Michael Dale - Page 78

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.

Bid To Meet BEAUTIFUL's Jessica Keenan Wynn, Support Education Renaissance of Nevada
August 4, 2016

Wynn's talent runs in the family, as she's the 5th showbiz generation in a line that includes Ed 'The Perfect Fool' Wynn and Hollywood's Keenan Wynn.

VIDEO: It's Magic Time: ALADDIN's James Monroe Iglehart Duets With His London Genie Counterpart, Trevor Dion Nicholas
August 4, 2016

The talented pair launch into a special rendition of the musical's second act vaudevillian turn, 'Somebody's Got Your Back.'

VIDEO: See The Effectiveness of Music Therapy and Support Broadway Alzheimer's iPod Drive
August 4, 2016

Watch a remarkable transformation in an Alzheimer's-stricken gentleman after listening to music from his youth.

Harold Prince Says Hollywood Has Changed Broadway
August 4, 2016

With 21 Tony Awards to his credit, legendary theatre producer/director Harold Prince has undoubtedly changed Broadway in his 65+ years in the business.

VIDEO: Ellen's Stardust Diner Staff Serves Up WAITRESS' 'She Used To Be Mine'
August 4, 2016

A heartfelt and very site-specific video for WAITRESS' big 11 o'clock ballad.

VIDEO: Marisha Wallace Describes Her Experience Being Black On Broadway
August 4, 2016

As a member of the original Broadway cast of SOMETHING ROTTEN! she understudied Heidi Blickenstaff as Bea.

Second Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award Offers Grant For Woman Musical Theatre Composer
August 3, 2016

The grant's aim is to help eliminate the lack of women composers represented on Broadway today.

VIDEO: Flexible, Retractable Performance Space The Shed Being Built in Manhattan
August 3, 2016

Projected to open in 2019, The Shed features a retractable shell that can create an indoor performance space or an outdoor plaza.

VIDEO: A Backstage Visit and Q&A With SOMETHING ROTTEN!'s Josh Grisetti
August 3, 2016

The new SOMETHING ROTTEN! star talks about making the role his own, his "Game of Thrones" fandom and seeing the first West End preview of HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD.

VIDEO: Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Billy Porter and More in BROADWAY FOR BLACK LIVES MATTER
August 3, 2016

Watch the full livestream of the event promoting unity and solidarity through artistic expression and conversation.

VIDEO: Parents of Chappaqua High School Student Describe Drug and Sexual Abuse By Drama Teacher
August 3, 2016

Hiding their identities, the pair describe a cult-like relationship between the 41-year-old former drama teacher and several male students.

Signature Theatre Mourns Passing of Founding Artistic Director, James Houghton
August 3, 2016

Houghton stepped down as the company's artistic director last month.

UPDATE: Stephen Sondheim Discusses New Musical Based on Bunuel, Premiering in 2017
August 3, 2016

His collaboration with bookwriter David Ives is based on two films by 1930s Spanish surrealist Luis Buñuel.

BWW Review: Jaclyn Backhaus' MEN ON BOATS Is A Pioneering Enterprise
August 4, 2016

An all-woman cast plays out the story of John Wesley Powell's expedition to the Grand Canyon.

Check Out The Delicious Actor Transformations For FOX's THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
August 2, 2016

FOX's new production of the 1975 cult classic 'THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW: Let's Do the Time Warp Again' will air Thursday, Oct. 20th.

VIDEO: SCHOOL OF ROCK Kids Go Hip-Hop Performing HAMILTON's 'The Schuyler Sisters'
August 2, 2016

In the hit musical comedy SCHOOL OF ROCK, teacher Dewey Finn teaches his well-behaved students how to rock out to Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones and The Doors, but he never gets around to teaching them about hip-hop.