Playbill

Also known as Playbill.com

Playbill is an American monthly magazine for theatergoers. Although there is a subscription issue available for home delivery, most copies of Playbill are printed for particular productions and distributed at the door as the show's program.

Key facts

Magazine.title: Playbill
Magazine.image_file: Playbill logo.svg
Magazine.editor: Diep Tran
Magazine.frequency: Monthly
Magazine.total_circulation: 4,073,680
Magazine.circulation_year: 2012
Magazine.category: Theatre
Magazine.company: Total Theater
Magazine.firstdate: 1884; New Series 1982
Magazine.country: United States
Magazine.based: New York City
Magazine.language: English
Magazine.issn: 0551-0678
Magazine.oclc: 1264051597

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Official website

Broadway, Off-Broadway Shows & London | Playbill

Discover Broadway and Off-Broadway shows, London theatre, and the latest theatre news – all in one place on Playbill.

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Wikidata facts

Official website: www.playbill.com
Image: Playbill for Moonbirds on Broadway 1959.jpg

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title: Playbill
inception: 1884-00-00
publication date: 1884-00-00
Commons category: Playbill (magazine)
social media followers: 249000
official shop URL: www.playbillstore.com

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Competition with ''Stagebill''
Museum of Broadway
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Playbill was first printed in 1884 for a single theater on 21st Street in New York City. The magazine is now used at nearly every Broadway theatre as well as many Off-Broadway productions. Outside New York City, Playbill is used at theaters throughout the United States. its circulation was 4,073,680.