Research Guides: Theatre: Industry Info

Web Resources

Internet Broadway Database
An online database of Broadway theatre productions and their personnel. It was conceived and created by Karen Hauser in 1996 and is operated by the Research Department of The Broadway League.
Playbill Vault
A searchable database of Broadway history that features decades of digitized versions of Playbills, photos, videos, and more.
Research Reports from The Broadway League
Grosses, statistics, demographics, and more.
The Stage
A British weekly newspaper and website containing theatre news, reviews, opinion, features, and recruitment advertising.
Broadway World
A theatre news website based in New York City covering Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional, and international theatre productions

On Our Team
"Building pay equity in the theatre industry"
We See You W.A.T.
"Principles for Building Anti-Racist Theatre Systems"
Parent Artist Advocacy League (PAAL)
"The National Network and Solutions-Generator for Caregivers in the Arts + Media"
Costume Professionals for Wage Equity
"A group dedicated to achieving a living wage for working costume professionals in the theatre, film, and entertainment industries."
Fair Wage OnStage
"A grassroots movement of Actors' Equity members separate from — but working alongside and in support of — our Union to fight for higher wages and stronger contracts."
The Chicago Inclusion Project
"Bringing together theater artists and audiences often separated by physical ability, body type, economic status, gender identity, and ethnicity"

Business Insights: Essentials
Provides company and industry information, SWOT analyses, and company histories.
Business Source Elite
Indexing and full text for periodicals and news sources covering all aspects of business, including news, economic reports, company profiles, and market research reports. Look for the COMPANY PROFILE link in black band at top of page.