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.
Play The Paper Mill Game! Review Clues To Remember Their Productions From The Past Six Seasons
February 11, 2016
February 11, 2016
Paper Mill has been teasing playgoers with hints about their upcoming productions since 2010.
BWW Review: LaChanze Heavenly in Encores!'s Terrific CABIN IN THE SKY
February 12, 2016
February 12, 2016
The 1940 musical will most likely never be fully revived, but the Encores! concert mounting features a wonderful cast and sweet Vernon Duke music.
TWITTER WATCH: @FemScriptIntros Points Out Sexism in Female Character Descriptions
February 11, 2016
February 11, 2016
Producer Ross Putman's Twitter account quotes how screenwriters introduce their female characters.
Five Facts You Might Not Know About Harper Lee and TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
February 10, 2016
February 10, 2016
Broadway is buzzing today with news of a new stage adaptation of one of America's greatest novels.
VIDEO: Cynthia Erivo, Isaiah Johnson Discuss The Healing Experience of THE COLOR PURPLE
February 10, 2016
February 10, 2016
The actors are joined by composer/lyricist Brenda Russell and producer Scott Sanders in a discussion moderated by activist writer Michaela Angela Davis.
Oakbrook Terrace's Drury Lane Theatre Commits To Premiering New Musicals
February 10, 2016
February 10, 2016
New York based casting director Laura Stanczyk named Director of New Works,
BWW Review: John Patrick Shanley Recalls His Rebellious Youth in PRODIGAL SON
February 10, 2016
February 10, 2016
Shanley calls his newest the third play in a trilogy that basically makes up his autobiography.
VIDEO: BROADWAY & THE BARD'S Len Cariou and NEWSICAL's Christine Pedi Brush Up Their Shakespeare
February 10, 2016
February 10, 2016
The Broadway legend and the legend-mimicking star duet a little Cole Porter.
Diminishing Number of Stages Has Off-Broadway Companies Scrambling For Space
February 9, 2016
February 9, 2016
A surge of collaborations and co-productions have developed as the city loses more small theatres.
HAMILTON Providing An Education For Teachers Creating Historic Curriculum
February 9, 2016
February 9, 2016
From New York to Los Angeles, teachers are finding out that HAMILTON is an effective tool for inspiring students to learn American history.
VIDEO: Marco Ramirez's THE ROYALE Explores The Rise and Fall of a Black Heavyweight Champion
February 9, 2016
February 9, 2016
Marco Ramirez's drama is loosely based on the story of heavyweight champ Jack Johnson.
VIDEOS: Husbands Mario Cantone and Jerry Dixon Duet a Broadway Classic
February 9, 2016
February 9, 2016
After playing husbands in Mark Gerrard's STEVE, the pair just finished a one-nighter for Lincoln Center's American Songbook.
BWW Review: Len Cariou Speaks The Speeches and Sings The Songs in BROADWAY & THE BARD
February 9, 2016
February 9, 2016
The actor combines his talents as a star of both Shakespeare classics and musical theatre.
TWITTER WATCH: HAMILTON's Jasmine Cephas Jones Photographed In Costume Using 1839 Lens
February 8, 2016
February 8, 2016
The latest subject in the musical's series of portraits taken by photographer Josh Lehrer using his 1839 lens.
Bechdel Project's ROMANCE REMADE: A Valentine's Odyssey; Changing The Way You See Romance
February 8, 2016
February 8, 2016
An interactive workshop that promises to 'change the way you see romance forever.'
New York State Senators Push For Laws To Restrict Scalping
February 8, 2016
February 8, 2016
The state's laws that allow for scalping are set to expire on May 14th.
UPDATE: Erin Pike's THAT'SWHATSHESAID Performed With Revisions After Samuel French's Cease and Desist Order
February 8, 2016
February 8, 2016
The solo piece up of material from popular plays was ordered not to go on after a complaint from one of the playwrights.
Bernadette Peters Remembers Late DAMES AT SEA Director, Robert Dahdah
February 8, 2016
February 8, 2016
The 1966 Caffe Cino production starred a teenage Bernadette Peters in her first major New York role.
Original DAMES AT SEA Director, CURLEY McDIMPLE Author/Director Robert Dahdah, Dead at 89
February 8, 2016
February 8, 2016
The Off-Off Broadway pioneer directed young Bernadette Peters in two of her first New York starring roles.
BWW Review: Laura Careless Dynamic and Decadent in Company XIV's Erotic SNOW WHITE
February 8, 2016
February 8, 2016
Brilliantly evocative director/choreographer Austin McCormick turns in another sensual delight.
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