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Holidays 6.2

Holidays

Acacia Day (French Republic)

American Indian Citizenship Day

Autograph Day

Children’s Day (North Korea)

Civil Aviation Day (Azerbaijan)

Contango Day

Coronation Day (UK)

Decoration Day (Canada)

Elfreth's Alley Day (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Emancipation Day (Tonga)

Father’s Day (Lithuania, Switzerland)

Festa della Repubblica (Italy)

Festival of Light and Dark Spots

Festival of Utter Confusion

Hristo Botev Day (Bulgaria)

I Love My Dentist Day

Important People Day

International Sex Workers Day (a.k.a. International Whore's Day)

Isabel Province Day (Solomon Islands)

Lesbian Pride Day

Lou Gehrig Day

Mindfulness Day (Zen Buddhism)

Mother Earth's Day

National Bubba Day

National First Ladies Day

National Janice Day

National Leave the Office Early Day [6.2 or Closest Weekday]

Republic Day (Italy)

Seaman's Day (a.k.a. Sjómannadagurinn, Iceland)

Sir Randol Fawkes Day (Bahamas)

Social Forestry Day (Bhutan)

Telangana Day (India)

3-Ring Circus Day

World Day to Fight Myasthenia Gravis

World Eating Disorder Action Day

World Mind Map Day

World Peatlands Day

Yell "Fudge" at the Cobras in North America Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

International Fish & Chips Day (Australia)

National Rotisserie Chicken Day

Rocky Road Ice Cream Day

Vanilla Coke Day

Velveeta Day

1st Friday in June

Action Mesothelioma Day (UK) [1st Friday]

Clean Air Day (Canada) [1st Friday]

Horseradish Weekend begins [1st Friday]

Hug an Atheist Day [1st Friday]

International Socks4Docs Day [1st Friday]

National Banana Split Weekend (Begins 1st Friday]

National Donut Day (a.k.a. National Doughnut Day) [1st Friday]

National Fish & Chip Day (UK) [1st Friday]

National Gun Violence Awareness Day [1st Friday]

National Lemonade Days begin [1st Friday]

National Wear a Jockstrap to Work Day [1st Friday]

Salvation Army Day [1st Friday]

Wear Orange Day [1st Friday & Saturday]

Independence Days

Aenderia (Declared; 2018) [unrecognized]

Telangana State Formation Day (India)

Feast Days

Ahudemmeh (Syriac Orthodox Church)

Alexander (Christian; Martyr)

Binkham Tamino McDoyal III (Muppetism)

Blandina (Christian; Martyr)

Buddha Day (Indonesia; Buddhism)

Elmo (Christian; Saint)

Erasmus (Christian; Saint)

Eugene I, Pope (Christian; Saint)

Felix of Nicosia (Christian; Saint)

Isaac van Ostade (Artology)

Juno Regina’s Day: Queenship Rite (Pagan)

Laugh Like a Bad Guy Day (Pastafarian)

Marquis de Sade Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

St. Gregory the Great (Positivist; Saint)

Marcellinus and Peter (Christian; Martyrs)

Pothinus, Bishop of Lyon, and Attalus, Blandina, and other martyrs of Lyon (Christian; Saint)

Vesak Day (Buddha Day; Singapore)

Yell “Fudge” at North American Cobras Day (Church of the SubGenius)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Premieres

Churchill (Film; 2017)

Cooked, by Michael Pollan (Food Book; 2013)

Corvette Summer (Film; 1978)

Darkness on the Edge of Town, by Bruce Springsteen (Album; 1978)

Dead Poets Society (Film; 1989)

De-Lovely (Film; 2004)

The Light Fantastic, by Terry Pratchet (Novel; 1986) [Discworld #2]

Obscured by Clouds, by Pink Floyd (Album; 1972)

Room and Bird (WB MM Cartoon; 1951)

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Animated Film; 2023)

Storms of Life, by Randy Travis (Album; 1986)

The Unexpected Pest (WB MM Cartoon; 1956)

The Wire (TV Series; 2002)

Whitney, by Whitney Houston (Album; 1987)

Wonder Woman (Film; 2017)

Today’s Name Days

Armin, Erasmus, Marcel, Petrus (Austria)

Erazmo, Eugen, Marcelin, Petar (Croatia)

Jarmil, Jarmila (Czech Republic)

Marcellinus (Denmark)

Veevi, Viiva, Viive, Viivi, Viivia, Viivika, Vivian (Estonia)

Venla (Finland)

Blandine (France)

Armin, Blandine, Erasmus (Germany)

Marinos, Nikiforos (Greece)

Anita, Kármen (Hungary)

Emilia, Erasmo, Marcellino (Italy)

Emma, Emmija (Latvia)

Auksė, Ąžuolas, Erazmas, Eugenijus (Lithuania)

Runa, Runar, Rune (Norway)

Efrem, Erazm, Eugeniusz, Marcelin, Maria, Marianna, Mikołaj, Nicefor, Piotr, Racisław (Poland)

Ioan (România)

Oxana, Xénia (Slovakia)

Eugenio, Marcelino, Pedro (Spain)

Roger, Rutger (Sweden)

Elma, Elmer, Elmo, Elmore, Erasmo (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 153 of 2024; 212 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 5 of week 22 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Huath (Hawthorn) [Day 19 of 28]

Chinese: Month 4 (Ding-Si), Day 15 (Xin-Mao)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 13 Sivan 5783

Islamic: 13 Dhu al-Qada 1444

J Cal: 3 Sol; Threesday [3 of 30]

Julian: 20 May 2023

Moon: 97%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 13 St. Paul (6th Month) [St. Gregory the Great]

Runic Half Month: Odal (Home, Possession) [Day 8 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 74 of 90)

Zodiac: Gemini (Day 12 of 32)

#calendar #Holidays

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brookstonalmanac · 1 year

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Holidays 6.2

Holidays

Acacia Day (French Republic)

American Indian Citizenship Day

Autograph Day

Children’s Day (North Korea)

Civil Aviation Day (Azerbaijan)

Contango Day

Coronation Day (UK)

Decoration Day (Canada)

Elfreth's Alley Day (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Emancipation Day (Tonga)

Father’s Day (Lithuania, Switzerland)

Festa della Repubblica (Italy)

Festival of Light and Dark Spots

Festival of Utter Confusion

Hristo Botev Day (Bulgaria)

I Love My Dentist Day

Important People Day

International Sex Workers Day (a.k.a. International Whore's Day)

Isabel Province Day (Solomon Islands)

Lesbian Pride Day

Lou Gehrig Day

Mindfulness Day (Zen Buddhism)

Mother Earth's Day

National Bubba Day

National First Ladies Day

National Janice Day

National Leave the Office Early Day [6.2 or Closest Weekday]

Republic Day (Italy)

Seaman's Day (a.k.a. Sjómannadagurinn, Iceland)

Sir Randol Fawkes Day (Bahamas)

Social Forestry Day (Bhutan)

Telangana Day (India)

3-Ring Circus Day

World Day to Fight Myasthenia Gravis

World Eating Disorder Action Day

World Mind Map Day

World Peatlands Day

Yell "Fudge" at the Cobras in North America Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

International Fish & Chips Day (Australia)

National Rotisserie Chicken Day

Rocky Road Ice Cream Day

Vanilla Coke Day

Velveeta Day

1st Friday in June

Action Mesothelioma Day (UK) [1st Friday]

Clean Air Day (Canada) [1st Friday]

Horseradish Weekend begins [1st Friday]

Hug an Atheist Day [1st Friday]

International Socks4Docs Day [1st Friday]

National Banana Split Weekend (Begins 1st Friday]

National Donut Day (a.k.a. National Doughnut Day) [1st Friday]

National Fish & Chip Day (UK) [1st Friday]

National Gun Violence Awareness Day [1st Friday]

National Lemonade Days begin [1st Friday]

National Wear a Jockstrap to Work Day [1st Friday]

Salvation Army Day [1st Friday]

Wear Orange Day [1st Friday & Saturday]

Independence Days

Aenderia (Declared; 2018) [unrecognized]

Telangana State Formation Day (India)

Feast Days

Ahudemmeh (Syriac Orthodox Church)

Alexander (Christian; Martyr)

Binkham Tamino McDoyal III (Muppetism)

Blandina (Christian; Martyr)

Buddha Day (Indonesia; Buddhism)

Elmo (Christian; Saint)

Erasmus (Christian; Saint)

Eugene I, Pope (Christian; Saint)

Felix of Nicosia (Christian; Saint)

Isaac van Ostade (Artology)

Juno Regina’s Day: Queenship Rite (Pagan)

Laugh Like a Bad Guy Day (Pastafarian)

Marquis de Sade Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

St. Gregory the Great (Positivist; Saint)

Marcellinus and Peter (Christian; Martyrs)

Pothinus, Bishop of Lyon, and Attalus, Blandina, and other martyrs of Lyon (Christian; Saint)

Vesak Day (Buddha Day; Singapore)

Yell “Fudge” at North American Cobras Day (Church of the SubGenius)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Premieres

Churchill (Film; 2017)

Cooked, by Michael Pollan (Food Book; 2013)

Corvette Summer (Film; 1978)

Darkness on the Edge of Town, by Bruce Springsteen (Album; 1978)

Dead Poets Society (Film; 1989)

De-Lovely (Film; 2004)

The Light Fantastic, by Terry Pratchet (Novel; 1986) [Discworld #2]

Obscured by Clouds, by Pink Floyd (Album; 1972)

Room and Bird (WB MM Cartoon; 1951)

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Animated Film; 2023)

Storms of Life, by Randy Travis (Album; 1986)

The Unexpected Pest (WB MM Cartoon; 1956)

The Wire (TV Series; 2002)

Whitney, by Whitney Houston (Album; 1987)

Wonder Woman (Film; 2017)

Today’s Name Days

Armin, Erasmus, Marcel, Petrus (Austria)

Erazmo, Eugen, Marcelin, Petar (Croatia)

Jarmil, Jarmila (Czech Republic)

Marcellinus (Denmark)

Veevi, Viiva, Viive, Viivi, Viivia, Viivika, Vivian (Estonia)

Venla (Finland)

Blandine (France)

Armin, Blandine, Erasmus (Germany)

Marinos, Nikiforos (Greece)

Anita, Kármen (Hungary)

Emilia, Erasmo, Marcellino (Italy)

Emma, Emmija (Latvia)

Auksė, Ąžuolas, Erazmas, Eugenijus (Lithuania)

Runa, Runar, Rune (Norway)

Efrem, Erazm, Eugeniusz, Marcelin, Maria, Marianna, Mikołaj, Nicefor, Piotr, Racisław (Poland)

Ioan (România)

Oxana, Xénia (Slovakia)

Eugenio, Marcelino, Pedro (Spain)

Roger, Rutger (Sweden)

Elma, Elmer, Elmo, Elmore, Erasmo (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 153 of 2024; 212 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 5 of week 22 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Huath (Hawthorn) [Day 19 of 28]

Chinese: Month 4 (Ding-Si), Day 15 (Xin-Mao)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 13 Sivan 5783

Islamic: 13 Dhu al-Qada 1444

J Cal: 3 Sol; Threesday [3 of 30]

Julian: 20 May 2023

Moon: 97%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 13 St. Paul (6th Month) [St. Gregory the Great]

Runic Half Month: Odal (Home, Possession) [Day 8 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 74 of 90)

Zodiac: Gemini (Day 12 of 32)

#Holidays

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newyorktheater · 6 years

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My seventh annual Broadway gift guide below includes links and information on shopping for theater tickets, theater subscriptions, cast recordings, play scripts, librettos and new and cherished books about the theater and theater on screen! I also suggest some souvenirs and knick-knacks intended as tangible reminders of an evanescent experience.

A special recommendation this year: Make sure you visit (in person or online) the Drama Book Shop, which is closing in January after 101 years in business, although they are trying to find a new, more affordable home. (Details in the new and cherished books section.)

THEATER TICKETS

Gift cards: Telecharge gift cards , TKTS gift certificates and Today Tix gift cards allow the theatergoers on your holiday list to pick their own show to go to (or several shows – depending on how much money you put on the card.)

Some suggest it’s better to give a gift card from Visa or Mastercard,because the theater-specific gift cards charge fees for each show.

If you know what specific show your theater lover would love, or are willing to guess, you can buy tickets for them yourself directly from the show’s website or from the box office, or from the secondary ticket seller whose links I provide below.

Some popular Broadway favorites, listed alphabetically:

THE BANDS VISIT

Ethel Barrymore Theater Opened: November 9, 2017 Twitter feed: @TheBandsVisit The surprise winner of 11 Tony Awards, including Best Musical of 2018, this wonderful adaptation of an off-beat Israeli film, about an Egyptian police orchestra that gets lost and winds up in a dinky desert town in Israel, features David Yazbek’s exquisite Middle Eastern score and delicious lyrics, a spot-on cast led by Katrina Lenk, and a story adapted by Itamar Moses that’s both doleful and droll. Click on the My review link to watch a video excerpt of “Welcome to Nowhere.”

My review

Buy tickets to The Band’s Visit

THE BOOK OF MORMON

The Eugene O’Neill Theater Opened: March 24, 2011 Twitter feed: @BookofMormonBWY This musical by Trey Parker and Matt Stone (book), the creators of South Park, and Robert Lopez, one of the composer-lyricists for “Avenue Q” (music and lyrics) is about both the founder of the Church of Latter-Day Saints and modern disciples. It is outrageous, irreverent in one way, but also deeply reverent to (even while parodying) the best traditions of the Broadway musical.

My review

Buy Book of Mormon tickets

DEAR EVAN HANSEN

Music Box Theater Opened: December 4, 2016 Twitter feed: @DearEvanHansen

Winner of six 2017 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, this original story by songwriting team Pasek and Paul (“A Christmas Story,” Oscar winners for the lyrics on “La-La Land”) and playwright Steven Levenson is about an anxious outcast high school student who, through a well-meaning lie, is thought to have been best friends with a classmate who commits suicide. The lie gets way out of control. Its intelligent commentary on several pressing current issues, its tuneful and moving songs and its compelling performances made this a cult favorite, but the cult now could hardly be wider. The original Evan Hansen, Ben Platt, has departed.

My review

Buy Dear Evan Hansen tickets

HAMILTON

The Richard Rodgers Opened: August 6, 2015 Twitter feed: @HamiltonMusical

When Hamilton opened Off-Broadway in 2016, I called it groundbreaking and breathtaking – and I was trying not to gush…Analyzing the importance of ‘Hamilton’ misses the main takeaway from the musical: It’s thrilling to watch. It seems always in motion, thanks to a creative team including director Thomas Kail, and especially choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler, who keeps the sexy ensemble very busy. They help enhance what are some terrific performances. (All the original principals have left, but the replacement cast are worthy heirs.)

Everything Hamilton

Buy Hamilton tickets

THE LION KING

Minskoff Theater (200 West 45th Street) Opened: November 13, 1997 Twitter: @TheLionKing Based on the 1994 Disney animated film about the coming-of-age of a young lion in the African jungle, this musical offers African-inflected music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice and the visual magic of Julie Taymor. Taymor is the director, a composer and lyricist for some of the songs. But above all, she is the designer of the costumes, masks, and puppets — and it is these visuals that make this show a good first theatrical experience.

Buy The Lion King tickets

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

Majestic Theater (247 West 44th Street) Opened: January 26, 1988 Twitter: @TheOperaGhosts The Phantom of the Opera, based on a 1911 French novel by Gaston Leroux, is about a disfigured genius named Erik who lives in the catacombs of the Paris Opera House and falls in love with Christine, an aspiring singer whom he helps…until an old flame of Christine’s named Raoul steps back into the picture. However, the story in the musical, written and composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber — with more than its share of 1980′s heavy power ballads — is starting to take second place to the story of the musical, which is the longest-running Broadway musical of all time.

Buy Phantom of the Opera tickets

SCHOOL OF ROCK

Winter Garden Theater

Opened: December 6, 2015

Closing: January 20, 2019

Andrew Lloyd Webber has chosen to adapt a movie with a plot that could hardly be sillier, and supplies a new score that could hardly be more addictive. ‘School of Rock’ is full of both hard-charging rock n roll and supremely catchy melodies…The kids don’t just sing exquisitely and dance with infectious abandon, they also play the musical instruments themselves

Buy School of Rock tickets

WICKED

Gershwin Theater (222 West 51st Street) Opened: October 30, 2003 Twitter: @WICKED_Musical The musical tells the story of “The Wizard of Oz” from the witches’ perspective, more specifically from the Wicked Witch of the West, who was not, as a child, wicked at all, but just green-tinted, taunted, and misunderstood. There is so much to like about this musical, the clever twists on the familiar tale, the spectacular set, and music that is a lot more appealing in context (such as the song “Defying Gravity”) that I will forgive the contortions necessary to tack on a happy ending.

Impossible to get (or at least to afford) Broadway shows

Springsteen on Broadway

Buy tickets to Springsteen on Broadway

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Buy tickets to Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

My Favorite Broadway Shows So Far This Season

The Ferryman

By the time “The Ferryman” has ended, we have been treated to a breathtaking mix of revenge action thriller, romance, melodrama, family saga, and a feast of storytelling – ghost stories, fairy stories, stories of Irish history and politics, stories of longing and of loss.

Jez Butterworth’s play about farmer Quinn Carney and his sprawling, colorful family is rich, sweeping entertainment — epic, tragic….and cinematic.

Recommended for 10+, barred to children under 4.

Tickets to The Ferryman

The Waverly Gallery

Elaine May is back on a Broadway stage after more than 50 years, and making the most of it in The Waverly Gallery, Kenneth Lonergan’s meticulously observed, funny and sad play about a woman’s decline and its effect on her family. May is not alone. She is one of five stellar cast members, notably Lucas Hedges making a splendid Broadway debut. They turn this 18-year-old play into…if not required, certainly well-rewarded viewing.

Recommended for 10 +, barred to children under 4.

Tickets to The Waverly Gallery.

Broadway Shows Not Yet Opened

Don’t forget the shows this season that have not yet opened, although let’s hope that your theater lover is adventurous enough to avoid blaming you for any disappointment. I can’t recommend shows I haven’t seen, but here are links for tickets already on sale that have been generating some buzz.

The Cher Show

Buy tickets to The Cher Show

Network

Buy tickets to Network

To Kill A Mockingbird

Buy tickets to To Kill A Mockingbird

For details on these and other current Broadway shows, check out the

Broadway Season Guide 2018-2019

What about Off-Broadway?

There are many terrific shows Off-Broadway, although their generally shorter runs can be problematic when looking for a gift.

Buy Off Broadway tickets

Off-Broadway Preview Guide Fall 2018

The best thing about tickets is that this is a gift that gives pleasure twice – at the time you give it,and then when the theater lover actually goes to the show, which can be many months in the future. Back to top

THEATER SUBSCRIPTIONS/MEMBERSHIPS

Many theaters – the non-profit ones — offer subscriptions or memberships, which can be a wonderful gift that lasts an entire season…or a terrible burden for the increasing number of theatergoers who are commitment-phobic. (I’ve written a whole article about the waning popularity of theater subscriptions.)

Still, this can be the perfect gift for the right recipient if you pick the right theater, some of whom offer more flexible alternatives to subscriptions, such as flex passes and memberships.

Here are a sampling, listed alphabetically. I’ve had a membership/subscription to each one of these at one time or another. One of the problems you will see when you click on the links is that the subscriptions to some of these theaters this season are already sold out. (You might be able to purchase memberships for next season.)

The Brooklyn Academy of Music, which makes it easy to buy a gift membership.

Classic Stage Company

Lincoln Center Theater

MCC Theater

New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater

Playwrights Horizons

Roundabout Theater Company

Vineyard Theater

THEATER ON SCREEN

There are an increasing number of companies that offer online screening of what could be called theater-on demand.

BroadwayHD. ($8.99 a month or $99.99 a year) offer dozens of shows that were recorded live, such as the Broadway productions of “She Loves Me” and “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill,” but also a good number of shows Off-Broadway, and the offerings from the American Film Theater from the 1970s, such as “The Maids” starring Glenda Jackson and Susannah York and “Rhinoceros” with Zero Mostel.

Other theater-on demand online services include Cennarium ($9.97 a month; $95.64 a year), which focuses on offerings outside the United States, and Shakespeare’s Globe (Available worldwide, 3.99 to 5.99 pounds to rent, 5.99 to 11.99 pounds to buy).

One has to hunt for “theater” on film on Kanopy, which mostly has art films and documentaries; on the other hand, if you have a library card, it’s free (although you are limited to 10 films a month.) It would be a good gift just to tell your theater lover about Kanopy.

Similarly, Great Performances from PBS streams theater mostly for free, although some require a membership in the local PBS station. That would be a great gift!

Throughout the year, the National Theatre Live broadcasts its productions in movie theaters throughout the United States. The 2015 production of Hamlet with Benedict Cumberbatch, for example, will return starting in March; it’s not too early to buy tickets.

For those who would prefer something more old-fashioned, both the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company sells DVDs of its productions, although you have to pay in pounds.

THEATER BOOKS, PLAYS, SCRIPTS

There are some wonderful evergreen, expensive gift ideas. My favorites:

August Wilson’s complete 10-play Century Cycle, which includes such gems as “The Piano Lesson,” “Fences,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” – one play for each decade of the twentieth century, which together offer a compelling look at African-American life through the eye and ear of one of the nation’s greatest dramatists.

Buy August Wilson Century Cycle

Stephen Sondheim’s two-volume collection of his lyrics, Finishing The Hat and Look, I Made A Hat, a collection of lyrics , anecdotes, fascinating scholarly notes, and strong opinions from the composer and/or lyricist of such seminal musical theater as “West Side Story,” “Gypsy,” “Company,” “Sweeney Todd,” “A Little Night Music,” “Assassins.”

Buy Hat Box: The Collected Lyrics of Stephen Sondheim

There are three recent lavish coffee table books that offer behind-the-scenes looks at favorite musicals, and include the entire script, annotated.

Hamilton: The Revolution is a book for fans, with page after page of full-color photographs from the production, and lots of personal anecdotes. But if it’s a souvenir book, it’s one that—like the musical and its creators—is unusually ambitious. It includes the complete lyrics, annotated by Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, alternating with chapters that explain the evolution of the musical but also the historical and political significance of Alexander Hamilton.

Buy Hamilton: The Revolution

The other two: Dear Evan Hansen: Through the Window and The Great Comet: The Journey of a New Musical to Broadway

The three-volume set of Arthur Miller’s plays — 42 in all — from the Library of America/ Buy The Collected Plays of Arthur Miller (Library of America)

Buy American Musicals: The Complete Books and Lyrics of 16 Broadway Classics, 1927-1969 (Library of America)

This readable book focuses on the structure of successful musicals, going chronologically step by step from the overture to the finale. It is written by Jack Viertel, who is both an executive at Jujamcyn Theaters (owners of five Broadway houses) and the artistic director of New York City Center Encores! series that attempts to gain new reputations for old musicals, He knows his musicals, and his is invaluable in its summaries and discussions of specific shows we might not know (or not remember well) but should. And he includes a final chapter with his recommendations for the best recordings of the 37 musicals he has analyzed, and for 20 more musicals “that can’t be ignored even though they are not quoted in the book.”

Buy The Secret Life of the American Musical: How Broadway Shows Are Built

The downside of many of these books is not their size or their price — it’s that anybody who would die to get one of these as gifts may well already own it.

Other books, recently published, of interest (Click on links to learn more about them or to purchase them):

Coffee table books: American Theatre Wing, An Oral History: 100 Years, 100 Voices, 100 Million Miracles

Fraver by Design: Five Decades of Theatre Poster Art from Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Beyond

Leonard Bernstein 100: The Masters Photograph the Maestro

A Novel Novel

Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel

Memoirs and biographies: Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry

In Pieces

Take You Wherever You Go

Defying Gravity: The Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz, from Godspell to Wicked Revised and Updated Second Ed.

Making Oscar Wilde

Playing to the Gods: Sarah Bernhardt, Eleonora Duse, and the Rivalry that Changed Acting Forever

Criticism/History

Rise Up!: Broadway and American Society from ‘Angels in America’ to ‘Hamilton’

Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Broadway Revolution

Check out more in the books section of this site.

My suggestion if you wish to select as a gift a script or a theater or entertainment book is to check out The Drama Book Shop, at 250 West 40th Street, which has generally friendly, knowledgeable staff, and is one of my favorite hang-outs in the theater district (I should point out that I don’t drink.) Its hours are from Monday—Saturday,11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursdays until 8:00 p.m. They also have a website from which you can order. And, as I mentioned up top, they’ve lost their lease and will be closing up shop at the end of January — perhaps forever if they can’t find an affordable storefront. Another excellent place for scripts is Samuel French, the “definitive” publisher of plays and musicals in English – mostly in relatively inexpensive “acting editions.” Also now available are “e-plays” and cast recordings. You can visit at 45 West 25th Street, but it’s not a place to hang out. Their redesigned website has some cool features: Click on “Now Playing” and you will get to a map showing the location of current local productions of the plays it has published.

Applause Theatre and Cinema Books closed their bookstore on the Upper West Side, alas, but remains a publisher of quality theatrical books, which you can order online.

The online bookstore of Theatre Communications Group offers some wonderful plays it publishes. (Check out the TCG Gift Guide

You also might want to consider one (or a bunch) of the 50 Best Plays of the Last 100 Years

Bookstores in Theaters: Some of my favorite theaters also have books for sale, mostly scripts of the plays they have produced. This includes Playwrights Horizons

CAST RECORDINGS

Broadway Records sells gift cards, and a special treat — a limited number of CDs signed by the casts or individual perfomers. Their digital offerings include current and recent Broadway musicals such as Anastasia, Groundhog Day, My Fair Lady, as well as a 2017 Tony Award® Season compilation album, (no evidence of a 2018 edition.) They also offer live performances of such Broadway stars as Patti LuPone, Aaron Tveit, Norbert Leo Butz and Laura Benanti at 54 Below.

(A night at 54 Below itself, “Broadway’s supper club,” would make a nice present.)

Buy the 2017 Tony Award Season CD

PS Classics — Fun Home, Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar and Grill starring Audra McDonald, On The Town, On The Twentieth Century with Kristin Chenoweth, and a huge catalogue of Sondheim shows.

Ghostlight/Sh-k-Boom — Their bestseller is in Be More Chill…in vinyl. They also have The Band’s Visit, A Bronx Tale, Falsettos and War Paint. Their bestseller is Lin-Manuel Mirand’s In The Heights. Their releases run the gamut, Aladdin, Beautiful: The Carol King Musical, Bridges of Madison County, Daddy Long Legs, First Daughter Suite, Fortress of Solitude, Something Rotten, The Last Five Years (available as original cast album, 2013 Off-Broadway cast album, and movie soundtrack)

Masterworks Broadway, a division of Sony Classics, offers the music of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (yes, we know it’s not a musical), as well as Head Over Heels, The Prom, and Jesus Christ Superstar Live. Also: Kinky Boots, The King and I with Yul Brynner, the 1949 recording of Kiss Me Kate, and the original 1992 recording of Kander and Ebb’s Kiss of the Spider Woman, and lots of albums that don’t begin with the letter K, including the A-list album An American in Paris, and The Essential Sondheim, featuring songs from 16 of his musicals, and one movie score.

Buy The Essential Stephen Sondheim

For an extravagant gift, they sell Broadway in a Box – The Essential Broadway Musicals Collection — 25 (!) CDs of original cast recordings, from Annie to West Side Story.

Buy Broadway in a Box – The Essential Broadway Musicals Collection

Atlantic Records, not normally in the original cast album business, is the company that put out the best-selling ‘Hamilton” album.

Buy Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording)(Explicit)(2CD)

Also available from Atlantic

The Hamilton Mixtape [Explicit]

BROADWAY BAUBLES

— posters, calendars, t-shirts and knick-knacks (magnets, mugs, keychains, umbrellas etc)

The Lion King beach towel

King Kong window card

Olaf plush doll from Frozen

Dear Evan Hansen t-shirt

School of Rock cap

Hamilton t-shirt

A t-shirt, “Bad Idea,” a song from Waitress

cufflinks from the Royal Shakespeare Company

Wicked Emerald City umbrella

Phantom of the Opera mug

Each Broadway show offers a range of merchandise that you can buy at the theater itself and in gift shops in the theater district, and online at each show’s website, as well as on a variety of other sites, for example at the Playbill.com store. Playbill covers are plastered over all sorts of items — posters, mugs, magnets, Christmas tree ornaments, and the 2019 On Broadway Wall Calendar

There is an $80 pair of Playbill pajamas for men, which I’d love to get as a gift, and a 1,000-piece Playbill jigsaw puzzle, which I’d only consider giving to an enemy.

The more artistically inclined might want to hire Stephen Winterhalter, proprietor of The Art of Broadway etsy store to turn their Playbill(s) into a frame collage.

A good place to purchase theater knick-knacks is Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, which has an online store using the logos and/or program covers from the best-known Broadway shows for everything from umbrellas and clocks to iPhone covers and shower curtains. They offer “Broadway Legend” tree ornaments, this year featuring Harvey Fierstein as Edna Turnblad. They also sell gift certificates Proceeds from their products help the needy.

Theater-related calendars strike me as a good gift — they last all year. Examples include the Hamilton 2019 Wall Calendar: An American Musical and Royal Shakespeare Company – Angus McBean Wall Calendar 2019 (Art Calendar)

Those who don’t want to feel forced to discard their theater images at the end of next year can opt instead for theater posters, past, present and future. Many are available at Triton Gallery (which has an online store and a brick and mortar one in the theater district), but be aware that many are reproductions (and identified as such) yet can still be as pricey as a ticket to a Broadway show.

Still, it’s worth browsing in either store, as it is in the several gift shops in the theater district and the many theater websites. I’m personally partial to Cafe Press, whose Broadway pages are bursting with individual entrepreneurial spirit, if not consistent wit or sense of design. But where else could I find a “Vintage Hamlet Laptop skin” and 76 Hamlet-themed shower curtains?

Holiday Gifts for Theater Lovers 2018 My seventh annual Broadway gift guide below includes links and information on shopping for theater tickets…

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What’s On in Stockholm: November 2018

Christmas markets are coming out and coziness is on the rise (along with the indoor thermostat!). As the darkness starts creeping in earlier in the day, you may find yourself looking for indoor events. Plan something enlightening with a TEDx event or a trip to a museum. The possibilities this month are abundant, so grab your coat, your gloves, your hat (etc, etc), and discover the city with us!

Here are the best events in Stockholm this November:

Thursday 1st November

Drone at Riksteatern

Start off November with this dance performance that moves between fiction and reality. In this piece, Erik Linghede’s third work, the four dancers are involved in the experimental choreography of Drone. Tickets range from 195 to 245 SEK.

Friday 2nd – Sunday 4th November

J.Lindeberg Sample Sale

Love Scandi minimalism and quality but balk at the price tag? Find some discounted clothes from this great brand! They will have samples as well as items from previous collections. And, of course, it is free to just look…

Saturday 3rd November

Shockholm Halloween Parade

This event is packed with a scary amount of fun! There will be live performances including Ida Gratte, a best costume competitions for dogs, a best costume competition for humans (or vampires, zombies, skeletons, ghosts, and so on), and the parade with more performances on route. There will be food options as well, so come hungry and ready to be spooked.

Tuesday 6th November

Noah Kahan at Nalen

If you missed Noah Kahan at Obaren a few months back, no worries: he’s back in Stockholm. His songs “Hurt Somebody” featuring Julia Michaels and “Young Blood” have taken the world by storm. Tickets are 210 SEK.

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Wednesday 7th – Sunday 18th November

Stockholm International Film Festival

This year, there will be about 150 films from over 60 countries presented at Stockholm International Film Festival! Young filmmakers have the opportunity to promote their work in this festival, as a third of the films selected are from directors who have made fewer than three films. The festival also includes quizzes, talks, seminars, and more. Take a peek at the schedule to decide if you want to buy a single ticket or a membership.

Friday 9th – Sunday 11th November

Everything for Health at Stockholmsmässan

Begin your day with yoga, and then continue on a journey of health exploration with lectures and more at this fair. If you attend Everything for Health, the entrance price will also give you admission to Sthlm Food & Wine (same location and dates), and vica versa. Prices vary depending on how many days you wish to attend and the number of activities you choose to participate in.

Sthlm Food & Wine

Food and wine lovers, rejoice! This is the largest food fair in the Nordic region, with nearly 35,000 visitors over two days. Learn about the latest food trends and brands while browsing the stands. There will also be presentations across three stages and many activities for adults and children alike . It takes place at Stockholmsmässan, and your ticket also allows you to enter the Everything for Health fair, located in the same building. Tickets begin at 160 SEK.

Saturday 10th November

Diwali

Celebrate the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, in Stockholm. The festival features music, dance, and products for sale. If you are a member of the Indo-Swedish Association, entrance is free; otherwise, entrance is 50 SEK (includes coffee, tea, or soda).

Saturday 10th – Sunday 11th November

Winter Show in Kungsträdgården

Are you looking for inspiration on how to be active this winter? The Winter Show is the place to go. Entrance is free, and you may find some deals for winter activities!

Sunday 11th November

Singles Day at Spiritsmuseum

If you’re single and ready to mingle….hit the Spiritmuseum for a Mumm’s champagne tasting followed by a two course lunch. Prices are 240 SEK or 540 SEK, depending on the package you wish to purchase. Sounds like a good way to get cosy this winter.

Thursday 15th – Saturday 17th November

The Swedish Forum for Human Rights at Stockholmsmässan

This year’s theme is “the right to a life free from violence.” The program will explore various aspects of violence as a violation of human rights. Tickets range from 150 SEK to 2082 SEK; the mini-seminars are free.

Saturday 17th November

Roo Panes at Debaser Strand

Roo Panes is a singer from England with a folky sound. He gained his nickname “Roo” from falling in a river as a child, like Roo from Winnie-the-Pooh. Tickets are 165 SEK.

Sunday 18th November

Christmas Market at Steninge Castle Opening Day

The largest indoor traditional Christmas market in Sweden is at Steninge Castle, a stone barn. Entrance to the market is free. It is open every day from Sunday 18th November until Christmas. Go get your merry on, whether you celebrate the holiday or not.

Thursday 22nd – Sunday 25th November

Sound of Stockholm

This music festival is a collaboration between experimental music organizations. There will be artists from Europe and the United States. Full festival passes are 360 SEK, with options for partial passes.

Friday 23rd November

Ben Howard at Annexet

Ben Howard is a singer-songwriter who began writing when he was only 11 years old. He was drawn to the surfing community, who encouraged him to pursue his musical talents, and we are so glad that happened! He’s worth a listen. Tickets are 450 SEK.

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Saturday 24th November

Winter English Book Fair amd Café at Engelska Kyrkan

Shop hundreds of discounted and pre-loved English-language books at this fair. There will be baked goods, tea, and coffee available for purchase. For children, there will be a treasure hunt and book quizzes. If you’re interested in donating books, get in touch with the Engelska Kyrkan through the link above!

Saturday 24th November

Opening Ceremony for Stockholmsjul in Kungsträdgården

Over a million LED lights will usher in the Christmas season on Saturday afternoon. Enjoy the first sparks of Christmas in Stockholm’s streets for free.

TEDx Stockholm: Wonderland at Radisson Blu Waterfront Hotel

A day of insightful talks around the theme of “wonderland.” Part of the fun of the TEDx series is the element of surprise, and the variety of information presented. As the date gets closer, some of the speaker’s names will be announced, although the topics will remain a mystery until the day of the event. The talks will be in English; tickets are 500 SEK. Coffee and food will be available.

Saturday 24th – Sunday 25th November

Christmas Market at Skansen

The first Christmas market weekend at Skansen this year! You’ll find plenty of the classics in these stalls: traditional sausages and cheeses, Christmas decorations, hand-knitted mittens, jams and marmalades, and more!

Sunday 25th November

Vegan Christmas Market at Hermans Restaurant and Garden Café

Come to Stockholm’s 100% vegan Christmas market! There will be approximately ten exclusive sellers at this first time event. Let’s hope it becomes a yearly tradition.

Monday 26th November

Hozier at Annexet

Come watch Hozier, joined by Saint Sister. This Irish singer/songwriter came to fame with his song “Take Me to Church.” He is known for his powerful voice and gospel style. Ticket prices starts at 450 SEK. We can’t wait for this concert!

Wednesday 28th November

Swan Lake at Cirkus

St. Petersburg Ballet will perform the classic Swan Lake, a tale full of magic, tragedy, and love. Tickets range from 590 SEK to 1135 SEK. Be sure to purchase your tickets soon; one of the shows is already sold out!

Wednesday 28th – Thursday 29th November

Amalie Stalheim at Stockholm Concert Hall

Soloist prize winner of 2018, cellist Amalie Stalheim, will be performing Tobias Broström’s cello concerto. Tickets range from 125 to 420 SEK.

Friday 30th November

HIGHTS

Listen to TOKI all night long at this rave. If you wish to attend, you must pre-register online. The location will be announced the day of; entrance fee is 200 SEK at the door. Now put on your best neons and get dancing!

Ongoing in November

Thinking Like a Mountain at Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde/h2> In Helene Schmitz’s latest photography exhibit, her photos focus on the extraction of natural resources from Sweden and Iceland. This project, “Thinking Like a Mountain,” is connected to her previous work, “The Forest and Linnaeus Project.” Admission to the Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde Museum is free for those younger than 18 years, 130 SEK for students and seniors, and 150 SEK for adults.

Play a Role at Living History Forum

“Play a Role” is an exhibit about making a difference, about those who choose to act and those who do not, and why your actions do matter. The exhibit will be open until June, and is both powerful and thought-provoking. It is free of charge.

Pandas at Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet

Experience the IMAX® version of Pandas, a film about the panda Qian Qian experiencing nature for the first time, and her bonds with a researcher. A limited amount of English receivers are available. Tickets are 60 SEK for ages 2 through 18, and 120 SEK for adults.

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Christmas Cribs from Krakow at the Hallwylska Museum

Beginning Saturday 10th November, Hallwylska Museum is borrowing 36 Christmas cribs from the Historical Museum in Krakow. The museum in Krakow has arranged a competition each year since 1937 to construct the most beautiful Christmas cribs, inspired by the city itself. This exhibit will have an entrance fee, although most of the Hallwylska Museum is free of charge.

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