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Databases

RILM Abstracts of Music Literature with Full Text
Search for articles, books, dissertations, and performance reviews in music from 1800s to present
Music Periodicals Database
Search for journal articles on a wide variety of musical periods and styles
Performing Arts Periodicals Database
Search articles on dance, film, drama/theater, stagecraft, and performance business, mostly from 1998 onwards
MLA International Bibliography
Search for journal articles, books, and dissertations covering literature, language and linguistics, folklore, literary theory & criticism, and other aspects of literary studies
Oxford Music Online
Search encyclopedia entries on all aspects of music, including composers, performers, terminology, musical genres and forms, orchestras, and institutions

Guides & Bibliographies

The Musical by William Everett
Call Number: ML128.M78 E84 2011

ISBN: 9780415994217

Publication Date: 2011-04-25
The Cambridge Companion to the Musical by William A. Everett (Editor); Paul R. Laird (Editor)
Call Number: ML2054 .C35 2008

ISBN: 9780521862387

Publication Date: 2008-05-22
American Musical Theatre by Gerald Bordman; Richard Norton
Call Number: ML1711 .B67 2010

ISBN: 9780199729708

Publication Date: 2010-12-29
Historical Dictionary of the Broadway Musical by William A. Everett; Paul R. Laird
Call Number: ML102.M88 E94 2016

ISBN: 9781442256682

Publication Date: 2015-11-12
The Oxford Companion to the American Musical [e-book] by Thomas Hischak
ISBN: 9780195335330

Publication Date: 2008-06-02

With more than two thousand entries, offers a wealth of information on musicals, performers, composers, lyricists, producers, choreographers, and much more.
British Musical Theatre Since 1950 by Robert Gordon; Olaf Jubin; Millie Taylor; Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr. (Contribution by); Patrick Lonergan (Contribution by)
Call Number: ML1731 .G67 2016

ISBN: 9781472584373

Publication Date: 2016-09-08
Encyclopedia of Musical Theater by Gänzl, Kurt
Call Number: ML102.M88 G3 2001 v.1-3 c.1

ISBN: 0028649702

Publication Date: 2001-05-17
The Oxford Handbook of the American Musical by Raymond Knapp (Editor); Mitchell Morris (Editor); Stacy Wolf (Editor)
Call Number: ML1711 .O95 2011

ISBN: 9780195385946

Publication Date: 2011-11-04

Criticism

Opening Night on Broadway by Steven Suskin
Call Number: ML1711.8.N3 S9 1990 c.1

ISBN: 0028726251

Publication Date: 1990-11-01

This is an an assemblage of first-night reviews from a variety of theatre critics, including Brooks Atkinson and Walter Kerr, on shows such as Brigadoon, Peter Pan and West Side Story. Over 300 musicals are described, and credits are provided for each. Each show's initial critical reception is gauged, and the financial profits or losses calculated.
More Opening Nights on Broadway by Steven Suskin
Call Number: ML1711.8.N3 M8 1997 c.1

ISBN: 0028645715

Publication Date: 1997-02-01

A compilation of excerpts from reviews of over two hundred productions, including Annie, Barnum, Cabaret, Evita, Godspell, A little night music, Pippin, Sugar babies, and Zorba.
A Guide to Critical Reviews by James M. Salem
Call Number: PN2266 .S354 1984 pt.2 c.1 (reference)

ISBN: 0810816903

Publication Date: 1995-06-13

Part 2: The Musical includes a bibliography of critical reviews of 2,149 musicals on the New York stage from 1909 to the 1988-1989 theater season.

Aisle Say: The Internet Magazine of Stage Reviews and Opinions
Curtain Up: The Internet Theatre Magazine of Reviews, Features, Annotated Listings
Reviews and more including performance information for the major venues and selected others.
London Theatre Guide
Reviews of current London productions.
The New York Times theatre section
Reviews of current New York productions.
The Guardian stage section
Reviews of current UK productions.

Audio & Video Recordings

BroadwayHD Collection
Search a collection of recorded live theater plays and musicals. Includes 25 performances from the New York theater scene

InfoBase - Films On Demand
Search of the InfoBase streaming video service for "musicals", "musical theater" and "music theater". The services includes educational content produced by PBS, BBC, CBC, HBO, A&E, and others. Duke login required.
On the Boards
A database of full-length, high quality contemporary performance films to your TV, desktop or mobile device. (Duke login required.)
Naxos Music Library
Stream music from over 75,000 discs--primarily classical, jazz, and world music.
Music & Performing Arts
Music & Performing Arts combines audio and video that spans all time periods, hundreds of thousands of seminal artists, composers, choreographers, and ensembles.

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