Professor Moore's work concentrates on several areas of classical antiquity, including the comic theater of Greece and Rome, Greek and Roman music, and Roman historiography.
Moore's current projects include articles on music, meter and dance in ancient theater, an online database of the meters of Greek and Roman drama, and a long-range project on musical theatre in ancient Greece and Rome. He also has interests in the history of theater, especially American musical theater and Japanese Kyōgen comedy.