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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.




PHOTO FLASH: All That Chita! Legendary Original Velma Chita Rivera Visits Takarazuka's CHICAGO
PHOTO FLASH: All That Chita! Legendary Original Velma Chita Rivera Visits Takarazuka's CHICAGO
July 21, 2016

It was over forty years ago when Broadway great Chita Rivera first emerged from beneath the 46th Street Theatre to thrill audiences with 'All That Jazz.'

Michael Cerveris Tells How He Got The Idea To Bring FUN HOME To Orlando
Michael Cerveris Tells How He Got The Idea To Bring FUN HOME To Orlando
July 21, 2016

The Tony-winning actor realized that the anger his character feels for himself is a different version of the anger that others direct outward.

Trump Speechwriter Meredith McIver Was Once a Broadway Baby
Trump Speechwriter Meredith McIver Was Once a Broadway Baby
July 21, 2016

Before her name became synonymous with 'Speechgate,' Meredith McIver was a New York ballet dancer who briefly basked in the bright lights of Broadway.

VIDEO: Alliance Theatre Livestreams Casey Nicholaw, Cast and Creatives Previewing THE PROM
VIDEO: Alliance Theatre Livestreams Casey Nicholaw, Cast and Creatives Previewing THE PROM
July 21, 2016

The Broadway-bound musical is about what happens when a group of forgotten celebrities lend their support to a lesbian couple wanting to attend their prom.

VIDEO: PARAMOUR's Atherton Twins Flex Their Muscles In The Middle of Times Square
VIDEO: PARAMOUR's Atherton Twins Flex Their Muscles In The Middle of Times Square
July 20, 2016

They fly through the air in Broadway's Paramour, but they do pretty well on the ground, too,

VIDEO: Take a Backstage Tour With KINKY BOOTS' Jeanna de Waal
VIDEO: Take a Backstage Tour With KINKY BOOTS' Jeanna de Waal
July 20, 2016

The British triple-threat shows the dressing areas where the cast dons their fabulous footwear and gets their wigs applied.

VIDEO: Homeless Company XIV's Stylish and Erotic Donation Plea
VIDEO: Homeless Company XIV's Stylish and Erotic Donation Plea
July 20, 2016

One of the most inventive and thrilling theatre companies in New York has also been one of the unluckiest.

VIDEO: A Montage of Scenes From J.T. Rogers' Fascinating OSLO
VIDEO: A Montage of Scenes From J.T. Rogers' Fascinating OSLO
July 20, 2016

J.T. Rogers' emotional and darkly comic drama tells of the negotiations that led to the Oslo Accords.

VIDEOS: Meet The Cast of SPAMILTON: AN AMERICAN PARODY
VIDEOS: Meet The Cast of SPAMILTON: AN AMERICAN PARODY
July 20, 2016

Gerard Alessandrini, the mastermind behind Forbidden Broadway, devotes an entire show to Lin-Manuel Miranda's smash.

VIDEO: Playwright Calvin Alexander Ramsey's Documentary THE GREEN BOOK CHRONICLES Tells Of Getting Around Jim Crow
VIDEO: Playwright Calvin Alexander Ramsey's Documentary THE GREEN BOOK CHRONICLES Tells Of Getting Around Jim Crow
July 20, 2016

First a play, then a children's book and soon a documentary, THE GREEN BOOK CHRONICLES tells of a guide for African American travelers.

VIDEO: HAMILTON's Christopher Jackson, Anthony Ramos Talkin' Mets Baseball
VIDEO: HAMILTON's Christopher Jackson, Anthony Ramos Talkin' Mets Baseball
July 20, 2016

The baseball-loving HAMILTON stars talk about their favorite players and Mets moments.

PHOTO FLASH: William Daniels Sneak-Peeks Cover For His Upcoming Memoir
PHOTO FLASH: William Daniels Sneak-Peeks Cover For His Upcoming Memoir
July 20, 2016

Broadway's John Adams and TV's Mr Feeny's new book will be released in 2017.

VIDEO: Deaf West's SPRING AWAKENING Inspires Ingrid Michaelson's New Video
VIDEO: Deaf West's SPRING AWAKENING Inspires Ingrid Michaelson's New Video
July 19, 2016

After watching the Deaf West Theatre Company's SPRING AWAKENING performance indie pop artist Ingrid Michaelson was inspired to create a new video version of her breakup single, 'Hell No.'

Love The Musical? Try The Cocktail!  HAMILTON's Founder's Fizz!
Love The Musical? Try The Cocktail! HAMILTON's Founder's Fizz!
July 19, 2016

Richard Rodgers Theatre bar manager reveals the secret behind one of the show's specialty cocktails.

VIDEO: Something Fresh at SOMETHING ROTTEN! New Cast Members Take Their First Bows
VIDEO: Something Fresh at SOMETHING ROTTEN! New Cast Members Take Their First Bows
July 19, 2016

The hit musical comedy welcomes four new cast members who took their first bows Monday night.

VIDEO: HAMILTON's Javier Munoz Accepts Stagedoor Manor's #BroadwayForOrlando Challenge
VIDEO: HAMILTON's Javier Munoz Accepts Stagedoor Manor's #BroadwayForOrlando Challenge
July 19, 2016

The new full-time Hamilton sings and signs 'What The World Needs Now Is Love' to support the GLBT Center of Central Florida.

VIDEO: Liev Schreiber Calls LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES Characters 'Cannibals'
VIDEO: Liev Schreiber Calls LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES Characters 'Cannibals'
July 19, 2016

Schreiber, Janet McTeer and director Josie Rourke discuss Christopher Hampton's sardonic drama of sex and revenge.

Andrew Lloyd Webber.Foundation Funding Research To Increase Theatre Diversity
Andrew Lloyd Webber.Foundation Funding Research To Increase Theatre Diversity
July 19, 2016

The legendary composer believes in UK theatre that reflects the diversity of the country's population.

VIDEO: CHICAGO's Amra-Faye Wright, Bianca Marroquin, Jaime Camil Meet Their Counterparts From Japan's Takarazuka
VIDEO: CHICAGO's Amra-Faye Wright, Bianca Marroquin, Jaime Camil Meet Their Counterparts From Japan's Takarazuka
July 19, 2016

The Broadway cast members welcome the visitors from Japan's century-old troupe.

AUDIO: Stephen Sondheim Chats About Favorite Rhymes and Musicals Ahead Of Their Times
AUDIO: Stephen Sondheim Chats About Favorite Rhymes and Musicals Ahead Of Their Times
July 19, 2016

The senior statesman of American musical theatre in a casual chat with BBC's Mark Lawson.



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