The Drama Book Shop Launches E-Commerce Site

The Drama E-book Shop has declared the start of an e-commerce web site, offering globally entry to thousands of theatrical titles. The online store functions all the titles offered in the New York shop and will provide personnel recommendations, new plays, regular selects, indie titles, prime picks for little ones and more. Each month pick out titles will be highlighted supporting a topic of the thirty day period.

The on the net store is open up and ready for readers at Drama E book Store. (shop.dramabookshop.com)

Decide on titles for Women’s Historical past Thirty day period contain:

A Girl Named Rosita: The Tale of Rita Moreno: Actor, Singer, Dancer, Trailblazer! (Hardcover)
By Anika Aldamuy Denise, Leo Espinosa (Illustrator)

The The usa Play and Other Performs (Paperback)
By Suzan-Lori Parks

Nina: A Story of Nina Simone (Hardcover)
By Traci N. Todd, Christian Robinson (Illustrator)

Wit: A Engage in (Paperback)
By Margaret Edson

April will attribute performs relating to Comedy, Jazz, and Spring as well as celebrating Library 7 days and Earth Working day. Might will honor Asian Pacific American Heritage thirty day period and June will celebrate Pride month.

The Drama Reserve Store opened to the general public at its new household at 266 West 39th Street, in between Seventh and Eighth Avenues on Thursday, June 10, 2021. Founded in 1917 by the Drama League, The Drama Book Shop grew to become an unbiased bookstore in 1923 and has considering the fact that been deemed a quintessential New York Town cultural institution. For above 100 a long time, The Drama Guide Shop has been the city’s finest resource for theatrical performs, with about 8,000 plays on a regular basis in stock. In 2011, The Drama Guide Shop received a Tony Award® Honor for Excellence in the Theatre. This award is bestowed upon people, organizations, and establishments that have demonstrated profound achievement in the theatre but are ineligible in any of the founded Tony types.

Longtime buddies, and patrons of the bookstore, Thomas Kail and Lin-Manuel Miranda, alongside with Jeffrey Vendor and James L. Nederlander, obtained the retailer from Rozanne Seelen, whose late husband Arthur Seelen experienced bought the retailer in 1958. Around the several years, the retail store has moved quite a few periods, with its most new area owning been on West 40th Street. In 2002 a theatre troupe from Wesleyan College launched by Mr. Kail and some good friends convened downstairs in the store’s 60-seat Arthur Seelen Theatre to rehearse a new musical. Composed by Mr. Miranda and Ms. Hudes and directed by Mr. Kail, that clearly show was In the Heights, which went on to gain 4 2008 Tony Awards, which includes Very best Musical. It opened on June 11 as a big motion photo from Warner Brothers.

The new place, developed by Hamilton scenic designer David Korins and his group, pays homage to twentieth century European cafes and examining rooms and options a entire-provider cafe serving coffee, teas, and light treats.

The Drama Ebook Store is a neighborhood house for anyone enthused by the Arts-students, theater enthusiasts, marketplace industry experts and award-profitable artists alike. Considering the fact that 1917, The Drama E book Shop has been a mainstay of New York’s theatre scene, and with the assistance of the 1000’s of patrons that have passed by way of the shop’s doorways, will go on to be for the future 100 several years to come.

Retailer Hrs
Monday – Saturday 10:00am – 7:30pm
Sunday 12:00pm – 7:00pm