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BroadwayDirect Archive

Broadway Direct is a website and newsletter that caters to lovers of theater. Its email newsletter reaches some two million active theater-goers. Michael's contributions focus mainly on books related to theater, such as an annual holiday gift guide, Tony Award tie-ins, monthly picks and regular round-ups of the latest releases.

BookFilter Summer 2014 Book Roundup, 8-5-2014
BookFilter 2014 Holiday Gift Guide, 12-16-2014
BookFilter Pick of the Month 02 2015 Black Broadway, 2-13-2015
BookFilter Pick of the Month 03 2015 Night Life, 3-18-2015
BookFilter Pick of the Month 04 2015 The Great Parade, 4-15-2015
BookFilter Spring 2016 Book Roundup, 4-19-2015
BookFilter Spring 2015 Book Roundup, 4-21-2015
BookFilter Pick of the Month 05 2015 Death Ex Machina, 5-21-2015
BookFilter Pick Of The Month 7 2015 My First Hundred Years In Show Business, 7-13-2015
BookFilter Summer 2015 Book Roundup, 7-21-2015
Bookfilter Winter 2016 Book Roundup, 2-23-2016
BookFilter Summer 2016 Book Roundup, 8-9-2016
BookFilter 2016 Holiday Gift Guide, 12-13-2016
BookFilter Summer 2017 Book Roundup, 7-25-2017
BookFilter 2017 Holiday Gift Guide, 11-20-2017
BookFilter Spring 2018 Book Guide for Theater Buffs, 5-1-2018
Spring 2018 Book Guide for Theater Buffs, 5-1-2018
BookFilter Pick of the Month 06 2018 Fraver By Design, 6-12-2018
BookFilter Summer 2018 Book Roundup for Theater Buffs, 7-5-2018
BookFilter Pick of the Month 07 2018 And Then We Danced, 7-9-2018
BookFilter Pick of the Month 08 2018 The Spy Of Venice, 8-1-2018
BookFilter Pick of the Month 09 2018 Playing To The Gods, 9-12-2018
BookFilter Fall 2018 Book Roundup, 10-3-2018
BookFilter Pick of the Month 10 2018 Dear Evan Hansen The Novel, 10-4-2018
BookFilter 2018 Holiday Gift Guide, 11-20-2018
BookFilter Pick of the Month 12 2018 Practically Poppins In Every Way, 12-4-2018
BookFilter Pick of the Month 02 2019 Sounds Like Titanic, 2-11-2019
Bookfilter Winter 2019 Book Roundup for Theater Lovers, 2-13-2019
Bookfilter Pick of the Month March 2019 Funny Man Mel Brooks, 3-7-2019
Bookfilter Pick of the Month April 2019 Trust Exercise by Susan Choi, 4-8-2019
Bookfilter Spring 2019 Book Roundup, 4-22-2019
Bookfilter Pick of the Month May 2019 On Streisand, 5-13-2019
Bookfilter Pick of the Month July 2019 Blue Door Series, 7-29-2019
BookFilter Fall 2019 Picks for Theater Lovers, 8-27-2019
Bookfilter Pick of the Month September 2019 Come From Away Making Of, 9-26-2019
Bookfilter Book of the Month October 2019, 10-21-2019
Bookfilter Pick of the Month November 2019 Contender Brando Bio, 11-12-2019
Holiday Gift Guide 2019, 11-26-2019
Pick Of The Month January 2020 Soupy Twists By Jem Roberts, 1-14-2020
BookFilter Winter 2020 Theater Book Roundup, 2-4-2020
Pick Of The Month February 2020 Dancing Man By Bob Avian, 2-12-2020
July 2020 Hamnet Book Of The Month, 7-28-2020
Pick of the Month September 2020 Eubie Blake Magic Time, 9-8-2020
Holiday Book Guide for Theater Lovers, 11-24-2020
Holiday Gift Guide 2020, 11-24-2020
December 2020 Book Of The Month Jagged Little Pill, 12-15-2020
February 2021 Book Of The Month Mike Nichols Ethan Hawke, 2-2-2021
Spring 2021 Theater Book Roundup, 3-30-2021
July 2021 Book Of The Month Battle For The Big Top, 7-16-2021
Summer 2021 Theater Books Roundup, 7-27-2021
August 2021 Book PIck Putting It Together by James Lapine, 8-17-2021
October 2021 Book Of The Month Sarah Ruhl, 10-25-2021
Holiday Gift Guide 2021, 11-23-2021