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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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Sunday, November 17, 2013

Review: A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER Serves Dastardly Clever Edwardian Fun by Michael Dale

Half British music hall and half Grand Guignol, the rollicking good musical is a smashing Broadway debut for composerlyricist Steven Lutvak, bookwriterlyricist Robert L. Freedman and directo…

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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Review: 386 Sundays Later, 700 SUNDAYS Returns by Michael Dale

Faster than a speeding Les Miserables revival, Billy Crystal's solo performance of family memories returns to Broadway a mere 386 Sundays after its Tony-winning original production gave its …

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Thursday, November 7, 2013

Review: Nichols' BETRAYAL Doesn't Give One Pause by Michael Dale

The new production of Pinter's power play follows the new millennium's trend of easily digestible, surface skimming, star vehicle commercial Broadway revivals of Twentieth Century dramas.

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Sunday, November 3, 2013

Review: AFTER MIDNIGHT Shimmers with Harlem Elegance by Michael Dale

The new song and dance review features an all-star jazz orchestra and a dazzling company saluting the music and styles of Duke Ellington and The Harlem Renaissance.

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Thursday, October 24, 2013

Review: THE SNOW GEESE Sees America Through Chekhovian Eyes by Michael Dale

Sharr White's drama of a family losing its wealth is enhanced by Daniel Sullivan's handsome, mostly well-acted production,

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Sunday, October 20, 2013

Review: A TIME TO KILL Explores Courtroom Racism and Justifiable Murder by Michael Dale

Rupert Holmes' stage adaptation of John Grisham's novel has a black man in 1980s Mississippi on trial for murdering the white men who raped and beat his 10-year-old daughter.

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Thursday, October 17, 2013

Review: Masterful Rees Heads THE WINSLOW BOY by Michael Dale

Roger Rees leads an excellent ensemble in Lindsay Posner's crackling production of Terence Rattigan's drama of family honor.

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Thursday, October 10, 2013

Review: Davies a Knockout in A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN by Michael Dale

Mary Bridget Davies provides powerful full-throated vocals and an empathetic performance in Randy Johnson's concert-style bio-musical.

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Sunday, October 6, 2013

Review - BIG FISH Makes Wholesome The New Hip by Michael Dale

Susan Stroman and Norbert Leo Butz deliver their best Broadway work in Andrew Lippa and John August's celebration of an everyday man who fights the dragons.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:32PM[SHARE]
Thursday, September 26, 2013

Review ? THE GLASS MENAGERIE Glimmers in Tiffany's Breathtaking Production by Michael Dale

The theatre magic on display in director John Tiffany's production is the result of a masterful play being interpreted with sensitive, theme-enhancing imagination and acted out to perfection…

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Thursday, September 19, 2013

Review ? ROMEO AND JULIET: Deny Thy Director and Refuse Thy Production by Michael Dale

David Leveaux's soggy production lacks tension, passion and romance.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:10PM[SHARE]
Thursday, August 15, 2013

Review - SOUL DOCTOR In Need Of A Show Doctor by Michael Dale

Awkward and cliched bio-musical only reveals its heart when Eric Anderson sings the music of Shlomo Carlebach.

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Thursday, August 8, 2013

Review - FIRST DATE Earns A Goodnight Kiss by Michael Dale

The funny and frisky new musical comedy sends a welcome blast of cooling hipness into Broadway's summer.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:32PM[SHARE]
Friday, August 2, 2013

Review - 'Let It Be' Offers Nostalgic Look Back At 'Rain' and 'Beatlemania' by Michael Dale

West End transfer lets audiences relive the experience of attending Broadway's two previous Beatles cover band concerts.

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Monday, July 15, 2013

Review ? 'Forever Tango' Steams Up Broadway's Summer by Michael Dale

Necking couples in the Walter Kerr Theatre balcony are bound to be a common sight this summer as 'Forever Tango' returns to steam up Broadway.

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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Review - 'It's Just Sex' Is Just Awful by Michael Dale

If the sexiest part of the body is the brain, It's Just Sex is an effective argument for celibacy.

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Review - Michael Urie Charms in 'Buyer and Cellar' by Michael Dale

Jonathan Tolins' comical Streisand fantasy re-opens at Barrow Street Theater.

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Sunday, June 9, 2013
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Monday, April 1, 2013

Tilda Swinton to Make Broadway Debut in 'The Maybe' by Michael Dale

Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton is set to make her Broadway debut in her solo performance piece, 'The Maybe'.

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Saturday, March 30, 2013
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Monday, December 31, 2012

Ten Theatre Issues We Talked About in 2012 by Michael Dale

A legendary flop gets a second chance, a fabled night spot closes as a new one opens and a mysterious investor supposedly dies of malaria. These were just a few of the stories and issues th…

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Sunday, December 30, 2012
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Saturday, November 3, 2012

BROADWAY RECALL: The Political Stage by Michael Dale

With serious issues at stake in Tuesdays upcoming election, lets take a break with some of Broadways sillier looks at the commander-in-chief.

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Sunday, October 21, 2012
Saturday, October 20, 2012

BROADWAY RECALL: Letts Review by Michael Dale

Playwrightactors like Noel Coward, George M. Cohan and Charles Ludlum were all well known for appearing in their own works, but its not as frequent to see a well-known playwright appear in a…

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