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Tuesday, April 21, 2015

BWW Reviews: LIVING ON LOVE is a Good Old Fashioned Laff Riot by Michael Dale

Joe DiPietro's new comedy pits a legendary conductor against his opera diva wife.

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Monday, April 20, 2015

BWW Reviews: Brave and Groundbreaking FUN HOME Transfers to Broadway by Michael Dale

Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori's musical rendering of Alison Bechdel's graphic novel demands to be seen by anyone who takes the art form seriously.

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Sunday, April 19, 2015

BWW Reviews: Sher's THE KING AND I is South Pacific's Siamese Twin by Michael Dale

Kelli O'Hara stars in a Bartlett Sher Rodgers and Hammerstein revival that mimics his previous Rodgers and Hammerstein revival.

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Saturday, April 18, 2015

BWW Reviews: FINDING NEVERLAND Best Left Undiscovered by Michael Dale

Diane Paulus' strong visuals can't rescue sluggish material.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

BWW Reviews: IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU is Terrifically Funny by Michael Dale

A top-shelf cast squeezes all the laughs out of Hargrove and Anselmi's wedding day musical.

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Monday, April 13, 2015

BWW Reviews: Wheeldon's Ravishing AN AMERICAN IN PARIS Beautifully Fuses Ballet and Drama by Michael Dale

Ballet's Christopher Wheeldon's Broadway directorial debut is breathtaking.

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Sunday, April 12, 2015

BWW Reviews: Royal Shakespeare's WOLF HALL an Intriguing History Lesson by Michael Dale

Ben Miles is excellent in the Royal Shakespeare Company's two-part adaptation of Hilary Mantel's exploration of Thomas Cromwell.

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Thursday, April 9, 2015

BWW Reviews: Sanitized GIGI Thanks Heaven For Legal Girls by Michael Dale

Eric Schaeffer's perfunctory staging of Heidi Thomas' revised script provides more fizzle than fizz.

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Friday, April 3, 2015

BWW Reviews: Hare's SKYLIGHT Talks a Good Game by Michael Dale

Carey Mulligan and Bill Nighy are exceptional in David Hare's drama of a mismatched relationship.

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Lady Gaga to Sing From Sondheim's Newest at the Tonys by Michael Dale

Lady Gaga will be introducing two songs from the score of Stephen Sondheim and David Ives' new musical in development at the 2015 Tony Awards.

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Friday, March 20, 2015

BWW Reviews: THE HEIDI CHRONICLES Celebrates the 'Highly Informed Spectator' by Michael Dale

Pam MacKinnon directs an excellent revival of Wendy Wasserstein's landmark feminist drama.

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Sunday, March 15, 2015

BWW Reviews: Chenoweth Glitters in ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY by Michael Dale

A mediocre production of a great musical is highlighted by Kristin Chenoweth's superlative turn.

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Monday, March 9, 2015

BWW Reviews: Mirren in Full Command in THE AUDIENCE by Michael Dale

Helen Mirren gives a masterful portrayal in Peter Morgan's thoroughly engaging character study.

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Friday, March 6, 2015
Tuesday, February 17, 2015

BWW Reviews: Revolutionary HAMILTON Is a Crowning Achievement by Michael Dale

Lin-Manuel Miranda's historical hip-hop musical is fine musical theatre disguised as freestyle.

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Thursday, January 22, 2015

BWW Reviews: YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU (But You Can Go Back and See It Again) by Michael Dale

Anna Chlumsky and Richard Thomas have been added to the top-flight ensemble.

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Thursday, January 15, 2015

BWW Review: HONEYMOON IN VEGAS, What Happened in Jersey is Finally on Broadway by Michael Dale

Jason Robert Brown dumps the artsy stuff for a big fat hilarious musical comedy.

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

BWW Reviews: CONSTELLATIONS is an Ursa Minor by Michael Dale

Call Nick Payne's new play IfThen without the music or Sure Thing without the bell.

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Monday, December 8, 2014

BWW Reviews: THE ELEPHANT MAN is a Curiosity, But Far From Intriguing by Michael Dale

Bernard Pomerance's one Broadway play is a clinical, alienating drama.

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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

BWW Reviews: OUR LADY OF KIBEHO Tells of a Holy Prelude to Tragedy by Michael Dale

Kateri Hall's drama dares the audience to accept a miracle.

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Sunday, November 23, 2014

BWW Reviews: A DELICATE BALANCE Stirs, but Doesn't Shake by Michael Dale

Pam MacKinnon's starry production has its stumbling points.

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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

BWW Reviews: New and Improved SIDE SHOW Fleshes Out Its Story of Conjoined Twins by Michael Dale

The 1997 flop with a big cult following returns with major revisions.

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Sunday, November 16, 2014

BWW Reviews: Butterworth's THE RIVER Drowns in Its Own Ambiguity by Michael Dale

Hugh Jackman stars in the longest 90 minutes on Broadway..

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Saturday, November 15, 2014

BWW Reviews: Alda sends Bergen M*A*S*H Notes in LOVE LETTERS by Michael Dale

Candice Bergen and Alan Alda may be among the most endearing and believable pairs to take on A.R. Gurney's Pulitzer finalist.

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Friday, October 31, 2014

BWW Reviews: Stoppard's THE REAL THING Sings Its Heart Out by Michael Dale

Sam Gold's revival of Tom Stoppard's marriage drama gets a jukebox touch.

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Monday, October 27, 2014

BWW Reviews: Sting's THE LAST SHIP an Old-Fashioned, Good-Hearted Musical Drama by Michael Dale

Sting has mentioned that he's a fan of Rodgers and Hammerstein, and it certainly shows.

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Friday, October 24, 2014

BWW Reviews: Volatile, Discomforting DISGRACED Earns Its Pulitzer by Michael Dale

Ayad Akhtar's drama of being Muslin in post 911 American makes for enthrallingly provocative theatre.

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Saturday, October 18, 2014

BWW Reviews: LOVE LETTERS Gets Forwarded To Carol Burnett by Michael Dale

The beloved comedy star joins Brian Dennehy in the first of the production's scheduled cast changes.

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Friday, October 17, 2014

BWW Reviews: Tex Avery-Inspired ON THE TOWN Really Cooks by Michael Dale

John Rando's fast and furious revival is done in the style of the famed Warner Brothers animator.

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Saturday, October 11, 2014

BWW Reviews: CINDERELLA Continues To Occupy Broadway by Michael Dale

Keke Palmer, Sherri Shepherd and Judy Kaye join Douglas Carter Beane's political activist musical based on the Rodgers and Hammerstein television classic.

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Friday, October 10, 2014

BWW Reviews: Nathan Lane Gives a Master Class in IT'S ONLY A PLAY by Michael Dale

Terrence McNally updates his wickedly funny 1980s comedy set at a Broadway opening night party.

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