Template:Ibdb name

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This template generates an external link to a page at the Internet Broadway Database. This template should be used exclusively for PEOPLE.

If you need to link a show, use Template:IBDB title instead.

Usage change

One parameter:

{{Ibdb name | ID }}

{{Ibdb name | id= ID }}

Two parameters:

{{Ibdb name | ID | NAME }}

{{Ibdb name | id= ID | name= NAME }}

Go to IBDB.com and search for a person
Click on the correct link to go to the person's page. Be sure you're getting the correct person.
The page URL should look like
https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/xxxxx-xxxxx-#####

where "xxxxx-xxxxx" indicates the person's name and "#####" indicates a number.
Add to the external links section the text:
* {{IBDB name|id=#####|name=NAME}}

where "#####" is the number you've copied, and NAME is the person's full formatted name.

Searching for "Jerry Orbach", you'll reach this page:

https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/jerry-orbach-55157

One parameter:

Two parameters:

{{Ibdb name | 55157 | Jerry Orbach }}
Jerry Orbach at the Internet Broadway Database
{{Ibdb name | id= 55157 | name= Jerry Orbach }}
Jerry Orbach at the Internet Broadway Database

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This template generates an external link to a page at the Internet Broadway Database.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
ID	`id` `1`	ID number used in the URL.	Number	required
Name	`name` `2`	Name displayed as the link text. If not specified it defaults to the article's {{PAGENAME}}, without disambiguation.	String	optional