Below, you will see examples of recordings and performances cited in the MLA style. For more information on how to read these examples, see the Getting Started page of this LibGuide (see the tabs to the left.)
This refers to when you are citing the performance itself; if you are citing a specific recording of a performance, use the appropriate format as seen in the other tabs in this box.
Heartbreak House by George Bernard Shaw
Live Performance
TEMPLATE:
Name of creator of the performed work. Title of the performed work. Directed by Director, performed by performers, date of performance, venue of performance.
EXAMPLE:
Shaw, George Bernard. Heartbreak House. Directed by Robin Lefevre, performances by Philip Bosco and Swoosie Kurtz, Roundabout Theatre Company, 1 Oct. 2006, American Airlines Theatre, New York.
TEMPLATE:
(Last Name of Creator)
EXAMPLE:
(Shaw)
TEMPLATE:
"Title of Episode." Title of Podcast from Name of Podcast Creator, Date of Episode, link to the episode.
EXAMPLE:
“Best of Not My Job Musicians.” Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! from NPR, 4 June 2016, www.npr.org/podcasts/344098539/wait-wait-don-t-tell-me.
TEMPLATE:
("Title of Episode (abbreviate if appropriate)")
EXAMPLE:
("Best")
Don Giovanni Oper in zwei Akten by TEMPLATE:
Composer Name. Title of DVD. Performance information including conductor, director, and performers, Publisher, Year, Format.
EXAMPLE:
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. Don Giovanni. Conducted by Ferenc Fricsay, directed by Carl Ebert, performed with the Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Arthaus Musik, 2011, DVD.
TEMPLATE:
(Last Name of Creator)
EXAMPLE:
(Mozart)
Lemonade by TEMPLATE:
Artist. "Title of Track" (if talking about a particular track and not the entire album). Album, performed by Name of Performers (if different from the artist), Record Label, Year, URL if the work is accessed electronically.
EXAMPLE:
Beyoncé. “Pray You Catch Me.” Lemonade, Parkwood Entertainment, 2016, www.beyonce.com/album/lemonade-visual-album/.
TEMPLATE:
(Last Name of Creator)
EXAMPLE:
(Beyoncé)
Special by TEMPLATE:
Artist. "Title of Track" (if talking about a particular track and not the entire album). Album, performed by Name of Performers (if different from the artist), Record Label, Year. Spotify, Spotify link.
EXAMPLE:
Lizzo. "Birthday Girl". Cuz I Love You (Deluxe), Nice Life / Atlantic, 2019, Spotify, https://open.spotify.com/album/1NgFBv1PxMG1zhFDW1OrRr?si=zaSwjgrGQi6CxBiQ9MBKZw.
TEMPLATE:
(Last Name of Creator)
EXAMPLE:
(Lizzo)
If the author is not known, simply omit that field when citing these types of sources.
Online Resource
TEMPLATE:
Author last name, Author first name. "Title of Video." YouTube, uploaded by Name of Uploading Channel, date uploaded, URL.
EXAMPLE:
McGonigal, Jane. “Gaming and Productivity.” YouTube, uploaded by Big Think, 3 July 2012, www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkdzy9bWW3E.
TEMPLATE:
(Last Name of Creator)
EXAMPLE:
(McGonigal)
