Guides: Musical Theatre: Finding Reviews

Searching for reviews of music and musical theatre performances

The library has a number of newspaper and other databases which contain reviews of performances or performers. We recommend the following as a good place to start. As always, please don't hesitate to get in touch if you're having trouble finding what you need.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Multi-disciplinary journals, reports and proceedings.
- Database help guide
- Exporting to RefWorks
International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Access journal articles, books, book articles and dissertation abstracts on all aspects of theatre and performance.
Lexis+ This link opens in a new window
Lexis+ provides access to a range of case law, legislation, commentary, and current awareness. This includes the full text of volumes 1-50 of Halsbury's Laws of England.
New York Times with Index (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window
Searchable full text, full page, and article-level images from the historical New York Times newspaper, 1851-2018.
The Times Digital Archive This link opens in a new window
Access The Times of London from 1785 - 2019. The entire newspaper is captured, including all articles, advertisements and illustrations/photos.

Musical Theatre

Searching for reviews of music and musical theatre performances

How to access the newspapers section of LexisLibrary