Book Reviews

Theater Shelf: Gift Guide To CDs & Books For Your Theater Junkie

Puzzled what to give that theater fan for the holidays. Check out Brad Hathaway’s suggestions. And of course, a season subscription is always welcome.

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Bill Hirschman
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Theater Shelf: Great Moments in Theater, Marilyn Miller, A Visit To Oz, And Betty Blue Eyes

Theater Shelf, a recurring feature, reviews recently-released books, CDs and DVDs of interest to theater lovers. Some are popular titles like a new Original Cast Recording, others are works you’ll be intrigued by, but didn’t even know about.

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Bill Hirschman
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Theater Shelf: Godspell, Death Takes A Holiday, The King(s) and I (Actually Several I’s)

Theater Shelf, a recurring feature, reviews recently-released books, CDs and DVDs of interest to theater lovers. Some are popular titles like a new Original Cast Recording, others are works you’ll be intrigued by, but didn’t even know about.

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Bill Hirschman
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Our Theater Lovers’ Gift Guide To CDs, DVDs and Books

Over the past 52 weeks, the Theater Shelf column has evaluated a host of CDs, DVDs and books you might consider as gifts for your theater friends this season – or for yourself, for that matter. You can look over the archive using the hyperlinked index at BradHathaway.Com. As the holiday season approached, however, many more titles became available. Here is a sampling of titles that might please one or more of the people on your holiday gift list.

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Bill Hirschman
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Theater Shelf: Rodgers & Hammerstein Shows You Haven’t Seen, Irving Berlin Reader, Broadway MVPs,

Theater Shelf, a recurring feature, reviews recently-released books, CDs and DVDs of interest to theater lovers. Some are popular titles like a new Original Cast Recording, others are works you’ll be intrigued by, but didn’t even know about. By Brad …

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Bill Hirschman
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Theatre Shelf – Jerry Orbach: Prince of the City

Jerry Orbach, Prince of the City: His Way from The Fantasticks to Law and Order by John Anthony Gilvey. Hal Leonard Corporation. Theater Shelf, a recurring feature, will review recently-released books, CDs and DVDs of interest to theater lovers. Some …

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Bill Hirschman
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Theater Shelf: New Book Deconstructs West Side Story

West Coast author Misha Berson got it right when she observes that West Side Story’s place in world-wide popular culture exceeds that of a mere musical.

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Bill Hirschman
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Theater Shelf: New Book Examines August Wilson’s Pittsburgh

A new book serves a sort of tourist guide through the real locations in Pittsburgh that correlate to the scenes in August Wilson’s plays.

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Bill Hirschman
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