playbills
Ushers hand these
Playbills are printed programs distributed at theatrical performances, listing the cast, crew, and production information.
The term often refers specifically to the distinctive yellow-bordered programs given out at Broadway shows: She saved all her playbills from trips to New York.
More broadly, a playbill can be any poster or notice advertising a play.
Coded instructions for computers
- theater programsPerformance information booklets
- creditsUnits toward graduation
- synopsisCondensed version of content
- biosAbbreviated personal histories
advertisements · inserts · showbill · handbills · broadsheets · leaflets · flyers · printed matter
Broadway theater magnates
- Times SquareFamous Manhattan intersection
- theater districtEntertainment venue concentration
- Lincoln CenterNYC arts campus
- opening nightFirst staged performance
yellow border · Tony Awards · marquee · orchestra section · curtain call · standing ovation · stage door · matinee
Songs in theatrical productions
- understudiesSubstitute performers for principals
- costume designerCreates performance wardrobe
- set designerTheatrical environment creator
- acknowledgmentsRecognition of contributions
Collected items of significance
- souvenirsObjects preserving travel memories
- ephemeraDisposables preserved as collectibles
- rare editionsInfrequently printed versions
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
programs
Coded instructions for computers
- theater programsPerformance information booklets
- creditsUnits toward graduation
- synopsisCondensed version of content
bios · advertisements · inserts · showbill · handbills · broadsheets · leaflets · flyers · printed matter
Shubert
Broadway theater magnates
- Times SquareFamous Manhattan intersection
- theater districtEntertainment venue concentration
- Lincoln CenterNYC arts campus
yellow border · opening night · Tony Awards · marquee · orchestra section · curtain call · standing ovation · stage door · matinee · evening performance
musical numbers
Songs in theatrical productions
- understudiesSubstitute performers for principals
- costume designerCreates performance wardrobe
- set designerTheatrical environment creator
memorabilia
Collected items of significance
- souvenirsObjects preserving travel memories
- ephemeraDisposables preserved as collectibles
- rare editionsInfrequently printed versions
preservation · lamination · display cases · collections · provenance
- theatreBroadway, acting, theatre, stage, actor
- performing artsacting, dance, music, drama, theater
- Broadwaymusicals, musical, Tony Award, musical theatre, theaters
- theater termsactors, limelight, directing, upstage, drama
- keepsakesmementos, memento, keepsake, keepsakes, heirlooms
- old mediabooks, radio, newspaper, newspapers, television
playbillstickets
Documents permitting entry
stubs · receipts · backstage passes · contracts · scripts
playbillsreviews
Published critical assessments
critiques · obituaries · archival records · cast recordings · historical accounts