Broadway Theatre Archive

Appleton area theater lovers and students of theater are now able to watch classics ranging from a 1966 version of Death of a Salesman with Leo J. Cobb to A Moon for the Misbegotten with Jason Robards on video or dvd. Because we received a gift from a generous donor and a grant from the Appleton Library Foundation, Appleton Public Library has acquired TV adaptations of Broadway and off-Broadway plays in a collection called The Broadway Theatre Archive.

The Broadway Theatre Archive is the world’s largest collection of Broadway plays and great works of literature adapted for television over the past five decades. Among them are the finest anthology series produced for the three major television networks and PBS including Great Performances, American Playhouse and Theater in America. The collection features such leading actors as Meryl Streep, Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Robert Redford and many more artists recreating their acclaimed Broadway performances for television. Through digital restoration, The Broadway Theatre Archive is reintroducing these classics to a new generation and keeping the theater and television’s interpretation of it thriving.

About 60 titles in this collection, on videocassette or dvd, are available for patrons to checkout for 7 days. Additional titles will be acquired as they become available. Some titles available for checkout include: