Theatre
Theatre Review Journals
Several older journals (available in bound/compact periodicals or on microfilm) include reviews:
- Dial (API Ser.2 Reel 546: v.1(1840)-v.4(1844), 1911-1929 Indexed by Readers Guide
- Christian Century (1937-1938 and 1943-1966 Bound, 1939-1942 and 1967-2002 MF. Indexed by Readers Guide
- Literary Digest (Microfilm: v.1(1890)-v.75(1922); Bound v.76(1923)-v.125(1938) Bound. Indexed by Readers Guide
- Theatre (Bound v.17(1913)-v.26(1917)) Murphy does not own an index. Readers Guide does not index this title.
- Theatre Magazine (Bound v.26(1917)-v.52(1930)) Murphy does not own an index. Readers Guide does not index this title.
Web Resources
- The Internet Broadway DatabaseThis official database for Broadway theater information provides records of productions from the beginnings of New York theater to the present. Includes details on pertinent people involved in the theater as well as interesting facts and statistics about individual productions.
Article Databases
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times with Index This link opens in a new windowOnline, full-image, and searchable content of The New York Times from September 18, 1851 to four years ago (4-year embargo). Includes articles, advertisements, and political cartoons. Search options include keyword, article type, by date, author, or browse by issue.
- Readers' Guide Retrospective: 1890-1982 (H.W. Wilson) @ EBSCOhost This link opens in a new windowAn index of articles from more than 550 magazine titles covering the years 1890-1982 in areas such as: arts, business, computers, crafts, dance, drama, education, entertainment, fashion, film & television, food, gardening, health and medicine, home improvement, literature, news and current events, photography, popular and classical music, politics, popular culture, religion, sports and fitness, technology, transportation, and travel.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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An archive of more than 4,600 scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences from nearly 1,200 publishers. Thanks to both the Murphy Library Endowment Fund and UWL Student Differential Tuition for providing access to the JSTOR Arts & Sciences XV collection. - Project Muse Journals This link opens in a new windowIncludes the full text of over 300 scholarly journals in the fields of: literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, and many others.
- Nexis Uni (LexisNexis)Please note: Access to this resource ended on June 30, 2021. UW System began a new subscription to Westlaw this summer.
Nexis Uni features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources. Content includes local, regional, national and international newspapers with deep archives; television and radio broadcasts; newswires and blogs; federal and state cases and statutes; and business information on U.S. and international companies and executives. - The Times (London) Digital Archive (Gale) This link opens in a new window
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Researchers can search through the complete digital edition of The Times (London), using keyword searching to retrieve full facsimile images of either a specific article or a complete page. The entire newspaper is captured, with all articles, advertisements and illustrations/photos divided into categories to facilitate searching. Coverage: 1785-2012. - The Sunday Times (London) Historical Archive (Gale) This link opens in a new window
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The Sunday Times has provided thoughtful analysis and commentary on the week’s news and society at large since 1822. Despite the similarity of names, The Sunday Times was an entirely separate paper from The Times until 1966, when both papers came under common ownership. To this day, The Sunday Times remains editorially independent from The Times, with its own remit and perspective on the news. Coverage: 1822-2016.
Finding Play Reviews/Print Indexes
New York theatre critics’ reviews
Call Number: PN1601 .N4 ReferenceComplete reviews from these New York publications and stations whenever covered by the critic: New York daily news, Wall Street journal, Time, New York post, Women’s wear daily, WABC-TV, CBS-TV, New York times, Chrstian Science monitor, Newsweek from 1967-1996
The New York Times Directory of the Theater by Call Number: PN2275.N5 N48 1973 ReferenceISBN: 0812903641Contains the appendix and index to The New York times theater reviews, 1920-1970.Theatre World
Call Number: PN2277.N5 A17 ReferencePublication Date: 1981Library has: 1951/52 - 2012/13
Theatre World was an annual chronology of Broadway and Off Broadway productions. Each volume includes biographical information, awards lists, and obituaries. The index provides quick access to the contents of each volume.