Playbill
Monthly theatre magazine published in the United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the theater magazine. For a program, see Programme (booklet). For the typeface, see Playbill (typeface).
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.
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Editor | Diep Tran |
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Categories | Theatre |
Frequency | Monthly |
Total circulation (2012) | 4,073,680 |
First issue | 1884; New Series 1982 |
Company | TotalTheater |
Country | United States |
Based in | New York City |
Language | English |
Website | www |
ISSN | 0551-0678 |
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Playbill was first printed in 1884 for a single theater on 21st Street[which?] 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. As of September 2012,[update] its circulation was 4,073,680.[1]