Books in the American Theatre series

This study surveys the expansion of American theatre from the end of the US Civil War to the beginning of World War I. It chronicles each Broadway production, offering a plot synopsis, a description of the play and its leading actors, and principal statistics.

This is a volume in Bordman's monumental history of the non-musical American theatre. It analyses each Broadway show chronologically from 1914 to 1930 - the period when American drama was most prolific and productive.

This is the concluding volume of Bordman's monumental history of the American non-musical stage, covering the years 1930-1969. These are essentially years of decline in number of shows and ultimately in standards. The period does however cover much of the best work of Eugene O'Neill, Thornton Wilder, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, and Edward Albee, among others.