companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names musical theater companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of musical theater companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name musical theater companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Musical theater companies based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

24.4%Verified-email coverage

13.2Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

7.0%Largest-city concentration · New York

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

1,047

11-50

517

51-200

145

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 1,758 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among musical theater companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “musical theater companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names musical theater companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among musical theater companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 5,683 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Musical theater companies by metro

Musical theater companies in New York123
Musical theater companies in Los Angeles33

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names musical theater companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many musical theater companies are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 1,758 musical theater companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

The Shubert Organization, headquartered in New York, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most musical theater companies?

New York leads with 123 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (33) and Chicago (21).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 5,683 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,758 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.