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As the #LitsyPartyofOne and #24b4Monday crews get ready to host the #mrbook1inamillion celebration, I thought I‘d borrow his graphic and ask a question of my own. Do you have a #blameMrBook book? Or one you‘ve read based on his #TBRtemptation posts? We‘d love to hear what they are. My first was the tagged book, but I know there have been others. What about you?

Current listen.

I'm a big fan of musicals but didn't know much about the history of the business side of Broadway - this was the perfect primer on it! Michael Riedel's writing is accessible and the stories flow into one another nicely. Now I'm craving a rewatch of The Producers...

This was my "about music/theater" for the #litsyreadingchallenge ?

A quick little #rhyme for #uncannyoctober

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A quick little #rhyme for #uncannyoctober

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A couple stacks of #redswhitesandblues for #jubilantjuly

Happy 4th of July, everyone!

@RealLifeReading

🎶🎶 Give 'em the ol' Razzle Dazzle 🎶🎶

When I was 4 years old, my parents took me to see Cats at the Pantages Theatre in Toronto. The idea that you could get paid to dress up and pretend to be a cat settled it for me, I WOULD work in theatre when I grew up. #theatrenerdsunite

#musicaltitle #maybookflowers
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That is a fantastic name, but you have to wonder what the A stood for if he chose to go by Toxen.

I made the tough decision​ that I probably shouldn't drop a grand on two packages of theater tickets this week (so, so tough given that the package includes Mean Girls AND Hamilton), so I'm consoling myself with some sunshine and a sparkly book about theater. #LitsyReadingChallenge

I've got an ambitious #TBR for April...and there's a few more tagged in the comments that I'll read on my Nook. Wish me luck! 📚 #AprilBookShowers

#AllTheWorldsAStage, and this Broadway backstage peek is on my TBR for the year. I love musicals, but know relatively little about them, so I can't wait. #FeistyFeb

#FeistyFeb All the world's a stage...#TBR

#bestofnovember My reading this month was limited because of our trip, and dominated by this book. But I enjoyed every minute I spent reading it, which is not my usual response to nonfiction. It also prodded me to pull out and sing through some of the music from shows discussed is the book. #photoadaynov16

This was not a fast read, but definitely worth the time and effort if you are interested in Broadway. A lot of history, but also a font of information about how new shows, especially musicals, are produced. Thank you, @MrBook for suggesting this. #blameMrBook

Almost done with this. It's been a slow read because it is so densely packed with information, and because my reading time was limited on our trip. I figured it was time to quit posting travel pics, but the reality of being home makes me want to keep looking at them. #currentlyreading #photoadaynov16

Need a break from politics? Love Broadway? This is the book for you!

Not at all what I expected, as it was an account of the big players behind the scenes--theater owners, producers, choreographers, and composers--instead of stories about the plays and musicals themselves. But it gave a fascinating look into how Broadway operates as a business and how we got to the Broadway we know and love today. Highly recommend!

#photoadaynov16 #dysfunctionalfamilies The Schubert family is a focus of this book, and they were about as dysfunctional a family as you could find. In the meantime, my son lit the gas heater so I could continue to read outside, but the cold is about to drive me in, unless he lights a fire in the outdoor fireplace. Yes, this lodge has one of those, too.

We don't have books at dinner. It goes back to when our kids were young. Dinner time is conversation time, although there are many book discussions. Tonight's dinner was a new recipe: steak in beer sauce with roasted sweet potatoes and red onion. Now I'm in a food coma and doubt I'll get any more reading done tonight.

I am loving this book about Broadway. It isn't quite what I expected, less about the shows themselves and more about the theaters/organizations/politics affecting a specific period of theatrical history. Fascinating stuff, and thanks to @MrBook for putting me on to this. It's also spurred me to sing through some of my Broadway rep and take a break from the legit repertoire I usually work on.

@MrBook , look what i picked up at the library. 😄🎶🎶 #blameMrBook

#TBRtemptation post! This book just came out in paperback. Looks *very* tempting indeeeed. Any Broadway enthusiasts here in the @Litsy Family?! Wanted to get your thoughts on whether this would qualify as a definitive work on the vivacious and incredible subject. Anyone want to read this along with me...whenever I get around to it 😆😂? #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😜

Tony Awards this weekend makes this the perfect time to settle in with this. It'll be my reward for surviving a 90 degree morning outside with The Munchkin.