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.
TWITTER WATCH: Tony Roberts Congratulates The Drama Book Shop On Its 100th Anniversary
December 15, 2015
December 15, 2015
The theatre institution hosted the Broadway favorite as he read from his new memoir DO YOU KNOW ME?
Columbia Professor James Shapiro Determines How Shakespearean Is KING CHARLES III
December 15, 2015
December 15, 2015
It's written in blank verse, contains soliloquies and even has a ghost, but is Mike Bartlett's future history play really Shakespearean?
VIDEO: Legendary Director Trevor Nunn Takes On The Challenges of Shakespeare's PERICLES
December 15, 2015
December 15, 2015
After the devastatingly tragic KING LEAR, Shakespeare wrote PERICLES in the style of story theatre.
The Hills Awaken: Christopher Clegg's STAR WARS Inspired Poster Art For THE SOUND OF MUSIC
December 15, 2015
December 15, 2015
Theatre producer and designer creates STAR WARS poster art for three current U.K. tours.
Billboard Names HAMILTON #2 Album of The Year
December 15, 2015
December 15, 2015
The highly-regarded and influential music industry publication says the album works even without the benefit of seeing the show.
New York's IDNYC Adds New Free Performing Arts/Museum Memberships For 2016
December 15, 2015
December 15, 2015
The free program that began in 2015 offers more free memberships for cultural institutions in 2016.
VIDEO: ALLEGIANCE's George Takei Honored With 'Ride of Fame' Double Decker Bus
December 15, 2015
December 15, 2015
The popular actor and activist enjoys having his name on a vehicle that helps people take in the splendor of New York.
VIDEO: Rita Moreno On Being Hollywood's 'House Ethnic' and Being Sexy With A Muppet
December 15, 2015
December 15, 2015
The recent Kennedy Center Honoree talks about her nearly 70 years in show business.
BWW Review: Jordan Harrison's Pulitzer Finalist MARJORIE PRIME Explores The Future of Artificial Intelligence
December 15, 2015
December 15, 2015
Ideal recreations of deceased loved ones populate the future.
VIDEO: FINDING NEVERLAND Uses 'Something About This Night' To Celebrate The Community of Theatre
December 14, 2015
December 14, 2015
The gathering of strangers to enjoy a communal experience is celebrated with the musical's second act rouser.
VIDEO: New Billy Flynn, Football Great Eddie George, Comes To CHICAGO With Serious Acting Background
December 14, 2015
December 14, 2015
Before coming to Broadway, George appeared regionally in contemporary drama and Shakespeare
Sutton Foster, SOMETHING ROTTEN's Brian d'Arcy James Named 2016 Sarah Siddons Award Recipients
December 14, 2015
December 14, 2015
The two Broadway stars are honored by a society named for a fictional award in the film ALL ABOUT EVE.
Bidding Reaches $42,500 For HAMILTON Tix, Backstage Visit With Lin-Manuel Miranda; Benefits Girl Be Heard
December 14, 2015
December 14, 2015
Girl Be Heard creates a world for young women to find strength, realize their potential, and rise above their circumstances and society's expectations of them.
Five Reasons to Proudly Call A Cast Album A Cast Album, Not A Soundtrack
December 14, 2015
December 14, 2015
Many people are calling theatre cast albums soundtracks these days, but they are two very different things.
BWW Interview: Broadway Golden Age Producer/Director John C. Wilson's Long-Lost NOEL, TALLULAH, COLE, AND ME Published
December 14, 2015
December 14, 2015
The memoir of KISS ME, KATE's director and Noel Coward's producer and lover published over 50 years after his passing.
BWW Review: Jackie Hoffman Shines In The Star's Spotlight In ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
December 13, 2015
December 13, 2015
Transport Group's revival may be the best reason to venture down to the Lower East Side since Yonah Schimmel learned how to make a knish.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs and Jonathan Groff On Maintaining Your Chill While Starring in HAMILTON
December 11, 2015
December 11, 2015
The three stars talk about changes in their lives from being part of a full-blown phenomenon.
TWITTER WATCH: Have You Seen HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda's New Clock? Here's What It Means
December 11, 2015
December 11, 2015
Being an artistic genius doesn't necessarily make you a math genius. A math geek explains the HAMILTON author's new clock.
VIDEO: 2nd Graders Sing ALLEGIANCE's 'Gaman' For Stars George Takei, Lea Salonga and Dance Captain Owen Johnston II
December 11, 2015
December 11, 2015
Midtown West Elementary School students learn of enduring what seems unbearable with patience and dignity.
VIDEO: The Crazy Celebration Of SCHOOL OF ROCK's Kids Exiting The Stage Opening Night
December 11, 2015
December 11, 2015
Opening night of any Broadway show is an electrically charged event, but the excitement level was on high voltage for these young stars.
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