Review by Gregg Stull of the book Theatre Management and Production in America: Commercial, Stock, Resident, College, Community and Presenting Organizations (New York. Drama Book. 1990. 707 p.)

In the latest edition of Theatre Management and Production in America, Stephen Langley updates and expands this already voluminous and practical work. Without question this text continues to hold its place as the most comprehensive and definitive source-book in the field.
(p. 99)

The sheer scope of Langley's inquiry is staggering. To the extent to which depth of discussion suffers from breadth of examination, Theatre Management and Production in America often is a dictionary of the field rather than an encyclopedia of substance. A review of the literature reveals vast deficiencies in the quality and quantity of viable research in the realm of theatre management. Today's theatre organization faces many challenges, challenges that begin where Langley ends. In this rapidly developing field of knowledge, Langley's work is valuable as an introduction to the scores of topics that deserve texts of their own. (p. 100-101)