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Anybody miss spending a night at the theater? Whether it& #39;s your community troupe, a regional company, or a Broadway show, there& #39;s something special about experiencing a live performance. To tide you over until theaters re-open, we& #39;ve rounded up some book recs for musical lovers.
We& #39;ll start with the big guns (and ships): Hamilton. Interested in the history? Check out the Chernow biography, or Sarah Vowell& #39;s hilarious Lafayette in the Somewhat United States. Love the music? We& #39;re huge fans of the entire BreakBeat Poets series: https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9781608463954">https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9781...
Another recent Broadway phenomenon is Dear Evan Hansen, which now has its own novelization ( https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9780316420235).">https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9780... Want another story about a teen whose virtual secrets start to cause problems irl? We recommend Eliza & Her Monsters ( https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9780062290144)!">https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9780...
Dream of spending one short day in the Emerald City? Try Spinning Silver ( https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9780399180996),">https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9780... a dark and compelling take on Rumpelstiltskin, or Alif the Unseen ( https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9780802121226),">https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9780... which has that ~Wicked~ mix of magic and politics. They& #39;ve both been staff picks!
A current fave of mine is the Tony-winning Hadestown. Need another story that will rip your heart out, even though you already know the ending? Try Song of Achilles ( https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9780062060624)">https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9780... and Lovely War ( https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9780147512970)--both">https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9780... staff picks involving Greek gods.
Rachel Chavkin, director of Hadestown, also worked on Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812. Great Comet brings riotous new energy to Tolstoy& #39;s War & Peace. Anna K does the same to Anna Karenina, reimagining Tolstoy& #39;s character as a modern socialite: https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9781250236432">https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9781...
But let& #39;s take it back a few centuries. Wanna spend a day with the cast of Something Rotten? You need How to Behave Badly in Elizabethan England ( https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9781631496240).">https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9781... And for a sharp and hilarious Shakespeare parody, try Christopher Moore& #39;s Fool ( https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9780060590321).">https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9780...
I love Once, and am devastated that Sing Street had to close before it opened. If you also dig that John Carney vibe, check out Dublin music tale The Commitments ( https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9780679721741)">https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9780... or staff favorite Daisy Jones & the Six ( https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9781524798642)">https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9781...
Looking for something sweet and upbeat, like The Prom? Rebecca describes her staff pick Hot Dog Girl as "a quirky (and queer!) rom-com... laugh-out-loud funny and painfully relatable." https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9780525516279">https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9780...
Speaking of sweet, who didn& #39;t want to taste every pie in Waitress? In April& #39;s staff pick write-up, she says that Elizabeth Acevedo& #39;s With The Fire on High "tackles complex issues of teen parenthood & identity... be ready to root for [Emoni] & get hungry." https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9780062662835">https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9780...
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