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.
VIDEOS: Toronto High School Stages Three Songs From HAMILTON; Asking For Performance Rights
June 16, 2016
June 16, 2016
Toronto's Wexford Collegiate Institute School for the Arts is serious about obtaining the performance rights for HAMILTON now.
AUDIO: WAR's Branden Jacobs-Jenkins On The Instability Of Being An Off-Broadway Playwright
June 15, 2016
June 15, 2016
Recognized as one of the country's finest emerging playwrights, his work has never come close to Broadway.
Dozens of Broadway Stars To Record 'What The World Needs Now Is Love' for Broadway For Orlando
June 15, 2016
June 15, 2016
Broadway Records, Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley announce a fundraising single to benefit LGBT Center of Central Florida.
PHOTO FLASH: Enormous Crowd Gathers For This Afternoon's HAMILTON Lottery
June 15, 2016
June 15, 2016
Today's #Ham4Ham live lottery is the first since the musical's 11 Tony wins.
Bid To Meet HAMILTON's Daveed Diggs, Support Douglas Watt Family Fund
June 15, 2016
June 15, 2016
Charitybuzz's new auction offers a chance to meet one of HAMILTON's Tony-winning breakout stars.
League of Professional Theatre Women Holds Women Stage the World Equality Parade Tonight In Times Square
June 15, 2016
June 15, 2016
The annual event calls attention to the need for gender parity in Broadway theatres and in theatres throughout the country.
Chicago's Profiles Theatre Shutting Down For Good After Abuse Accusations
June 15, 2016
June 15, 2016
The company posted a notice on its website announcing its closure is 'effective immediately.'
HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda is Broadway's Twitter Genius
June 14, 2016
June 14, 2016
The Tony-winning HAMILTON author/star regularly uses Twitter to establish a personal relationship with his fans.
Summer Stages: BWW's Top Summer Theatre Picks - NYC!
June 14, 2016
June 14, 2016
Broadway and Off-Broadway productions are still thrilling audiences eight times a week, but the summer is a great time to explore some of New York City's other great theatre options.
BWW Review: Shakespeare Brushes Up His Friedan in Phyllida Lloyd's THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
June 14, 2016
June 14, 2016
Janet McTeer and Cush Jumbo lead an all-woman company in a play that can be troublesome for contemporary audiences.
TWITTER WATCH: SPRING AWAKENING's Michael Arden Explains Tony Telecast Mishap
June 13, 2016
June 13, 2016
Where was Michael Arden when Christopher Fitzgerald's face was on camera while his name was announced?
Jeff Awards Will Address Petition To Revoke Darrell W. Cox's 2010 KILLER JOE Honor
June 13, 2016
June 13, 2016
A recent article quotes company members saying the actor was physically abusive during violent scenes.
Same-Sex Kiss Cut From Singapore Production of LES MISERABLES
June 13, 2016
June 13, 2016
An unscripted kiss, meant as a comic bit, would have changed the production's official rating.
VIDEO: Chazz Palminteri Says A BRONX TALE Set For Broadway's Longacre, December 1st
June 13, 2016
June 13, 2016
The musical based on his solo play premiered at Paper Mill in February, 2016.
Tony Award Countdown: 30 Years In 30 Days, FUN HOME's Lisa Kron Reminds Broadway 'Our House Is So Big', 2015
June 12, 2016
June 12, 2016
It was the first year a musical completely written by women won the top prize, and Lisa Kron had an important message about diversity.
Audible Releasing THE OEDIPUS PLAYS With Jamie Glover, Hayley Atwell
June 11, 2016
June 11, 2016
Sophocles' ancient Greek trilogy consisting of OEDIPUS THE KING, OEDIPUS AT COLONUS and ANTIGONE.
Tony Award Countdown: 30 Years In 30 Days, LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL's Audra McDonald Acknowledges The Shoulders She Stands On, 2014
June 11, 2016
June 11, 2016
In receiving her record-breaking 6th Tony Award, the star pays tribute to the strong, brave, courageous women before her.
Tony Award Countdown: 30 Years In 30 Days, Cyndi Lauper's History-Making KINKY BOOTS Win, 2013
June 10, 2016
June 10, 2016
Cynd iLauper is the first woman to win the Tony for Best Score without a male partner.
VIDEO: Can't Stop Quoting HAMILTON Lyrics In Conversations? You May Have Hamilaria!
June 10, 2016
June 10, 2016
A very funny public service announcement from 'Weehawken Institute for the Treatment of Hamilaria.'
TWITTER WATCH: Palace Theatre Sign Assures No Live Owls in HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD
June 10, 2016
June 10, 2016
After a preview incident, the live birds have been replaced with realistic props.
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