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Theatre
DATABASES
Print Indexes
- Alternative Press Index REF INDEX A13.A27
- American Drama Criticism REF INDEX PN2101.Z9.P3 1979
- American Literary and Drama Reviews: an Index to Late Nineteenth Century Periodicals REF INDEX PN2256.M37 1984
- Art Index READY INDEX N30.A7
- Drama Scholars' Index to Plays and Filmscripts REF INDEX PN1655.A1.S3
- Dramatic Criticism Index REF INDEX PN1707.A1.B8
- Essay and General Literature Index REF INDEX A1.3.E752
- European Drama Criticism 1900-1973 REF INDEX PN1721.Z9.P2 1977
- Humanities Index REF INDEX A1.3.H85
- Index to Characters in the Performing Arts REF INDEX PN1579.S45
- Index to One-Act Plays REF INDEX PN1655.A1.L6
- Index to Plays in Periodicals REF INDEX PN1655.A1.K4 1979
- Modern Drama: a Checklist of Critical Literature REF INDEX PN1861.A1.A35
- New York Times Directory of the Theater REF INDEX PN2277.N42.1973
- New York Times Index READY INDEX A1.21 N44
- Play Index REF INDEX PN1655.A1.P55
- Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature READY INDEX A1.3.R47
- Social Sciences Index REF INDEX A3.S62
Also available at Englewood Cliffs.
Encyclopedias, Dictionaries & Handbooks
- Biographical encyclopedia & who's who of the American theatre Reference Room PN2285.R5
- Encyclopedia of musical theatre Reference Room ML102.M88.G7
- Encyclopedia of world theater Reference Room PN2035.E52 1977
- Facts on File dictionary of the theatre Reference Room PN2035.F27 1988
- McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of world drama Reference Room PN1625.M3 1984
- New Grove dictionary of music and musicians Reference Room ML100.G885 2000
- Theatre handbook and digest of plays Reference Room PN1625.T44 1940b
- Theatre language: a dictionary of terms in English of the drama and stage from medieval to modern times Reference Room PN2035.B6
Additional Print Sources
- American musical theatre: a chronicle Reference Room ML1711.B67 2001
- Cambridge guide to world theatre Reference Room PN2035.C27 1988
- Contemporary authors Reference Room PN451.C6
- Contemporary authors: autobiography series Reference Room PN451.C6.A8
- Contemporary literary criticism Reference Room PN771.C59
- Critical survey of drama: english language series Reference Room PR625.C74 1985
- Critical survey of drama: foreign language series Reference Room PN1625.C74 1986
- European writers Reference Room PN501.E9 1983
- Oxford companion to the theatre Reference Room PN2035.H3 1983
- Who's who in the theatre Reference Room PN2012.W5 1981
Unless indicated otherwise, all of the above print resources are located at the O'Toole Library, Jersey City Campus.
Selected Internet Resources
- American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards Website Includes information on nominees and links to the Tony archives.
- Billy Rose Theatre Collection A division of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
- Broadway Theatre Archives "Is the most extensive catalogue of Broadway plays and great works of literature produced for television over the past five decades. Among them are the finest anthology series produced for the three major television networks and PBS, including "Great Performances," "American Playhouse" and "Theater in America."
- Costume Page "Web author Julie Zetterberg has collected perhaps the most comprehensive site on costume on the Internet today. Zetterberg divides the site into topic areas: Reference, Museums, History, Ethnic, Theatrical, Organizations, Events, Schools, Instructions, Halloween, Other Lists, Materials, Accessories, Costumes (ready-made)." Source: ChoiceReviews.online
- Didaskalia: Ancient Theater Today "Contains a wealth of information about both the roots and the modern uses of ancient drama and theater, organized into several easily accessible linked sections." Source: ChoiceReviews.online
- Dramatists Play Service, Inc Represents the American theatre by publishing and licensing the works of new and established playwrights.
- Intute: Arts and Humanities Links to humanities resources in Archaeology, Classics, History, Philosophy, History of Science, Religion & Theology, American Studies, Humanities Computing, Linguistics, English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Russian and Slavonic Studies; Comparative Literature.
- IBDB: Internet Broadway Database "The official database for Broadway theatre information. IBDB provides records of productions from the beginnings of New York theatre until today."
- INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections " INFOMINE is a virtual library of Internet resources relevant to faculty, students, and research staff at the university level. It contains useful Internet resources such as databases, electronic journals, electronic books, bulletin boards, mailing lists, online library card catalogs, articles, directories of researchers, and many other types of information."
- Jack Wolcott's Theatre History on the Web "Maintained by Jack Wolcott (retired, School of Drama, University of Washington) and subtitled A Resource for Theatre Historians and Students of the Theatre's History, this metasite contains directories of scholarly sites, categorized by era and type, and helpful tutorials on searching the Internet and site creation." Source: ChoiceReviews.online
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts - New York City Links to ticket information, concert schedules and event calandar.
- Lortel Archives - The Internet Off-Broadway Database "A searchable database encompassing Off-Broadway production information from the beginnings of Off-Broadway to the present."
- McCoy's Guide to Theatre and Performance Studies "Maintained by Ken McCoy (Stetson University), this site is an intentionally brief guide to Internet resources in theater and performance studies." Source: ChoiceReviews.online
- New York City Broadway Theater and Dance This site includes information on current Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. Seating charts for theaters is provided, in addition to virtual coupons for selected performances.
- Performing Arts in America, 1875-1923 A searchable database of some 16,000 items (books, manuscripts, clippings, sheet music, costume designs, posters, moving images, sound clips, and photographs) from the The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
- Professional Interests in Theater Internet sites compiled by Yale University.
- Public Theater Online Includes information on Shakespeare in Central Park.
- SIBMAS International Directory of Performing Arts Collections and Institutions " lists over 7000 international institutions with material relating to the performing arts (theatre, opera, music, ballet, film, circus, radio, television, cabaret, pantomime)."
- Theatre Development Fund "At the heart of the TDF operation is its mailing list. It consists of 75,000 names to whom offers of discounted tickets are mailed on a rotating basis. The list is restricted to one of the following eligible categories: students, teachers, union members, retired persons, performing arts professionals, the clergy, and members of the armed forces. Applicants may write to TDF (enclosing a self-addressed stamped envelope) for an application form or print and fill out the form located online - and provide proof of eligibility. There is a small processing fee for those who qualify for the list."
- Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment, 1870-1920 "A multimedia anthology selected from various Library of Congress holdings, this site includes 334 English and Yiddish language play scripts, more than 140 theater playbills and programs, several dozen motion pictures, ten sound recordings, and a substantial collection of photographs and ephemera on Harry Houdini." Source: ChoiceReviews.online
- Village Voice OBIE Awards Off-Broadway's highest honor.
Page maintained by Ilona MacNamara
Last updated 14 January 2008
email imacnamara@spc.edu
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