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Need to (quickly) find a gift for a Broadway lover
Drez
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The facts: My friend's birthday is Tuesday. She loves Broadway. Broadway is closed. She's bummed about it, and even had some plans to see a show on Tuesday per another friend, which is now canceled. She's a reader and I was thinking a nice book about Broadway would be good as a holdover until everything gets back up and running.
I need to find a shippable book. Amazon is preferred but as long as it can get to where I need to send it by Tuesday, I don't care where. I was originally going to get her something but due to all the social distancing and working from home, I won't be able to see her on her Birthday after all.
Recently, I know she loved Hadestown, but I'd like to buy something broader in scope anyway.
I found this: https://smile.amazon.com/Showtime-History-Broadway-Musical-Theater/dp/0393067157/ref=sxbs_sxwds-stvp?cv_ct_cx=broadway&dchild=1&keywords=broadway&pd_rd_i=0393067157&pd_rd_r=aa319ac8-b507-4549-9f8b-68255311991c&pd_rd_w=OIPLE&pd_rd_wg=uC0Pc&pf_rd_p=a6d018ad-f20b-46c9-8920-433972c7d9b7&pf_rd_r=FY3Z2GE6SNYJ6447JEPE&psc=1&qid=1584713973&s=books&sr=1-4-dd5817a1-1ba7-46c2-8996-f96e7b0f409c
But it seems like that's more of a text book. Reviews are positive about its readability, but there's no Kindle version or sample I can check out, as far as I can tell.
Any recommendations would be most appreciated.
I need to find a shippable book. Amazon is preferred but as long as it can get to where I need to send it by Tuesday, I don't care where. I was originally going to get her something but due to all the social distancing and working from home, I won't be able to see her on her Birthday after all.
Recently, I know she loved Hadestown, but I'd like to buy something broader in scope anyway.
I found this: https://smile.amazon.com/Showtime-History-Broadway-Musical-Theater/dp/0393067157/ref=sxbs_sxwds-stvp?cv_ct_cx=broadway&dchild=1&keywords=broadway&pd_rd_i=0393067157&pd_rd_r=aa319ac8-b507-4549-9f8b-68255311991c&pd_rd_w=OIPLE&pd_rd_wg=uC0Pc&pf_rd_p=a6d018ad-f20b-46c9-8920-433972c7d9b7&pf_rd_r=FY3Z2GE6SNYJ6447JEPE&psc=1&qid=1584713973&s=books&sr=1-4-dd5817a1-1ba7-46c2-8996-f96e7b0f409c
But it seems like that's more of a text book. Reviews are positive about its readability, but there's no Kindle version or sample I can check out, as far as I can tell.
Any recommendations would be most appreciated.
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https://smile.amazon.com/Broadway-Musicals-Show-Stanley-Green/dp/1493047698/ref=pd_sbs_14_3/138-8310593-5001858?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1493047698&pd_rd_r=128364d2-2e13-4b2f-b622-58511ef38934&pd_rd_w=7JEFc&pd_rd_wg=ua8LR&pf_rd_p=51957961-dba7-4782-90a3-6deb5e701d8c&pf_rd_r=XP6PHTC9NRM4ZC1ZFMNY&psc=1&refRID=XP6PHTC9NRM4ZC1ZFMNY
https://smile.amazon.com/Broadway-Musicals-Revised-Updated-Greatest/dp/1579128491/ref=pd_bxgy_img_3/138-8310593-5001858?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1579128491&pd_rd_r=187a070b-df01-40c0-8040-5198a0a2b009&pd_rd_w=2S9wM&pd_rd_wg=4VkLa&pf_rd_p=1b7ae7c4-8437-4495-a779-460fb30ae641&pf_rd_r=KMJ0VX3TNZ3NBV97YW0P&psc=1&refRID=KMJ0VX3TNZ3NBV97YW0P
Again, no samples, which is irritating.
edit: Actually there are samples, and I'm an idiot!
She probably already owns "Hamilton: The Revolution", but if not... well, that's an option.
A similar book came out for RENT back in 1997 (it's a high quality coffee-table-type book):
https://www.amazon.com/Rent-Jonathan-Larson/dp/0688154379/
If she doesn't know about Forbidden Broadway, she NEEDS to get on the Forbidden Broadway train. Forbidden Broadway is a LONG running off-Broadway musical revue series that parodies current shows on Broadway. The references are very inside-baseball type stuff, which any theater nerd would get. There is also a book for it, which I own:
https://www.amazon.com/Forbidden-Broadway-Behind-Mylar-Curtain/dp/B00ANYT004
But if she hasn't listened to Forbidden Broadway, you should get her some Forbidden Broadway CDs instead. The same guy (Gerard Allesandrini) did a Hamilton parody album called "Spamilton", which lampoons Hamilton in particular, but also Broadway in general.
I can highly recommend Patti LuPone's memoir:
https://www.amazon.com/Patti-LuPone-A-Memoir/dp/B00435F89Q/
Or Alan Cumming's memoir:
https://www.amazon.com/Not-My-Fathers-Son-Memoir/dp/0062225073/
Hope that gives you some ideas!
I ordered something anyway. It’ll just be a bit late. The earliest I could get from
Barnes and Noble, at double the total price I paid on Amazon, was Wednesday. Sigh...