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 FLASHBACKS: Birthday Boy Joel Grey Razzle Dazzles The Muppets, Goes Pantsless On The Tonight Show and Chats About Coming Out
April 11, 2016
April 11, 2016
One of Broadway's most beloved stars turns 84 today.
VIDEO: Tuscon's Acting Innocent Theatre Company, a Teen Performing Arts Collective
April 11, 2016
April 11, 2016
An entrepreneurial group of high school students form a theatre company that addresses issues faced by teenagers.
TWITTER WATCH: HAMILTON's Abdicated King, Jonathan Groff, Photographed In Costume Using 1839 Lens
April 11, 2016
April 11, 2016
A final, vintage look at Jonathan Groff in his royal robes before Rory O'Malley ascends the throne.
VIDEO: Meryl Streep Sings A Bit of HAMILTON's 'The Room Where It Happens' For Women In The World
April 8, 2016
April 8, 2016
The film and stage star used the lyric to make a point about how new the concept of gender inclusion is.
Acting Up's REFRAMED Premieres Three New Musicals Inspired By Three Paintings
April 8, 2016
April 8, 2016
The trio of art-inspired musicals will be performed at Toronto's Art Gallery of Ontario.
VIDEOS: CHICAGO's Jason Danieley Holds A Note For Longer Than It Takes Danny Kaye To Sing Tchaikovsky
April 8, 2016
April 8, 2016
A lot can happen in 35.5 seconds, whether it's one note or an entire song.
FLASH FRIDAY: Broadway Meets Baseball When Willie Mays Visits WHAT'S MY LINE
April 8, 2016
April 8, 2016
Can you guess which Broadway star was a big fan of the New York Giants' great center fielder?
TWITTER WATCH: Ready For A Good Cry? Lin-Manuel Miranda Posts HAMILTON's Final Love Letter To Elizabeth
April 8, 2016
April 8, 2016
Columbia University preserves the letter that was meant to be delivered only if he was killed in his duel.
VIDEOS: Celebrate Michael Bennett's Birthday With Peeks at His Early Career
April 8, 2016
April 8, 2016
Before A CHORUS LINE and DREAMGIRLS, Michael Bennett got his big break dancing on the TV show Hullabaloo.
VIDEO: DISASTER! Introduces Celebrity Disasters! First Up, Bob Saget
April 7, 2016
April 7, 2016
The comedian and Full House star tells of being caught in the middle of an earthquake with his grandmother.
FAN ART: If 1776 Can Go Modern, Why Not THE KING AND I?
April 7, 2016
April 7, 2016
Check out hipster couple Lun Tha and Tuptim, a preppy Prince Chulalongkorn and a very chic Lady Thiang.
VIDEO: They're In The Band! Highlights From First School Production of SCHOOL OF ROCK
April 7, 2016
April 7, 2016
In an unprecedented move, performance rights for SCHOOL OF ROCK are available for schools and youth theatres while the Broadway hit is only months old.
British Poll Says 48% Disapprove of a Female Hamlet, 15% Approve
April 7, 2016
April 7, 2016
Women have played the Prince of Denmark for centuries, but only 15% of those recently polled approved.
VIDEO: Guthrie Theater's Cheeky Tribute To Audience Complaint Emails
April 7, 2016
April 7, 2016
A fun video has actors reading some of the more colorful emails delivered to the company's inbox.
Healing Arts Initiative Bookkeeper Arrested For Embezzlement, Chemical Attack Of Executive Director
April 7, 2016
April 7, 2016
An August attack of the non-profit's new executive director has been discovered to be part of a plot to steal over $750,000.
Senior Citizen Actors Play Teenage Lovers in St. Paul THE FANTASTICKS
April 6, 2016
April 6, 2016
Young love is a distant memory when Matt is 64 and Louisa is 72.
VIDEO: Lin-Manuel Miranda Reveals HAMILTON Secret To Bronx Theatre HS Students
April 6, 2016
April 6, 2016
Next week, the first of 20,000 New York City public school students will see HAMILTON, thanks to a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation.
VIDEO: Stephen Sondheim Discusses His Early Career, Creative Process and More at London's National
April 6, 2016
April 6, 2016
Being mentored by Oscar Hammerstein and the working process with his playwright collaborators are among the topics.
TWITTER WATCH: New York's Mayor Bill de Blasio Introduces Broadway's 'Emergency Alert System'
April 6, 2016
April 6, 2016
A funny tweet from the mayor features a color-coded ranking of Broadway emergencies.
Star Gayzing Endorses Liza Minnelli For President: 'Kick Ball Change We Can Believe In'
April 6, 2016
April 6, 2016
With politics more and more resembling show business, we need a leader who knows how to work a room.
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