Welcome to The Scene, your weekly round-up of theatre news you may have missed. In this week’s email:
THE BIG IDEA: Holiday Gift Guide for the Theatre Fan!
THE SPOTLIGHT: Discover the play INTO BATTLE
HOT TOPICS: Q&A with playwright Lauren Gunderson; 11 Hot Tips to Get Businesses to Sponsor Your Production; and 14 Essential Books for Theatre Students
SHOWS YOU SHOULD KNOW: Discover the Off-Broadway hit STRANGER SINGS: THE MUSICAL PARODY
THE BROADWAY BEAT: Learn about the return of THE 24 HOUR PLAYS On Broadway; Get a first look at the new musical KIMBERLY AKIMBO; and check out the trailer for the new documentary film IDINA MENZEL: WHICH WAY TO THE STAGE?
The Big Idea
Holiday Gift Guide for the Theatre Fan!
It’s not always easy to find the perfect gift for someone who loves theatre. Like finding the perfect monologue, the best theatre gifts can take time to find and really only work if they connect to a person’s unique taste and likes. So, before you find yourself searching endlessly online for the ideal gift, The Scene is here to help with our list of unique gift ideas for the theatre person in your life.
The Broadway Costumes Print
Price: $30.00 | Store Link: PopChart
The Musical Theatre Card Game
Price: $20.47 | Store Link: StageInsider
Broadway Book Club - Subscription Box
Price: $57.99 per quarter | Link: Broadway Book Club
Broadway Ugly Christmas Sweater
Price: $16.99+ | Store Link: NerrrdyApparel
Stephen Sondheim Action Figure
Price: $15.06 | Store Link: HeyKidsRocknRoll
Broadway Boxed Up - Monthly Subscription Box
Price: $35.00+ per month | Link: Broadway Boxed Up
Custom Broadway Playbill Framed Art Collage
Price: $95.00 | Link: TheArtOfBroadway
Headset Earrings
Price: $26.00 | Store Links: SZMCcraftworks
Into the Woods 88’ Tony Awards T-Shirt
Price: $24.95+ | Link: SunnyDayStyles
In Comes Company Doormat
Price: $35.00+ | Link: TheThemeParkettes
Musical Scratch-Off Poster
Price: $28.32 | Link: EveryDayALittlePrint
A Beautiful Day to Teach Theatre T-Shirt
Price: $23.99+ | Link: EverythingAfterCo
Drama Teacher Tumbler
Price: $23.99+ | Link: MugFaceCo
Co-Op Original Cast Album T-Shirt
Price: $14.00 | Link: TeePublic
Drama Teacher Hoodie
Price: 24.03 | Link: MrPorkysGiftShop
The Spotlight
Into Battle on Broadway on Demand
Experience the true story of a bitter feud between schoolboys that ended in them fighting side-by-side in World War I. Honor the Armistice and explore the human journey these remarkable people take from one point in their lives to another. Check out the trailer for Into Battle below:
And here is a poem by Julian Grenfell (Flanders, 1915). Read by Nikolas Salmon
Readers of The Scene can receive 25% off all rentals from November 11-14 with code VETSDAY22
Click here to view INTO BATTLE streaming exclusively with Broadway On Demand
Hot Topics
Q & A WITH PLAYWRIGHT LAUREN GUNDERSON - Lauren Gunderson on Science, Storytelling, and Being the Most-Produced playwright in America!
11 HOT TIPS TO GET BUSINESSES TO SPONSOR YOUR PRODUCTION - Great ideas on how to find and target the businesses to support your theatre program.
14 ESSENTIAL BOOKS FOR THEATRE STUDENTS – Great reads for any theatre kid!
Shows You Should Know
In this week’s edition of Shows You Should Know we highlight the off-Broadway hit STRANGER SINGS: THE MUSICAL PARODY:
STRANGER SINGS: THE MUSICAL PARODY is a wild send-up of the hit Netflix series Stranger Things. Take a trip back to Hawkins, Indiana, 1983, when times were simpler, hair was bigger, and unsupervised kids were getting snatched by inter-dimensional creatures. Get ready for a night of pubescent angst, heavy synth, poor parenting, convoluted love triangles, cheap effects, and dancing monsters. Click here to visit the shows official website, or click below to view the official trailer:
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The Broadway Beat
THE 24 HOUR PLAYS ON BROADWAY - Learn about the 22nd annual event that sees actors, writers, directors, and production staff staging six never-before-seen new works, devised from scratch in just 24 hours.
GET A FIRST LOOK AT KIMBERLY AKIMBO - The musical opens tonight at the Booth Theatre on Broadway!
IDINA MENZEL: WHICH WAY TO THE STAGE? - Click below to check out the official trailer for the new Disney+ documentary film.