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.
Up Periscope: Watch Robin de Jesus and Michael J. Moritz In An On-Line Concert Video
September 3, 2015
September 3, 2015
Music from WICKED, CAMP and more in a freshly made video broadcast live on Periscope.
Megan Fairchild Returns For ON THE TOWN's Sunday Night Finale, Misty Copeland Performs Matinee
September 3, 2015
September 3, 2015
Original cast member Megan Fairchild will return to the acclaimed Broadway revival of On The Town for one final turn as Ivy Smith on Sunday night. Misty Copeland will perform the Sunday matinee.
Actress Barbara Brecht-Schall, Daughter of Playwright Bertolt Brecht, Dies at 84
September 3, 2015
September 3, 2015
Daughter of German playwright and lead administrator of her father's literary estate, died on Monday.
Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg's Pre-LES MISERABLES Musical, LA REVOLUTION FRANCAISE, to Play Chicago
September 3, 2015
September 3, 2015
Once billed as the first French rock opera, LA REVOLUTION FRANCAISE will receive a one-night workshop staging.
Video Portrait: Michael Feinstein and 54 Below, A Perfect Blendship
September 3, 2015
September 3, 2015
A venue known for recognizing Broadway's exciting present teams with an artist known for honoring its glorious past.
STAGE TUBE: Bobby Lewis Ensemble and Flamenco Vivo Featured in Public Works' THE ODYSSEY
September 2, 2015
September 2, 2015
Part two of a three part series providing video introductions for the performing arts groups who will be featured in Public Works' THE ODYSSEY.
PHOTO FLASH: Does CHICAGO Have Artistic Differences With Stephen Colbert Bus Ad?
September 2, 2015
September 2, 2015
New bus ads for LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT imitate CHICAGO's iconic campaign.
Video: Kennedy Center Builds Skate Park For FINDING A LINE FESTIVAL
September 2, 2015
September 2, 2015
As world-class skateboarders improvise their way through the park's curves and walls, world class jazz musicians will improvise musical interpretations of their rides.
STAGE TUBE: ALLEGIANCE's Trek To Broadway, Part III, Looks at Marketing Their Story
September 2, 2015
September 2, 2015
The creative team wants you to know it's an uplifting story of a family's love. That's where the marketing team comes in.
TWITTER UPDATE: William Daniels 'All For Creative Interpretation' in HAMILTON'S Treatment of John Adams
September 2, 2015
September 2, 2015
1776's original John Adams doesn't mind if the Founding Father he played is presented differently in HAMILTON.
STAGE TUBE: Melissa Errico Looks Back To FINIAN'S RAINBOW at Irish Rep
September 2, 2015
September 2, 2015
A video collage of still photos and songs from when she starred in the Irish Rep's 2004 production of FINIAN'S RAINBOW.
NECESSARY EXPOSURE: THE FEMALE PLAYWRIGHT PROJECT Opens at Dixon Place
September 1, 2015
September 1, 2015
A new art installation aims to bring visibility to playwrights who identify as female in a series of portrait and sound installations created by Jody Christopherson, with sound design by Natalie Johnsonius Neubert.
STAGE TUBE: TADA! Youth Theater and The New York Youth Symphony Featured in Public Works' THE ODYSSEY
September 1, 2015
September 1, 2015
Part one of a three part series providing video introductions for the performing arts groups who will be featured in Public Works' THE ODYSSEY.
STAGE TUBE: SYLVIA Marks Its Territory at The Cort Theatre
September 1, 2015
September 1, 2015
A precious little pooch supervises the action as SYLVIA's marquee is fitted into its frame at the Cort Theatre.
KINKY BOOTS' Billy Porter on Growing Up Black, Christian and Gay in Pittsburgh
September 1, 2015
September 1, 2015
'This prodigal son hath come home - as a lady!'
PODCAST: Karen Olivo, Todd Almond and Lear deBessonet Preview Public Works' THE ODYSSEY
September 1, 2015
September 1, 2015
This weekend marks the third year the Public Theater's Public Works hits Central Park's Delacorte Theater with a brand new musical spectacular based on a classic piece of literature.
PODCAST: JOHN And THE FLICK's Annie Baker Talks of Survival Jobs, Pandering and Not Being Influenced by Harold Pinter
September 1, 2015
September 1, 2015
'I beat myself up in private over being overly accessible and conventional.'
STAGE TUBE: Take a Ride Through Provincetown With Cabaret and Recording Legend Marilyn Maye
September 1, 2015
September 1, 2015
Looking elegant as a always, the remarkable vocal artist talks of her recording that was honored by The Smithsonian Institution.
TWITTER WATCH: Lin-Manuel Miranda Reacts to 1776's William Daniels' Plans To See HAMILTON
August 31, 2015
August 31, 2015
Broadway's original John Adams looking forward to seeing the biggest hit musical about the Founding Fathers since 1776.
STAGE TUBE: ALLEGIANCE's George Takei Talks of Life Inside a Japanese Internment Camp
August 31, 2015
August 31, 2015
'I could see the barbed wire fence and the sentry towers right outside my schoolhouse window as I recited the words, 'with liberty and justice for all.'
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