Research Guides: Dramaturgy: Production History

Theatre Reviews

A theatre review is a response to or analysis of a live performance.

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Print Resources for Theatre Reviews

The New York Times Theatre Reviews
Call Number: Ref PN 2266 N48
ISBN: 0415936977
Publication Date: 2001-12-21
1920-1972, 1977-1978, 1987-1988, 1993-2000
New York Theatre Critics Reviews
Call Number: Reference Collection (1st Floor) PN1601 .N4
1940-1957 (Microfilm); 1977-1996 (Print in Reference Collection)

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Online Theatre Reviews

NY Stage Reviews
Publishes up-to-date reviews of Broadway and off-Broadway plays and musicals from veteran theater critics.
Theatre News Online
Provides current reviews for productions in both New York and London.

Stage Histories

Playbill Vault
Collection of Playbills and production information about Broadway shows produced from 1942 to present.
Internet Broadway Database
Provides records of productions from the beginnings of New York theatre until today.

Broadway by Ken Bloom
ISBN: 0415937043
Publication Date: 2003-11-11
This volume is another example in the Routledge tradition of producing high-quality reference works on theater, music, and the arts. An A to Z encyclopedia of Broadway, this volume includes tons of information, including producers, writer, composers, lyricists, set designers, theaters, performers, and landmarks in its sweep.