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.
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Predicted To Become 'Most Read Play Of All Time'
July 29, 2016
July 29, 2016
The script for the West End production is currently #1 on Amazon's Best-Seller List.
PHOTO FLASH: West End Theatres Send a Message To The World: London Is Open!
July 28, 2016
July 28, 2016
London mayor Sadiq Khan wants the world to know that despite the recent Brexit vote, his city is still a thriving example of diversity and culture.
PHOTO FLASH: HAIRSPRAY LIVE's Kristin Chenoweth Gets Crabby With Marc Shaiman
July 28, 2016
July 28, 2016
Kristin Chenoweth will be taking on the role of the deliciously evil Velma Von Tussle, a/k/a the former Miss Baltimore Crabs.
VIDEO: FUN HOME's Michael Cerveris Presents TAKE ME HOME Concert To Benefit West Virginia Flood Relief
July 28, 2016
July 28, 2016
The one-night, two-performance event benefits the rebuilding efforts of West Virginians in the wake of the historic floods of June 2016.
PHOTO: A Behind The Scenes Peek at Diane Lane's Photo Shoot For THE CHERRY ORCHARD
July 28, 2016
July 28, 2016
Anton Chekhov's masterpiece tells the story of a once-wealthy family whose world of opulence and glamour turns upside-down because they don't recognize the consequences of a changing world.
AUDIO: National Theatre Director Rufus Norris Calls Brexit 'A Huge Wake-Up Call'
July 28, 2016
July 28, 2016
The National has begun a listening project to get a better sense of the values audiences want to see represented on stage.
AUDIO: Memories From Marni Nixon's Autobiography Co-Author, Stephen Cole
July 28, 2016
July 28, 2016
Though movie producers forbade Nixon from talking publicly about her work, she prominently displayed her co-author name on the cover of her autobiography.
BEAUTIFUL's Carole King Will Perform Tonight at Democratic National Convention
July 28, 2016
July 28, 2016
The music legend will appear on the final evening of the convention, when Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton addresses the nation.
VIDEO: Raul Esparza Sings Gloria and Emilio Estefan's 'America' at DNC with La India and Huey Dunbar
July 28, 2016
July 28, 2016
The four-time Tony nominee teamed up with two Grammy-nominated Latin music stars.
PHOTO: Broadway Theatre Remains Found Under Former Toys 'R' Us Site
July 28, 2016
July 28, 2016
Workers uncover what may be the orchestra pit of the Olympia Theatre.
VIDEOS: Silliness Ensues as Darren Criss and Brian Stokes Mitchell Warm Up For DNC Performance
July 28, 2016
July 28, 2016
Some backstage fun before the big moment to deliver an important message.
VIDEO: Jennifer Damiano, Alice Ripley Together Again at Feinstein's/54 Below
July 27, 2016
July 27, 2016
Damiano's NEXT TO NORMAL mom makes a guest appearance at each performance of her debut cabaret engagement.
VIDEO: Broadway For Orlando Rehearses at Wells Fargo Center for Tonight's DNC Performance
July 27, 2016
July 27, 2016
Anika Larsen, Brian Stokes Mitchell, James Wesley, Darren Criss, Richard Kind and more get ready for tonight's DNC performance.
VIDEO: Slash From Guns N' Roses Jams With SCHOOL OF ROCK Kids
July 27, 2016
July 27, 2016
The hardest rocking band on Broadway is also the youngest.
VIDEO: Broadway Heads To Philadelphia To Spread The Love At Democratic National Convention
July 27, 2016
July 27, 2016
Tonight's telecast of the Democratic National Convention will include a performance by dozens from Broadway.
Songwriting Partners Charles Strouse, Lee Adams in Legal Dispute Over Rights
July 27, 2016
July 27, 2016
The team wrote the Broadway hits BYE, BYE, BIRDIE and APPLAUSE and the classic song 'Once Upon a Time.'
Audra McDonald Schools Fox's Bill O'Reilly On The Realities of Slavery
July 27, 2016
July 27, 2016
One of Broadway's great performers reacts to the suggestion of any decent treatment of people who were forced into slavery.
VIDEO: John Hinckley Jr., Portrayed in Stephen Sondheim's ASSASSINS, Soon To Be Freed From Psychiatric Hospital
July 27, 2016
July 27, 2016
In 1981, Hinckley shot President Ronald Reagan, saying it was to get the attention of actress Jodie Foster.
Jason Robert Brown Teases Tonight's SubCulture Gig With Shaina Taub; Hints at Something Big For September
July 27, 2016
July 27, 2016
The show will include the two songwriters doing arrangements of each other's work.
VIDEO: Natascia Diaz Performs Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'Burn' in Concert
July 26, 2016
July 26, 2016
The two-time Helen Hayes Award winner puts her own spin on the searing HAMILTON ballad.
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