The Shubert Organization Acquires GalaPro App

2/17/2022 10:42am


The Shubert Organization has announced that it has acquired the GalaPro App, the software that allows for real-time translations and captioning in theaters. After incubating GalaPro in 2016, The Shubert Organization implemented an organization wide rollout of the software in all of its theatres. Shubert’s first investment in GalaPro was in 2018, before acquiring the GalaPro App in November 2021. The GalaPro App makes the world of entertainment accessible and inclusive to everyone, at any venue, in any seat, anywhere in the world. GalaPro opens the curtains to a universal cultural experience by delivering automated multilingual subtitles, closed captioning, dubbing, audio description, and amplification to the user's own mobile device. Based in Israel, GalaPro was founded in June 2015 by Dr. Elena Litsyn and Hagai Pipko, with the mission to guarantee that live performances and entertainment experiences are inclusive for everyone. To ensure the GalaPro App benefits as many people as possible, The Shubert Organization put together an advisory committee made up of organizations including Hearing Loss Association of America, National Association for the Deaf, Association for Late Deafened Adults, National Foundation for the Blind, American Council for the Blind, American Council for the Blind, Theatre Development Fund and Hands On. Press contact: Polk & Co (917/261-3988)...