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Michael Dale 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.




VIDEO: Behind The Scenes With HOLIDAY INN's Bryce Pinkham, Lora Lee Gayer and Corbin Bleu
VIDEO: Behind The Scenes With HOLIDAY INN's Bryce Pinkham, Lora Lee Gayer and Corbin Bleu
August 18, 2016

While it's always great to have exciting new voices writing scores for Broadway musicals, it's also thrilling to hear the classics from long ago that thrilled young audiences in their day.

PHOTO FLASH: Michael Crawford Commemorates 30th Anniversary THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA's First Rehearsal
PHOTO FLASH: Michael Crawford Commemorates 30th Anniversary THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA's First Rehearsal
August 18, 2016

Check out a wonderful vintage photo of Michael Crawford and the mask.

Jessie Mueller and Sara Bareilles Set For WAITRESS CD Signing at Barnes & Noble
Jessie Mueller and Sara Bareilles Set For WAITRESS CD Signing at Barnes & Noble
August 18, 2016

The hit Broadway musical WAITRESS' Tony-winning star Jessie Mueller and its Grammy-nominated composer/lyricist Sara Bareilles will be signing copies of their original cast recording at Manhattan's Upper East Side Barnes and Noble, 150 E. 86th Street, on Tuesday, August 23rd at 4pm.

VIDEOS: Three Sheldon Harnick Songs You Have To Hear
VIDEOS: Three Sheldon Harnick Songs You Have To Hear
August 18, 2016

Before teaming with Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick contributed songs to several Broadway revues.

VIDEO: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF's Classical Violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins Releasing 'The Fiddler: Expanding Tradition'
VIDEO: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF's Classical Violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins Releasing 'The Fiddler: Expanding Tradition'
August 18, 2016

Two new videos preview her upcoming album, which will feature new solo music by Hall-Tompkins and the current FIDDLER ON THE ROOF revival's arranger Oran Eldor and music director/orchestrator Ted Sperling.

BWW Interview: Listen Up To Broadway Sound Designers Fitz Patton and John Shivers
BWW Interview: Listen Up To Broadway Sound Designers Fitz Patton and John Shivers
August 17, 2016

Fitz Patton (THE HUMANS) and John Shivers (KINKY BOOTS) explain the the art of designing sound for theatre.

VIDEO: THE ILLUSIONISTS' Jinger Leigh Counts Down 100 Days Until Broadway
VIDEO: THE ILLUSIONISTS' Jinger Leigh Counts Down 100 Days Until Broadway
August 17, 2016

Their new show is titled THE ILLUSIONISTS - TURN OF THE CENTURY, designed to transport audiences back to the golden age of magic.

VIDEO: Everybody Say Yeah For The Sparkling New West End KINKY BOOTS Trailer
VIDEO: Everybody Say Yeah For The Sparkling New West End KINKY BOOTS Trailer
August 17, 2016

Matt Henry, who received the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical, is extending his acclaimed performance as Lola, and is joined by David Hunter, who takes on the role of Charlie Price.

New York Philharmonic To Provide Live Music For WEST SIDE STORY and MANHATTAN Film Screenings
New York Philharmonic To Provide Live Music For WEST SIDE STORY and MANHATTAN Film Screenings
August 17, 2016

Both presentations are part of the Philharmonic's 'The Art of The Score: Film Week at The Philharmonic.'

Bid To Meet HAMILTON's Renee Elise Goldsberry, Support Harlem Girls Cheer
Bid To Meet HAMILTON's Renee Elise Goldsberry, Support Harlem Girls Cheer
August 17, 2016

Chaitybuzz's new online auction offers a chance to meet the Tony-winner after enjoying HAMILTON from house seats.

VIDEO: Hilarious Behind The Scenes Look At OH, HELLO's 'Glamorous' Photo Shoot
VIDEO: Hilarious Behind The Scenes Look At OH, HELLO's 'Glamorous' Photo Shoot
August 17, 2016

The glamour of Broadway hasn't escaped Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland, the hilarious on-stage alter-egos of actors Nick Kroll and John Mulaney.

VIDEO: Jeremy Kushnier Belts 'The Hollywood Wiz' For PARAMOUR's Original Cast Recording
VIDEO: Jeremy Kushnier Belts 'The Hollywood Wiz' For PARAMOUR's Original Cast Recording
August 17, 2016

It's no secret that actors love a good entrance and PARAMOUR's Jeremy Kushnier gets a doozy of an introduction.

Putting It Together!  More Broadway-Inspired Lego Creations From Jack Abrams
Putting It Together! More Broadway-Inspired Lego Creations From Jack Abrams
August 17, 2016

Fourteen-year-old Jack Abrams may live in Los Angeles, but he's making quite an impression on the Broadway community.

VIDEO: Playwright Christopher Hampton Explains The Scandalous History of LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES
VIDEO: Playwright Christopher Hampton Explains The Scandalous History of LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES
August 16, 2016

Choderlos de Laclos was a career soldier looking for a way to alleviate his boredom, so he wrote a novel that became the scandal of France.

VIDEO: Music Legends Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil Play The Not-So-Newlywed Game With Their San Francisco BEAUTIFUL Counterparts
VIDEO: Music Legends Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil Play The Not-So-Newlywed Game With Their San Francisco BEAUTIFUL Counterparts
August 16, 2016

While the Broadway hit BEAUTIFUL celebrates the pop classics of Carole King, there is also strong representation from the songwriting team of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil.

VIDEO: Austin McCormick Aims To Turn Company XIV Into  New York's Moulin Rouge
VIDEO: Austin McCormick Aims To Turn Company XIV Into New York's Moulin Rouge
August 16, 2016

In the ten years since McCormick began recruiting an assemblage of classical dancers, actors, operatic vocalists, circus and burlesque performers into Company XIV, the troupe has become one of the most inventive and thrilling theatre companies in New York.

VIDEO: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF's Vacationing Alexandra Silber Holds a Tzeitel Tzeremony For Her Understudies
VIDEO: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF's Vacationing Alexandra Silber Holds a Tzeitel Tzeremony For Her Understudies
August 16, 2016

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is a musical about traditions, but Silber's way of handing her role over may be completely new.

FOX's THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW Celebrates Another Decadent Transformation Tuesday
FOX's THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW Celebrates Another Decadent Transformation Tuesday
August 16, 2016

FOX's THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW has declared every Tuesday as #TransformationTuesday, with a new piece of Twitter content revealed every week.

PHOTO FLASH: Laura Osnes, Stephanie J. Block, Rory O'Malley, Keala Settle Among Stars Sleeping In The Street at Covenant House's Broadway Sleep Out
PHOTO FLASH: Laura Osnes, Stephanie J. Block, Rory O'Malley, Keala Settle Among Stars Sleeping In The Street at Covenant House's Broadway Sleep Out
August 16, 2016

Eighty members of the Broadway community spent the night sleeping on the street to raise funds for Covenant House.

PHOTO FLASH: Handwritten Drafts of Lin-Manuel Miranda's HAMILTON Lyrics
PHOTO FLASH: Handwritten Drafts of Lin-Manuel Miranda's HAMILTON Lyrics
August 16, 2016

Great musicals aren't just written, they're rewritten.



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