Table of Contents

Preface and acknowledgements; List of contributors; List of topical entries; Introduction; Alphabetical entries; Bibliography; Biographical index.

Promotional Information

A revised, updated, and expanded paperback edition of the popular Guide to American Theatre.

Reviews

"Wonderfully compact, well written, and generously illustrated, this is recommended for most libraries."
-Library Journal

"A balanced, well written source on the history of American theatre, the Cambridge Guide to American Theatre belongs on the shelf of every fine arts reference collection."
-Reference Book Review

"...a far more inclusive, contemporary and just plain useful book."
-Robert Hurwitt, San Francisco Examiner

"Recommended for all literary reference collections."
-R.R. Centing, Choice

"...an impressive repository of information that every student of American drama--and, more broadly, American culture--will want to own....In the past few months, I have reached for this book scores of times, and have always found its information extremely helpful, its lucid prose a pleasure to read. It is an invaluable reference tool of which eighty-three fine scholars and Cambridge University Press can justifiably be very proud."
-Stephen Watt, The Journal of the American Society for Theatre Research

"...an impressive, comprehensive encyclopedia of the people, plays, performances, and events of theatre and theatre-related activity...extremely valuable resource for anyone interested in the performing arts in this country... one of the major standard reference books in the field."
-Sam Abel, New England Theatre Journal

"...should rapidly become a standard reference work... a major achievement whose myriad uses are as easy to imagine as they are impossible to enumerate."
-Jackson R. Bryer, Times Higher Education Supplement

"...refreshingly unusual in its coverage of the theatrical past of a country that generally does not care much about it. The entries cover a wide range of subjects...an extremely good browse, with so many intriguing cross-references."
-The Economist

"Informative and entertaining...serves admirably for occasional theatergoer to drama expert, covering earliest to contemporary periods....Clearly written, it features cross references, a bibliographical listings and biographical index."
-Lil Medas, The Reading Lamp

"...essentiaL to any library from secondary schools upward....This guide represents an essential source for students and scholars of U.S. theater."
-American Reference Books Annual

"The Cambridge Guide offers broader, more balanced, and more accurate coverage of American theatre."
-MLA: Literary Research Guide

"Wonderfully compact, well written, and generously illustrated, this is recommended for most libraries." -Library Journal
"A balanced, well written source on the history of American theatre, the Cambridge Guide to American Theatre belongs on the shelf of every fine arts reference collection." -Reference Book Review
"...a far more inclusive, contemporary and just plain useful book." -Robert Hurwitt, San Francisco Examiner
"Recommended for all literary reference collections." -R.R. Centing, Choice
"...an impressive repository of information that every student of American drama--and, more broadly, American culture--will want to own....In the past few months, I have reached for this book scores of times, and have always found its information extremely helpful, its lucid prose a pleasure to read. It is an invaluable reference tool of which eighty-three fine scholars and Cambridge University Press can justifiably be very proud." -Stephen Watt, The Journal of the American Society for Theatre Research
"...an impressive, comprehensive encyclopedia of the people, plays, performances, and events of theatre and theatre-related activity...extremely valuable resource for anyone interested in the performing arts in this country... one of the major standard reference books in the field." -Sam Abel, New England Theatre Journal
"...should rapidly become a standard reference work... a major achievement whose myriad uses are as easy to imagine as they are impossible to enumerate." -Jackson R. Bryer, Times Higher Education Supplement
"...refreshingly unusual in its coverage of the theatrical past of a country that generally does not care much about it. The entries cover a wide range of subjects...an extremely good browse, with so many intriguing cross-references." -The Economist
"Informative and entertaining...serves admirably for occasional theatergoer to drama expert, covering earliest to contemporary periods....Clearly written, it features cross references, a bibliographical listings and biographical index." -Lil Medas, The Reading Lamp
"...essentiaL to any library from secondary schools upward....This guide represents an essential source for students and scholars of U.S. theater." -American Reference Books Annual
"The Cambridge Guide offers broader, more balanced, and more accurate coverage of American theatre." -MLA: Literary Research Guide