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Part 1: Traveling for Theatre

Part 2: Thespian Lifestyle

Part 3: Plays

Part 4: Musicals

Part 5: Everything Else

Part 1: Traveling for Theatre

1. Catch a show at Don’t Tell Mama.
2. Check out the caricatures at Sardi’s.
3. Go to Shakespeare in the Park.
4. Eat at Ellen’s Stardust Diner.
5. Dine at Joe Allen.
6. Pay a visit to One Shubert Alley.
7. Visit the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
8. See a show at Lincoln Center.
9. See a Broadway show.
10. See an Off-Broadway show.
11. See an Off-Off Broadway show.
12. Check out 54 Below.
13. Go to Radio City Music Hall.
14. Sing showtunes at Marie’s Crisis Cafe.
15. Visit The Drama Book Shop.
16 Visit Times Square.
17. Walk down the Playwrights’ Sidewalk.
18. Multiple Locations: Medieval Times, Buena Park
19. California: Pageant of the Masters, Laguna Beach 📝 The Sawdust Festival is amazing as well!
20. Connecticut: The Bushnell, Hartford
21. Florida: Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Fort Lauderdale
22. Florida: Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Miami
23. Georgia: Fox Theatre, Atlanta
24. Illinois: The Chicago Theatre, Chicago
25. Kansas: New Theatre & Restaurant, Overland Park
26. Kentucky: The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, Louisville
27. Louisiana: Saenger Theatre
28. Maryland: Hippodrome Theatre, Baltimore
29. Minnesota: Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis
30. Nevada: The Smith Center for the Performing Arts
31. New Jersey: New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark
32. North Carolina: Durham Performing Arts Center
33. Ohio: Playhouse Square, Cleveland
34. Pennsylvania: Sight & Sound Theatres, Ronks
35. Tennessee: Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville
36. Texas: The Majestic Theatre
37. Utah: Hale Centre Theatre, Sandy
38. Washington D.C.: Ford’s Theatre
39. Washington, D.C.: JFK Center for the Performing Arts
40. Cambodia: Lakhon
41. China: Xiqu (Traditional Chinese Opera)
42. India: Kathakali
43. India: Prithvi Theatre, Mumbai
44. Indonesia: Wayang Puppet Theatre
45. Japan: Bunraku Puppet Theatre
46. Japan: Kabuki 📝 You can also buy cheap tickets for a portion of the show. That’s what I did!
47. Japan: Noh Theatre
48. Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre
49. Singapore: Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
50. Thailand: Sala Chalermkrung Royal Theatre
51. Vietnam: Water Puppet Theatre
52. A West End Show
53. Royal Opera House
54. The Theatre Cafe
55. Shakespeare’s Globe 📝 The best Shakespeare I’ve ever experienced.
56. His Majesty’s Theatre
57. Lyceum Theatre
58. National Theatre 📝 You can also watch their productions at the cinema!
59. Palace Theatre
60. Prince Edward Theatre
61. Prince of Wales Theatre
62. Sondheim Theatre
63. Austria: Vienna State Opera, Vienna
64. Czech Republic: National Theatre, Prague
65. Denmark: Det Kongelige Teater, Copenhagen
66. England: The Minack Theatre, Cornwall
67. England: Holy Trinity Church, Warwickshire 📝 Shakespeare’s place of baptism
68. England: Shakespeare’s Schoolroom, Warwickshire
69. England: Shakespeare’s Grave. Warwickshire
70. England: Royal Shakespeare Company, Warwickshire
71. France: La Comédie Française, Paris
72. France: Palais Garnier, Paris
73. Germany: Friedrichstadt-Palast, Berlin
74. Germany: Musical Boulevard, Hamburg
75. Germany: Semperoper, Dresden
76. Greece: Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Athens
77. Hungary: Budapest Operetta Theatre, Budapest
78. Ireland: Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin
79. Italy: Teatro alla Scala, Milan
80. Italy: Teatro Massimo, Palermo
81. Italy: Teatro Antico di Taormina, Taormina
82. Italy: Teatro La Fenice, Venice
83. Latvia: Latvian National Opera, Riga
84. Malta: Teatru Manoel, Valletta
85. Netherlands: AFAS Circustheater, Den Haag
86. Netherlands: Royal Theater Carré, Amsterdam
87. Norway: Nationaltheatret, Oslo
88. Poland: National Theatre, Warsaw
89. Portugal: Teatro Sá da Bandeira, Porto
90. Spain: Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona
91. Spain: Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona
92. Spain: Teatro Real, Madrid
93. Sweden: Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm
94. Argentina: Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires
95. Argentina: Teatro Metropolitan SURA
96. Australia: State Theatre, Sydney
97. Australia: Sydney Opera House, Sydney
98. Brazil: Amazon Theatre, Manaus
99. Brazil: Municipal Theater of Rio, Rio de Janeiro
100. Brazil: Municipal Theatre of São Paulo, São Paulo
101. Brazil: Teatro Renault, São Paulo
102. Canada: Four Seasons Centre, Toronto
103. Canada: King’s Wharf Theatre, Penetanguishene
104. Canada: Princess of Wales Theatre, Toronto
105. Canada: Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto
106. Canada: Meridian Hall, Toronto
107. Canada: Elgin & Winter Garden Theater, Toronto
108. Chile: Municipal Theatre of Santiago, Santiago
109. Colombia: Teatro Colón Bogotá, Bogotá
110. Costa Rica: National Theater of Costa Rica, San José
111. Egypt: Cairo Opera House, Cairo
112. Mexico: Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City
113. Mexico: Teatro de la Ciudad, Mexico City
114. Mexico: Teatro Metropólitan, Mexico City
115. New Zealand: The Civic, Auckland
116. Russia: Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg
117. Russia: Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
118. South Africa: Baxter Theatre Centre, Cape Town
119. South Africa: Joburg Theatre, Johannesburg
120. Turkey: Zorlu Performing Arts Center, Istanbul
121. Uruguay: Solis Theatre, Montevideo
122. Bregenz Festival: Bregenz, Austria
123. Dublin Theatre Festival: Dublin, Ireland
124. Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Edinburgh, Scotland
125. Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Ashland, Oregon, USA
126. Shaw Festival: Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada
127. Stratford Festival: Stratford, Ontario, Canada
128. Add Your Own
129. Add Your Own
130. Add Your Own
131. Disneyland California
132. Disneyland Paris
133. Hong Kong Disneyland
134. Shanghai Disneyland
135. Tokyo Disneyland
136. Walt Disney World
137. A Disney Cruise Ship

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Part 2: Thespian Lifestyle

138. Create a musical-themed playlist.
139. Give a theatre-related name to a pet.
140. Go to a cast party.
141. Go to a Rocky Horror Picture Show screening.
142. Go to a Renaissance faire.
143. Host a musical movie marathon.
144. Play a theatre-related card or board game.
145. Buy merchandise to celebrate your favorite show.
146. Put on a puppet show.
147. Put on show tunes at a friend’s house.
148. Belt out showtunes in the car.
149. Throw a musical-themed party.
150. Audition for a show.
151. See a touring Broadway show.
152. Buy a Playbill binder.
153. Collect more than ten Playbills.
154. Cry while listening to a cast recording.
155. Cry while watching a show.
156. Get a callback or theatre-related interview.
157. Get paid to be part of a show.
158. Get rejected.
159. Give a standing ovation.
160. Refuse to give a standing ovation.
161. Watch a “proshot” of a play or musical.
162. Go to the theatre twice in one day.
163. Make a theatre-specific resume or CV.
164. Play drama games with fellow thespians.
165. Teach drama games to a friend.
166. See a play or musical at least three times.
167. Sing show tunes at a karaoke night.
168. Sit in the front row of a performance.
169. Sit in the last row of a performance.
170. Submit a play to a competition.
171. Win “lottery tickets” to a show.
172. Wait at a stage door for autographs.
173. Crying (act this out on stage)
174. Sleeping (act this out on stage)
175. Dying (act this out on stage)
176. Eating (act this out on stage)
177. Fighting (act this out on stage)
178. Flying (act this out on stage)
179. Hugging (act this out on stage)
180. Laughter (act this out on stage)
181. Work backstage.
182. Assist with marketing, sales, or box office.
183. Direct or assist with directing a show.
184. Help build or paint a set.
185. Work as an intern.
186. Help out the costume department.
187. Help with strike.
188. Host a theatre-related workshop.
189. Learn how to play an instrument.
190. Produce a show or assist in production.
191. Review or blog about a show.
192. Work as an usher.
193. Work at a theatre festival.
194. Write a musical.
195. Write a play.
196. Perform in an immersive/interactive show.
197. Perform in a variety show.
198. Perform at an improv show.
199. Perform at a theme park.
200. Perform at a festival.
201. Perform in a musical.
202. Perform in a Shakespeare play.
203. Perform in a staged reading.
204. Perform in an outdoor theatre production.
205. Get professional headshots taken.
206. Perform in an accent other than your own.
207. Play a character of a different age.
208. Play a character of a different gender.
209. Play the hero.
210. Play the villain.
211. Play the sidekick.
212. Land your dream role or job. (fill in the blank)
213. Go to the opera.
214. See a one-person show.
215. See a magic show.
216. See a musical in a foreign language.
217. See a play in a foreign language.
218. See a drag show.
219. See a show that’s longer than three hours.
220. See a show that’s shorter than ten minutes.
221. See an improv show.
222. See ballet theatre.
223. See children’s theatre.
224. Experience dinner theatre.
225. Experience immersive theatre.
226. A black box theatre (experience theatre here)
227. A non-traditional theatre space (experience theatre here)
228. A proscenium stage (experience theatre here)
229. A school auditorium (experience theatre here)
230. A theatre in the round (experience theatre here)
231. A thrust stage (experience theatre here)
232. A traverse stage (experience theatre here)
233. An open air theatre (experience theatre here)
234. Attend a theatre workshop.
235. Get a theatre-related undergraduate degree.
236. Get a theatre-related graduate degree.
237. Go to a theatre conference or convention.
238. Hire a professional coach.
239. Listen to a theatre-related podcast.
240. Take a playwriting class.
241. Take a theatre-related online course.
242. Take an acting class.
243. Take an improv class.
244. Watch a theatre-related TED Talk.
245. Attend The Olivier Awards.
246. Attend the Tony Awards.
247. Be a part of a Broadway show.
248. Be a part of a West End show.
249. Get a standing ovation for your work.
250. Be featured in an interview.
251. Get mentioned in a newspaper.
252. Win a theatre-related award.
253. Buy theatre tickets for someone.
254. Donate money to a theatre company.
255. Help someone learn their lines.
256. Help with a theatre fundraising event.
257. See a friend’s show.
258. Volunteer at a theatre or festival.
259. Support a theatre-related crowdfunding campaign.

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Part 3: Plays to Read

*#260-#351 are Pulitzer-Prize winning plays and musicals

260. English, by Sanaz Toossi (2023)
261. Fat Ham, by James Ijames (2022)
262. The Hot Wing King, by Katori Hall (2021)
263. A Strange Loop, by Michael R. Jackson (2020)
264. Fairview, by Jackie Sibblies Drury (2019)
265. Cost of Living, by Martyna Majok (2018)
266. Sweat, by Lynn Nottage (2017)
267. Hamilton, by Lin-Manuel Miranda (2016)
268. Between Riverside and Crazy, by Stephen Adly Guirgis (2015)
269. The Flick, by Annie Baker (2014)
270. Disgraced, by Ayad Akhtar (2013)
271. Water by the Spoonful, by Quiara Alegría Hudes (2012)
272. Clybourne Park, by Bruce Norris (2011)
273. Next to Normal, by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey (2010)
274. Ruined, by Lynn Nottage (2009)
275. August: Osage County, by Tracy Letts (2008)
276. Rabbit Hole, by David Lindsay-Abaire (2007)
277. Doubt: A Parable, by John Patrick Shanley (2005)
278. I Am My Own Wife, by Doug Wright (2004)
279. Anna in the Tropics, by Nilo Cruz (2003)
280. Topdog/Underdog, by Suzan-Lori Parks (2002)
281. Proof, by David Auburn (2001)
282. Dinner with Friends, by Donald Margulies (2000)
283. Wit, by Margaret Edson (1999)
284. How I Learned to Drive, by Paula Vogel (1998)
285. Rent, by Jonathan Larson (1996)
286. The Young Man From Atlanta, by Horton Foote (1995)
287. Three Tall Women, by Edward Albee (1994)
288. Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, by Tony Kushner (1993)
289. The Kentucky Cycle, by Robert Schenkkan (1992)
290. Lost in Yonkers, by Neil Simon (1991)
291. The Piano Lesson, by August Wilson (1990)
292. The Heidi Chronicles, by Wendy Wasserstein (1989)
293. Driving Miss Daisy, by Alfred Uhry (1988)
294. Fences, by August Wilson (1987)
295. Sunday in the Park With George, by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine (1985)
296. Glengarry Glen Ross, by David Mamet (1984)
297. ‘Night, Mother, by Marsha Norman (1983)
298. A Soldier’s Play, by Charles Fuller (1982)
299. Crimes of the Heart, by Beth Henley (1981)
300. Talley’s Folly, by Lanford Wilson (1980)
301. Buried Child, by Sam Shepard (1979)
302. The Gin Game, by Donald L. Coburn (1978)
303. The Shadow Box, by Michael Cristofer (1977)
304. A Chorus Line, Kirkwood, Jr., Hamlisch, Dante, Kleban (1976)
305. Seascape, by Edward Albee (1975)
306. That Championship Season, by Jason Miller (1973)
307. The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds, by Paul Zindel (1971)
308. No Place to Be Somebody, by Charles Gordone (1970)
309. The Great White Hope, by Howard Sackler (1969)
310. A Delicate Balance, by Edward Albee (1967)
311. The Subject Was Roses, by Frank D. Gilroy (1965)
312. How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, by Frank Loesser and Abe Burrows (1962)
313. All The Way Home, by Tad Mosel (1961)
314. Fiorello!, by Weidman, Abbott, Bock and Harnick (1960)
315. J.B., by Archibald MacLeish (1959)
316. Look Homeward, Angel, by Ketti Frings (1958)
317. Long Day’s Journey Into Night, by Eugene O’Neill (1957)
318. The Diary of Anne Frank, by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich (1956)
319. Cat on A Hot Tin Roof, by Tennessee Williams (1955)
320. The Teahouse of the August Moon, by John Patrick (1954)
321. Picnic, by William Inge (1953)
322. The Shrike, by Joseph Kramm (1952)
323. South Pacific, by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan (1950)
324. Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller (1949)
325. A Streetcar Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams (1948)
326. State of the Union, by Russel Crouse and Howard Lindsay (1946)
327. Harvey, by Mary Chase (1945)
328. The Skin of Our Teeth, by Thornton Wilder (1943)
329. There Shall Be No Night, by Robert E. Sherwood (1941)
330. The Time of Your Life, by William Saroyan (1940)
331. Abe Lincoln in Illinois, by Robert E. Sherwood (1939)
332. Our Town, by Thornton Wilder (1938)
333. You Can’t Take It With You, by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman (1936)
334. Idiot’s Delight, by Robert E. Sherwood (1936)
335. The Old Maid, by Zoe Akins (1935)
336. Men in White, by Sidney Kingsley (1934)
337. Both Your Houses, by Maxwell Anderson (1933)
338. Of Thee I Sing, by Kaufman, Ryskind & Gershwin (1932)
339. Alison’s House, by Susan Glaspell (1931)
340. The Green Pastures, by Marc Connelly (1930)
341. Street Scene, by Elmer L. Rice (1929)
342. Strange Interlude, by Eugene O’Neill (1928)
343. In Abraham’s Bosom, by Paul Green (1927)
344. Craig’s Wife, by George Kelly (1926)
345. They Knew What They Wanted, by Sidney Howard (1925)
346. Hell-Bent Fer Heaven, by Hatcher Hughes (1924)
347. Icebound, by Owen Davis (1923)
348. Anna Christie, by Eugene O’Neill (1922)
349. Miss Lulu Bett, by Zona Gale (1921)
350. Beyond the Horizon, by Eugene O’Neill (1920)
351. Why Marry?, by Jesse Lynch Williams (1918)

*#352-#388 are Shakespeare’s plays

352. A Midsummer Night’s Dream
353. All’s Well That Ends Well
354. Antony and Cleopatra
355. As You Like It
356. Coriolanus
357. Cymbeline
358. Hamlet
359. Henry IV, Part 1
360. Henry IV, Part 2
361. Henry V
362. Henry VI, Part 1
363. Henry VI, Part 2
364. Henry VI, Part 3
365. Henry VIII
366. Julius Caesar
367. King John
368. King Lear
369. Love’s Labour’s Lost
370. Macbeth
371. Measure for Measure
372. Much Ado About Nothing
373. Othello
374. Pericles, Prince of Tyre
375. Richard II
376. Richard III
377. Romeo and Juliet
378. The Comedy of Errors
379. The Merchant of Venice
380. The Merry Wives of Windsor
381. The Taming of the Shrew
382. The Tempest
383. The Two Gentlemen of Verona
384. The Winter’s Tale
385. Timon of Athens
386. Titus Andronicus
387. Troilus and Cressida
388. Twelfth Night

*#389-#559 are additional must-read plays

389. A Doll’s House, by Henrik Ibsen
390. A Few Good Men, by Aaron Sorkin
391. A Man for All Seasons, by Robert Bolt
392. A Moon for the Misbegotten, by Eugene O’Neill
393. A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry
394. A View From the Bridge, by Arthur Miller
395. A Woman of No Importance, by Oscar Wilde
396. All in the Timing, by David Ives
397. All My Sons, by Arthur Miller
398. Almost, Maine, by John Cariani
399. Amadeus, by Peter Shaffer
400. An Enemy of the People, by Henrik Ibsen
401. An Ideal Husband, by Oscar Wilde
402. An Inspector Calls, by J.B. Priestley
403. Antigone, by Sophocles
404. Arcadia, by Tom Stoppard
405. Arms and the Man, by George Bernard Shaw
406. Arsenic and Old Lace, by Joseph Kesselring
407. Art, by Yasmina Reza
408. Barefoot in the Park, by Neil Simon
409. Blasted, by Sarah Kane
410. Blithe Spirit, by Noël Coward
411. Blue Stockings, by Jessica Swale
412. Burgerz, by Travis Alabanza
413. By the Bog of Cats, by Marina Carr
414. Circle Mirror Transformation, by Annie Baker
415. Cloud 9, by Caryl Churchill
416. Copenhagen, by Michael Frayn
417. Cyrano De Bergerac, by Edmond Rostand
418. Dancing at Lughnasa, by Brian Friel
419. Deathtrap, by Ira Levin
420. Desire Under the Elms, by Eugene O’Neill
421. Doctor Faustus, by Christopher Marlowe
422. Dog Sees God, by Bert V. Royal
423. Eclipsed, by Danai Gurira
424. Electra, by Sophocles
425. Endgame, by Samuel Beckett
426. Equus, by Peter Shaffer
427. Eurydice, by Sarah Ruhl
428. Faust, by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
429. Five Women Wearing the Same Dress, by Alan Ball
430. For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf, by Ntozake Shange
431. Ghosts, by Henrik Ibsen
432. Girls & Boys, by Dennis Kelly
433. God’s Ear, by Jenny Schwartz
434. Good People, by David Lindsay-Abaire
435. Green Grow the Lilacs, by Lynn Riggs
436. Happy Days, by Samuel Beckett
437. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, by John Tiffany, Jack Thorne, and J.K. Rowling
438. Hedda Gabler, by Henrik Ibsen
439. Hir, by Taylor Mac
440. Incarnations: Three Plays, by Clive Barker
441. Inherit the Wind, by Jerome Lawrence
442. Intimate Apparel, by Lynn Nottage
443. Jitney, by August Wilson
444. Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, by August Wilson
445. Lady Windermere’s Fan, by Oscar Wilde
446. Leopoldstadt, by Tom Stoppard
447. Look Back in Anger, by John Osborne
448. Lysistrata, by Aristophanes
449. M. Butterfly, by David Henry Hwang
450. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, by August Wilson
451. Machinal, by Sophie Treadwell
452. Marisol, by José Rivera
453. Medea, by Euripides
454. Miss Julie, by August Strindberg
455. Moon Over Buffalo, by Ken Ludwig
456. Mother Courage and Her Children, by Bertolt Brecht
457. Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play, by Anne Washburn
458. Murder in the Cathedral, by T.S. Eliot
459. Nell Gwynn, by Jessica Swale
460. No Exit, by Jean-Paul Sartre
461. Noises Off, by Michael Frayn
462. Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles
463. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, by Dale Wasserman
464. Peter and Alice, by John Logan
465. Picasso At The Lapin Agile, by Steve Martin
466. Prima Facie, by Suzie Miller
467. Private Lives, by Noël Coward
468. Prometheus Bound, by Aeschylus
469. Pygmalion, by George Bernard Shaw
470. Red, by John Logan
471. Rhinoceros / The Chairs / The Lesson, by Eugène Ionesco
472. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, by Tom Stoppard
473. Saint Joan, by George Bernard Shaw
474. She Kills Monsters, by Qui Nguyen
475. She Stoops to Conquer, by Oliver Goldsmith
476. Six Characters in Search of an Author, by Luigi Pirandello
477. Six Degrees of Separation, by John Guare
478. Skylight, by David Hare
479. Spring’s Awakening, by Frank Wedekind
480. Steel Magnolias, by Robert Harling
481. Stop Kiss, by Diana Son
482. Suddenly Last Summer, by Tennessee Williams
483. Summer and Smoke, by Tennessee Williams
484. Tartuffe, by Molière
485. The Bacchae, by Euripides
486. The Bald Soprano, by Eugène Ionesco
487. The Birthday Party, by Harold Pinter
488. The Caucasian Chalk Circle, by Bertolt Brecht
489. The Cherry Orchard, by Anton Chekhov
490. The Children’s Hour, by Lillian Hellman
491. The Cripple of Inishmaan, by Martin McDonagh
492. The Crucible, by Arthur Miller
493. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Simon Stephens and Mark Haddon
494. The Diviners, by Jim Leonard
495. The Duchess of Malfi, by John Webster
496. The Elephant Man, by Bernard Pomerance
497. The Ferryman, by Jez Butterworth
498. The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams
499. The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?, by Edward Albee
500. The God of Carnage, by Yasmina Reza
501. The History Boys, by Alan Bennett
502. The Homecoming, by Harold Pinter
503. The House of Bernarda Alba, by Federico García Lorca
504. The Humans, by Stephen Karam
505. The Iceman Cometh, by Eugene O’Neill
506. The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde
507. The Inheritance, by Matthew Lopez
508. The Laramie Project, by Moisés Kaufman
509. The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, by Stephen Adly Guirgis
510. The Lion in Winter, by James Goldman
511. The Little Foxes, by Lillian Hellman
512. The Maids, by Jean Genet
513. The Man Who Came To Dinner, by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
514. The Miracle Worker, by William Gibson
515. The Misanthrope, by Molière
516. The Mountaintop, by Katori Hall
517. The Mousetrap, by Agatha Christie
518. The Nether, by Jennifer Haley
519. The Odd Couple, by Neil Simon
520. The Pillowman, by Martin McDonagh
521. The Real Thing, by Tom Stoppard
522. The Rover, by Aphra Behn
523. The School for Scandal, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
524. The Seagull, by Anton Chekhov
525. The Skriker, by Caryl Churchill
526. The Three Sisters, by Anton Chekhov
527. The Threepenny Opera, by Bertolt Brecht
528. The Trojan Women, by Euripides
529. The Vagina Monologues, by Eve Ensler
530. The Wolves, by Sarah DeLappe
531. The Zoo Story, by Edward Albee
532. Time Stands Still, by Donald Margulies
533. Top Girls, by Caryl Churchill
534. Torch Song Trilogy, by Harvey Fierstein
535. Travesties, by Tom Stoppard
536. Tribes, by Nina Raine
537. Trifles, by Susan Glaspell
538. True West, by Sam Shepard
539. Twelve Angry Men, by Reginald Rose
540. Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, by Anna Deavere Smith
541. Ubu Roi, by Alfred Jarry
542. Uncle Vanya, by Anton Chekhov
543. Under Milk Wood, by Dylan Thomas
544. Venus in Fur, by David Ives
545. Waiting for Godot, by Samuel Beckett
546. War Horse, by Nick Stafford
547. What the Constitution Means to Me, by Heidi Schreck
548. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, by Edward Albee
549. Yellow Face, by David Henry Hwang
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Part 4: Musicals

*Seeing a live or pro-shot of a show counts, but the film version does not!

* #806-#902 are musical movies

806. 42nd Street (1933)
807. A Chorus Line (1985)
808. A Hard Day’s Night (1964)
809. A Night at the Opera (1935)
810. A Star is Born (1954)
811. A Star is Born (2018)
812. Across the Universe (2007)
813. All That Jazz (1979)
814. An American in Paris (1951)
815. Annie (1982)
816. Beauty and the Beast (2017)
817. Bugsy Malone (1976)
818. Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
819. Cabaret (1972)
820. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
821. Chicago (2002)
822. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
823. Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog (2008)
824. Dreamgirls (2006)
825. Easter Parade (1948)
826. Enchanted (2007)
827. Evita (1996)
828. Fame (1980)
829. Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
830. Frankie and Johnny (1966)
831. Funny Face (1957)
832. Funny Girl (1968)
833. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
834. Gigi (1958)
835. Godspell (1973)
836. Grease (1978)
837. Guys and Dolls (1955)
838. Gypsy (1962)
839. Gypsy (1993)
840. Hair (1979)
841. Hairspray (2007)
842. Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
843. Hello Dolly! (1969)
844. High School Musical (2006)
845. In the Heights (2021)
846. Into the Woods (2014)
847. Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
848. La La Land (2016)
849. Les Misérables (2012)
850. Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
851. Mamma Mia! (2008)
852. Man of La Mancha (1972)
853. Mary Poppins (1964)
854. Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
855. Matilda (2022)
856. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
857. Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life (1983)
858. Moulin Rouge! (2001)
859. My Fair Lady (1964)
860. Newsies (1992)
861. Nine (2009)
862. Oklahoma! (1955)
863. Oliver! (1968)
864. On the Town (1949)
865. Once (2007)
866. Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
867. Porgy and Bess (1959)
868. Rent (2005)
869. Royal Wedding (1951)
870. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
871. Sing Street (2016)
872. Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
873. Sunshine on Leith (2013)
874. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
875. Sweet Charity (1969)
876. Swing Time (1936)
877. The Band Wagon (1953)
878. The Boy Friend (1971)
879. The Court Jester (1955)
880. The Greatest Showman (2017)
881. The King and I (1956)
882. The Last Five Years (2014)
883. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
884. The Muppet Movie (1979)
885. The Muppets (2011)
886. The Music Man (1962)
887. The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
888. The Producers (2005)
889. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
890. The Sound of Music (1965)
891. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
892. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
893. Tick, Tick… Boom! (2021)
894. Tommy (1975)
895. Top Hat (1935)
896. Victor/Victoria (1982)
897. West Side Story (1961)
898. West Side Story (2021)
899. White Christmas (1954)
900. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
901. Xanadu (1980)
902. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

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*#903-935 are theatre-related movies

903. After the Rehearsal (1984)
904. All About Eve (1950)
905. Being Julia (2004)
906. Birdman (2014)
907. Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
908. Camp (2003)
909. Career (1959)
910. Children of Paradise (1945)
911. Don’t Think Twice (2016)
912. Drive My Car (2021)
913. Hamlet (1996)
914. Henry V (1989)
915. Me and Orson Welles (2008)
916. Mephisto (1982)
917. Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
918. Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
919. Noises Off (1992)
920. Opening Night (2016)
921. Romeo + Juliet (1996)
922. See How They Run (2022)
923. Shakespeare in Love (1998)
924. Stage Fright (1950)
925. Synecdoche, New York (2008)
926. The Dresser (1983)
927. The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
928. The Producers (1967)
929. Theater Camp (2023)
930. Theatre of Blood (1973)
931. To Be or Not to Be (1942)
932. Twentieth Century (1934)
933. Add Your Own
934. Add Your Own
935. Add Your Own

*#936-976 are theatre-related books

936. A Challenge for the Actor, by Uta Hagen
937. A Director Prepares, by Anne Bogart
938. Act One, by Moss Hart
939. Acting: The First Six Lessons, by Richard Boleslavsky
940. Actions: The Actor’s Thesaurus, by Marina Caldarone
941. Alexander Hamilton, by Ron Chernow
942. An Actor Prepares, by Constantin Stanislavsky
943. Audition, by Michael Shurtleff
944. Broadway: A History of New York City in Thirteen Miles, by Fran Leadon
945. City of Girls, by Elizabeth Gilbert
946. Failing Up, by Leslie Odom Jr.
947. Freeing the Natural Voice, by Kristin Linklater
948. Hamnet, by Maggie O’Farrell
949. Hat Box: The Collected Lyrics, by Stephen Sondheim
950. If We Were Villains, by M.L. Rio
951. Les Misérables, by Victor Hugo
952. Letters to a Young Artist, by Anna Deavere Smith
953. Life Is Like a Musical, by Tim Federle
954. Mary Poppins, by P.L. Travers
955. Musical Theatre for Dummies, by Seth Rudetsky
956. Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, by T.S. Eliot
957. Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens
958. Razzle Dazzle, by Michael Riedel
959. Respect for Acting, by Uta Hagen
960. Sanford Meisner on Acting, by Sanford Meisner
961. Shakespeare Saved My Life, by Laura Bates
962. Shy, by Mary Rodgers and Jesse Green
963. Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel
964. Theatre of the Oppressed, by Augusto Boal
965. The Actor and the Target, Declan Donnellan
966. The Actor’s Life, by Jenna Fischer
967. The Archive and the Repertoire, by Diana Taylor
968. The Director’s Craft, by Katie Mitchell
969. The Empty Space, by Peter Brook
970. The Secret Life of the American Musical, by Jack Viertel
971. The Whalebone Theatre, by Joanna Quinn
972. Towards a Poor Theatre, Jerzy Grotowski
973. Up in the Cheap Seats, by Ron Fassler
974. What if It’s Us, by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
975. When the Lights Are Bright Again, by Andrew Norlen
976. Wicked, by Gregory Maguire

* #977-991 are theatre or musical related TV series

977. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
978. Empire
979. Encore!
980. Flight of the Conchords
981. Fosse/Verdon
982. Galavant
983. Glee
984. Modern Family
985. Schmigadoon!
986. Slings & Arrows
987. Smash
988. Star
989. Submissions Only
990. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
991. Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist

* #992-1001 are theatre-related documentaries (or mockumentaries)

992. Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
993. Every Little Step
994. Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway
995. Janey Makes a Play
996. Life After Tomorrow
997. McKellen: Playing the Part
998. ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
999. Six by Sondheim
1000. The Boys: The Sherman Brothers’ Story
1001. Waiting for Guffman

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