Broadway "Stores"

[BwayDude2]

Posted: 2/25/18 at 7:30pm

Hey all!
I'm going to be in the city next week. I'm wondering if there are any Broadway gift shops or stores I could visit? I go to the one in Schubert Alley all the time, and didn't know if there were any others. Thanks! 

[jimmycurry01]

Posted: 2/25/18 at 7:33pm

There is another good one near there. I think it's across the street from The Majestic. Maybe a few doors down from Sardi's? I wish I could be more help. It's been almost a year since my last trip.

[Phantom4ever]

Posted: 2/25/18 at 7:43pm

It’s called Dress Circle and it’s on the south side of W 44 just east of 8th Avenue, next to the St James (Frozen) and across from the Majestic (Phantom). You should also try the Drama Book shop at 250 W. 40th. The various gift shops along 8th Avenue have Broadway souvenirs here and there.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 2/25/18 at 8:35pm

The store on W. 44th Street is called Theatre Circle, not Dress Circle. It is affiliated by One Shubert Alley.

One Shubert Alley is their boutique outlet.

Theatre Circle is their full store and carries more merchandise including merchandise of older/long gone shows.

[msmp]

Posted: 2/25/18 at 10:16pm

Theatre Circle is one of my must-visits every time I'm in New York. I've built quite a nice collection of window cards and programs thanks to them, and their bookshop in the backroom can't be beat when it comes to scripts.

[whatdoesntkillme]

Posted: 2/25/18 at 10:19pm

msmp said: "their bookshop in the backroom can't be beat when it comes to scripts."

Yes it can. By the Drama Book Shop on 40th.

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 2/25/18 at 10:20pm

I find Theatre Circle very limited in selection and highly marked up. It’s a store for tourists with no common sense to look online or by at the theatre. Plus most of their staff are pretty rude. I’d rather shop online. Drama Book Shop on 40th has the best selection of scripts and books

[CapnHook]

Posted: 2/25/18 at 10:32pm

Triton Gallery on 8th Ave between 44th and 43rd is around the corner from the Theatre Circle store, too.

HAMILTON has its own gift store.

You MUST visit the Drama Book Shop on 40th Street.

[Phantom4ever]

Posted: 2/25/18 at 11:31pm

Wow my bad about Dress Circle lol!

[msmp]

Posted: 2/26/18 at 12:18am

whatdoesntkillme said: "msmp said: "their bookshop in the backroom can't be beat when it comes to scripts."

Yes it can. By the Drama Book Shop on 40th."

Added to the list this trip--thank you!!

[Lot666]

Posted: 2/26/18 at 8:55am

Bettyboy72 said: "...Theatre Circle...most of their staff are pretty rude"

VERY, with the owner of the place being the absolute worst of the lot. He's a living, breathing cliche of a "b*tchy old queen".

[BwayDude2]

Posted: 2/26/18 at 10:48am

Thanks everyone! I've been so many times, and I can't believe I haven't checked out Theatre Circle! I spend hours and hours in Drama Book Shop every time I'm in the city. Can't wait to be back! 

[mozgrrl]

Posted: 2/26/18 at 11:12am

Lot666 said: "Bettyboy72 said: "...Theatre Circle...most of their staff are pretty rude"

VERY, with the owner of the placebeing the absolute worst of the lot. He's a living, breathing cliche of a "b*tchy old queen"."

 

I ask him if I can buy the original POTO poster (hanging up high to the right when you walk in) EVERYTIME I go in there, just to annoy him. LOL I always get a bitchy, "it's NOT for sale"....hahaha

 

[fashionguru_23]

Posted: 2/26/18 at 11:17am

mozgrrl said: "Lot666 said: "Bettyboy72 said: "...Theatre Circle...most of their staff are pretty rude"

VERY, with the owner of the placebeing the absolute worst of the lot. He's a living, breathing cliche of a "b*tchy old queen"."



I ask him if I can buy the original POTO poster (hanging up high to the right when you walk in) EVERYTIME I go in there, just to annoy him. LOL I always get a bitchy, "it's NOT for sale"....hahaha

"

The amount of times that man has told me different things are "NOT for sale", I could open a store! I liked the Theatre Circle location that was on the ground floor, surrounded by glass in the Marriott Marquis (that is no longer there?). I think it had everything I wanted, both current and closed shows, organized well, employees seemed happy, etc. 

[Lot666]

Posted: 2/26/18 at 11:32am

mozgrrl said: "Lot666 said: "Bettyboy72 said: "...Theatre Circle...most of their staff are pretty rude"

VERY, with the owner of the placebeing the absolute worst of the lot. He's a living, breathing cliche of a "b*tchy old queen"."

I ask him if I can buy the original POTO poster (hanging up high to the right when you walk in) EVERYTIME I go in there, just to annoy him. LOL I always get a bitchy, "it's NOT for sale"....hahaha"

Love it! He deserves to be annoyed, and as often as possible. 

 

[temms]

Posted: 2/26/18 at 11:51am

It's not specifically Broadway but Strand Books by Union Square is my favorite used bookstore in the world and has a big drama/film selection. Definitely worth a visit.

It's not a store but there's a neat Leonard Bernstein exhibit at the Lincoln Center library, if you're looking for free theatre-related stuff during the day.

[uncageg]

Posted: 2/26/18 at 11:59am

I like One Schubert Alley better than Theatre Circle. Nicer people.

Triton Gallery is a must. I never got to their 9th avenue location. Went to their new one on 8th. It is very small. Had a bit of a problem getting in but it was the first day they opened. Hopefully they have the door buzzer thing solved. The guy who runs it is very nice and makes you feel very welcome. It is window card heaven!

[greensgreens]

Posted: 2/26/18 at 12:10pm

Is Corky St. Clair's memorabilia shop still around? He used to carry a good assortment of entertainment memorabilia, including some Broadway stuff. I got some nice Betty Buckley bobbleheads (in Norma getup) there a while ago.

[MackTheKnife2]

Posted: 5/18/18 at 7:49pm

Hello all! I'll be going to NYC next week, and was wondering if there are any stores that sell cast albums on vinyl.

I'm from Mexico City and it is really hard to find any cast albums here. I recently started to collect second-hand cast albums on vinyl and I want to expand on my collection.

Thanks!

[Scarlet Leigh]

Posted: 5/18/18 at 10:59pm

fashionguru_23 said: "The amount of times that man has told me different things are "NOT for sale", I could open a store! I liked the Theatre Circle location that was on the ground floor, surrounded by glass in the Marriott Marquis (that is no longer there?). I think it had everything I wanted, both current and closed shows, organized well, employees seemed happy, etc."

I LOVED that location. I always held onto this hope that once all the hotel's remodeling was done that it would be back. Crushed that it didn't. They were my go to for programs from closed shows. No one else ever seemed to even come close the the selection they had. The location next to the St. James is fine but there selection just seems to limited unless it's a current show. The back room has SOME older product but not like the Marquis location did.

 

[Tom5]

Posted: 5/18/18 at 11:03pm

As mentioned the Drama Book Shop on 40th should be your number one. After that, you might want to check out the various gift shops in (and under) Lincoln Center.

[Big Apple2]

Posted: 5/19/18 at 2:03am

uncageg said: "I like One Schubert Alley better than Theatre Circle. Nicer people.”

I struck up a conversation with the guy working there when I stopped by over a week ago. There was another customer who he was talking to prior to me arriving. Both were very friendly and we talked about the shows currently playing in town. We also talked about how some of the merchandise for DEH changed after Ben Platt left the show. 

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 5/19/18 at 8:24am

I'm from Mexico City and it is really hard to find any cast albums here. I recently started to collect second-hand cast albums on vinyl and I want to expand on my collection.

In this day and age of the internet, that's hard to understand as many years ago I went thru a period of collecting international cast recordings and without any effort, I was able to obtain EVERY single cast recording that was on my Wish List, including all of Silvia Pinal's from GYPSY, MAME to QUE TAL, DOLLY? (HELLO, DOLLY!) which were all out-of-print.  Same went with German, Spanish, Argentinean, Italian and other country's cast recordings -- both old and new and long out-of-print.