The
Broadway League
In association with Theatre
Development Fund and New York State
Presents
IBDB
Internet Broadway Database
Starring:
Broadway's Hits and Flops
from Aristophanes to Ziegfeld
Conceived and Directed by
Karen Hauser
General Managed by Jennifier Stewart
Technical Direction and Database Design provided
by
MarcPlot, Inc. / Marc B. Weiss; Computer Bob's
Site Constructed by CyberNY
IBDB was created
by the Research Department of The Broadway League, the national
trade association for Broadway. The League has collected
relevant Broadway information and statistics for
many years. In 1996, the Research Department began
to organize and expand the League's data collection
in order to produce a website that would serve as
a comprehensive history of Broadway for the benefit
of League members, press, theatre professionals
and enthusiasts.
IBDB provides a
comprehensive database of shows produced on Broadway,
including all "title page" information about each
production. IBDB also offers historical information
about theatres and various statistics and fun facts
related to Broadway.
Information found
in IBDB is derived primarily from theatre programs
(in most cases from a production's opening night).
Supplemental information was taken from newspaper
and magazine reports, theatrical text books, interviews
with theatre professionals, and League archives.
For consistency's sake, information in the IBDB
is not necessarily presented in the exact format
as in the original theatrical program, but best
efforts have been used not to alter the meaning
of any function or billing. For more information,
see disclaimer
and copyright.
IBDB was developed
in part with a generous grant from a joint fund
administered by Theatre Development Fund and The
Broadway League.
IBDB is also supported by public funds from the
State of New York.