LibGuides: World Theatre III: Journal Articles

Journal & Magazine Articles

Here are a few databases to try:

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
A large, multi-disciplinary database that includes the full-text of a wide variety of magazines, journals and newspapers. If you are searching for reviews, try limiting your search to "Entertainment Review." You can also search just for articles, and you can specify "Scholarly/Peer-reviewed" so you get more academic results.
Humanities Source This link opens in a new window
Includes a wide range of journals in the humanities, including a number of theatre-focused titles (Studies in Musical Theatre, Theatre History Studies, and more). You can select the option to only search for “scholarly” or “peer-reviewed” journal articles.
In the Advanced Search screen, you can limit your search to specific document types - choose from the drop-down menu. "Theater Review" is one option.

JSTOR
JSTOR is a full-text archive of journals, and is an excellent resource for historical research. It includes several important titles for theatre research such as Theatre Journal and TDR. You will NOT find the current 5 years’ worth of journals in JSTOR, so keep that in mind when conducting your research.
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When searching JSTOR, you may want to limit your search to certain subject areas, such as "Literature & Language" and "Performing Arts." I recommend doing an Advanced Search so you have more control
Project Muse
An online collection of full text journals published by Johns Hopkins University Press and other university presses. They have a Film, Theater and Performing Arts collection that includes titles like Modern Drama, and Theatre Topics
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Again, I suggest limiting your search to specific fields like Literature and Film, Theater & Performing Arts. Note your options to limit to "Articles only - no reviews" or to "reviews only," depending on your particular need.

Criticism and Analysis

Try these literature-focued databases for critical analysis, interpretation, and biographical information.

Literature Criticism Online This link opens in a new window
Good place to look for critical analysis of a work & information about writers. Sample titles: Contemporary Literary Criticism; Shakespeare Criticism; Contemporary Authors. Includes the entire Drama Criticism series, which is also available in print in the library. You can find critical essays on a variety of works in this database. One nice feature of this resource is that you can browse by a particular author, or by a specific work, and get a list of all the essays related to that person or work.
Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
Full text database of literary criticism, bibliographies and biographies of major writers, with links to web resources. This database also has the option to do a "person search" or "works search." The results for either type of search include biographical information, reviews, criticism and more.

Research with Newspapers

For theatre and performance reviews, interviews with writers, directors and actors, and more. For a complete list of Newspaper databases click here: http://library.hunter.cuny.edu/databases/type/11

New York Times Historical
The historical New York Times has digitally reproduced every page from every issue of The New York Times from 1851 to 2001. The full text of the paper is completely searchable; the results include all graphics and links to continuations on other pages. This is one of my favorite resources.
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You can limit your search to reviews by selecting "review" from the Document Type menu near the bottom of the screen. Then enter your keywords and search with the limiter for reviews on.
New York State Newspapers
Full text of ten New York state newspapers, including the New York Times and the New York Post

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NY Times Theater News

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