Theater Historian Gifts

Aeneas and Dido

"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"

Honoré de Balzac

1599: Shakespeare's Agent knew what the public wanted

"Welcome to Off-Off-Off Broadway."

Women's Bonnets Block the Audience View

"Canadian Mt. ‘Rush’more"

'Hamlet'

Anthropologists discover the earliest known depiction of Jazz Hands.

Theatre Masks and Butts

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

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

"Out damn Spot

"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

"What does it mean? Heck, I don't know! It's mystifying!"

"Toi Toi Toi!"

Silly wig.

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

"It's a play on words."

Applause

"Bravo!"

"...You talking to me? Well, I'm the only one here... You talking to me?!" "Narcissus De Niro"

'I was an egg in the Easter play.'

Mikado

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

'Every new year Gym membership goes up - for the Panto season.'

Jack-a-box in the theatre.

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

"Yuppies! There goes the hood!"

'Who I played in Summer Stock.'