Best of the Web
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"...Indexes derived from a database of musical information compiled from primary sources, covering the 250 years of the initial exploration and settlement of the United States." Over 75,000 entries sorted by text (titles, first lines, etc.) & by music incipits, with additional indexes of names and theater works."
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Library of Congress collection
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Site of Thomas Edison's home and laboratories.
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This nonprofit organization, founded in 1929, sponsors the International Thespian Society and Dramatics Magazine. The site includes contact information, teaching resources, tips on advocacy, forums, and links to university and college drama department websites.
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Various monologues from the East Los Angeles College writer's workshop.
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(U. of Washington site)
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Links to resources in the following categories: Comprehensive Sites Shakespeare's Work on the WWW Shakespeare's Life on the WWW Shakespeare's Theatre(s) on the WWW Scholarly Sites, Criticism and Bibliography Authorship Debate, Teaching Shakespeare Shakespearein Performance Miscellaneous Shakespeare Sites.
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Simple, well-organized list of reputable shakespeare sites on the Internet.
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Official website of the Emmy awards. Excellent Emmy winners and nominees database from 1949 to the present.
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"...Recognized as the leading general reference work on Canadian music...EMC aims to describe Canadas musical heritage and culture in all its breadth and depth..."
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Index to master recordings (matrixes) and published discs, made by the Victor Talking Machine Company beginning with 1900. Includes recordings made in U.S., Central & South America releases from masters recorded in Europe by Gramophone Company test recordings.Eventually database will extend to the early 1950s.
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Tinted photographs and paintings of 44 actors from a book entitled "Players of the Day", published in London by George Newnes, circa 1902.
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An organization dedicated to exposing students to quality live professional theater, music, puppetry and dance.
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ESTA is a non-profit trade association representing the entertainment technology industry. The Job Board section provides job posting and job searching employment opportunities.
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Excellent collection of material on O'Neill, including texts of some of the plays, archival finding aids, production artifacts, and an online critical study, Travis Bogard's Contour in Time.
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Features and advice on acting and performing, audition notices, resources, profiles of performing arts organizations, & more.
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A nonprofit trade association for the North American entertainment technology industry, ESTA addresses issues concerning technical standards, customer service, equipment quality, business practices, insurance, and credit reporting. The website includes industry news and links to members' pages.
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Representing "an organization of more than 93 quality festivals in 31 European countries..." includes "a detailed list of thousands of events and performances".
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Searchable data base offering videos for purchase and rental.
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The online presentation includes over 13,000 images of items selected from the Federal Theatre Project Collection at the Library of Congress, including playscripts from Federal Theatre Project productions, still photos, posters, stage & costume designs. Indispensable.
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"The latest details on more than 2,500 music festivals in North America."
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Serving the independent performing artist.
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A resource for independent filmmakers, from San Francisco -- festivals, job listings, FAF Business Directory , grants, a Production and Post-Production Facility, and the FAF Library, a resource guide listing links to exhibitors, funders, training programs and other resources for film, video, and multimedia artists.
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Online companion to the print publication from the Film Society of Lincoln Center. provides sample articles, which are archived and searchable, as well as links to the organization's sponsored events.
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Links to Independent Film resources, including purchase, film distribution and schedule of events at the Film Forum
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Motion picture and television music. Searchable, with selected feature articles from the print version.
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Information on all Film Society's programs and events, ranging from screenings at Walter Reade Theater to summaries of major events such as the New York Film Festival
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Online companion publication to Filmmaker Magazine.
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The magazine of independent film offering a weekly newsletter.
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Site written by Tim Dirks. Though the author has no formal film training, this site offers a wealth of history, trivia, and resources for information about classic films.
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"The purpose of Find A Gig is to point you towards resources that have job postings or career advice for musicians."
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Enter an author or title in the search box and you will be directed the North American publisher and/or rights manager. Produced by Playscripts, an independent publisher of new plays & playwrights, with selections from plays produced at Playwrights Horizons and Actors Theatre of Louisville, among others.
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Entertainment law journals, copyright resources, entertainment legal news.
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A network of stock footage resources.
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Listing of Grantmaker Websites, funding trends, guides to funding and proposal writing, and so much more. Includes highlights of the 1998 study on arts funding, and the Literature of the Nonprofit Sector. One of the most useful sites on the web. Also an online librarian to answer reference questions. Highly recommended.
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Select "Electronic Journal" from the pull-down menu and click Search.
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Index to 1000+ website that contain free sheet music.
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Index/search engine for free sheet music on the web.
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Debates about who wrote Shakespeare have been prominent in Shakespearean scholarship for centuries. This site from PBS, based on a Frontline special, explains the issue.
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International Dictionary of Ballet and International Dictionary of Modern Dance are published under Gale's St. James Press imprint.
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Information as well as numerous services available to people living with HIV/AIDS. Site is also available in Spanish.
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Comprehensive listing of published recordings with link to non-commercial/unpublished recordings.
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An international organization using innovative digital technologies to create easily accessible, multimedia, and multilingual information resources for the study and preservation of the performing arts.
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From the UK: A downloadable dictionary of terms also subdivided into Lighting, Sound and Stage Management categories. British terminology, rather than American is used, but much is the same.
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Created by a not-for-profit, volunteer-supported and community-based organization committed to national leadership in the fight against AIDS. Their mission is to reduce the spread of HIV disease, help people with HIV maintain and improve their health and independence, and keep the prevention, treatment and cure of HIV an urgent national and local priority. Of particular note is the calendar of programs, services, workshops, forums, and other events offered in New York City.
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Hollywood Foreign Press Association entertainment awards. Database of nominees and winners since 1944. Also included is list a past winners of the Cecil B.DeMille award. Easy to use.
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Antiquarian and rare books specializing in theater and dance.
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Includes listings of brass bands, chamber ensembles, concert bands & wind ensembles, and orchestras.
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A personal site, but very well researched and apparently thorough. Listed in chronological order each entry includes a cast list, song list, and synopsis as well as notes from reviews and encyclopedic works
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Learning center for philanthropy issues, database with information on more than 650,000 nonprofits, collection of articles and web links for nonprofit subjects.
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Find a wealth of information on a nonprofit's operations, programs, finances, and personnel on this indispensable site.
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Digital images of 19th & early 20th century American sheet music at Duke University.
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Plates of the book by the same name, originally published between 1861 and 1880.
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A textbook with 500 plates of historical dress from antiquity to the end of the 19th Century. Originally published from 1861-1880, the book is now available online in its entirety.
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University of California San Francisco project.
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A guided, virtual community for professional and aspiring filmmakers. Resources, information, .contact directrories and industry networking - in articles, chat-rooms, how-to's, and book recommendations. Subjects range from the legal aspects of filmmaking to finding the right distributor for your independent film. The information presented is worth the awkward navigation tools.
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Critical articles and reviews about the contemporary theater scene. Writers include Gordon Carver, Robert Brustein, Caridad Svich, Stanley Kauffmann, Tony Kushner and more. Published by the Hunter College Theatre Department and edited by Jonathan Kalb.
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(Information on hymn tunes, hymnals, and hymn composers.) SEE ALSO link to The Cyber Hymnal (under Song Texts and Opera Librettos)
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(Music Division, Library of Congress)
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Searchable directory of 10,000 non-profit organizations in 150 countries. Find information on events, resources, services, volunteering, and employment.
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The largest website of its kind, Idealist.org lets you search or browse through tens of thousands of nonprofit and community organizations in over 165 countries. The Nonprofit Career Center lets you search for jobs and internships all over the world, there is an extensive list of global volunteer opportunities as well, and information for possible donors.
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Photographs online at the New York Public Library (Click on numbered items close browser window to return to this page.)
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(U. of Pennsylvania site)
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"This is an index of known opera libretto pages, arranged by composer and name of the opera..."
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A detailed information database on improvisational comedy troupes across North America. An easy way of finding comedy troupes and when & where they perform.
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Austria.
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Awards from the Independent Feature Project/West, a nonprofit organization promoting independent film. Includes nominees and winners from 1986 to the present.