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In 2000, ''

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'' recommended it to "dedicated fans" of live theater. In 2001, ''

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'' wrote that the website makes "sampling Manhattan's amazing cornucopia of theater offerings easier than ever before". In 2005,

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wrote that "theatre fans have for some time been able to get at least some idea about the next year on stage, and not only the brand-name productions, via the estimable nytheatre.com". In 2007, the ''

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'' called the site "An excellent reference source. It has up-to-date accounts of strike-affected productions, plus an always reliable list of shows outside the theater district. This independent site is free from commercial interest, so you'll get an unfiltered scoop on what's good and what's not."Pender, Rick (November 20, 2007).
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''. Retrieved July 30, 2013.

Publishing

nytheatre.com, through the NYTE Small Press, also published an annual collection of plays called Plays and Playwrights from 2000 through 2011, featuring the work of a number of emerging and established writers whose work has been premiered in New York City. Writers include Chiori Miyagawa, Julia Lee Barclay, Proto-type Theater's Peter S. Petralia, Trav S.D.,

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and

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. This was supplemented by the electronic play publisher Indie Theater Now (2011-2017), which offered a large database of plays that could be downloaded from the site, including works by Kirk Bromley,

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, Ian W. Hill,

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, Crystal Skillman and Mac Rogers. It was edited by Martin Denton.

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