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.
FOX Follows Grease: Live with Homer Simpson: Live, May 15th
February 17, 2016
February 17, 2016
The May 15th episode will have Dan Castellaneta's Homer Simpson discussing topical subjects and responding to fan questions.
Al Hirschfeld Townhouse Mural, Thought To Be Original, Revealed As Wallpaper
February 17, 2016
February 17, 2016
The artist's longtime dealer, Margo Feiden, sets the record straight.
Temple University Chapter of Artists Striving To End Poverty Helps Underserved Philadelphia Youth
February 17, 2016
February 17, 2016
The non-profit created by Broadway's Mary-Mitchell Campbell has a new chapter in Philadelphia.
VIDEO: Tour Brooklyn's Magnificently Restored Kings Theatre
February 16, 2016
February 16, 2016
One of the country's great opulent movie palaces has been restored to its original glory.
VIDEOS: Computer-Generated Musical BEYOND THE FENCE Prepares For Opening
February 16, 2016
February 16, 2016
A musical about a controversial event in recent British history was written with creative decisions made by computer programs.
NEA Study: Arts Contributed $704.2 Billion To 2013 U.S. Economy, 32.5% Increase Since 1998
February 16, 2016
February 16, 2016
New government studies detail increasing economic contributions arts spending generates.
Landmark Coney Island Childs' Being Renovated Into Amphitheater Stage
February 16, 2016
February 16, 2016
A 5,000 seat performance venue will have the iconic restaurant building as its focal point.
BWW Review: Jerry Zaks/Robert De Niro Co-Direct Paper Mill's Promising A BRONX TALE Musical
February 16, 2016
February 16, 2016
A catchy Alan Menken/Glenn Slater score and a terrific turn by Nick Cordero highlight this world premiere adaptation of Chazz Palminteri's solo play.
Popular Science Explains Addicting Elements of HAMILTON Cast Album
February 15, 2016
February 15, 2016
A musicologist and the cast album's mixing artist discuss reasons for the need to listen to HAMILTON over and over.
TWITTER WATCH: #KanyeDescribesAMusical Trending as Fans Try To Decipher His Recent Tweets
February 15, 2016
February 15, 2016
Leave it to Broadway historian/author Jennifer Ashley Tepper to figure out the rap superstar's recent tweets.
VIDEOS: Director Rosie Collins Has Actors Reciting Shakespeare After Eating Hot Chili Peppers
February 15, 2016
February 15, 2016
A British photographer and director's series of videos shows valiant actors trying desperately to stay in character.
PERFECT CRIME Playwright Warren Manzi Dies at 60
February 15, 2016
February 15, 2016
With over 11,000 performances, PERFECT CRIME is New York's longest running straight play.
Lucy Simon: 'Women Are Still Perceived As Soft And Not Really Commercial'
February 17, 2016
February 17, 2016
THE SECRET GARDEN's composer talks of the special challenges to women composers in commercial theatre.
Actor Bear Bellinger: 'Here's How Inequality Works When You're Not Famous'
February 12, 2016
February 12, 2016
The Chicago-based actor writes of inequities those in power would not be aware of if they've never experienced it.
FLASH FRIDAY: Ninety-Two Years Ago Today, Gershwin's RHAPSODY IN BLUE Premieres
February 12, 2016
February 12, 2016
Gershwin's orchestrial jazz creation remains a quintessential piece of American music.
SOMETHING ROTTEN! Expresses Love For Their Fellow Broadway Musicals With Personalized Valentines
February 12, 2016
February 12, 2016
No Shakespeare sonnets in these distinctively rotten valentines.
Support Take It From The Top: Bid to Meet KINKY BOOTS' Wayne Brady
February 11, 2016
February 11, 2016
Charitybuzz's new auction benefits Take It From The Top, a National Arts Alliance dedicated to providing quality education enrichment through music, dance and theatre.
UPDATE: Erin Pike's THAT'SWHATSHESAID Receives New Cease and Desist Order From Dramatists Play Service
February 11, 2016
February 11, 2016
The solo piece criticizes the way women are represented in American theatre by using excerpts from the ten most frequently produced American plays of 2014-15.
HAMILTON Letters: NYPL Digital Collection Loaded With A. Ham Correspondence
February 11, 2016
February 11, 2016
Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical makes it clear that Hamilton was an obsessive writer. See for yourself!
The Geffen Playhouse: Twenty Years Of Serious Theater Presented With A Hollywood Sheen
February 11, 2016
February 11, 2016
The Los Angeles theatre that carries David Geffen's name serves its community as well as emerging playwrights.
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