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Hidden Figures by Margot Lee ShetterlyKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannBorn a Crime by Trevor NoahMarch by John LewisEinstein by Walter Isaacson
Non-Fiction read in 2017
476 books — 83 voters
Ballet Boy by Anfaney GladwinGiraffes Can't Dance by Giles AndreaeBarnyard Dance by Sandra BoyntonFlora and the Flamingo by Molly IdleRap A Tap Tap by Leo Dillon
Picture Books About Dance
197 books — 65 voters

Life of Pi by Yann MartelLife, the Universe and Everything by Douglas AdamsThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Story of My Life by Helen KellerIf Life Is a Bowl of Cherries What Am I Doing in the Pits? by Erma Bombeck
This is the.......life
1,190 books — 64 voters
The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Prestige by Christopher PriestWhen Secrets Bloom by Patricia FurstenbergThe Magician's Lie by Greer Macallister
Magicians in Historical Fiction
53 books — 64 voters

Hamlet by William ShakespeareA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareRosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom StoppardThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Thespians
159 books — 46 voters
The Warner Loughlin Technique by Warner LoughlinActor for Life by Connie de VeerThe Joy of Cooking by Irma S. RombauerThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.Coming to Terms with Experience through Writing, Scott Oury by Scott Oury
Best Instructional Books for Learning Art Forms
117 books — 44 voters

Hollywood Babylon by Kenneth AngerElvis and Me by Priscilla Beaulieu PresleyThe Princess Diarist by Carrie FisherWishful Drinking by Carrie FisherAll About All About Eve by Sam Staggs
Hooray for Hollywood (non-fiction)
233 books — 39 voters
Wishful Drinking by Carrie FisherI'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdyBossypants by Tina FeyI Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiAs You Wish by Cary Elwes
I am a celebrity let me write.
265 books — 36 voters

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxStage Fright by Wendy ParrisThe Year of Shadows by Claire LegrandPhantom of the Auditorium by R.L. StineMaskerade by Terry Pratchett
Haunted Theaters
60 books — 32 voters
Is He Ever Going to Leave His Wife? by Martess DowlingMommie Dearest by Christina CrawfordMy Sergei by Ekaterina GordeevaMust you go? by Antonia FraserJohn by Cynthia Lennon
Famous Friends, Family or people I worked for/with
224 books — 31 voters

Ballet Shoes by Noel StreatfeildA Dream of Sadler's Wells by Lorna HillDancing Through Fire by Kathryn LaskyBallet for Drina by Jean EstorilEllen Tebbits by Beverly Cleary
Middle Grade Ballet & Dance Fiction
243 books — 27 voters
Follies of God by James GrissomOn The Roof by Samantha HahnThe Great White Way by Warren HoffmanWicked by Gregory MaguireRebecca by Jennifer Leigh Wells
The World of Theatre
42 books — 26 voters

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. RowlingWicked by David CoteSweeney Todd by Stephen SondheimHamilton by Lin-Manuel MirandaThe Complete Phantom of the Opera by George C. Perry
Broadway Plays, Musicals
62 books — 23 voters
The Unidentified Redhead by Alice ClaytonOnly You by Lorna PeelAct Like It by Lucy ParkerHeart Journey by Robin D. OwensHow to Fake It in Hollywood by Ava Wilder
Actor Heroes in Romance
91 books — 22 voters

Dead Shambles by Chris Raven
Zombie Stage Plays
1 book — 21 voters
The Tragic Death by Lewis J.A. CorbettClinically Un-Depressed by Will HolcombThe Puzzler by Will HolcombBarefoot in the Park by Neil SimonOur Town by Thornton Wilder
Plays For Local Theatre
30 books — 17 voters

Darling Beast by Elizabeth HoytTriple Threat by Regina KyleScandal Takes the Stage by Eva LeighMistress Firebrand by Donna ThorlandWhen Someone Loves You by Susan Johnson
Playwrights in Romance Novels
27 books — 10 voters
Hamilton by Lin-Manuel MirandaOn The Roof by Samantha HahnThe Complete Phantom of the Opera by George C. PerryDear Evan Hansen by Steven LevensonThe Little Mermaid by Michael Lassell
How a Musical Is Made
13 books — 7 voters

Othello by William ShakespeareOur Town by Thornton WilderHamlet by William ShakespeareA Midsummer Night's Dream by William ShakespeareWaiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
Theatre Productions to See Live on Stage
163 books — 6 voters
Rescue Me! by Elda MingerAll Over You by Sarah MayberryThe Master Player by Emma DarcyBurning Up by Sarah MayberryThree Grooms and a Wedding (Bachelor Arms, #3) by JoAnn Ross
Actor and Actresses in Category Romance
68 books — 5 voters

O Let Us Howle Some Heavy Note by Amanda Eubanks WinklerDances of Vice, Horror, and Ecstasy by Sebastian DrosteLatest Rage the Big Drum by Annabelle MelzerEdward Gorey's Dracula by Edward GoreySelected Plays of Alphonse Allais by Alphonse Allais
Private Theatricals
125 books — 5 voters
On The Roof by Samantha HahnHamilton by Lin-Manuel MirandaI'm a F***ing Star by William AlexanderThe Riverside Shakespeare by William ShakespeareThe Greek Plays by Aeschylus
How to Fake a Classical Acting BFA
45 books — 4 voters

The Crucible by Arthur MillerEquus by Peter ShafferOur Town by Thornton WilderLife of Galileo by Bertolt BrechtBroken Glass by Arthur Miller
Dramatic Theatre Plays I Have Read And Seen
94 books — 4 voters
Stage Fright on a Summer Night by Mary Pope OsborneThe Berenstain Bears Get Stage Fright by Stan BerenstainFancy Nancy by Jane O'ConnorAmazing Grace by Mary HoffmanA Tuba Christmas by Helen L. Wilbur
Children's books about the Performing Arts
74 books — 4 voters

Death Troupe by Vincent H. O'NeilFates and Furies by Lauren GroffLittle Rattle in the Air by June Oldham
Playwright Main Characters
3 books — 3 voters
Hamlet by William ShakespeareCome From Away by Irene SankoffFiddler on the Roof by Joseph SteinSIX by Toby MarlowThe Tempest by William Shakespeare
Stage Productions to See After COVID-19
42 books — 2 voters

Hamilton by Lin-Manuel MirandaHamlet by William ShakespeareMuch Ado About Nothing by William ShakespeareJane Eyre by The Jane Eyre CompanyA Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
Theatre Productions with Great Films and Live Screenings
19 books — 1 voter
Blöfçünün Rehberi by Fidelis MorganMaking Movies by Sidney LumetKanlı Düğün by Federico García Lorca
Books about "Stage as a Place"
3 books — 1 voter

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