Theater Connoisseur Gifts

The Wagnerites- An Evening at the Opera

"Just be yourself."

Benedict Cumberbatch

Thought for today: "All the world's a stage." - Shakespeare. And boy, are there a lot of drama critics.

'Is there another doctor in the house? He wants a second opinion.'

"Aristophanes explains comedy"

'Hamlet'

Papageno from The Magic Flute

"Remind me: Is it the New York Critics Award or the Sundance Audience Prize that always lets us down?"

"Welcome to Off-Off-Off Broadway."

1599: Shakespeare's Agent knew what the public wanted

Women's Bonnets Block the Audience View

Anthropologists discover the earliest known depiction of Jazz Hands.

"Have you read any of Shakespeare's plays?"

Applause. Clap clap bravo. Spring musical. Cats. You were terrific! Our little girl!

William Shakespeare a.k.a. Francis Bacon, Earl of Essex....

"Out damn Spot

The ghosts of Christmas yet to come.

"When I grow up, I want to become president and eventually the subject of a groundbreaking, critically-acclaimed Broadway musical."

Taking a peek at the audience

Senta jumps into the sea

"Toi Toi Toi!"

Illustration from an Unpublished Novel

Applause

Piano Recital

"It's a play on words."

'I was an egg in the Easter play.'

"Bravo!"

Silly wig.

Sir Joseph Porter, KCB, First Lord of the Admiralty HMS Pinafore

"Just when you're about to lose faith in humanity, you see Shakespeare in the Park."

'I asked Will if he wrote it. He said he wasn't sure.'

'This is the worst film noir I've ever seen.'

'I've got two tickets to Handel's Messiah -- What time do you get off work?'

Comedy and tragedy masks