Variety Archives

What's in the Archives?

Variety has made 104 years of its publication digitally available, allowing archive subscribers to conveniently trace the history of the entertainment business and its biggest players. Weekly Variety, starting from 1906, and Daily Variety, starting from 1933, are both available up to the prior week.

How can you search?

Archive subscribers may search all issues of the archive to find specific topics. To help readers locate the most relevant information, each document includes optical character recognition (OCR). This enhancement, plus a robust search function with date ranges in addition to terms and keywords, helps archive subscribers find articles, advertisements and images.

Why should I subscribe?

Whether it's tracing your company's history or tracking box office returns, the Variety Archives provide essential documentation that chronilces the evolution of the entertainment business. More than a century's worth of in-depth information, ranging from vaudeville to Broadway to film and TV, has been captured in its originally published format. Industry research departments, finance groups and marketers will find the archive invaluable in planning and forecasting. Historians will also find the articles, reviews and advertisements to be an important resource in their work.