Oprah's Book Club...Kind of.

Now that the temperature is dropping, we all have ample time to sit in front of the fireplace with a cup of hot cocoa and a good book, right? Right. But of course you don't want to let your mind stray from the theatre world, right? Right. So we have a list of some awesome books that all encompass our favorite topic! And, no, they aren't all books about nachos. Commence the use of bullets...

• The Q Guide to Broadway by Seth Rudetsky - I think we've mentioned enough that we love Seth Rudetsky, but anyone who has any interest in Broadway should pick up this book (or borrow ours)! So, we think (actually, know) that the "Q" in the title stands for "queer," but, come on, just look at this blog for three seconds. We're pretty queer. But not in a Seth Rudetsky way, more like a The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe way. But not in like a metaphor for Jesus way, more in like a fancy British words way. You understand. Some of the info in this book is a little Drama 101, but you'll still really enjoy it.


• Broadway Nights by Seth Rudetsky - Sensing a trend? This is our last book by him. It's a great story about a guy who is basically him. Read it for his hilarious writing and juicy insider secrets. They also just made an audio version of it featuring Broadway greats like Kristen Chenoweth, Andrea Burns, Jonathan Groff, etc. Watch a behind-the-scenes look on his website, sethrudetsky.com


• How I Paid for College: A Novel of Sex, Theft, Friendship, and Musical Theater and the sequel, The Attack of the Theater People by Marc Acito - These books are ridiculous and far-fetched, but they are awesomely entertaining for those of us who can appreciate the drama. The musical theatre puns are absolutely amazing by the way. Truly, truly recommend this book!


• The History of Love by Nicole Krauss: Okay, yeah, this book has nothing to do with theatre, but it's an amazing book that Annie wanted to include on the list. Literally one of the most beautifully written. She says that if she were a movie producer, she'd produce it. Thank you, Annie.

So grab that hot chocolate with whipped cream on top (no marshmallows, gross... yeah, we know we're weird, but seriously, they're gross), get the fire going, and read! And as a disclaimer, we really wish we had been able to do this post as a video a la the kids in Reading Rainbow who talk about their favorite books. Remember that? Annie always wanted to be one of those kids, but Elyse says she couldn't because she never was good at summarizing.