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Michael Dale After 20-odd years singing, dancing and acting in dinner theatres, summer stocks and the ever-popular audience participation murder mysteries (try improvising with audiences after they?ve had two hours of open bar), Michael Dale segued his theatrical ambitions into playwriting. The buildings which once housed the 5 Off-Off Broadway plays he penned have all been destroyed or turned into a Starbucks, but his name remains the answer to the trivia question, "Who wrote the official play of Babe Ruth's 100th Birthday?" He served as Artistic Director for The Play's The Thing Theatre Company, helping to bring free live theatre to underserved communities, and dabbled a bit in stage managing and in directing cabaret shows before answering the call (it was an email, actually) to become BroadwayWorld.com's first Chief Theatre Critic. While not attending shows Michael can be seen at Citi Field pleading for the Mets to stop imploding. Likes: Strong book musicals and ambitious new works. Dislikes: Unprepared celebrities making their stage acting debuts by starring on Broadway and weak bullpens.

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My First Time: Getting To Know You

July 30, 2007

Ken Davenport's new theatre piece is inspired by the nearly 10-year-old web site where guests are invited to anonymously submit the glorious (or gruesome) details of their first sexual encounter.

Broadway's Rising Stars: Their Time

July 30, 2007

22 young performers, hand-picked by Scott and Barbara Siegel, merrily roll along through an impressive and enjoyable evening of showtunes

Xanadu: The Gods Must Be Crazy

July 19, 2007

This flat out hilarious show is for people who love Broadway musicals but who hate Broadway musicals that are based on movies, have jukebox scores, sell on-stage seating, make the actors wear those mouthpiece microphones, wink at the audience with smarmy self-reference, are cheaply produced, are pac

Gypsy: Dreamgirl

July 16, 2007

Patti LuPone leads an extraordinary cast in the most breathtaking, emotionally packed evening of damn near perfect musical theatre in town.

Old Acquaintance: The Perfect Blendship?

July 13, 2007

If John van Druten's 1940 drawing room comedy isn't exactly packed with clever conversation and witty exchanges, the Roundabout's smart and stylish production does a darn good job of making up for any shortcomings in the text.

Words and Music by Jerry Herman: Just Sensational

July 10, 2007

Amber Edwards' grand and glorious documentary about Broadway's most beloved master of the simple, catchy melody is loaded with rare film footage and proof his scores are more than just hummable tunes.

Morning Star: Living History

July 4, 2007

The Peccadillo Theater Company's revival of Sylvia Regan's 1940 sentimental drama, Morning Star is warm, humorous and perfectly lovely.

Christine Pedi at The Metropolitan Room: Funny Lady

July 1, 2007

Her new show contains much of the familiar material that has made her every Broadway diva's worst nightmare, but what makes it work so beautifully is the range of artistry she shows as a song interpreter when the masks are lowered and it's just Christine Pedi up there.

Elvis People: Don't Be Cruel

June 22, 2007

Doug Grissom's play about the effect Elvis Presley had on American lives seems an earnest, if ineffective, effort.

In A Dark Dark House: Family Ties

June 19, 2007

Neil LaBute's new play is a neat little bloodless Grand Guignol for the imagination featuring a terrific performance by Frederick Weller.

Radio Golf: Green Fees

May 31, 2007

August Wilson's evocative final work, debates the issues of urban renewal, racial assimilation and progress at the expense of the preservation of cultural heritage.

Streisand:  Live In Concert 2006:  Affectionate Barbs

Streisand: Live In Concert 2006: Affectionate Barbs

May 29, 2007

It takes a special talent to have an intimate conversation with 20,000 people, and though chances are Barbra Streisand was not on a first name basis with everyone who attended her 2006 concert tour, some of the most fascinating sounds produced by this legendary interpreter of the American popular so




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