Michael

mdale212@yahoo.com — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:16:23 GMT

Happy Birthday & Happy Opening, Clara!

mdale212@yahoo.com — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:48:53 GMT

Here's an essay by Eve Ensler that expresses a lot of the concerns my female friends have discussed with me about Sarah Palin's candidacy. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eve-ensler/drill-drill-drill_b_124829.html

I wish Ensler would write more theatre pieces. I really like her stuff. But, like Joe Biden, she got the Republican convention chant wrong. Its wasn't, "Drill, Drill, Drill." It was, "Drill, Baby, Drill."

mdale212@yahoo.com — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:25:58 GMT

Theatre: The New Century Off-Broadway at the Mitzi Newhouse Theatre.

Theatre: Kiss Me, Kate at the Paper Mill Playhouse.

mdale212@yahoo.com — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 06:43:43 GMT

Theatre: The Seagull Off-Broadway at the Classic Stage Company.

mdale212@yahoo.com — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:29:47 GMT

Opera: Vanessa presented by New York City Opera at the New York State Theatre.

mdale212@yahoo.com — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 19:41:27 GMT

Theatre: The Brothers Size Off-Broadway at the Public Theater Shiva Theater.

mdale212@yahoo.com — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 05:20:24 GMT

Theatre: Frankenstein Off-Broadway at 37 Arts.

Theatre: The Receptionist presented Off-Broadway by Manhattan Theatre Club at New York City Center.

mdale212@yahoo.com — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:03:40 GMT

Theatre: Crossing Brooklyn presented by Transport Group Off-Broadway at the Connelly Theatre.

Yes, yet another musical about post 9/11 stress related disorder.

mdale212@yahoo.com — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:51:24 GMT

Theatre: The Overwhelming Off-Broadway at the Laura Pels Theatre.

Theatre: A Bronx Tale on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre.

mdale212@yahoo.com — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 14:40:48 GMT

Concert: A Tribute to Stephen Schwartz at Town Hall.

Theatre: Pygmalion on Broadway at the American Airlines Theatre.

Concert: An Evening With Betty Buckley at Town Hall.

mdale212@yahoo.com — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:55:57 GMT

Anybody want my extra comp for Bernice Bobs Her Mullet, Sunday at 1:00?

mdale212@yahoo.com — Mon, 07 May 2007 15:48:33 GMT

Theatre: LoveMusik on Broadway at the Biltmore Theatre.

mdale212@yahoo.com — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 18:56:23 GMT

"I'd give my right arm to be ambidexterous."
-- Yogi Berra

mdale212@yahoo.com — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 20:37:04 GMT

The office next door just gave us a bunch of bottles of wine they were getting rid of. It's an Australian Chardonnay from a vineyard called Xanadu. I thought that was cute.

mdale212@yahoo.com — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 19:03:09 GMT

Headline: Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus pioneers theory that reducing poverty will boost world peace.

What is this? The Nobel Prize for "Duh!"???

mdale212@yahoo.com — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 14:31:05 GMT

A guy was selling bootleg DVDs on the subway last night, loudly announcing all the titles he had. One of them was Spike Lee's Katrina movie "When The Levees Broke", only he was pronouncing it "When The Levys Broke" like they were some Jewish family.

mdale212@yahoo.com — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 17:03:41 GMT

The guy behind the coffee cart today was wearing a t-shirt that said, "I am the man from Nantucket."

mdale212@yahoo.com — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 20:45:23 GMT

From Peter Haas at Cabaret Scenes: http://www.cabaretscenes.com/PrinterFriendly/Cross-MargaretPrinterFriendly.htm

"This is a lovely way to spend an evening" is more than a song title: it's also an emphatic recommendation to visit for an hour with Margaret Cross as she performs her show, I've Got To Be There, at Rose's Turn, Sundays at 7 in September. A young lady with striking beauty, charm, a delightful sense of fun, and one of the absolutely loveliest voices in all of cabaret, Margaret is a find. Her program is a varied one, ranging from comic sure-fires (To Keep My Love Alive and Vodka) to novelty numbers (Superman) to romantic songs (I Concentrate on You, the haunting Summer Night in combination with The Girls of Summer, and the ever-exquisite If Love Were All), this latter group sung in transportingly beautiful style. Superb musical accompaniment and vocal assist, both with a fine, restrained touch, are provided by Jad Bernanrdo, with the show’s direction by Michael Dale.

Margaret Cross is at Rose's Turn every Sunday in September.

mdale212@yahoo.com — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 13:48:10 GMT

A last minute Labor day special for you folks who are in the city and have Sunday evening free: come see I've Got To Be There! with no cover charge! (Just a 2 drink minimum)

Failing that, come on down to Roses Turn any other Sunday in September at 7:00 for our zany Cabaret show! Check out www.margaretcross.net for details.

I'VE GOT TO BE THERE!: A Cocktail Cabaret with Margaret Cross

Jad Bernardo, Musical Director, Conceived and Directed by Michael Dale

Sundays in September at 7:00pm! At Rose's Turn Upstairs Cabaret Room, 55 Grove Street (at 7th Ave), New York, NY 10014 Call (212) 366-5438 (after 4pm) $10 cover, Two drink minimum

Join vocalist Margaret Cross and musical director Jad Bernardo for an elegant, absurd, and intoxicating soiree every Monday in March at Rosesâ€™ Turn. I've Got To Be There features Gershwin, Coward, Strouse, and ukulele. Conceived and directed by Michael Dale of BroadwayWorld.com.

I've Got To Be There! is "a quick hour of splendid songs performed to near perfection... supported by an amazing team -- Michael Dale, who conceived and directed the show, and musical director Jad Bernardo. Mr. Bernardo's fluid arrangements were exquisitely suited to this "cocktail cabaret." Ms. Cross promised on her fliers an "elegant, absurd and intoxicating soiree" and her promises were more then fulfilled. There is even a ukulele in the show!- Stu Hamstra, Cabaret Hotline

mdale212@yahoo.com — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 05:20:03 GMT

How much you wanna bet the next issue of The Onion will have a headline about Disney voting that Pluto is no longer designated as an animated character?

mdale212@yahoo.com — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 02:13:33 GMT

They love us at Rose's Turn! Margaret Cross in "I've Got To Be There" (conceived & directed by me) will be playing Rose's Turn every Sunday night in September at 7PM!

Free Tonight? Like Showtunes?

mdale212@yahoo.com — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:27:35 GMT

Tonight at 7 is our last performance (for now) of I've Got To Be There. It's a really fun show and Margaret is such a cool combination of kookiness and elegance.

And when was the last time you heard a song with music by George Gershwin and a lyric by Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach? When was the last time you heard a song that was cut from Applause? When when the last time you heard a number from Boy Meets Boy played on the uke?

7PM at Rose's Turn
$10 cover, 2 drink minimum
http://www.margaretcross.net

mdale212@yahoo.com — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 14:17:26 GMT

In honor of Catherine's birthday, the Mets plan to beat the Red Sox tonight.

Happy Birthday!

mdale212@yahoo.com — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 03:33:31 GMT

MoMa has a new Dada exibition.

That kinda wordplay just makes me laugh.

mdale212@yahoo.com — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 15:11:10 GMT

Every time someone in my office moans "It's so hot", I have to resist the temptation to respond with "It's hot and it's monotonous" because I know nobody here will get it.