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.
Bid To Meet SHUFFLE ALONG's Audra McDonald and Support Covenant House
April 5, 2016
April 5, 2016
Have a backstage visit with Audra McDonald after enjoying SHUFFLE ALONG from house seats.
FUN HOME's Jeanine Tesori, Lisa Kron Among League of Professional Theatre Women 2016 Award Winners
April 5, 2016
April 5, 2016
The FUN HOME author's join Micki Grant, Jane Cox, Ari Laura Kreith, Lear deBessonet, and Elsa Rael as honorees.
VIDEO FLASHBACK: 1965 Peter Sellers Mimics Laurence Olivier's Richard III Reciting The Beatles' A Hard Day's Night
April 5, 2016
April 5, 2016
Ten years after Laurence Olivier's Richard III was released on film, Peter Seller's highlighted a Lennon/McCartney tribute with this spoof.
How American Musicals Changed The Fortunes of Paris' Struggling Théatre du Châtelet
April 5, 2016
April 5, 2016
He was ridiculed for bringing American musicals to the historic Paris venue, but Jean-Luc Choplin's vision turned the struggling theatre's fortunes around.
Eliza Transitions To Elijah In Transgender Themed PYGMALION, Staged by Always Love Lucy Theatre
April 5, 2016
April 5, 2016
The company's producing artistic director Saima Huq will take on the role of Eliza/Elijah.
Producer Jeffrey Seller Confirms HAMILTON Plans For London, Europe, Australia
April 5, 2016
April 5, 2016
Soon there may be as many as seven HAMILTON companies playing in the U.S. and internationally, in addition to Broadway.
VIDEOS: A Scene By Scene, Song By Song Synopsis of the Original 1921 SHUFFLE ALONG
April 5, 2016
April 5, 2016
There were no original cast albums in 1921, so this scene by scene synopsis of the original SHUFFLE ALONG is augmented by various recordings of songs from the score.
Bid To Meet Lin-Manuel Miranda When He Signs Your Advance Copy of The HAMILTON Vinyl Box Set, Support The Morris-Jumel Mansion
April 4, 2016
April 4, 2016
Meet the HAMILTON author/star at the Richard Rodgers Theatre when he personalizes a signature for your vinyl set.
How The Silent Treatment Inspired Anne Washburn's New Play, ANTLIA PNEUMATICA
April 4, 2016
April 4, 2016
Her new play's first draft was created at a ten-day silent playwriting retreat.
The Kilroys Proving Effective In Increasing Number Of Women-Authored Plays Produced
April 4, 2016
April 4, 2016
The organizations list of recommended new plays by women is helping to decrease the lack of gender parity in American theatre.
VIDEO: ECLIPSED's Lupita Nyong'o Pulls April Fools Day Prank on Cast-Mates
April 4, 2016
April 4, 2016
The Oscar-winner has a little fun with the other members of ECLIPSED's superb acting ensemble.
VIDEO FLASHBACK: How THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA Changed The Careers of Its Authors, Stars and Director
April 4, 2016
April 4, 2016
Barrtlett Sher and Adam Guettel made their Broadway debuts with this complex romantic musical.
VIDEO: Amy Schumer Performs Her Own Revolutionary Hip-Hop Musical For HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda
April 4, 2016
April 4, 2016
The brilliant social satirist doesn't exactly have the HAMILTON author/star in stitches over her new bio-musical.
BWW Review: Cara Reichel and Peter Mills' DEATH FOR FIVE VOICES, A Compelling Musical of a Renaissance Composer
April 10, 2016
April 10, 2016
The new musical is inspired by the life of visionary composer, and murderer, Carlo Gesualdo.
BWW Review: Much-Improved Bio-Musical CAGNEY Returns Off-Broadway In A Flashy Producton
April 3, 2016
April 3, 2016
It was ten months ago when composer/lyricist Robert Creighton buck and winged it to the York Theatre with a spirited and gutsy performance as the screen's greatest tough guy song and dance man, James Cagney. His pocket-sized musical vehicle, Cagney, while certainly rousing and entertaining, came off then as a promising work in progress; one that needed more heat to match the potential of its dramatic moments.
RADIOCAST: 1940, The Year Gracie Allen Won The Wisconsin Presidential Primary
April 1, 2016
April 1, 2016
One of America's most beloved entertainers made a comedy bit about running for president and started getting votes!
VIDEO: AN ACT OF GOD's Author David Javerbaum Talks About The Play's Inspiration And A Future Casting Possibility
April 1, 2016
April 1, 2016
The Twitter-grown comedy that opened this season with Jim Parsons returns in May with Sean Hayes.
Arts Council Norway Unveils Plans For Ibsen-Inspired Theme Park
April 1, 2016
April 1, 2016
Norway's newest cultural attraction will be a 25-acre theme park celebrating the playwright considered by many to be the father of modern drama.
At This Performance... AVENUE Q's Puppet Cast Takes Over Broadway's Starring Roles
April 1, 2016
April 1, 2016
Is a bad bug spreading among Broadway's stars? Or is it just a prank pulled by AVENUE Q's puppets?
FLASH FRIDAY: When William Daniels Was TV Superhero CAPTAIN NICE
April 1, 2016
April 1, 2016
His iconic performance as the 'obnoxious and disliked' John Adams may never have been if this 1967 TV series was a hit.
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