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Musicals & Musical Theater: A Guide to Research and Resources

Locate online and print resources, including key databases, catalogs, and websites, about musicals and music theater.

Catalog Links to Scores & Recordings

Call Number Ranges

You can locate and browse books about musical theater and scores and librettos of musicals under the following Library of Congress call numbers in the Mendel Music Library stacks:

  • General and history: ML1711, ML2054
  • Film musicals: PN1995.9 M86
  • Production: MT955
  • Plots: MT95
  • Scores: M1500-M1508
  • Librettos (stage): ML48-50
  • Librettos (film musicals): ML52.65-.7
  • Encyclopedias: ML102.M88
  • Bibliographies: ML128.M78

 

Subject Headings

In the library catalog, using prescribed subject headings will help to zero in on the study and research materials you are seeking. Below are some useful subject headings for musicals that retrieve books, journals, scores, and sound recordings. Use the options in the left sidebar to limit your results by format, language, or date. You can rearrange your results by title or date of publication by using the sort option above the results set: