University Libraries: Theatre: Topic Overview

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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.
Cambridge History of American Theatre
Three volume overview of American Theatre from the 1870's to the end of the Twentieth Century.
Cambridge History of British Theatre
Three volume set traces British Theater from the 1600's to the 2000's.

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.