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THEATRE RESEARCH GUIDE: INDEXES AND DATABASES


Recommended Indexes for Theatre

MLA International Bibliography < about >

Art Abstracts < about >
Arts & Humanities Search < about >
Arts & Humanities Citation Index < about >
Humanities Abstracts < about >
Essay and General Literature Index < about >

Finding Plays in Anthologies and Periodicals

Play Index, 1949-2002
Reference, Z5781 .P53

An Index to One-Act Plays.
Reference, Z5781 .L828

An Index to One-Act Plays. Supplement
Reference, Z5781 .L828, Supplements 1-5

Chicorel Theater Index to Plays in Anthologies, Periodicals, Discs, and Tapes
v.1-3, 8, Reference, Z5781 .C485,

Dramatic Index for…
Index to materials on theatrical production and dramatic texts.
Library owns 1937 to 1949, Reference, PN 1601 .D79

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Theatre Reviews

New York Times is available online Full Text through LexisNexis (not an Index)
Final New York City Edition
Coverage: June 1, 1980 - present. Updated daily.

LexisNexis Academic Universe < about >
To find theatre reviews in Lexis Nexis:

  • Make sure you are searching in the News category.
    Click on the News Button in the Red Bar at the top left of the screen
  • Scroll down to the section titled "Select Sources"
  • From the list of Sources under the pull down menu in "Select Sources,"
    choose "Book, Movie, Music, Play, and Video Reviews"
  • To search for reviews in the New York Times only, then look In the box under "Select Sources,"
    scroll down to the New York Times and check the box next to it.
  • You may specify a date range

To find articles published before 1980, you may search the New York Times 1851- 3 yrs. ago
(ProQuest Historical Newspapers, contains full text online of New York Times articles from 1851- 3 yrs. ago)

New York Times 1851- 3 yrs. ago (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) < about >
Full Text of the New York Times from 1851- 3 yrs. ago; all articles in PDF format.

Once you have found the citation to your pre-1980 play review in the New York Times, you will need to find your review in the New York Times, either through the online New York Times 1851- 3 yrs. ago, or on microfilm.

Another source you may use is the New York Times Index in *print*. You must know the year that the play was produced, and look in the index volume for that year. The Index is alphabetical by subject. Under T, look for Theater - Reviews. Then look for the title of your play in the Theater - Reviews section.

The New York Times Index [Print]
Reference Storage, call number: AI21 .N48
Library has: 1851 - 1997

The New York Times [Microform]
Reference Microfilm Area, first floor, AP2 .N4
Library has: 1851- 2004

The New York Times [newspaper in print]
Newspapers, second floor
Library has: last 30 days

New York Times Index Online Index < about >
Full text of all New York Times articles published within the last 365 days.
You must be in Michigan to access this index. Updated daily.

 

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