Title: The theatregoer's almanac
Subtitle: a collection of lists, people, history, and commentary on the American theatre
First published: 1997
Description: As a concise study of the American Theatre, this work explores the past and present by looking at major aspects of theatregoing in America over the past 250 years. Diverse topics include plays on and off Broadway, ticket prices, critics, playwrights, awards, musicals, actors, theatre groups and organizations, and theatre publications, with suggestions for further reading throughout. The Almanac serves as both a reference work and a browsing book.

It is scholarly with a strong index and bibliography, but at the same time lively and highly readable, providing a personal and distinctive tour of the American Theatre for anyone who loves the stage.
Subjects: Dictionaries, Theater, American drama, Bio-bibliography, Biography, Furstliches Schauspielhaus, Umschulungswerkstatten fur Siedler und Auswanderer, Theater, united states, Theater, united states, history
Places: United States, New York (State), New York
Time periods: 20th century, 19th century
LC classification: PN2266 .H53 1997