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.
Blair Brown, Stephen Lang and Fritz Weaver Perform LINCOLN'S FAVORITE SHAKESPEARE at Metropolitan Museum
January 20, 2016
January 20, 2016
Our 16th president was a great fan of the performing arts and educated himself by reading Shakespeare.
VIDEOS: Tantalizing Peeks at Company XIV's Sensual SNOW WHITE
January 20, 2016
January 20, 2016
Director/choreographer Austin McCormick.brings his brand of baroque eroticism to the classic fairy tale.
At National Theatre, London's Black Actors Rely On African-American Plays
January 20, 2016
January 20, 2016
Cast members of MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM tell of the lack of opportunity to tell stories penned by their country's black playwrights.
BWW Review: Dominique Morisseau's SKELETON CREW, a Vivid Portrait of Urban Collapse
January 20, 2016
January 20, 2016
The engrossing workplace drama provides the final third of the playwright's Detroit trilogy.
Five Fun Facts About HELLO, DOLLY!
January 19, 2016
January 19, 2016
One of Broadway's most beloved musicals looked like a disaster in out-of-town previews.
It Takes A Horace! Who Should Star In HELLO, DOLLY! Opposite Bette Midler?
January 19, 2016
January 19, 2016
Dolly is a great comic role, but it requires a great foil playing opposite her.
VIDEO: A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER Takes Its Final Broadway Bow
January 18, 2016
January 18, 2016
Jefferson Mays has parting words for the cheering crowds after slaying them in the aisles.
VIDEO: Museum of Modern Art Presents Screenings of Rare 1913 Bert Williams Film, LIME KILN CLUB FIELD DAY
January 18, 2016
January 18, 2016
Broadway's first black star in film footage lost for over 100 years.
VIDEOS: Five Broadway Songs That Confronted American Audiences On Racism
January 18, 2016
January 18, 2016
Five moments when Broadway songwriters risked shocking and angering patrons with discomforting truths.
BWW Review: Inuit Throat Singer Tanya Tagaq Reclaims The False Images of NANOOK OF THE NORTH
January 19, 2016
January 19, 2016
A thrilling theatre piece providing an improvised soundscape to a troubling classic film.
BWW Review: Ahamefule J. Oluo Combines Jazz and Stand-Up In Bio-Piece NOW I'M FINE
January 18, 2016
January 18, 2016
The stand-up comic accents tales of hardship with his own compositions played by a jazz orchestra.
VIDEO: ECLIPSED Playwright Danai Gurira Introduces FAMILIAR, a Zimbabwean-American Story
January 15, 2016
January 15, 2016
While ECLIPSED prepares for its Broadway transfer Gurira's new drama begins previewing at Playwrights Horizons.
PHOTO FLASH: David Bowie Fans Leave Tributes as LAZARUS Plays Final Performances
January 15, 2016
January 15, 2016
As the new musical plays out its final performances amidst rumors of a Broadway transfer, fans leave flowers, candles and cards.
Support Take It From The Top: Bid On HAMILTON Tickets and a Visit With Lin-Manuel Miranda
January 15, 2016
January 15, 2016
Support educational enrichment through the arts with a winning for two tickets and a visit after the show.
VIDEO: Shaina Taub Set To Clown With Old Pros Bill Irwin and David Shiner in OLD HATS
January 15, 2016
January 15, 2016
The Jonathan Larson Grant recipient is excited to be a part of the 2013 hit's return engagement.
Harry Potter's Sean Biggerstaff Shares Childhood Remembrance of Alan Rickman
January 15, 2016
January 15, 2016
The world-famous star was a friend and mentor to him for twenty years,
FLASH FRIDAY: Brian Bedford as Lady Bracknell in THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
January 15, 2016
January 15, 2016
The beloved English actor was a very frequent visitor to the New York stage.
HAND TO GOD's Stephen Boyer Says Goodbye To His Left Hand Man, Tyrone
January 14, 2016
January 14, 2016
The Tony nominated actor has spent five years with the little demon sock puppet at the end of his arm.
BWW Review: Michael Frayn's Laff-Riot NOISES OFF Is Wild, Frenetic Fun
January 14, 2016
January 14, 2016
It's hard to imagine that the playwright known for COPENHAGEN, DEMOCRACY and BENEFACTORS first whipped up this frothy fun.
Bob King, Creative Force Behind THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA's Artwork, Steps Down
January 14, 2016
January 14, 2016
For thirty-one years, King has handled hundreds of West End marketing campaigns.
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