Industry Description
Establishments primarily engaged in providing live theatrical presentations, such as road companies and summer theaters. This industry also includes services allied with theatrical presentations, such as casting agencies; booking agencies for plays, artists, and concerts; scenery, lighting, and other equipment services; and theatrical ticket agencies. Also included in this industry are producers of live and taped radio programs and commercials and producers of live television programs. Establishments primarily engaged in the production of taped television programs and commercials are classified in Industry 7812. Theaters which are normally rented to theatrical producers and stock companies are classified in Real Estate, Industry 6512. Motion picture theaters and motion picture service industries are classified in Major Group 78. Establishments primarily engaged in operating dinner theaters are classified in Retail Trade, Industry 5812.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 7922 - Theatrical Producers (Except Motion Picture) and Miscellaneous Theatrical Services are:
- Agents or managers for entertainers
- Agents, talent: theatrical
- Ballet production
- Booking agencies, theatrical: except motion picture
- Burlesque companies
- Casting agencies, theatrical: except motion picture
- Community theater productions
- Concert management service
- Costume design, theatrical
- Employment agencies: theatrical, radio, and television-except motion
- Legitimate theater producers
- Opera companies
- Performing arts center productions
- Plays (road companies and stock companies)
- Radio programs, including commercials: producers of
- Rental of theatrical scenery
- Repertory or stock companies, theatrical
- Road companies, theatrical
- Scenery design, theatrical
- Stock companies, theatrical
- Summer theaters, except dinner theaters
- Television programs (including commercials): live
- Theatrical companies
- Theatrical equipment rental
- Theatrical lighting on a contract basis
- Theatrical production, except motion picture
- Theatrical ticket agencies
- Vaudeville companies
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Audio Production Studios in the US (51224)
Revenue 2025
$1.8bn
Growth 2025
2.20%
Key Trends
Recent technological improvements have enabled artists to take more control over their content
To preserve margins, industry operators have tried to cut costs by lowering wages
The music industry as a whole has been experiencing a shift in its business model
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 7922 - Theatrical Producers (Except Motion Picture) and Miscellaneous Theatrical Services
US-SIC Code 7922 - Theatrical Producers (Except Motion Picture) and Miscellaneous Theatrical Services sits in the 2-digit Theatrical Producers (Except Motion Picture) and Miscellaneous Theatrical Services sector. US SIC codes can be 2 to 8 digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be.
Division: I
Division Title: Services
2 Digits 3 Digits 4 Digits
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701 Hotels and Motels
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702 Rooming and Boarding Houses
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703 Camps and Recreational Vehicle Parks
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704 Organization Hotels and Lodging Houses, On
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721 Laundry, Cleaning, and Garment Services
- 7211 Power Laundries, Family and Commercial
- 7212 Garment Pressing, and Agents for Laundries and Drycleaners
- 7213 Linen Supply
- 7215 Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaning
- 7216 Drycleaning Plants, Except Rug Cleaning
- 7217 Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning
- 7218 Industrial Launderers
- 7219 Laundry and Garment Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
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722 Photographic Studios, Portrait
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723 Beauty Shops
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724 Barber Shops
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725 Shoe Repair Shops and Shoeshine Parlors
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726 Funeral Service and Crematories
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729 Miscellaneous Personal Services
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731 Advertising
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732 Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies, Mercantile
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733 Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art and Photography, and Stenographic Services
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734 Services To Dwellings and Other Buildings
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735 Miscellaneous Equipment Rental and Leasing
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736 Personnel Supply Services
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737 Computer Programming, Data Processing, and Other Computer Related Services
- 7371 Computer Programming Services
- 7372 Prepackaged Software
- 7373 Computer Integrated Systems Design
- 7374 Computer Processing and Data Preparation and Processing Services
- 7375 Information Retrieval Services
- 7376 Computer Facilities Management Services
- 7377 Computer Rental and Leasing
- 7378 Computer Maintenance and Repair
- 7379 Computer Related Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
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738 Miscellaneous Business Services
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751 Automotive Rental and Leasing, Without Drivers
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752 Automobile Parking
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753 Automotive Repair Shops
- 7532 Top, Body, and Upholstery Repair Shops and Paint Shops
- 7533 Automotive Exhaust System Repair Shops
- 7534 Tire Retreading and Repair Shops
- 7536 Automotive Glass Replacement Shops
- 7537 Automotive Transmission Repair Shops
- 7538 General Automotive Repair Shops
- 7539 Automotive Repair Shops, Not Elsewhere Classified
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754 Automotive Services, Except Repair
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762 Electrical Repair Shops
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763 Watch, Clock, and Jewelry Repair
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764 Reupholstery and Furniture Repair
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769 Miscellaneous Repair Shops and Related Services
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781 Motion Picture Production and Allied Services
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782 Motion Picture Distribution and Allied Services
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783 Motion Picture Theaters
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784 Video Tape Rental
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791 Dance Studios, Schools, and Halls
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792 Theatrical Producers (except Motion Picture),
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793 Bowling Centers
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794 Commercial Sports
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799 Miscellaneous Amusement and Recreation
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801 Offices and Clinics of Doctors of Medicine
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802 Offices and Clinics of Dentists
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803 Offices and Clinics of Doctors of Osteopathy
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804 Offices and Clinics of Other Health Practitioners
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805 Nursing and Personal Care Facilities
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806 Hospitals
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807 Medical and Dental Laboratories
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808 Home Health Care Services
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809 Miscellaneous Health and Allied Services, Not
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811 Legal Services
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821 Elementary and Secondary Schools
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822 Colleges, Universities, Professional Schools, and
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823 Libraries
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824 Vocational Schools
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829 Schools and Educational Services, Not Elsewhere
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832 Individual and Family Social Services
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833 Job Training and Vocational Rehabilitation
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835 Child Day Care Services
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836 Residential Care
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839 Social Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
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841 Museums and Art Galleries
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842 Arboreta and Botanical Or Zoological Gardens
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861 Business Associations
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862 Professional Membership Organizations
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863 Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations
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864 Civic, Social, and Fraternal Associations
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865 Political Organizations
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866 Religious Organizations
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869 Membership Organizations, Not Elsewhere
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871 Engineering, Architectural, and Surveying
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872 Accounting, Auditing, and Bookkeeping Services
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873 Research, Development, and Testing Services
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874 Management and Public Relations Services
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881 Private Households
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899 Miscellaneous Services
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Extended US-SIC Hierarchy for 7922 - Theatrical Producers (Except Motion Picture) and Miscellaneous Theatrical Services
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 7922 - Theatrical Producers (Except Motion Picture) and Miscellaneous Theatrical Services. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
6 Digit SIC Codes
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792202 Opera companies
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792203 Scenery studios
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792204 Radio program producers
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792205 Television program producers
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792206 Talent agencies & casting services
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792207 Theatres-live
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792208 Television station representatives
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792209 Theatrical make-up
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792210 Theatrical agencies
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792211 Theatrical managers & producers
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792212 Theatrical equipment & supplies
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792213 Concert bureaus
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792214 Choreographers
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792215 Dance companies
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792216 Costume designers
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792217 Entertainment producers
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792218 Theatre consultants
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792219 Contest arranging & judging
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792220 Theatre parties-arranged
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792221 Music composers' agents
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792222 Stage lighting consultants
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792223 Television-mobile production vehicles
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792224 Tv program contestant & ticket info
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792225 Plays & play brokers
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792226 Theatrical talent inventory service
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792227 Entertainers adult
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792229 Theatre & stage sets-design/construction
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792230 Pageants-production training & supplies
8 Digit SIC Codes
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79220000 Theatrical producers and services
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79220100 Theatrical talent and booking agencies
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79220101 Agent or manager for entertainers
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79220102 Booking agency, theatrical
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79220103 Casting bureau, theatrical
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79220104 Employment agency: theatrical, radio, and television
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79220105 Entertainment promotion
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79220106 Talent agent, theatrical
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79220200 Theatrical production services
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79220201 Ballet production
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79220202 Community theater production
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79220203 Performing arts center production
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79220300 Theatrical companies
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79220301 Amateur theatrical company
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79220302 Burlesque company
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79220303 Opera company
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79220304 Plays, road and stock companies
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79220305 Repertory, road or stock companies: theatrical
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79220306 Summer theater
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79220307 Vaudeville company
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79220400 Theatrical producers
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79220401 Legitimate live theater producers
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79220402 Radio producers
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79220403 Television program, including commercial producers
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79220500 Theatrical rental services
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79220501 Equipment rental, theatrical
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79220502 Scenery rental, theatrical
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79220600 Costume and scenery design services
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79220601 Costume design, theatrical
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79220602 Scenery design, theatrical
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79229900 Theatrical producers and services, nec
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79229901 Beauty contest production
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79229902 Concert management service
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79229903 Lighting, theatrical
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79229904 Ticket agency, theatrical
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