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.
BWW Review: HOLD ON TO ME DARLING, A Country Music Superstar Tries Ditching Fame
March 24, 2016
March 24, 2016
Kenneth Lonergan's new play seems to have satirical intentions, but the lethargic production plays for naturalism.
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Lynn Nottage, Stephen Adly Guirgis Among 2016 American Academy of Arts and Letters Announces Literature Award Winners
March 23, 2016
March 23, 2016
The American Academy of Arts and Letters was established in 1898 to 'foster, assist, and sustain an interest in literature, music, and the fine arts.'
VIDEO: Watch Klea Blackhurst and Company Rehearse Drury Lane Theatre's HAZEL
March 23, 2016
March 23, 2016
Like THE ADDAMS FAMILY before it, the new musical HAZEL is based on a one-panel comic strip, though audiences are bound to be far more familiar with the character's hit TV series.
VIDEO: Daveed Diggs Recalls The Surreal Moment Performing HAMILTON For The Nation's First Black President
March 23, 2016
March 23, 2016
Daveed Diggs never expected to be on Broadway, but it's been an unexpectedly emotional experience.
Five Great Broadway Songs That Many Don't Know Are Broadway Songs
March 23, 2016
March 23, 2016
Broadway has given the world some of it's greatest songs, but the Broadway beginnings of some classics aren't known to all.
BWW Review: Sarah Burgess' DRY POWDER, an Aridly Humored Exercise in Corporate Ethics
March 23, 2016
March 23, 2016
Thomas Kail's bracing production matches the playwright's vicious verbal chess match with plenty of pop and vibrancy.
Bid For Tickets & Party Invite For Opening Night Of AMERICAN PSYCHO, Support Public Counsel
March 22, 2016
March 22, 2016
Catch Benjamin Walker on opening night of the new Duncan Sheik and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa musical.
VIDEO: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA's Jeremy Hays Conducts a 25-Minute Backstage Tour of The Majestic Theatre
March 22, 2016
March 22, 2016
The dashing Raoul takes viewers backstage and reveals secrets of the production's 28-year history.
VIDEO: AVENUE Q Celebrates World Puppetry Day In Times Square With a Crowd Of Hand-Held Pals
March 22, 2016
March 22, 2016
The celebration goes on despite a puppet Donald Trump's insistence that he was going to build a wall to keep all the puppets out,
VIDEO: SCHOOL OF ROCK's Sierra Boggess Sings National Anthem at New York Knicks Game
March 22, 2016
March 22, 2016
Though the home team lost a close one, the glimmering Broadway soprano got the evening started on a winning note.
Boston University Sells Home of Huntington Theatre Company For $25 Million
March 22, 2016
March 22, 2016
The new owner is in talks with the theatre company about the continued use of the space they've called home since 1982.
VIDEO UPDATE: THAT'SWHATSHESAID Playwright Courtney Meaker and Creator/Performer Erin Pike Reflect on Copyright Controversy
March 22, 2016
March 22, 2016
The play made up of dialogue from the female characters of 2014-2015's 10 most frequently produced American plays received a cease and desist in February.
VIDEO: Last Week To Catch Mint Theater's Historic Production of WOMEN WITHOUT MEN
March 22, 2016
March 22, 2016
The American premiere of Irish playwright Hazel Ellis' 1938 drama opened to rave reviews.
Robert Lindsay: Many Well-Known Actors Rely On The Royal Theatrical Fund For Survival
March 22, 2016
March 22, 2016
As president of The Royal Theatrical Fund, the star says the public would be surprised at the famous names who apply for assistance.
Bid To Meet SCHOOL OF ROCK's Bobbi MacKenzie and Support Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation
March 21, 2016
March 21, 2016
Meet one of Broadway's youngest stars and help provide disadvantaged urban youth with significant exposure and access to the arts.
VIDEO: Join FIDDLER ON THE ROOF's Matzo Ballerz and Learn The Traditions of The Broadway Bowling League
March 21, 2016
March 21, 2016
Thursday nights are Broadway's bowling nights during the winter months.
VIDEO: RSC Artistic Director Gregory Doran Delivers This Year's Dimbleby Lecture: 'Is Shakespeare Chinese?'
March 21, 2016
March 21, 2016
The annual lecture honors the pioneering BBC journalist Richard Dimbleby.
VIDEO: Celebrate World Poetry Day With SOMETHING ROTTEN!'s Rock Star Bard, Christian Borle
March 21, 2016
March 21, 2016
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization annually celebrates March 21st as a day to honor the significance of poetry.
Rare Publicity Photos of Judi Dench, Helen Mirren and Diana Rigg in Racy '68 Film, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
March 21, 2016
March 21, 2016
David Farrell's rarely seen publicity photos are part of 'Shakespeare in Art: Tempests, Tyrants and Tragedy' at Compton Verney.
TWITTER WATCH: HAMILTON's Sydney Harcourt Photographed In Costume Using 1839 Lens
March 21, 2016
March 21, 2016
The ensemble member's portrayal of James Reynolds is the latest subject in HAMILTON's series of vintage portraits taken by photographer Josh Lehrer.
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