Best of the Web: Performing Arts

A Laban notation editor for Macintosh.

Legal sources for arts and entertainment. Heavy emphasis on music copyright and digital distribution of music.

Information about Library of Congress motion picture collections.

"Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
"Jazz at Lincoln Center
"Juilliard School Calendar of Events
"Metropolitan Opera
"New York City Opera
"New York Philharmonic
"New York Public Library for the Performing Arts: Public Programs

(from Major Orchestra Librarians' website)

The League of American Theatres and Producers provides up-to-date news, listings and ticketing for Broadway shows and touring productions, as well as summaries of Broadway demographics and economics, and technical information on theatres across the country that host touring productions.

This comprehensive site features the Internet Off-Broadway Database, a work-in-progress assembling information about productions playing Off-Broadway from the beginning to the present documents the Lucille Lortel awards provides current and historical information about the Lortel Theatre and Playwrights Sidewalk and describes the activities of the Lucille Lortel Foundation, including guidelines for grants.

"We have a large, every day growing universe of lyrics where starsof all genres and ages shine."

Provides links to various lyrics sites.

Links to websites that provide song lyrics.

Comprehensive listing of recordings including section on discographical methodology.

Low tech site listing about 15 sites with online sources for nonprofit jobs. Good starting place.

Includes selected audio-video excerpts from Marian Anderson's performances and interviews, as well as a sampling of photos, scores and papers from her Archives, which is housed in the University of Pennsylvania Library.

Discusses origin and evolution of matrix numbers, early recording and playback equipment and early history of the Gramophone Company.

A mediated guide, with a table of contents directing you to particular areas of theatrical research, an account of its origin, and information on its purpose and scope.

Gathers reviews from respected critics and publishers on current films, DVDs, television shows, and movies, and rates them on a percentage basis. Links to reviews used to arrive at the ratings are provided.

(from the Major Orchestra Librarians' Association website)

"Provides easy access to up-to-date live music information on concerts, festivals, gigs, and other musical events..."

(Music Division, Library of Congress)

Links to music-related job lists.

Bi-lingual site(English and Spanish) featuring history of Puerto Rican music, including its instruments, genres, artists with bios, essays, lyrics(Spanish only), audio clips.

"Directory of Music Publishers

(Washington University site)

"An international family of music publishing companies."

A licensing site for musical productions with a wealth of information on a large selection of musicals.

(Search by artist, artist manager, or category. Listings available by subscription only selected articles available to all.)

An informative, occasionally subjective look at Musical Theater. Includes a history of musicals in theatre, in film and on television, reviews, features & essays, a chronology, a photo gallery, a who's who of people in musical theatre, and an index of significant Broadway shows with opening & closing dates and licensing information about each.

(Provides links to Composers Index, Performers Index, Composition Titles Index, and other classical music-related indexes.)

Online shopping for sheet music, books about music, etc.

Association composed of diverse member organizations who are dedicated to encouraging film, video, audio, and online/multimedia arts, and to promoting the cultural contributions of individual media artists. A comprehensive guide to media related organizations and the services they provide arranged by state and/or services. Current and past issues (1996-present) of newsletter. Well put together.

A variety of awards for excellence in radio, including the Marconi, the Crystal, the National Radio Award, and the Broadcasting Hall of Fame awards. All past and current winners listed.

Dance Education.

Saratoga Springs, New York.