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- Welcome to the rec.arts.theatre Frequently Asked Questions
- (FAQ)/Informational posting! If you are a newcomer to r.a.t,
- you are strongly encouraged to at least scan the table of contents
- of this and the two subsequent FAQ postings before asking a
- question.
-
- If you have any comments or corrections, please let us know.
- A number of people have contributed to the FAQ; several of them
- have indicated an interest in fielding comments themselves. These
- people have their email addresses indicated at the top of their
- sections, like this: [<initials>, comments: <email address>].
- Comments about all other sections should be addressed to me at
- aku@leland.stanford.edu.
-
- *********************************************************************
- * *
- * THE REC.ARTS.THEATRE FAQ/INFORMATIONAL POSTING *
- * *
- * written by: *
- * *
- * [MB] Myra Bronstein myra@karin.att.com *
- * [SB] Susan Burton suburton@carson.u.washington.edu *
- * [JAC] Jon Alan Conrad conrad@brahms.udel.edu *
- * [DF] David Fristrom davidf@world.std.com *
- * [AK] Andrew Ku aku@leland.stanford.edu *
- * [ELN] Elizabeth Lear Newman eliz@world.std.com *
- * [SP] Scott Putterman valjean@cs.stanford.edu *
- * [DS] Desiree Sy dsy@psych.toronto.edu *
- * *
- * additional material: *
- * *
- * [HG] Harry Gold gold@netcom.com *
- * [TDK] Tom Dale Keever keever@phantom.com *
- * [ML] Michael Lara mlara@umaxc.weeg.uiowa.edu *
- * [HN] Hung Nguyen nguyen@paranet.com *
- * [AR] Andrew Richards richards@monza.u-strasbg.fr *
- * [RS] Richard Sucgang rs54@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu *
- * [AW] Alan Woods awoods@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu *
- * *
- * Copyright (c) 1993 by the aforementioned authors. Use and *
- * copying of this information are permitted, as long as: *
- * *
- * a) no fees or compensation are charged for use, copies or *
- * access to this information. *
- * *
- * b) this copyright notice, with author list, is included intact. *
- * *
- *********************************************************************
- * *
- * corrections/additions by: *
- * *
- * Brian Evans bevans@carina.unm.edu *
- * Paul Goldsmith goldfish@imgserver.sbi.com *
- * Stuart Goldstone golds_ss@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu *
- * David Pirmann pirmann@cs.rutgers.edu *
- * Gary Watson trimm@netcom.com *
- * *
- *********************************************************************
-
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FAQ Part I: General, resources, periodicals, mail order, bookstores
-
- # = new or significantly revised
-
- 1. GENERAL
- 1.1 About rec.arts.theatre. [ELN]
- 1.2 The Play/Musical Debate on r.a.t
- 1.2.1 Let's split rec.arts.theatre into plays/musicals! [ELN]
- 1.2.2 Subject Line Codes [AK]
- 1.3 What is the correct spelling of theatre/theater? [AW/ELN]
- 1.4 What is a cast recording? [AK]
- 1.5 Where is the FAQ archived?
-
- 2. RESOURCES (BITNET, INTERNET) [ELN]
- 2.1 Bitnet
- 2.2 Internet
- 2.3 Further information on Bitnet/Internet resources
-
- 3. PERIODICALS [SB]
-
- 4. MAIL ORDER (RECORDINGS, SOUVENIRS, POSTERS) [AK]
- 4.1 Hard-to-find recordings
- 4.2 Souvenirs and posters
-
- 5. DRAMA-RELATED BOOKSTORES [DS/TDK]
- 5.1 New York
- 5.2 Ontario
- 5.3 California
- 5.4 Washington, D.C.
- 5.5 Boston
- 5.6 Chicago
- 5.7 England
- 5.8 Netherlands
- 5.9 Spain
-
- *************************************************************************
- ** 1. GENERAL************************************************************
- *************************************************************************
-
- 1.1 About rec.arts.theatre. [ELN, comments: eliz@world.std.com]
-
- Welcome to rec.arts.theatre! This forum is intended for the general
- discussion of theater, in whatever form it make take, including
- technical discussions, staging, costumes, recordings, etc.
-
- 1.2 The Play/Musical Debate on r.a.t
-
- 1.2.1 Let's split rec.arts.theatre into plays/musicals!
-
- There is currently a vote being conducted to split rec.arts.theatre
- into:
-
- rec.arts.theatre.musicals
- rec.arts.theatre.plays
- rec.arts.theatre.misc
- rec.arts.theatre.stagecraft
-
- If you would like to see the Call for Votes (CFV) document and
- would like a ballot to vote, send email to rdippold@qualcomm.com,
- requesting the rec.arts.theatre CFV. Deadline for voting is April 29.
-
- 1.2.2 Subject Line Codes [AK, comments aku@leland.stanford.edu]
-
- During a recent debate (summer 1993), several people suggested
- adding a code, as is done on r.a.tv and r.a.tv.soaps, to the beginning
- of subject lines to enable readers to kill particular categories of
- discussion. Among the proposals and/or codes people started using:
-
- NM: non-musical discussion
- M, MUS, MUSICAL: musical discussion
- G, GEN: general/nonspecific discussion [although there would seem
- to be a lot of potential overlap with the NM category.]
-
- If the rec.arts.theatre reorganization goes through, the need for
- such codes will probably disappear.
-
- 1.3 What is the correct spelling of theatre/theater? [AW/ELN]
-
- [AW]: Francis Hodge published an article about this in THEATRE SURVEY
- in the late 1960's. "Theater" is a result of Noah Webster's efforts
- in the 1830s to create an American language purified of English
- spellings: that's when we lost "colour" "centre" and a lot of other
- words that Noah deemed to be too British for the new American
- democracy. Since the American theatre/theater at the time was still
- dominated by British actors and managers, along with American actors
- and managers trying to suggest that theater/theatre was a high class
- art, the practitioners rather stubbornly clung to the British
- spelling. There have been a lot of attempts to differentiate usage
- ever since, but whatever the market or editor or style sheet will
- accept will work.
-
- About the naming of the newsgroup [ELN, comments: eliz@world.std.com]:
-
- Back in 1990 or so when I [ELN] proposed creating the newsgroup, I
- polled the members of the musicals mailing list as to a preferred
- spelling. The overwhelming support was for 'theatre' over 'theater'
- for several reasons, among them a) that 'theater' represented the
- building and 'theatre' represented the art and b) that Americans were
- the only country that spelled the word 'theater', and it would be more
- international in flavor to use 'theatre'. It was also said that
- 'theatre' looked more elegant. Thus the name was submitted for the
- discussion as rec.arts.theatre, and when the question came up again
- during the pre-vote period it became obvious that the popular support
- was still for 'theatre' over 'theater', and it was voted on that way.
-
- 1.4 What is a cast recording?
-
- This really isn't a FAQ, but misuse of the term "soundtrack" is
- so common on r.a.t and irksome to regular readers that this note
- is included in FAQ document. A "cast recording" is the audio
- recording of a *stage* musical (or play for that matter), while
- a "soundtrack" refers to the recorded score of a *movie*.
-
- 1.5 Where is the FAQ archived?
-
- This FAQ is available in two locations by anonymous ftp:
-
- > world.std.com as /RAT-archive/FAQ
-
- > quartz.rutgers.edu as /pub/theater/rec-arts-theatre-faq-1.gz
- /pub/theater/rec-arts-theatre-faq-2.gz
- /pub/theater/rec-arts-theatre-faq-3.gz
-
- (all of the quartz archive is now available via gopher)
-
- > rtfm.mit.edu as:
-
- /pub/usenet-by-group/rec.arts.theatre/r.a.t_F_A_Q_(F):_p_1_3
- /pub/usenet-by-group/rec.arts.theatre/r.a.t_F_A_Q_(F):_p_2_3
- /pub/usenet-by-group/rec.arts.theatre/r.a.t_F_A_Q_(F):_p_3_3
-
-
- *************************************************************************
- ** 2. RESOURCES (BITNET, INTERNET) ******************************
- ** [ELN, comments: eliz@world.std.com] ******************************
- *************************************************************************
-
- 2.1 BITNET
-
- This is a list of theatre-related mailing lists available on bitnet:
-
- Network ID Full address List title
- ---------- ------------ ----------
- ASTR-L ASTR-L@UIUCVMD Theatre History Discussion List - Amer. Soc.
- COMEDIA COMEDIA@ARIZVM1 A discussion of Hispanic Classic Theater
- THEATRE THEATRE@PUCC The Theatre Discussion List
- FILM-L FILM-L@VMTECMEX Film
- PERFORM-L PERFORM-L@ACFCLUSTER.NYU.EDU Performance Studies
- SCRNWRIT SCRNWRIT@@TAMVM1 Screenwriting
- SCREEN-L SCREEN-L@UA1VM Film and TV (research, teaching, ...)
- SHAKSPER SHAKSPER@utoronto Shakespearean Studies
- TV-L TV-L@TREARN TV program discussions
-
- Subscribing is easy. Let's say you want to subscribe to TV-L. Just
- send an e-mail message to LISTSERV@TREARN on BITNET and include in the
- BODY of the message (NOT the subject) the line:
- SUBSCRIBE TV-L your full name
- Example:
- SUBSCRIBE TV-L Adrian H. Aerts
-
- 2.2 INTERNET
-
- * On Internet, there is the Stagecraft list. Send a message to:
- stagecraft-request@jaguar.cs.utah.edu - The coordinator will sign you
- up or give you information about the list. Many of the participants
- in this list are theater professionals.
- Purpose: This list is for the discussion of all aspects of
- stage work, including (but not limited to) special effects,
- sound effects, sound reinforcement, stage management,
- set design and building, lighting design, company management,
- hall management, hall design, and show production. This is
- not a forum for the discussion of various stage productions
- (unless the discussion pertains to the stagecraft of a
- production), acting or directing methods (unless you know of
- ways to get actors to stand in the right spots), film or
- video production (unless the techniques can be used on the
- stage).
-
- * On USENET, there is also a newsgroup called alt.stagecraft. This is
- not affiliated with the stagecraft mailing list, and will not carry
- the same discussions.
-
- * For discussion of cast recordings, there is a mailing list
- on the Internet, castrecord@mit.edu. To join, send a message
- to castrecord-request@mit.edu
-
- * If your site subscribes to the clari.news hierarchy, clari.news.arts
- carries Associated Press reviews of Broadway and off-Broadway
- productions, as well as weekly NY theatre listings.
-
- 2.3 FURTHER INFORMATION ON BITNET/INTERNET RESOURCES
-
- Deborah Torres (dtorres@umich.edu) and Martha Vander Kolk (mjvk@umich.edu),
- with an assist from Ken McCoy (kmccoy@andy.bgsu.edu), have prepared
- a very thorough guide to theatre-related resources. Among other
- items, it includes more detailed descriptions of the discussion
- groups listed above (plus others) as well as instructions on
- accessing them. Entitled "Guide to Theater Resources on the INTERNET",
- this approx 47kB document is available by
-
- anonymous FTP at:
-
- > una.hh.lib.umich.edu as /inetdirsstacks/theater:torresmjvk
-
- and Gopher via U. Minnesota list of gophers
-
- > menu: North America/USA/Michigan/Clearinghouse of
- Subject-Oriented Resource Guides/All Guides or Guides
- on the Humanities/Theater;
- D.Torres, M. Vander Kolk
-
- [as of January 17/94, there have been problems accessing the archive,
- but keep trying; the problems will be resolved shortly]
-
- Those who find rec.arts.theatre to be overly centered on Broadway
- musicals are encouraged to explore the more academic-minded discussion
- groups that exist on Bitnet and the Internet.
-
-
- *************************************************************************
- ** 3. PERIODICALS *****************
- ** [SB, comments: suburton@carson.u.washington.edu] *****************
- *************************************************************************
-
- AMERICAN THEATRE. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1984- .
- Theatre Communications Group, 355 Lexington Ave., NY NY 10017
- Monthly.
- Reviews and essays on modern Am. theatre.
-
- ARTS CALENDAR QUARTERLY. New York: The Arts Calendar, 1985- .
- Arts Calendar, Inc., 600 W. 58th St., suite 9217 NY NY 10019
- Quarterly.
- Guide to major events in theatre, music & dance -- note: Quarterly.
-
- ARTS MANAGEMENT. New York: Radius Group, 1962-
- Radius Group, 408 W. 57th st., NY NY 10019
- 5 x year.
- Contemporary aspects of management in performing arts.
-
- CALIFORNIA THEATRE ANNUAL. Beverly Hills, Ca.: Performing Arts Network, 1981-
- 9025 Wilshire Blvd., suite 210, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
- Annual.
- Theatre, theatre history & companies in Calif.
-
- COMPARATIVE DRAMA. Kalamazoo MI: W. Michigan University, 1967-
- English Dept., Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo MI 49008
- Quarterly.
- Intended for researchers & students; incl. book reviews.
-
- CRITICAL DIGEST. New York: Critical Digest, 1984-
- 225 W. 34th st., rm.918 NY NY 10001
- Semi-monthly.
- Newsletter of NY & London Theatre news; digest of reviews.
-
- DAILY VARIETY. Hollywood, CA: Daily Variety, 1933-
- Daily Variety, 1400 N. Cahuenga Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028
- 5 x week.
- note: Daily comes out of LA, so coverage is a little different from Weekly.
-
- DRAMA REVIEW. Cambridge MA: MIT Press, 1988-
- MIT Press, 55 Hayward St., Cambridge MA 02142
- Quarterly. continues: The Drama Review, 1968-1987.
- Scholarly pieces, essays, interviews, letters, editorials
-
- DRAMATISTS GUILD QUARTERLY. New York: Dramatists Guild, 1964-
- 234 W 44th st., NY NY 10036
- Quarterly.
- Professional playwriting, music and lyric writing, & Guild business.
-
- JOURNAL OF DRAMATIC THEORY AND CRITICISM. Kansas: Univ. of Kansas, 1986-
- Dept. of Theatre & Media Arts, Univ of Kansas, Lawrence KN 66045
- Semiannual
- As it sound; history and criticism of drama/theatre
-
- LONDON THEATRE NEWS. New Jersey: London Theatre News, 1988-
- 30 Broad St., Denville NJ 07834
- Monthly.
- Reviews, bios, what's on in England -- publ. in NJ so not overseas mail...
-
- MODERN DRAMA. Downsview, Canada: Univ. of Toronto Press, 1958-
- Journals Dept., 5201 Dufferin St., Downsview Ont. M3H 5T8
- Quarterly.
- Am., British & Canadian drama as literature.
-
- NEW YORK THEATRE CRITICS REVIEW. New York: Critic's Theatre reviews, 1943-
- Four Park Ave.,Suite 21D, NY NY 10016
- Weekly.
- NY (and some nat'l) reviews of NY theatre collated by show; annual index.
-
- NTQ -- New Theatre Quarterly. New York: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1985-
- 32 East 57th St., NY NY 10022
- Continues: Theatre Quarterly.
- Quarterly.
- Bibliographies, documentation and histor. research on all aspects of theatre.
-
- PERFORMING ARTS JOURNAL. New York: PAJ Publications, 1976-
- PAJ Publications, 325 Spring St., Rm. 318 NY NY 10013
- Monthly.
- Drama, dance, video, etc.; book reviews, interviews, + a new play
-
- PLAYBILL MAGAZINE. New York: Playbill, inc., 1964-
- Playbill Inc., 71 Vanderbilt Ave., NY NY 10169
- Monthly.
- Mo. mailing of the programs handed out at NY theatres; cast & prod. info
-
- PLAYS INTERNATIONAL. London: Chancery Publ., 1985-
- F6 Greenwood Ct, Harlescott, Shrewsbury, Shropshire ST1 3TB England
- Monthly.
- Reviews, bios, interviews, what's on in England + play or play excerpt.
-
- PLAYS AND PLAYERS. London: Brevet Publ., 1953-
- 18 Friern Park, North Finchley, London N12 9DA England
- Absorbed: Theatre World in 1966.
- Monthly.
- Reviews, bios, interviews, what's on in England
-
- SHOW BUSINESS. New York: Leo Shull Publications, 1941-
- 1501 Broadway, NY NY 10036
- Weekly.
- "the entertainment weekly" -- show business is his life
-
- SHOW MUSIC. Conn.: Goodspeed Opera House Foundation, 1982-
- P. O. Box 466, East Haddam, CT 06423-0466
- Quarterly.
- All aspects - book & record reviews, interviews, historical research
-
- STAGES. Norwood, NJ: Curtains inc., 1984-
- 8 Frasco Lane, Norwood NJ 07648
- 10 x yr.
- Reviews (theatre, book, film) of B'way, Off & Off Off B'way.
-
- TDR -- The Drama Review. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1955-
- 55 Hayward St., Cambridge MA 02142.
- Quarterly.
- Performance studies; often deals with gender conflicts, feminist views
-
- THEATERWEEK. New York: TheaterWeek, 1987-
- 28 W. 25th Street, 4th Floor, NY NY 10010
- Weekly.
- Reviews, interviews, production pieces, gossip, restaurants...
-
- THEATRE. New Haven, CT: Yale University, 1977-
- Yale University School of Drama, 222 York St, New Haven CT 06520
- 3 x yr.
- Essays on theory & practice; companies & individuals; US & Europe.
-
- THEATRE CRAFTS. New York: Theatre Crafts Assn, 1967-
- 135 Fifth Ave., NY NY 10010
- 9 x yr.
- Tech. aspects (scenic design, costume, lighting etc.) for thea.,film,video.
-
- THEATRE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY. New York: US Inst. of Theatre Tech., 1965-
- 330 W. 42 St., suite 1702 NY NY 10036
- Quarterly.
- Tech & production articles (theory & practice)
-
- THEATRE JOURNAL. Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1979-
- 701 W. 40th st, suite 275, Baltimore MD, 21211
- Quarterly.
- Continues: Educational Theatre Journal (v.1, 1949-v.31, 1979)
- publ. for the University and College Theatre Association.
-
- THEATRE NEWS. Washington DC: American Theatre Assn., 1968-
- 1010 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington DC 20007
- Monthly.
- Different aspects of Am. theatre, by Am. Theatre Assn.
-
- THEATRE RECORD. Middlesex, Eng.: Ian Herbert, 1981-
- 4 Cross Deep Gardens, Twickenham TW1 4QU Middlesex Eng.
- Formerly: London Theatre Record.
- Bi-Weekly.
- English reviews of English theatre collated by show; annual index.
-
- THEATRE SURVEY. Albany, NY: Am. Soc. for Theatre Research, 1960-
- SUNY at Albany, PAC 266 Albany NY 12222
- Semi-annual.
- Scholarly articles on theatre history.
-
- VARIETY. New York: Variety, 1905-
- 154 W. 46th St., NY NY 10036
- Weekly.
- The 'real' Variety; reviews, casting, $, tours; book & film reviews; obits
-
-
- *************************************************************************
- ** 4. MAIL ORDER (RECORDINGS, SOUVENIRS, POSTERS) **********************
- ** [AK, comments: aku@leland.stanford.edu] **********************
- *************************************************************************
-
- I have no affiliation with the companies listed below. I have dealt
- with most but not all of these businesses and have not had major
- complaints. Additions to this list are welcome.
-
- 4.1 HARD-TO-FIND RECORDINGS
-
- *Footlight Records
- 113 E. 12th St.
- New York, NY 10003
- (212) 533-1572
- Monday-Friday 11am-7pm
- Saturday 10am-6pm
- Sunday noon-5pm
- Phone and mail orders accepted
-
- Many people on the net have praised Footlight Records for their
- helpfulness, speed, and fair pricing.
-
-
- *Dress Circle
- 57/59 Monmouth Street
- Upper St. Martin's Lane
- London WC2H 9DG
- Tel: 071-240-2227
- 071-836-8279
- Fax: 071-379-8540
- 10am-7pm Mon-Sat
-
- (note that the country code for the UK is 44)
-
- Dress Circle also carries souvenirs and memoriabilia. Due to their
- London location, they are undoubtedly an excellent source for
- Brit musical items not available domestically
-
-
- *Original Cast Records
- Box 496
- Georgetown, CT 06829
- (203) 438-2663
-
- This operation is a small gem. OCR specializes in
- hard-to-find recordings, often those that never made it to
- CD release. Among their items: William Finn's IN TROUSERS,
- LATE NIGHT COMIC, SONGS FROM TEDDY AND ALICE, OH BROTHER!.
- They also carry/release recordings by cabaret performers
- including Jeff Harnar (1959 BROADWAY SONGBOOK), Jana Robins
- (FACE TO FACE), and Craig Carnelia (IS THERE LIFE AFTER HIGH
- SCHOOL?, PICTURES IN THE HALL). The store has reasonable
- prices: widely available recordings are priced competitively
- with, say, Tower Records (before S&H costs are addedd in), with
- rarer items accordingly more expensive, but competitive with other
- places like Footlight.
-
-
- *DRG Records, Inc.
- 130 W. 57th St.
- New York, NY 10019
-
- DRG is a small record company that releases 1) cabaret performers
- (Andrea Marcovicci, Dixie Carter, Sally Mayes, Julie Wilson, Margaret
- Whiting, Billy Stritch, Karen Akers, etc.) 2) cast albums (most
- notably MARCH OF THE FALSETTOS, FALSETTOLAND, NUNSENSE, and the two
- FORBIDDEN BROADWAYs) 3) the "An Evening with..." series including
- Lerner, Harnick, Cahn, Hermann, etc. and 4) soundtracks (often to
- foreign movies like CINEMA PARADISO and A ROOM WITH A VIEW).
- Their prices are quite impressive: as of the summer of 1992, single
- CDs were $11.99, and double CDs were $16.99. With a shipping charge
- of $5-$7 for a typical order, it's a good deal. You can request
- to be placed on their mailing list.
-
-
- *Colony Records
- 1619 Broadway Corner 49th St.
- New York, NY 10019
- 212-265-2050
- 212-265-1260
- 9:30am-2:30am
-
- I suggest that you try Colony after you have exhausted all other
- possibilities. They charge outrageously high prices; by virtue
- of their central location (a block or two from Times Square) the
- tourists let them get away with it. They often sell imports
- (for example, CHILDREN OF EDEN) for up to $50 when the price
- at Foolight is less than half that amount.
-
-
- 4.2 SOUVENIRS AND POSTERS
-
- *One Shubert Alley
- 346 W. 44th St.
- New York, NY 10036
- (800) 223-1320
- (212) 586-7610
- 9am-11pm EST
- FAX (212) 586-7614
-
- Theatre-related souvenirs and posters. Basically only current
- cast recordings. Catalog available.
-
-
- *Actors' Heritage Actors Too
- 262 W. 44th St. 210 W. 45th St.
- New York, NY New York, NY
- (212) 944-7490 (212) 382-0577
- (800) 446-6905
-
- Basically the same sort of merchandise that One Shubert Alley
- carries. Catalog available. The store on 44th St. carries
- a wide selection of books and plays. Warning: Management may
- not be receptive to customer complaints.
-
-
- *Triton Gallery, Inc.
- 323 West 45th St.
- New York, NY 10036
- (800) 626-6674
-
- Sells theatrical posters. Their selection is unmatched in New York,
- and prices are very reasonable: usually $12 or $15 for current shows.
- Besides posters to Broadway shows, they carry off-Broadway shows, and
- sell photographic reproductions of vintage posters (these are pricey).
- Color brochure available on request.
-
- *Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
-
- Sells autographed posters to selected shows. Call (212) 840-0770.
-
- *************************************************************************
- ** 5. DRAMA-RELATED BOOKSTORES [DS] ************************************
- *************************************************************************
-
- Arranged geographically:
- 5.1 NEW YORK
- 5.2 ONTARIO
- 5.3 CALIFORNIA
- 5.4 WASHINGTON, D.C.
- 5.5 BOSTON
- 5.6 CHICAGO
- 5.7 ENGLAND
- 5.8 NETHERLANDS
- 5.9 SPAIN
-
- [NETB] = [Not Exclusively Theater Books, but has above-average theater
- sections]
-
- 5.1 NEW YORK
-
- The Drama Book Shop, 723 7th Ave (@ 48th St.), NYC, NY, 10019
- (212) 944-0595
- FAX: 212-921-2013
- M-F 9:30am to 7pm
- Sa 10:30am to 5:30pm
- Su noon to 5pm
-
- Applause Theatre Books, 211 W. 71st St., NYC, NY, 10023
- (212) 595-4735
- FAX: 212-721-2856
- Mon-Sat 10-8, Sun 12-6
-
- Samuel French, Inc/Ltd
- 45 West 25th Street
- New York, NY 10010
- (212) 206-8990 (FAX 212-206-1429)
- 9:00-5:00 Monday-Friday
-
- Richard Stoddard Books [NETB]
- 18 E. 16th Street, Room 305
- NYC, NY 10003
- phone: (212) 645-9576
- Open 11-6 daily, except Wed & Sun
-
- Strand Book Store [NETB]
- 828 Broadway (corner 12th Street)
- New York, NY 10003
- (212) 473-1452
- Mon-Sat 9:30-9:30, Sun 11-9:30
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- Barnes and Noble Sale Annex [NETB]
- 128 Fifth Ave.(corner 18th Street)
- (Across 5th Ave. from main B&N retail store)
- (212) 633-3500
- Mon-Fri 9:30-7:45, Sat 10:30-6:15, Sun 11-5:45
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- Skyline Books and Records [NETB]
- 13 West 18th Street
- 759-5463 (SKY-LINE)
- Mon-Sat 9:30-8, Sun 11-7
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- Academy Books [NETB]
- 10 West 18th Street
- (212) 242-4848
- Mon-Sat 9:30-9, Sun 11-7
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- Mercer Street Books [NETB]
- 206 Mercer Street (just N. of Houston)
- (212) 505-8615
- Mon-Thu 10-10, Fri&Sat 10-12, Sun 11-10
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- Gryphon Bookshop [NETB]
- 2246 Broadway (80 & 81 St.)
- (212) 362-0706
- Daily 10am-Midnight
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- Retail stores, besides B&N, with impressive theater stock
- include:
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- Coliseum Books
- 1771 Broadway (at 57th St.)
- (212) 757-8381
- Mon-Fri 8-11, Sat 10-11:30, Sun 12-8
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- Cooper Square Books
- 21 Astor Place
- 533-2595
- Mon-Thu 9-11, Fri 9-Midnite, Sat 10-Midnite, Sun 11-10
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- Gotham Book Mart
- 41 W. 47th Street
- (212) 719-4448
- Mon-Fri 9:30-6:30, Sat 9:30-6
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- Papyrus Books
- 2915 Broadway
- (212) 222-3350
- Daily 9:30am-11:30pm
- Serving the Columbia U. community
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- Shakespeare and Co.
- 2259 Broadway (81st St.)
- (212) 580-7800
- 716 Broadway (at Washington Place)
- (212) 529-1330
- Daily 10am-Midnight
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- St. Marks Bookshop
- 12 St. Marks Place
- (212) 260-7853
- Daily 11am-11:30pm
- East Village literary landmark.
- Good on recent plays and performance theory.
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- 5.2 ONTARIO
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- Theatrebooks (NEW LOCATION!)
- 11 St. Thomas St. (1 block W of Bay, 1 bl S of Bloor -- v nice space)
- Toronto, ON,
- CANADA
- M5S 2B7
- (416) 922-7175
- FAX: (416) 922-0739
- (They do ship to the U.S.)
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- Samuel French, Inc/Ltd
- 80 Richmond Street East
- Toronto M5C 1P1
- CANADA
- (416) 363-3536
- 9:00-5:00 Monday-Friday
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- 5.3 CALIFORNIA
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- Drama Books,
- 134 9th Street
- San Francisco, CA 94103
- (415) 255-0604
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- Limelight Film & Theatre Bookstore
- 1803 Market,
- San Francisco, CA 94103
- (415) 864-2265
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- Samuel French, Inc/Ltd
- 7623 Sunset Blvd
- Hollywood, CA 90045
- (213) 876-0570 (FAX 213-876-6822)
- Call for hours
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- Samuel French, Inc/Ltd
- 11963 Ventura Blvd
- Studio City, CA 91604
- (818) 762-0535
- Call for hours
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- 5.4 WASHINGTON, D.C.
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- Backstage Books
- 21st & P Streets N.W.
- Washington, DC
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- 5.5 BOSTON
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- Bakers Plays
- 100 Chauncey St.
- Boston,MA 02111
- Tel.(617)482-1280
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- 5.6 CHICAGO
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- Act I Bookstore - 312-348-6757
- 2632 North Lincoln
- Chicago, IL 60614
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- Aspidistra Bookshop - 312-549-3129
- 2630 North Clark
- Chicago, IL 60614
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- Aspidistra Annex - 312-549-7867
- 3250 North Lincoln
- Chicago, IL 60657
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- Barbara's Bookstore (5 Locations)
- 1) 312-642-5044
- 1350 North Wells
- Chicago, IL 60610
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- 2) 312-477-0411
- 3130 North Broadway
- Chicago, IL 60657
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- 3) 312-664-1113
- 1800 North Clybourn
- Chicago, IL 60614
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- 4) 708-848-9140
- 1100 Lake Street
- Oak Park, IL 60301
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- 5) 312-258-8007
- 2 North Riverside Plaza
- Chicago, IL 60606
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- Scenes Coffee House & Dramatists Bookstore
- 312-525-1107
- 3168 North Clark
- Chicago, IL 60657
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- Source: Act One Reports - published by Act One Bookstore tri-annually
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- Powell's Bookstore [NETB]
- 1501 E. 57th St.
- (312) 955-7780
- Daily 9am-11pm
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- O'Gara and Wilson Booksellers [NETB]
- 1311 E. 57th St.
- (312) 752-2555
- Mon-Sat 9am-10pm, Sun Noon-10pm
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- 5.7 ENGLAND
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- Samuel French, Inc/Ltd
- 52 Fitzroy Street
- London W1P 6JR
- England
- 011-441-387-9373 (FAX 011-411-387-2161)
- 9:30-5:30 Monday-Friday
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- Offstage
- 37 Chalk Farm Road
- Camden Town
- London NW1 8AJ
- (Camden Town or Chalk Farm tube stops)
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- Skoob Books [NETB]
- 15 Sicilian Ave (Holburn stop)
- phone:071-404-3063
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- 5.8 NETHERLANDS
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- International Theatre Bookshop
- Leidseplein 26a
- Amsterdam 1017 PT
- Netherlands
- Phone +31 20 6226489
- Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-5pm.
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- Netherlands Theater Bookshop
- Instituut (Museum)
- Herengracht 168-170
- tel: 623-5104
- Tue-Sun 11am-5pm.
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- 5.9 SPAIN
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- F.A.E., Llibres i utils de l'espectacle,
- C. de Ramon i Cajal, 87
- Barcelona, Spain
- Telefono: 213 40 98
- Metro stop: Joanic
- closed from 2-5 in the afternoon.
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