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Online Handbooks, Dictionaries, and Guides

Broadway Plays and Musicals: Descriptions and Essential Facts of More than 14,000 Shows through 2007 (Ebook)
Gale Literature Resource Center
Includes biographical material and criticism on playwrights from antiquity to the present.
Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)
A collection of online encyclopedias and other reference books in many disciplines, including theatre.
International Encyclopedia of Dance
Covers all aspects of dance, from choreographers to styles to costumes to cultural and national overviews.
Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism
Provides an overview and historical survey of literary and cultural theory from Plato to postmodernism. Coverage is international.
Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature
Contains information on major American playwrights and trends.
Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature
Contains information on major British playwrights and trends.
Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance
Covers drama and performance from ancient Greek theatre to the present.
Oxford Reference Online
Covers many subjects, all published by Oxford University Press.