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Michael Dale 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.




VIDEO: Did On-Line Dating Work For WAITRESS' Jenna Ushkowitz?
VIDEO: Did On-Line Dating Work For WAITRESS' Jenna Ushkowitz?
August 12, 2016

Jenna Ushkowitz made her Broadway debut as a child in the 1996 revival of THE KING AND I and came back as a swing in the original production of SPRING AWAKENING.

Mike Daisey Offering Everyone Royalty-Free Rights To Perform THE TRUMP CARD
Mike Daisey Offering Everyone Royalty-Free Rights To Perform THE TRUMP CARD
August 12, 2016

The play will soon be available for anyone to download for free and perform and adapt as they like.

VIDEO: 1,000 Volunteers Sing Free Performance of THE PUBLIC DOMAIN, Saturday at Lincoln Center Plaza
VIDEO: 1,000 Volunteers Sing Free Performance of THE PUBLIC DOMAIN, Saturday at Lincoln Center Plaza
August 12, 2016

Pulitzer Prize winner David Lang's piece will be performed by a volunteer chorus consisting of anyone who signed up to attend three rehearsals.

WICKED's Elphie Award Honors Those Who Defy Gravity For Good
WICKED's Elphie Award Honors Those Who Defy Gravity For Good
August 12, 2016

Honorees include a man who volunteers to transport disabled people in Nairobi and a 16-year-old who invented a new way to preserve water in drought-stricken South Africa.

PHOTO FLASH: HAMILTON's Alysha Deslorieux Photographed In Costume Using 1839 Lens
PHOTO FLASH: HAMILTON's Alysha Deslorieux Photographed In Costume Using 1839 Lens
August 12, 2016

The standby for all three Schuyler sisters is the latest subject in HAMILTON's series of portraits taken by photographer Josh Lehrer using his 1839 lens.

Ridiculous Theatre Pioneer John Vaccaro Dies at 86
Ridiculous Theatre Pioneer John Vaccaro Dies at 86
August 12, 2016

Vaccaro's Play-House Of The Ridiculous, founded in 1965, was created as an antidote to the predominantly naturalistic American theatre of the time.

VIDEO: CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND's Rachel Bloom's Hilarious Musical Improv on WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?
VIDEO: CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND's Rachel Bloom's Hilarious Musical Improv on WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?
August 11, 2016

Television's newest musical comedy star can be just as funny off the cuff as she is scripted.

It's Complicated: Clever New Artwork Maps Out Relationship Statuses in FALSETTOS
It's Complicated: Clever New Artwork Maps Out Relationship Statuses in FALSETTOS
August 11, 2016

The central character in William Finn and James Lapine's very New York musical wants it all.

VIDEO: Check Out The Steamy New Trailer For Second Stage's THE LAYOVER
VIDEO: Check Out The Steamy New Trailer For Second Stage's THE LAYOVER
August 11, 2016

Second Stage Theatre presents the world premiere production of THE LAYOVER, written by Leslye Headland and directed by Trip Cullman.

VIDEOS: Meet The September Stars of WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT: Billy Porter, Justin Bartha and Stana Katic
VIDEOS: Meet The September Stars of WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT: Billy Porter, Justin Bartha and Stana Katic
August 11, 2016

At every performance of Nassim Soleimanpour's play, a different actor is handed the script for the first time as they step onto the stage.

Bad News For Times Square's Costumed Characters and Painted Ladies
Bad News For Times Square's Costumed Characters and Painted Ladies
August 12, 2016

Construction has taken away two of the small spaces designated for street entertainment activity.

Gypsy Rose Lee's Former Upstate New York Home For Sale
Gypsy Rose Lee's Former Upstate New York Home For Sale
August 11, 2016

For $1,699,000, you can entertain friends and family Gypsy-style.

PHOTO FLASH: XXX Returns to Times Square, But It's Not What You Think
PHOTO FLASH: XXX Returns to Times Square, But It's Not What You Think
August 11, 2016

A new art installation will provide unique loungers in Times Square.

VIDEO: Makeup Artists Brian Strumwasser, Thelma Pollard Show How They're Changing The Faces of Broadway
VIDEO: Makeup Artists Brian Strumwasser, Thelma Pollard Show How They're Changing The Faces of Broadway
August 11, 2016

The newest video in the American Theatre Wing's 'Working In Theatre' series offers a fascinating look at the work of two Broadway makeup artists.

PHOTO FLASH: HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda: 'I Laughed My Brains Out' at SPAMILTON
PHOTO FLASH: HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda: 'I Laughed My Brains Out' at SPAMILTON
August 11, 2016

HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda enjoyed the honor of being spoofed by master parodist Gerard Alessandrini.

Patrice Munsel, Opera Star Who Crossed Over Into Musical Theatre, Dies at 91
Patrice Munsel, Opera Star Who Crossed Over Into Musical Theatre, Dies at 91
August 10, 2016

The coloratura soprano achieved remarkable notoriety when at age 18 she became the youngest singer ever to debut at New York's Metropolitan Opera House.

VIDEO: FINDING NEVERLAND's Carolee Carmello Shares Her Dressing Room View
VIDEO: FINDING NEVERLAND's Carolee Carmello Shares Her Dressing Room View
August 10, 2016

A dressing room with a window is a rarity says the FINDING NEVERLAND star.

Joe's Pub Adds Two More Dates For Mike Daisey's THE TRUMP CARD
Joe's Pub Adds Two More Dates For Mike Daisey's THE TRUMP CARD
August 10, 2016

The master monologist and storyteller takes on the Republican presidential candidate.

VIDEO: LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES' Janet McTeer On Destroying Ourselves For Love And Sex
VIDEO: LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES' Janet McTeer On Destroying Ourselves For Love And Sex
August 10, 2016

There's no soft-selling from Janet McTeer when she talks about her upcoming Broadway assignment.

VIDEO: Sierra Boggess Bids Adieu To Her SCHOOL OF ROCK Dressing Room
VIDEO: Sierra Boggess Bids Adieu To Her SCHOOL OF ROCK Dressing Room
August 10, 2016

Next stop is France as Boggess stars in THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA in Paris.



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