Performing Arts

Why Gary Neal Hansen's Christmas Play? Your church wants to put on a pageant this December. You want more than kids as shepherds in bathrobes and tinsel-winged angels. Sure, they're cute, but you want your congregation to know why the baby Jesus matters. You...

A new guide to creating equitable, inclusive, and diverse community engagement in the arts.Author: Donna Walker-KuhnePublisher: Theatre Communications GroupPublished: 10/21/2025Pages: 200Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60dISBN: 9781636702582About the AuthorAcknowledged as the nation's foremost expert in Audience Development by the Arts &...

An insightful history and analysis of the importance Delmer Daves' film Broken Arrow has in the western film genre. It was, for its time, a breakthrough in how Native Americans were depicted in the movies. The release of Broken Arrow in 1950 represented a...

Dazzling, highly stylized, excessively violent and brimming with sex, blaxploitation films enjoyed a brief but memorable period in motion picture history. Never before - and never since - have so many African American performers been featured in films, not in bit parts, but in...

Angelina Ballerina shows young readers all the ways to be a ballerina in this 8x8 paperback storybook that includes French flaps, foil, and embossing on the cover--plus quotes that readers can press out and display! Angelina Ballerina does many things throughout her day that...

Be the first to get the lowdown on the latest Avatar film, Avatar: Fire and Ash with this exclusive sticker book. Be the first to get the lowdown on the latest Avatar film, Avatar: Fire and Ash with this exclusive sticker book. Inside, the...

From the creators of the podcast and bestselling book Ghibliotheque, this is a young film fan's comprehensive guide to one of the most exciting and influential film studios in cinema history, NOW FEATURING an all-new section to celebrate 40 years of Studio Ghibli. This...

This classic bestselling Angelina Ballerina picture book about friendship, jealousy, and one big performance is back in a beautiful, refreshed hardcover edition! Angelina Ballerina has a part as a fairy in a grown-up ballet performance, and so does her cousin Henry. They are both...

Celebrate the holidays, birthdays, or any special occasion with this official countdown enamel pin set inspired by the beloved film trilogy, The Lord of the Rings(TM). The set features 12 one-of-a-kind enamel pins, including fan favorites like the Leaf of Lórien, the Eye of...

In 10-Minute Plays for Kids, young thespians will find terrific plays by some of our most prominent playwrights - such as Sharyn Rothstein, Alex Broun, Jenny Lyn Bader, Claudia I. Haas, and Mark Harvey Levine, and by others less well known but equally terrific...

You are magic, baby!Read aloud this empowering testament to perseverance and talent, celebrating the unstoppable spirit of Ariana Grande. YOU ARE MAGIC chronicles the awe-inspiring journey of the multi-talented star, whose resilience, creativity, and passion have made her a force to be reckoned with...

The third in the Disney "Making of" series is the story of Disney's most ambitious, monumental work. The concept: the world's greatest music, presented according to the highest acoustic standard, and illustrated by the brilliance of the Disney studio at the height of its...

Want to learn the improv techniques that helped Mike Myers, Chris Farley, John Belushi, and many others along the road to TV and film stardom? Then let two esteemed founders of long-form improvisational theatre, Del Close and Charna Halpern, teach you the "Harold." This...

Art, power, desire, and illusion collide in a hypnotic new novel from Olivia Laing, set in the months leading up to the murder of Pier Paolo Pasolini in 1975. It is September 1974. Two men meet in Venice. One is a young English artist,...

How Shakespeare became Shakespeare: a riveting tale of London's first playhouse and the people--actors, writers, builders, investors--who built the Theatre. Between 1576 and 1598, a playhouse called the Theatre stood in the northeast suburbs of London, until it was secretly torn down and its...

Red, White & Royal Blue meets the theater world of London's dazzling West End in this nuanced, queer debut romance in which a fake dating publicity stunt between rival co-stars results in romantic sparks neither of them expected.After winning his first Olivier Award for...

Prepare to be dazzled from your whiskers to your paws! From Nora Ericson and Elly MacKay, the creators of the award-winning picture book Too Early, comes a showstopping performance with precious performers, perfect for animal and dance lovers everywhere Doors are closing, lights are...

The definitive, behind-the-scenes look at the most popular sitcom of the last decade, The Big Bang Theory, packed with all-new, exclusive interviews with the producers and the entire cast - from journalist and the host of The Official Big Bang Theory Podcast, Jessica Radloff.The...

Cultural phenomenon. Worldwide obsession. Queen for eras to come. This is the life, art, and legacy of Taylor Swift. There has never been a phenomenon like Taylor Swift. But it is not just her music that makes her one of the most compelling figures...

Tallulah just knew she could be a great ballerina, if only she had a tutu. So she starts ballet class. When she does not receive a tutu, she quits. But everywhere she goes, things keep reminding her of ballet. Her neighbor's basset hound always...