Editing Jim Dale (section)

===Stage===
At the age of 17, Dale became one of the youngest professional comedians in Britain, touring all the variety music halls.<ref>{{Citation|title=Artist Spotlight: Jim Dale| date=14 September 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1QG3B4bUbQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/X1QG3B4bUbQ| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2021-04-01}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=JIM DALE: NARRATING HARRY POTTER|url=http://www.childressink.com/jim-dale--narrating-harry-potter-.html|access-date=2021-04-01|website=ChildressInk|language=en}}</ref>

In 1970 [[Laurence Olivier]]<ref name=master/> invited Dale to join the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre Company]] in London, then based at the [[Old Vic]]. At the [[Young Vic]] Theatre, he created the title role in ''[[Scapino (play)|Scapino]]'' (ca. 1970), which he co-adapted with [[Frank Dunlop (director)|Frank Dunlop]],<ref>[http://www.samuelfrench-london.co.uk/p/10857/scapino ''Scapino''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914224139/http://www.samuelfrench-london.co.uk/p/10857/scapino |date=14 September 2014 }} samuelfrench-london.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2014</ref><ref name=vic>Billington, Michael. [https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2010/oct/19/young-vic-40th-birthday-anniversary "Young Vic at 40: the Young and the restless"] ''The Guardian'', 19 October 2010</ref> and played Petruchio in ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]''.<ref name=vic/>

His other UK credits include ''[[The Card (musical)|The Card]]'' (1973),<ref>[http://www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com/shows_c/card.htm " ''The Card'' Synopsis and Production"] guidetomusicaltheatre.com. Retrieved 17 June 2014</ref> and ''The Wayward Way'' in London. He appeared in ''[[The Winter's Tale]]'' as Autolycus and ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' as Bottom at the Edinburgh Festivals in 1966 and 1967 for Frank Dunlop's Pop Theatre.<ref>Dunlop, Frank and Dale, Jim. [https://books.google.com/books?id=2X1gPG8hbesC&q=%22The+Wayward+Way%22&pg=PA119 "About the Authors. Jim Dale"] ''Scapino!''. Special BookDramatic Publishing, 1975, {{ISBN|0871293749}}, p. 119</ref> He took over the part of [[Fagin]] in [[Cameron Mackintosh]]'s ''[[Oliver!]]'' at the [[London Palladium]] in September 1995.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150612064528/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/9510020563/reviewing-situation "Reviewing the situation"] ebscohost.com, article from ''Variety'', 4 September 1995. Retrieved 16 June 2014</ref>

For his Broadway performances, Dale has been nominated for five [[Tony Award]]s, winning one for ''[[Barnum (musical)|Barnum]]'' (1980) for which the ''[[New York Times]]'' described him as "The Toast of Broadway",<ref name="master">[http://www.masterworksbroadway.com/artist/jim-dale "Jim Dale"] masterworksbroadway.com. Retrieved 16 June 2014</ref> also winning the second of five Drama Desk Awards, and the second of five Outer Critics Awards.<ref name="vault">[http://www.playbillvault.com/Person/Detail/20118/Jim-Dale "Jim Dale Credits and Awards"] playbillvault.com. Retrieved 17 June 2014</ref> Other work includes ''Scapino'' (1974) (Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Award, Tony Award Nomination), ''[[A Day in the Death of Joe Egg]]'' (1985) (Outer Critics Award, Tony Award Nomination), ''[[Me and My Girl]]'' (1986) ''[[Candide (operetta)|Candide]]'' (1997) (Tony Award Nomination) and ''The Threepenny Opera'' (2006) for the Roundabout Theatre Company. Dale played Mister Peacham and won a Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics' Award, The Richard Seff Award and a Tony Award nomination.

Dale's credits Off-Broadway include ''[[Travels with My Aunt]]'' (1995)<ref>Brantley, Ben. [https://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/13/theater/theater-review-when-the-perfect-gesture-is-everything.html "Theater Review; When the Perfect Gesture Is Everything"] ''The New York Times'', 13 April 1995</ref> (Drama Desk Award, Lucille Lortel Award, Outer Critics Award), ''[[Privates On Parade]]'' (1989),<ref>Stasio, Marilyn. [https://www.nytimes.com/1989/08/20/theater/jim-dale-taps-a-bawdy-tradition-for-inspiration.html "Jim Dale Taps a Bawdy Tradition for Inspiration"] ''The New York Times'', 20 August 1989</ref> ''[[Comedians (play)|Comedians]]'' (2003)<ref>Ehren, Christine. [https://archive.today/20140617105608/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/73137-Jim-Dale-to-Star-in-New-Groups-Comedians-Jan-3-Judith-Ivey-in-Women-of-Lockerbie "Jim Dale to Star in New Group's 'Comedians' Jan. 3, Judith Ivey in 'Women of Lockerbie' "] ''Playbill'', 1 November 2002</ref> (Drama Desk Award nomination and a Lucille Lortel Award nomination) and ''[[Address Unknown (novel)|Address Unknown]]'' (2004).<ref>[http://www.lortel.org/LLA_ARCHIVE/index.cfm?search_by=people&first=Jim&last=Dale&middle= "Jim Dale Listing Off-Broadway"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015184157/http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=people&first=Jim&middle=&last=Dale |date=15 October 2012 }} Internet Off-Broadway Database. Retrieved 16 June 2014</ref>

Dale's other stage work includes ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' as Petruchio with the Young Vic, London (1970) and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York (1974); ''[[The Music Man]]'' U.S. tour (1984),<ref name="filmref">[http://www.filmreference.com/film/22/Jim-Dale.html "Jim Dale Biography"] filmreference.com. Retrieved 18 June 2014</ref> and ''[[The Invisible Man]]'' at the Cleveland Play House (1998).<ref>Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/42324-Jim-Dale-Stars-In-Cleveland-Play-Houses-Illusion-Filled-Invisible-Man-Dec-4-Jan-9 "Jim Dale Stars In Cleveland Play House's Illusion-Filled 'Invisible Man', Dec. 4-Jan. 9"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715102425/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/42324-Jim-Dale-Stars-In-Cleveland-Play-Houses-Illusion-Filled-Invisible-Man-Dec-4-Jan-9 |date=15 July 2014 }} playbill.com, 3 December 1998</ref> He played the part of Ebenezer Scrooge in ''[[A Christmas Carol (musical)|A Christmas Carol]]'' at the Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, from 28 November to 27 December 2003.<ref name=allmusic/><ref>Hernandez, Ernio. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/82953-Ghosts-Lead-Scrooge-in-A-Christmas-Carol-for-Final-MSG-Staging-Nov-28-Dec-27 "Ghosts Lead Scrooge in 'A Christmas Carol' for Final MSG Staging, Nov. 28-Dec. 27"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716153150/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/82953-Ghosts-Lead-Scrooge-in-A-Christmas-Carol-for-Final-MSG-Staging-Nov-28-Dec-27 |date=16 July 2014 }} playbill.com, 28 November 2003</ref>

In November 2006 Dale starred as Charlie Baxter in a one-night only concert version of the Sherman brothers musical ''[[Busker Alley]]'' alongside [[Glenn Close]]. This was a benefit for the York Theatre Company, and was held at Hunter College in New York City.<ref>Gans, Andrew. [https://archive.today/20140616123935/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/103450-Jim-Dale-and-Glenn-Close-Reunite-for-Busker-Alley-Benefit-Nov-13 "Jim Dale and Glenn Close Reunite for Busker Alley Benefit Nov. 13"] ''Playbill'', 13 November 2006</ref> He wrote and appeared in his one-man show, ''Just Jim Dale'', looking back over nearly sixty years in show business. It opened on 15 May 2014 at the [[Roundabout Theatre Company]] Laura Pels Theatre, winning Dale his fifth Outer Critics Circle Award, and his fifth Drama Desk Award.<ref>Hetrick, Adam. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/191134-From-Barnum-to-Harry-Potter-Just-Jim-Dale-Arrives-Off-Broadway-May-15 "From 'Barnum' to 'Harry Potter,' 'Just Jim Dale 'Arrives Off-Broadway May 15"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607040324/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/191134-From-Barnum-to-Harry-Potter-Just-Jim-Dale-Arrives-Off-Broadway-May-15 |date=7 June 2014 }} playbill.com, 15 May 2014</ref> It opened at the [[Vaudeville Theatre]] in the [[West End theatre|West End]] in May 2015.