General Theatre Sites

IBDB (Internet Broadway Database) - "archive is the official database for Broadway theatre information. IBDB provides records of productions from the beginnings of New York theatre until today. Details include pertinent people involved as well as interesting facts and production statistics. Get a list of every production of Hamlet on Broadway or a list of your favorite actor's credits. Find out what played at a particular theatre or what shows opened in a specified Broadway season."  Includes information on current shows too
playdatabase.com - "is the largest database of plays and monologues on the internet that can be searched realistically -- not just by title or author, but by the parameters that count -- cast size, length, synopsis, and more"
The WWW Virtual Library, Theatre and Drama - is perhaps the best umbrella website for theatre on the Internet
Theatrecrafts.com - for technical theatre practitioners of all levels.  "The aim of theatrecrafts.com is to eventually be the best resource for practical information and advice about technical theatre techniques for theatre folk at any level."
Dramatists Play Service Inc. - "Representing the American theatre by publishing and licensing the works of new and established playwrights. For more than 60 years Dramatists Play Service, Inc., has provided the finest plays by both established writers and new playwrights of exceptional promise"
American Theater Web - up to date though not comprehensive news on regional and national theatre news.  Includes newsletter signup and calls for scripts
Broadway.Com - news, reviews, ticket finder and much more
NY Theatre.com - "is a free information service dedicated to the New York City theatre scene." 
The New York Theatre Wire - "advance news of what's playing on New York stages," including alternative and international theatre, music and dance
Playbill Online - Broadway, off Broadway, national tours, regional and more
The International Theatre Design Archive - "is a venture of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology whose mission is to actively promote the advancement of knowledge and skills in all aspects of design and production in the performing arts..."
United States Institute for Theatre Technology - "is the association of design, production, and technology professionals in the performing arts and entertainment industry.  Founded in 1960, USITT's mission is to actively promote the advancement of the knowledge and skills of its members"

Costume Sites

The Costume Page - was created by Julie Zetterberg Sardo "for the benefit of those who study and/or make costumes: costumers, students, historical re-enactors, science fiction fans, professionals, amateurs, dancers, theatrical costumers, trick-or-treaters, writers, researchers, and all those interested in fashion, textile art, and
costume history"
Textiles and Costumes - of late Medieval and Renaissance era Europe
Bissonnette on Costume:  A Visual Dictionary of Fashion - courtesy Ann Bissonnette of the Kent State University Museum, this set of pages can be browsed or searched by location, subject, and time period
Fashion Era - "Fashion-era contains 90 content rich, illustrated pages of Fashion History, Costume, Clothing, Textiles and Social History"
The Costumer's Manifesto - courtesy of Tara Maginnis, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
                Links to Major Costume Sites from The Costumer's Manifesto
University Archives Online Exhibits - courtesy of the University of Missouri
The Costume Gallery - courtesy of Penny E. Dunlap Ladnier
The Cornell Costume Collection - The Department of Textiles and Apparel at Cornell University

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