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.
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.
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.
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