Andrew Lee Erdman (born 1965) is an American writer and independent scholar. He is the author of three books: Blue Vaudeville: Sex, Morals, and the Mass Marketing of Amusement, 1895–1915 (McFarland, 2004),Reviews of Blue Vaudeville: Kathryn J. Oberdeck (2005), The Journal of American History, , Ben Urish (2005), The Journal of American Culture, Leigh Woods (2005), Theatre Survey, John W. Frick (2006), Nineteenth Century Theatre and Film, Michael Peterson (2006), Theatre Research International, Monica Stufft (2006), Theatre Journal, Queen of Vaudeville: The Story of Eva Tanguay (Cornell University Press, 2012)Reviews of Queen of Vaudeville: Andy Battaglia (2012), "In Brief: Biography", The Wall Street Journal Richard Canedo (2012), History News Network, Maggie Hennefeld (2014), Studies in American Humor, , Franklin J. Lasik (2014), Theatre History Studies, Publishers Weekly, and Beautiful: The Story of Julian Eltinge, America's Greatest Female Impersonator (Oxford University Press, 2024).Reviews of Beautiful: Thom Dunn (2024), "The weirdly conservative story of a famous American drag artist from the 1910s", Boing Boing Jane Haile (2024), New York Journal of Books,
Erdman was born in 1965 in Brooklyn, New York. He received a bachelor's degree from New York University in 1988. He earned a doctorate in theatre studies from the City University of New York in 2001, under the supervision of Daniel C. Gerould.
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External links Andrew L. Erdman's website