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This Theatre Nerd's 500 Books to Read Before 50 - Page 6

Here's a list that seems popular this weekend. Enclosed are the books I hope to read before turning 50. Some are rereads, many are first time reads.
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Fat Ham (James Ijames)
Fat Ham
201
James Ijames
The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington (James Ijames)
The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington
202
James Ijames
A Chorus Line: The Complete Book of the Musical (James Kirkwood Jr. and Nicholas Dante)
A Chorus Line: The Complete Book of the Musical
203
James Kirkwood Jr. and Nicholas Dante
Putting It Together (James Lapine)
Putting It Together
204
James Lapine
Falsettos (James Lapine and William Finn)
Falsettos
205
James Lapine and William Finn
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
206
Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
207
Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
208
Jane Austen
The Book of Hope (Jane Goodall)
The Book of Hope
209
Jane Goodall
The Last 5 Years: The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Musical (Jason Robert Brown)
The Last 5 Years: The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Musical
210
Jason Robert Brown
Becket (Jean Anouilh)
Becket
211
Jean Anouilh
Wake Up With Purpose! (Jean Dolores Schmidt and Seth Davis)
Wake Up With Purpose!
212
Jean Dolores Schmidt and Seth Davis
Kimberly Akimbo (Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire)
Kimberly Akimbo
213
Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (Jeanne Theoharis)
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
214
Jeanne Theoharis
Farewell to the East End (Jennifer Worth)
Farewell to the East End
215
Jennifer Worth
Shadows of the Workhouse (Jennifer Worth)
Shadows of the Workhouse
216
Jennifer Worth
Mame (Jerry Herman)
Mame
217
Jerry Herman
Downton Abbey - A Celebration (Jessica Fellowes)
Downton Abbey - A Celebration
218
Jessica Fellowes
Where the Light Enters: Building a Family, Discovering Myself (Jill Biden)
Where the Light Enters: Building a Family, Discovering Myself
219
Jill Biden
The Lightning Thief (Joe Tracz and Rob Rokicki)
The Lightning Thief
220
Joe Tracz and Rob Rokicki
Faust (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
Faust
221
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
222
John Berendt
Almost, Maine (John Cariani)
Almost, Maine
223
John Cariani
Peter and Alice (John Logan)
Peter and Alice
224
John Logan
Red (John Logan)
Red
225
John Logan
Doubt (John Patrick Shanley)
Doubt
226
John Patrick Shanley
Tick Tick ... BOOM!: The Complete Book and Lyrics (Jonathan Larson)
Tick Tick ... BOOM!: The Complete Book and Lyrics
227
Jonathan Larson
The Last Secret of the Secret Annex (Joop Van Wijk-Voskuijl and Jeroen De Bruyn)
The Last Secret of the Secret Annex
228
Joop Van Wijk-Voskuijl and Jeroen De Bruyn
Ain't No Mo (Jordan E. Cooper)
Ain't No Mo
229
Jordan E. Cooper
And Furthermore (Judi Dench)
And Furthermore
230
Judi Dench
The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos (Judy Batalion)
The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos
231
Judy Batalion
The Meaning of Matthew (Judy Shepherd)
The Meaning of Matthew
232
Judy Shepherd
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
233
Jules Verne
Around the World in Eighty Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in Eighty Days
234
Jules Verne
Victoria the Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire (Julia Baird)
Victoria the Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire
235
Julia Baird
Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years (Julie Andrews)
Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years
236
Julie Andrews
Home: A Memoir of My Early Years (Julie Andrews)
Home: A Memoir of My Early Years
237
Julie Andrews
Dog Medicine (Julie Barton)
Dog Medicine
238
Julie Barton
The Lion King: Pride Rock on Broadway (Julie Taymor)
The Lion King: Pride Rock on Broadway
239
Julie Taymor
How to Meditate: A Practical Guide (Kathleen Mcdonald)
How to Meditate: A Practical Guide
240
Kathleen Mcdonald
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