Theater and Dance Research Guide 

What's Here

Here you can find resources about theater management generally and about specific economic issues.

Find Books in Orbis

For books on theater management, audience development, fundraising and related topics, try these Subject searches in Orbis:

Theater management

Theater--Economic aspects

Theater--Public relations

Arts fund raising

Performing arts--Ticket subscription

Performing arts--Public relations

Find Industry and Economic News and Information

Theatre Communications Group

Theatre Facts

An annual analysis of theater finances, with a summary available both at the TCG link (above) and in American Theatre.

Centerpiece and other special reports

Analyses, case studies and resource tools on specific management issues.

For general or occasional news, see:

LexisNexis Academic

LexisNexis Academic provides the full text of over 200 publications with news and information on the entertainment industry, which you can search through these steps:

1. Click on the Sources tab.
2. Select the Industry radio button.
3. Choose Entertainment & Arts as the industry.
4. Look through the resulting list and check off the box for Entertainment News, All.
5. Click on the red "OK - Continue" button and conduct your search.

Variety and Daily Variety
SML Microform Room, Film S2206 [1905 to most recent microfilm reel; current issues in the Periodical Reading Room, Section X-9]
Online sources:

LexisNexis Academic Universe: Variety (Jul. 1993 to present) and Daily Variety (Apr. 1992 to present)

Academic OneFile: Variety (Jan. 1997 to present) and Daily Variety (Nov. 2000 to present)

International Index to the Performing Arts Full Text: Variety (Aug. 2000 to present)

Factiva: Daily Variety (Mar. 2004 to present) (must search manually)