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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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Monday, October 6, 2014

BWW Reviews: THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME is Visually Extraordinary, Emotionally Lacking by Michael Dale

Director Marianne Elliott and her designers do exceptional work replicating the world as experienced by a teenager with a behavioral condition.

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Friday, October 3, 2014

BWW Reviews: Chekhov Goes All WTF in THE COUNTRY HOUSE by Michael Dale

Manhattan Theatre Club's latest addition to the genre of contemporary plays modeled after Chekhov is by far the company's best.

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Monday, September 29, 2014

BWW Reviews: YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU, a Classic Comedy Given a Classic Production by Michael Dale

James Earl Jones heads a terrific cast in Scott Ellis' hilarious revival.

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Friday, September 19, 2014

BWW Reviews: Gurney's Bringing Snail Mail Back with LOVE LETTERS by Michael Dale

The story of a lifelong relationship between two people is told through the handwritten correspondence sent between them throughout the decades.

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Friday, September 12, 2014

BWW Reviews: THIS IS OUR YOUTH, Entitled Slacker Nostalgia by Michael Dale

Anna D. Shapiro's Steppenwold production softens Kenneth Lonergan's satirical edges.

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Friday, June 20, 2014

BWW Review: Confrontational HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME Channels Anger Into Art by Michael Dale

Despite a weak book, director Kenny Leon's daring theatre piece utilizing the lyrics of Tupac Shakur is an exciting dramatic work.

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Thursday, June 12, 2014

BWW Reviews: Lewis and Boggess Add Luster to THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA by Michael Dale

Two terrific stars join a 26-year-old production that's in excellent shape.

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Sunday, June 8, 2014

2014 Tony Awards - Michael Dale's Live Blog from Backstage at Radio City in the Press Room! by Michael Dale

Welcome to Michael Dale's 2014 Tony Awards Live Blog Follow along with him, live from backstage at Radio City Music Hall's press room where he'll be reporting on the winners as they come bac…

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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

BWW Reviews: A Princely Revival of CABARET by Michael Dale

The Sam MendesRob Marshall revival extends the daring nature of the Harold Prince original.

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Friday, April 25, 2014

BWW Reviews: CASA VALENTINA Is What It Is by Michael Dale

Harvey Fierstein's first non-musical play on Broadway in 27 years gives a history lesson on cross-dressing straight men.

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Thursday, April 24, 2014

BWW Reviews: Hyper-Gender Glam Rock Goes Family Friendly in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH by Michael Dale

With the exception of Bertolt Brecht plays and Robert Mapplethorpe photographs, there not a subversive work of art that doesn't eventually get accepted as nostalgic family friendly fun.

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Tuesday, April 22, 2014

BWW Review: Parsons and Spinella Clash in THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN by Michael Dale

Sometimes, all you have to do to get a laugh is have the curtain rise on Estelle Parsons in a room full of Molotov cocktails.

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Monday, April 21, 2014

BWW Reviews: THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN Makes Comedy of Cruelty by Michael Dale

Martin McDonagh's peculiar dark comedy finally gets to Broadway via Michael Grandage's engaging transfer.

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Sunday, April 20, 2014

BWW Reviews: VIOLET is an Underappreciated Musical Gem by Michael Dale

Sutton Foster gives her best Broadway performance in Leigh Silverman's superlative production.

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Friday, April 18, 2014

BWW Reviews: ACT ONE Really Picks Up In Act Two by Michael Dale

James Lapine's adaptation of Moss Hart's classic autobiography is a love letter to Broadway.

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Thursday, April 17, 2014

BWW Reviews: Shapiro Gives OF MICE AND MEN a Classic Treatment by Michael Dale

Anna D. Shapiro's heartbreaking production sets Steinbeck's intimate drama among cold and merciless images.

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Sunday, April 13, 2014

BWW Reviews: McDonald Mesmerizes in LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL by Michael Dale

There's a lady on stage, and not only is she an entrancing singer, but she's one hell of an actor.

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Saturday, April 12, 2014

BWW Reviews: Stroman Knocks 'Em Dead with BULLETS OVER BROADWAY by Michael Dale

Ladies and gentleman, Susan Stroman is back.

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Friday, April 4, 2014

BWW Reviews: Kenny Leon's Sterling Second Go at A RAISIN IN THE SUN by Michael Dale

If Kenny Leon would like to keep on mounting productions of Lorraine Hansberry's riveting classic every decade I'd be most happy to go see them all.

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Wednesday, April 2, 2014

BWW Reviews: Divided Musical IF/THEN Explores Not Having It All by Michael Dale

Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey's ambitious new musical splits a woman's life between marriage and career.

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

BWW Reviews: MOTHERS AND SONS Favors Compassion In The Face Of Intolerance by Michael Dale

A few days after counter-protesters display compassion for grieving members of the Westboro Baptist Church, Terrence McNally asks us to feel compassion for a grieving anti-gay mother.

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Monday, March 24, 2014

BWW Reviews: Disappointing LES MISERABLES Revival Trudges to Broadway by Michael Dale

The new design is gorgeously moody but uninspired acting and singing voices that do not seem up to their tasks plague the production.

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Friday, March 21, 2014

BWW Reviews: Disney Does Musical Comedy Right With ALADDIN by Michael Dale

The laughs are plentiful, the songs are bright and jazzy and there's not an actor dressed as an animal or inanimate object in sight .

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Friday, March 14, 2014

BWW Reviews: ROCKY's Unusual Love Story Sings Beautifully by Michael Dale

Broadway's newest musical romance is filled with honest sentiment and warmth.

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Friday, March 7, 2014

BWW Reviews: LBJ Goes ALL THE WAY in Schenkkan's Exciting Political Drama by Michael Dale

Bryan Cranston leads a top-notch ensemble as LBJ politicking the country toward civil rights.

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Friday, February 21, 2014

BWW Reviews: Jason Robert Brown Goes Rapturously Romantic in THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY by Michael Dale

Jason Robert Brown, Kelli O'Hara and Steven Pasquale all score beautifully in a soaring and thoughtful musical romance.

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Friday, February 7, 2014

BWW Reviews: BRONX BOMBERS Still Bushleague Material by Michael Dale

Eric Simonson's Yankee drama plays like a theme park attraction.

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Thursday, January 16, 2014

BWW Reviews: MACHINAL Plays to a Fascinating Rhythm by Michael Dale

Lyndsey Turner directs a striking revival of Sophie Treadwell's expressionistic 1928 drama.

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Sunday, January 12, 2014

BWW Reviews: BEAUTIFUL Really Does Try To Make It by Michael Dale

Musical biography of Carole King frequently pushes its central character aside for more interesting and entertaining moments played out by supporting ensemble.

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Sunday, November 24, 2013

Review: Ambiguity Abounds in WAITING FOR GODOT & NO MAN'S LAND by Michael Dale

Stewart, McKellen, Hensley and Crudup make an exemplary ensemble in contrasting plays that inspire queries of 'What does it mean'

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