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Theater Resources

Dramatic literature performance, from a popular entertainment view, i.e. going to the theater, performers, shows, etc.

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The Dramatic Exchange

http://www.dramex.org/

"Dedicated to archiving and distributing scripts. We provide a place for playwrights to 'publish' and distribute their plays, a place for producers to find new plays they might want to produce, and a place for anyone who is interested in drama to browse." Scripts can be browsed by genre, length, format, or alphabetically.

Author: Rob Knop (dramex@dramex.org)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Theater

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Drama & Performance (Theater & Stagecraft)

Keywords: Scripts; Plays

Gilbert and Sullivan Archive Home Page

http://math.boisestate.edu/gas/

This includes a description of the operas. You can listen to MIDI and MPEG audio files, in addition to searching the librettos and ballads. There is a collection of opening night reviews from the original performances in the Savoy Theatre in London from 1891-1899. Some of the Savoy performances also include notes and full libretto. There is information on shows currently running.

Author: Jim Farron and Alex Feldman (jmfarron@vais.net)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Theater

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Music--Opera

Keywords: Musical

Gravel Walk to Theatre on the Net

http://www.oden.se/~pferm/gravel.htm

"Research directory with assorted and explained theatre and drama links worldwide, especially Scandinavia and the Baltic Sea countries. Huge index of dramatist links. Covering sites in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, French, German, Spanish & Italian." Site listings are organized by subject and annotated.

Author: Peter Ferm (pferm@oden.se)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Theater

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Drama & Performance (Theater & Stagecraft)

Keywords: Resources

The Internet Theatre Database (ITDb)

http://www.theatredb.com/

"ITDb is a searchable archive of theatre past, present, and future. Currently, we only have Broadway shows (and we're not complete) and London's West End." Search by show, people, or theatre.

Author: Keith Scollick (theatre@theatredb.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Theater

Keywords: theatre; plays; drama

jogle's Favorite Theatre Related Resources

http://www.on-broadway.com/links/

Large collection of annotated links to theater-related Internet resources, organized by subject, including books/music/media/gifts, education, listings and tickets, Usenet groups, people, professional resources, individual shows, stagecraft, and theatres and companies.

Author: Joe Geigle (jogle1@rpa.net)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Theater

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Drama & Performance (Theater & Stagecraft)

Keywords: Resources

Kabuki for Everyone

http://www.fix.co.jp/kabuki/kabuki.html

Find out about Kabuki, a traditional form of Japanese theater, through articles here on its history, summaries of major plays, a section on make-up, sound clips of instruments used in Kabuki, and online videos of plays. The site is available in English or Japanese versions.

Author: Matthew Johnson (matthew@gemini.bekkoame.ne.jp)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Theater

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Drama & Performance (Theater & Stagecraft)

Lost Musicals

http://www.lostmusicals.com/

Musical theater failures past and present. Biographies of stars of flopped musicals, full-length articles, chat forum, and bibliography of musical-related sources. Includes Flopwatch, a guide to unpromising current theater offerings.

Author: Kyle Scott (editor@lostmusical.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Music--Genres--Showtunes & Soundtracks

Entertainment & Leisure--Music--Performance

Entertainment & Leisure--Theater

Keywords: Musicals; Theatre

McCoy's Guide to Theater and Performance Studies

http://www.stetson.edu/departments/csata/thr_guid.html

Annotated guide to theater- and performance-related Internet resources, including Web sites, newsgroups and e-mail lists.

Author: Ken McCoy (kmccoy@stetson.edu)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Theater

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Drama & Performance (Theater & Stagecraft)

Keywords: Resources

Musical Cast Album Database

http://www.eur.com/musicals/

Database of "1500 recordings of Broadway (and other) musicals" on available on compact disk. Search the database or browse alphabetically by titles, composers, lyricists, singers or conductors.

Author:

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Music--Genres--Showtunes & Soundtracks

Entertainment & Leisure--Theater

Keywords: Musicals; CDs

Musicals 101.com

http://www.musicals101.com/

"A lovingly crafted resource for that uniquely American art form -- the musical. A former Broadway professional and devoted fan has assembled year-by-year stage chronologies from 1930 to the present, and an index of screen musicals for the same period. Opinionated, informative reviews, a bibliography, and an encyclopedic collection of essays cover the glamour and the camp." Also features a history of musicals, bios of musical stars, a musicals calendar, and a photo gallery.

Author: John Kenrick (jbk@musicals101.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Music--Genres--Showtunes & Soundtracks

Entertainment & Leisure--Music--Performance

Entertainment & Leisure--Theater

Keywords: Musicals; Broadway; Stage; Movies; Acting; Television; Actors

The New Deal Stage: Selections from the Federal Theatre Project, 1935-1939

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fedtp/fthome.html

"This online presentation includes over 13,000 images of items selected from the Federal Theatre Project Collection at the Library of Congress.Featured here are stage and costume designs, still photographs, posters, and scripts for productions of Macbeth and The Tragical History of Dr.Faustus as staged by Orson Welles, and for Power, a topical drama of the period (over 3,000 images). Also included are 68 other playscripts (6,500 images) and 168 documents selected from the Federal Theatre Project Administrative Records (3,700 images). The Federal Theatre Project was one of five arts-related projects established during the first term of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt under the Works Progress Administration (WPA)."

Author: Music Division, Library of Congress

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Theater

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Drama & Performance (Theater & Stagecraft)

Keywords: Depression; WPA; Roosevelt; History

Playbill On-Line

http://www.playbill.com/

This has news articles about plays, actors, and groups. There are listings of theatre shows by region and a search engine to find additional theatre performances. Users can also purchase tickets on-line.

Author:

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Theater

Playwrights Union of Canada

http://www.puc.ca/

"The national, non-profit association of professional playwrights. It represents approximately 335 members, distributes more than 1,500 Canadian plays, and publishes 6-7 trade paperbacks annually. Important criteria for membership are: Canadian citizenship, or landed immigrant status; and having written at least one professionally produced play." Site includes information about the association and its publications; "Who's Who in the Playwrights Union of Canada: A complete index of PUC members, with photos, biographies, and lists of productions, publications and awards;" and "A database of every play available from PUC. Search by author, title, or style to generate a list of plays, complete with synopsis and casting information. Then, with a click of the button, order the play via e-mail."

Author:

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Labor & Workplace--Labor Unions--N through Z

Entertainment & Leisure--Theater

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Drama & Performance (Theater & Stagecraft)

Keywords: Plays; Scripts

The Stephen Sondheim Stage

http://www.sondheim.com/

The Stephen Sondheim Stage is a site devoted to the works of Stephen Sondheim. It contains a library of information about Sondheim's works, as well as music clips, interviews with Sondheim and the latest news about him.

Author: Mark Bakalor (sss@sondheim.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Music--Genres--Showtunes & Soundtracks

Entertainment & Leisure--Theater

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Drama & Performance (Theater & Stagecraft)

Keywords: Drama; Musical Theater

Tony Awards Online

http://www.tonys.org/

The Tony Awards site lists the most recent Tony Award nominees and winners and includes photos and video interviews from the latest awards ceremony. There are also related feature articles.

Author: Laurel Media, The American Theatre Wing , The League of American Theatres and Producers (haines@t3media.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Theater

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Drama & Performance (Theater & Stagecraft)

The World of Mime Theatre

http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/5222/

"Informaion on mime as a theatre art: articles, resources, contacts, and a calendar of upcoming events."

Author: Lorin Eric Salm (toureiffel@loop.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Theater

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Drama & Performance (Theater & Stagecraft)

Keywords: Mime

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