Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
- American Song: The Complete Musical Theatre Companion byCall Number: Reference (SV) ML 128 .M78 B6 1996Includes copious data on over 4,800 American musicals, including all Broadway, off-Broadway, resident theater productions 1877-1995, as well as other production types. Pt. 1 of the 4-vol. set lists all shows alphabetically; pt. 2 presents exhaustive indexes of songs, personnel, and a chronological listing of titles.
- The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre byCall Number: Reference (SV) ML 102 M88 G3 2001Essential 3-volume reference volume for starting research projects on all aspects of musical theater, chock full of useful information. Features substantive entries under the titles of individual shows, and entries on librettists, lyricists, and composers cite all relevant works.
- Historical Dictionary of the Broadway Musical byCall Number: Reference (SV) ML 102 .M88 E94 2008Includes a chronology from 1866 to 2006, and introduction describing the evolution of the form, and a dictionary of nearly 1,000 entries arranged alphabetically by person, show title, or subject.
- Show Tunes byCall Number: Reference (SV) ML128.M78 S86 2010Covers all stage productions with published or recorded songs by 40 composers from Jerome Kern through Jeanine Tesori. Also includes notable scores by other composers, chronological listing of productions, collaborator reference listing, and song and show title indexes.
The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia by Call Number: ML410.S6872 P46 2021Publication Date: 2021Entries cover Sondheim's numerous collaborators, from composer and directors to designers and orchestras; key songs; major works; and actors who originated roles and sang Sondheim's songs for the first time.
Chronologies of Musicals
- The Complete Book of 1940s Broadway Musicals byCall Number: Reference (SV) ML 1711.8 .N3 D518 2015Examines every musical and revue that opened on Broadway during the 1940s.
- The Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals byCall Number: Reference (SV) ML 1711.8 .N3 D52 2014Examines every musical and revue that opened on Broadway during the 1950s.
Broadway Musicals, Show by Show by Call Number: ML1711.8.N3 G73 2019Publication Date: 2019The ninth edition adds important musicals produced since the end of the 2012-2013 season through spring 2019, and features a wealth of statistics and inside information, plus critical reception, cast lists, pithy commentary about each show.- A Chronology of American Musical Theater byCall Number: Reference (SV) ML 1711.8 .N3 N67 2002Assembles a comprehensive picture of the popular American musical theater as presented on first-class stages in New York City from 1850 through early 2001.
- Broadway Musicals, 1943-2004 byCall Number: Reference (SV) ML 102 .M88 S74 2006Publication Date: 2006Provides information on every musical produced on Broadway since Oklahoma in 1943. Each entry contains a brief synopsis; the pre-Broadway story; the facts of the Broadway run itself, with dates, theatres, and cast and crew; and post-Broadway information with a detailed list of later notable productions, along with important reviews and awards.
- American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle byCall Number: Reference (SV) ML 1711 .B67 2010Describes almost every musical to appear on Broadway through the 2010 season. Click here for e-version of 3d ed.
The Complete Book of 2010s Broadway Musicals by Call Number: ML1711.8.N3 D536 2020q OversizePublication Date: 2020Contains detailed information about every musical that opened on Broadway from 2010 through the end of 2019.- Off-Broadway Musicals since 1919: From Greenwich Village Follies to The Toxic Avenger byCall Number: Reference (SV) ML 1711.8 .N3 H57 2011Critical summaries of 381 "most representative" Off-Broadway musicals, from long runs to short flops.
