| Vol.
I, No. 8 | Gardening
/ Memorial Day | May
18th, 2001 |
Music
& Sound
Links to Music & Sound On-Line
. Links
to Music & Sound On-Line The
amount of info on the web is enormous, as anyone who's ever tried to run a
search can attest to. And, to put it all in context, best estimates say
that only a fraction, maybe 20 - 40 % of what's out there is actually making its
way to the search engines.
Well ...
Here at DownStreet, we'd like to try to help. So each issue, we
post a few links in Music & Sound to sites that might interest you.
Sometimes the links will be related to one another ... sometimes
we'll just offer up a somewhat random sampling. In either case, we think
we might be able to help you find the kind of site you've been looking for.
Of course, while we can't vouch for the fact that every link we provide will be
of interest to everyone, we do our best to filter out the noise and the
bustle. ...
We hope you enjoy the following sites. . Theatrically
Speaking After seeing ... and thoroughly appreciating
... the CVU Drama Club production of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap last
time around, it had got us to thinking about theatre more generally.
... That's when we first ran these links, which we'll continue for another
month. This months Links to Music & Sound On-Line link to
things theatrical. Here, you'll find links to what's going on in Vermont,
and what's to come ...as well as a ton of on-line resources linked from the New
York Public Library, and a quirky little site for fans of musical theatre.
... .
American
Theater Web -- Regional Theater / New England / Vermont
The
American Theater Web [ATW] site, which is a comprehensive resource for
things theatrical, also provides a series of thorough guides to regional
theatre. This one links directly to the listing for Vermont
theatre. ...
.
ATW lists theatres for Vermont large and small,
alphabetically by town, 24 in all -- from Bread & Puppet, the Barre
Opera House, and the Oldcastle Theatre Company in Bennington, through
Lyndonville's Twilight Players and Montpelier's Lost Nation, to The Theater
Factory in Underhill, Waitsfield's Valley Players, and the Weston
Playhouse. Click on any of the monthly icons at the top of the page
and you'll get a listing of what's playing for that month. If the
theatre group has a web site, you'll find the link, as well as a solid
little write-up and the repertoire for the current season.
.
All in
all ATW is a great site ... easy to use, easy to navigate, and packed with
useful info for theatre buffs.
Rating: **** [4 stars]
. Jill
Hobgood's Musical Sites List
This site is a personal page
out of St. Mary's College in Notre Dame, IN. It's a quirky little
offering with a header title of Theatricopia, which, as it's sub-title makes
clear, provides an "abundance of links and more for Musical Theatre
fans."
.
What'll you find? Links to: Shows ...
Performers, Composers and Lyricists, and Other Musical Theatre Professionals
... Magazines, Newsletters and Reviews ... Mailing Lists and Newsgroups ...
Recordings and Stores ... Multimedia & Discographies ... Lyrics and
Libretti ... Games, Puzzles, and More Fun ... Books, Radio and Clubs ...
Awards ... and General Theatre Links and More. In other words,
everything & anything realted to musical theatre. Each link from
the main page takes you to another page of more links.
.
This is a
thoughtful collection, well-organized, and clearly presented. So if
musical theatre is your shtick, pay a visit. ...
Rating: ****
[4 stars]
. NY
Public Library for the Performing Arts: Theatre Resources on the Internet
Let's
face it. Few resources can rival those of the New York Public
Library. And one of the wonderful things about the internet is that
you don't have to travel to Lincoln Center to get at some of the invaluable
resources the NYPL for the Performing Arts has to offer.
.
This page
-- which is a sub-page of a sub-page of a sub-page -- still contains enough
links to links to on-line resources to keep you occupied for quite some
time. Among the Theatre Resources pages you'll find links to ... Play
Indexes, Musical Theatre, On and Off Broadway, Acting, Full text Play
Sources, International Theatre Resources, Other Theatre Arts, including
Vaudeville & Circus, Journals & E-zines, Theatre History, Theatre
Companies, Design & Stagecraft, Libraries, Museums & Collections,
and much more.
.
If you don't have the time or the inclination to
drive down to The City to take advantage of the NYPL in person, then this
site can be a quick & thoroughly satisfying alternative.
Rating:
***** [5 stars!]
*******
******* If you know of any
links that you think are worthwhile, why not send them along to ...
links@downstreetmagazine.com
... If we agree, we'll be happy to include
them in an upcoming issue to pass the word along. ...
Thanks. *******
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