This 83rd edition of the 'Best Plays' series has all the many features that have long distinguished this indispensable reference work for the American theatre. information on the season and its records of the key achievements in theatre over a multitude of earlier seasons: detailed listings of all produced On and Off Broadway and hundreds Off Off Broadway between June 2001 and May 2002; essays by distinguished theatre critics and commentators on all ten of the chosen plays; listings of the longest-running plays and of the winners of the notable theatre awards, in many cases ever since those awards were established; and the full membership of the Theatre Hall of Fame. the vitality and the innovative contributions of the resident theatres throughout America. new plays and revivals.