I met Michael Mastro in 1988 at the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain on the River Thames. His stories about a life in the theatre over the last 39 years are both funny and insightful. For me, it's stories like his hysterical broadway debut understudying Mario Cantone in Love! Valour! Compassion! to hearing Bernadette Peters sing "You Made Me Love You" TO HER DOG that makes Michael's life seem touched by an angel. His stories paint a portrait of an actor whose both contagious laugh and gracious heart make him a gem to anyone who's lucky enough to find themselves in his presence - if only for a podcast hour. (NOTE: HBO Paterno with Al Pacino, Michael plays a family friend, NOT Joe Paterno's lawyer.)