The aim of this ever-growing list is to provide a single place for all the links you use regularly. Please email us any links that you don’t see here including your own professional-related website.
Professional
Resources and Insights
American Association of Community Theatre www.aact.org/
Art Search (job postings) www.tcg.org/artsearch/index.cfm
Arts Advocacy — Createquity reatequity.com/
Arts Marketing: Mission Paradox missionparadox.typepad.com/
Arts Marketing arts-marketing.blogspot.com/
ASCAP (The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) www.ascap.com
BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) www.bmi.org
Broadway/Off Bway Ticket Tips nymag.com/visitorsguide/essentials/faq/broadwaytickets.htm
Butts in the Seats (blog on theater management) http://www.insidethearts.com/buttsintheseats/
Dramatists Play Service (acting editions of play publisher) www.dramatists.com
Florida Professional Theatres Association (includes websites for theaters across the state) www.fpta.net
Internet Theatre bookshop www.stageplays.com/writers.htm
Lark Play Development Center www.larktheatre.org/
Library of Theater in Film & Tape (incomplete card catalog in progress for New York Public Library’s collection of filmed NYC shows — only open to pros, students, researches and journalists) www.nypl.org/locations/lpa/theatre-film-and-tape-archive
Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas www.lmda.org/
Music Theater International (licensing)
National Alliance for Musical Theatre namt.org/
National New Play Network www.nnpn.org
National Center for New Plays www.stanford.edu/group/newplays/
Network for Ensemble Theaters ensembletheaters.net/
Play Penn (new play development ) /www.playpenn.org/
Playwright’s Links www.stagesource.org/pages/15203_links_for_playwrights.cfm
Press agent list (contact for every press agent in NY) www.nyconstage.org/press_publicity.htm
Samuel French (playscripts) www.samuelfrench.com/store/
Stage Directions www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/
Theater Communications Group (publisher of scripts, studies, books, American Theatre magazine plus dispenser of grants)www.tcg.org/
Theatre Logos (creator of advertising logos) www.theatrelogos.com/
Theatre League of South Florida www.southfloridatheatre.com/
Virtual Library of Theatre and Drama (well-named: a massive list of links worldwide) vl-theatre.com/
Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. www.warnerchappell.com
Unions and Professional Organizations
American Federation of Musicians www.afm.org/
Actors’ Equity actorsequity.org/
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) www.aftra.com/home.htm
American Guild of Musical Artists www.musicalartists.org/
Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers www.atpam.com/
Black Actors of South Florida www.blackactors.org/
Drama League (directors) dramaleague.org/
Dramatists Guild dramatistsguild.com/
IATSE – Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts www.iatse-intl.org/splash.html
League of Professional Theatre Women www.theatrewomen.org
New Dramatists www.newdramatists.org/
Screen Actors Guild www.sag.org/
Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers www.ssdc.org
Writers Guild of America http://www.wgaeast.org/
Philanthropic/Non-Profit Sites
The Actors’ Fund of America www.actorsfund.org
Arts Radio Network artsradionetwork.com
Artsnet (searchable database for arts management info; directory of arts and culture websites) www.artsnet.org
The Chronicle of Philanthropy www.philanthropy.com
The Foundation Center www.fdncenter.org
Grantmakers in the Arts www.giarts.org
National Endowment for the Arts www.arts.endow.gov
Theatre Development Fund www.tdf.org
Patrons, Audiences and Fans
America Performs (national/international site for discount tickets) www.americaperforms.com/
Best Plays Yearbooks bestplaysonline.com/
Best of Off-Broadway www.bestofoffbroadway.com/
Broadway Archive (comprehensive site for buying CDs and DVDs) www.broadwayarchive.com/
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids www.broadwaycares.org/Page.aspx?pid=195
BroadwaySpace.com (fan site) www.broadwayspace.com/
Broadway World (crowded fansite with national news) www.broadwayworld.com/
Broadway.com� (NYC-centric fan site, video interviews) www.broadway.com/
Carbonell Awards http://carbonellawards.org/
Cultural Connection (WLRN’s discount ticket site) www.culturalconnection.org/index.cfm
Curtain Up www.curtainup.com
Eugene O’Neill Theater Center (new play crucible) www.oneilltheatercenter.org
Florida Theater Guide (aggregate site) www.theatermania.com/florida/
Frugal Theatergoer (discount tickets) http://home.roadrunner.com/~frugaltheatergoe/
Internet Theatre bookshop www.stageplays.com/writers.htm
The League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers www.offbroadway.org
Masterworks (commercial site for show albums) www.masterworksbroadway.com/blog
Musical Notes (site summarizing 100s of classic musicals) www.musicalnotesnmore.com/
National Theatre Posters (merchandising, but fund to troll) www.ntposters.org.uk
On Stage with Iris Acker: Archived podcasts of her interview show https://becon223.eduvision.tv/default.aspx
Playbill Radio (podcasts and interviews) playbillradio.com
Seating Charts in NYC www.cityguidemagazine.com/seatingcharts.cfm
Silver Palm Awards (South Florida awards recognizing excellence) www.silverpalmawards.com
The Sondheim Review (quarterly dedicated to the composer and lyricist, with occasional articles by Bill Hirschman) www.sondheimreview.com
Talkin’ Broadway (general site including All That Chat) www.talkinbroadway.com/
Theatre League of South Florida www.southfloridatheatre.com/
Theater Talk (Michael Reidel’s TV show) www.cuny.tv/series/theatertalk/ or theatertalk .org
Ticketmaster
Telecharge www.telecharge.com/ /www.ticketmaster.com/
Virtual Library of Theatre and Drama (well-named: a massive list of links worldwide) vl-theatre.com/
Who’s Who (list of cast/crew bios in Playbill for current and recent NYC seasons) www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/whoswho.html#search_form
Chat rooms
Talkin’ Broadway (general site including All That Chat) www.talkinbroadway.com/
Sondheim Review’s Finishing the Chat ww.sondheim.com/community/
MTI Show Space www.mtishowspace.com/
Rec.Arts.theatre.musicals groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&num=30&q=group:rec.arts.theatre.musicals
Podcasts
American Theatre Wing (the treasure trove of audio and video podcasts) americantheatrewing.org/podcasts/index.php
DC Theatre Scene dctheatrescene.com/category/04-podcasts/
Playbill Radio (podcasts and interviews) playbillradio.com
This Week on Btoadway itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=314073213&ign-mpt=uo%3D6
Theater Talk (Michael Reidel’s TV show) www.cuny.tv/series/theatertalk/ or theatertalk .org
Critics/ Reviews
South Florida
South Florida Sun Sentinel www.sun-sentinel.com/entertainment/stage/
Miami Art Zine (Roger Martin) www.miamiartzine.com/
Drama Queen (Christine Dolen blog) http://miamiherald.typepad.com/drama_queen/
Miami Herald reviews& articles www.miamiherald.com/christine_dolen/
New Times www.browardpalmbeach.com/arts
Palm Beach Artspaper (Hap Erstein) www.pbartspaper.com/
Palm Beach Post www.pbpulse.com/category/arts-and-culture/
South Florida Gay News www.southfloridagaynews.com/arts-and-entertainment/arts.html
Curtain Call Reviews (Jason Fisher) curtaincallreviews.com
Other Florida Critics Sites: News and Reviews
Orlando: Elizabeth Maupin On Theater orlandotheater.wordpress.com/
Sarasota: Jay Handleman www.heraldtribune.com/section/opinion090205
Publications’ Sites
Austin Chronicle www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/section?name=Arts
Boston Globe www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/
Boston Herald www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/arts_culture/
Boston Metro www.metro.us/us/entertainment/arts/boston/
Boston Phoenix thephoenix.com/Boston/Arts/Theater/
Chicago: Sun-Times www.suntimes.com/entertainment/stage/index.html
Chicago: Theater Loop (Chicago Tribune critic) leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/the_theater_loop/
Denver Post blogs.denverpost.com/runninglines/
Hartford Courant www.courant.com/news/opinion/courant-columnists/hc-rizzo,0,4171927.columnist
London: Guardian www.guardian.co.uk/stage
London: Guardian blog http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/theatreblog
Los Angeles: LA Times theater page findlocal.latimes.com/
Los Angeles: Culture Monster (L.A. Times) latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/
Michael Reidel’s NY Post blog http://www.nypost.com/p/columnists/item_Yio6vBLpNhPmFUnra7N8bN;jsessionid=6E9C78FD7DDEB72E18AE25F31A47C20C
NYC: New York Times theater blog http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/
NYC: New York Times theater pages
NYYC: Newsday /www.newsday.com/entertainment/theater
NYC: Time Out www3.timeoutny.com/newyork/upstaged/
theater.nytimes.com/pages/theater/index.html
Philadelphia: Inquirer www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/arts/
Pittsburgh: Chris Rawson (news and reviews) community.post-gazette.com/blogs/onstage/default.aspx and podcast�www.post-gazette.com/podcast/detail.asp?id=11
San Jose: Karen DeSouza (news and reviews) www.mercurynews.com/karen-dsouza
St. Louis: Blog on arts & food stlouiseats.typepad.com/st_louis_eats_and_drinks_/
Toronto: Nestruk on Theatre www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/theatre/nestruck-on-theatre/
Variety www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=dept_main&dept=Legit
Village Voice www.villagevoice.com/theater/
Washington DC: Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artsandliving/theater/index.html
Florida
Local websites
Theatre League of South Florida www.southfloridatheatre.com/
Local Artists Sites
Carol Kassie, publicist www.CarolKassie.com
Classical South Florida classicalsouthflorida.publicradio.org
Christopher Jahn’s site www.southfloridatheatrescene.com/
Drama, Daily SoFla director Nicole Stodard dramadaily.wordpress.com/
Theater Chat (Richard Cameron/Ron Hutchins) sites.google.com/site/theaterchat/
We’ll add your personal website upon request
Blogroll
Out of State Sites/ Blogs
Note: There are literally scores upon scores of theater blogs, many of them just venting by insiders and fans. We’ve tried to be subjectively more selective here, including only the best active ones and those of interest to Floridians. If you have an especially informative or entertaining one, please recommend it.
All About Jewish Theatre www.jewish-theatre.com/
Arts Journal http://www.artsjournal.com/
Austin Live Theatre austinlivetheatre.blogspot.com/Austin Chronicle www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/section?name=Arts
Baltimore Stages stagesbaltimore.wordpress.com/
Boston: The Arts Fuse blog.theartsfuse.com/tag/caldwell-titcomb/
Boston:� Stage Source http://www.stagesource.org/index.cfm
Brooklyn: Brooklyn Rail brooklynrail.org/2007/02/theater
Chicago: Chicago Reader www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/EventSearch?eventSection=84642&sortType=title&eventCategory=93922
Chicago: Talk Theatre www.theatreinchicago.com/
Chicago: Sun-Times www.suntimes.com/entertainment/stage/index.html
Chicago: Theater Loop (Chicago Tribune critic) leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/the_theater_loop/
Columbus: Michael Grossberg’s Theater Talk (news and reviews) www.artsjournal.com/dramaqueen/
DC Theatre Scene (Washington DC metro area) dctheatrescene.com/
Edinburgh Fringe Festival www.edfringe.com/
Everything I Know I learned From Musicals everythingmusicals.com/everything_i_know_i_learn/
Helen Hayes Awards (Washington D.C.) www.helenhayes.org
Indianapolis: Lou Harry’s A&E Blog www.ibj.com/A&Eblog
Indianapolis:Indy Theatre Habit www.indytheatrehabit.com/
London: Guardian www.guardian.co.uk/stage
London: Guardian blog http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/theatreblog
London Theatre Guide www.londontheatre.co.uk/
London: Official Theatre Guide www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/
Los Angeles: LA Times theater page findlocal.latimes.com/
Los Angeles:LA Stage www.lastageblog.com/
Los Angeles: LA Weekly http://www.laweekly.com/theater
Los Angeles: Bitter Lemons bitter-lemons.com/
Minnesota Playlist: minnesotaplaylist.com/
NYC: New York Magazine nymag.com/arts/theater/
NYC: New York Times theater pages theater.nytimes.com/pages/theater/index.html
NYC: General theater NY Post blog http://www.nypost.com/blogs
Michael Reidel’s NY Post blog http://www.nypost.com/p/columnists/item_Yio6vBLpNhPmFUnra7N8bN;jsessionid=6E9C78FD7DDEB72E18AE25F31A47C20C
NYC: New York Times theater blog http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/
NYC: NY1 On Stage video reports www.ny1.com/content/ny1_living/on_stage/
NYC: Playbill’s playblog http://www.playbill.com/playblog/
NYC reviews nytheatre.com/
NYC: Off-Off Blogway (Off-Broadway blog) ooblogway.blogspot.com/
YC: Stage Grade (collects review of NYC productions) stagegrade.com/
NYC: Time Out www3.timeoutny.com/newyork/upstaged/
Parabasis (NYC blog on wide range of culture) parabasis.typepad.com/blog/
Peter Filichia’s Diary (noted theater observer) www.theatermania.com/peterfilichia/
Philadelphia: Wendy Rosenfeld www.artsjournal.com/dramaqueen/
Pittsburgh: Chris Rawson (news and reviews) community.post-gazette.com/blogs/onstage/default.aspx and podcast www.post-gazette.com/podcast/detail.asp?id=11
The Playgoer (NY reviews and news) playgoer.blogspot.com/
Producer’s Perspective (blog by Bway producer Ken Davenport)�www.theproducersperspective.com/
San Francisco: SF Gate www.sfgate.com/eguide/performance/
San Francisco-Oakland: Theatre Bay Area www.theatrebayarea.org/
San Francisco: Chad Jones��Theater Dogs www.theaterdogs.net/
San Jose: Karen DeSouza (news and reviews) www.mercurynews.com/karen-dsouza
Seattle: Take Part in Art Calendar takepartinart.org/
Seattle Weekly www.seattleweekly.com/arts/
Shenton’s View ( British blog) blogs.thestage.co.uk/shenton/
St. Louis: Blog on arts & food stlouiseats.typepad.com/st_louis_eats_and_drinks_/
Theatre Ideas (general musings by Scott Walters) theatreideas.blogspot.com/
Theatretimes (Los Angeles site) theatertimes.org/
Toronto Star www.thestar.com/opinion/columnists/94638
World Theater: Randy Gener’s In the Theatre of One World randygenerlive.blogspot.com/
World theater: Culturebot (blog is mediocre but has the best list of sites in other countries) culturebot.org/
National
About Last Night (Wall Street Journal’s Terry Teachout www.artsjournal.com/aboutlastnight/
American Theatre Wing (hundreds of audio and video seminars on-line and as podcasts) americantheatrewing.org/
Arts Journal www.artsjournal.com/
Blue Gobo (large collection of video clips and photos from musicals) www.bluegobo.com/
Broadway Educational Association (school materials) www.broadwayeducationalliance.org/
Broadway League www.broadwayleague.com/
Broadway Stars (NYC news aggregator) www.broadwaystars.com/
Theater Development fund blog wp.tdf.org/
Theater Talk (Michael Reidel’s TV show) www.cuny.tv/series/theatertalk/ or theatertalk .org
Research
Research and Databases
Cast Album Collector (exhaustive and exhausting) astalbumcollector.com/database/
Cast Album Database www.castalbumdb.com/
Curtain Up database of reviews (since 1997) www.curtainup.com/mastridx.html
Internet Broadway Database (also born on this date and openings on this date) www.ibdb.com
Internet Theatre Database (a bit out of date) www.theatredb.com/
Lucille Lortel Foundation (ncludes database of off-Broadway awards) www.lortel.org
Musical Show Info /www.musicalheaven.com/4/index.html
Show Music on Record (Library of Congress) www.loc.gov/rr/record/showmusic/
Virtual Library of Theatre and Drama (well-named: a massive list of links worldwide) vl-theatre.com/
Who’s Who (list of cast/crew bios in Playbill for current and recent NYC seasons)www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/whoswho.html#search_form
Awards (all have lists and/or databases of past winners)
Carbonell Awards http://carbonellawards.org/
Drama Desk Awards www.dramadesk.org/
Drama League Awards dramaleague.org/
Helen Hayes Awards (Washington D.C.) www.helenhayes.org
Internet Broadway Database (also born on this date and openings on this date) www.ibdb.com
Internet Theatre Database (a bit out of date) www.theatredb.com/
Licul;e Lortel Awards www.lortel.org/LLF_awards/
Obie Awards www.villagevoice.com/obies
Pulitzer Prize www.pulitzer.org/
Tony Awards (includes searchable list of winners and nominees) www.tonyawards.com/en_US/index.html
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