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American Musical Theater by Gerald Bordman
ISBN: 1280560037
Publication Date: 2001-01-01
Comprehensive history of Musicals in America.
A Chronology of American Musical Theater by Richard C. Norton
Call Number: Main Stacks ML1711.8.N3 N67 2002
ISBN: 9780195088885
Three volume set that traces the history of the Musical Theater to the 21st century.

Music, Theater, & Dance Performing Arts Digital Library
The site displays the diversity of American performing arts through the Library of Congress's collections of music, audio recordings, films, photographs, maps, and other materials. unusual materials in the Library's collections.

Internet Broadway Database
"The offical archival database for Broadway Theater information...records of productions from beginnings of NY Theater until today." Search by date, current shows...
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Internet Broadway Database
"The offical archival database for Broadway Theater information...records of productions from beginnings of NY Theater until today." Search by date, current shows, "title page" info about each production. Search by show name, type, people, theater, character and awards.
Playbill/Theatre Central
Theatre Central provides a variety of links to sites on all aspects of theatre from dance, to stagecraft. The Playbill site focuses on current theatre, with listings for New York, London, National Tours, off Broadway, regional and summer stock.