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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: The Viola Project Helps Empower Girls Through Shakespeare
VIDEO: The Viola Project Helps Empower Girls Through Shakespeare
July 22, 2016

A Chicago non-profit lets girls explore the works of William Shakespeare while using his classic texts to propel discussions of contemporary issues facing girls and women.

Bid To Meet Kristin Chenoweth at Martha's Vineyard, Support Vineyard Arts Project
Bid To Meet Kristin Chenoweth at Martha's Vineyard, Support Vineyard Arts Project
July 22, 2016

Meet the fabulous Broadway star as she performs in this summer's 'Broadway on the Vineyard' concert series.

VIDEO: Tour The Fascinating Artifacts of The British Library's 'Shakespeare In Ten Acts'
VIDEO: Tour The Fascinating Artifacts of The British Library's 'Shakespeare In Ten Acts'
July 22, 2016

The library's gallery show inspires viewers to imagine how audiences reacted to the first stage appearance by a female actor and the first British performance of Othello by a black actor.

VIDEO: AN ACT OF GOD's Sean Hayes Is The Wind Beneath David Josefsberg's Wings
VIDEO: AN ACT OF GOD's Sean Hayes Is The Wind Beneath David Josefsberg's Wings
July 22, 2016

Broadway's newest heavenly father and his trusty angel indulge in a Bette Midler standard.

FLASH FRIDAY: Ted Cruz's 'Vote Your Conscience' Recalls AVENUE Q's 'Vote Your Heart'
FLASH FRIDAY: Ted Cruz's 'Vote Your Conscience' Recalls AVENUE Q's 'Vote Your Heart'
July 22, 2016

Ted Cruz's controversial statement at the Republican Convention may have reminded theatre fans of a special AVENUE Q song.

BWW Review: The Music of MOTOWN Returns; Unfortunately, So Does The Book
BWW Review: The Music of MOTOWN Returns; Unfortunately, So Does The Book
July 22, 2016

Despite clunky writing, Berry Gordy's autobiographical musical is packed with great songs and terrific performances.

VIDEO: Diane Paulus On The Quirky Humor That Attracted Her To WAITRESS
VIDEO: Diane Paulus On The Quirky Humor That Attracted Her To WAITRESS
July 21, 2016

The leading character of WAITRESS has a lot of burdens to deal with, but there's a humorous spirit to the musical.

AUDIO: PRIVACY's Rachel Dratch and Reg Rodgers Talk About Our Complicated Relationship With Technology
AUDIO: PRIVACY's Rachel Dratch and Reg Rodgers Talk About Our Complicated Relationship With Technology
July 21, 2016

Audience members are asked to keep their cell phones on during PRIVACY, to discovery how much about ourselves isn't private.

VIDEO: George Takei Warns Against A Trump Presidency In Spanish
VIDEO: George Takei Warns Against A Trump Presidency In Spanish
July 21, 2016

Actor and activist George Takei has a message for Spanish-speaking American voters.

No Progress In Efforts To Save New Jersey's Surflight Theater
No Progress In Efforts To Save New Jersey's Surflight Theater
July 21, 2016

Financial problems started when the decades-old theater was flooded by Hurricane Sandy.

PHOTO FLASH: All That Chita! Legendary Original Velma Chita Rivera Visits Takarazuka's CHICAGO
PHOTO FLASH: All That Chita! Legendary Original Velma Chita Rivera Visits Takarazuka's CHICAGO
July 21, 2016

It was over forty years ago when Broadway great Chita Rivera first emerged from beneath the 46th Street Theatre to thrill audiences with 'All That Jazz.'

Michael Cerveris Tells How He Got The Idea To Bring FUN HOME To Orlando
Michael Cerveris Tells How He Got The Idea To Bring FUN HOME To Orlando
July 21, 2016

The Tony-winning actor realized that the anger his character feels for himself is a different version of the anger that others direct outward.

Trump Speechwriter Meredith McIver Was Once a Broadway Baby
Trump Speechwriter Meredith McIver Was Once a Broadway Baby
July 21, 2016

Before her name became synonymous with 'Speechgate,' Meredith McIver was a New York ballet dancer who briefly basked in the bright lights of Broadway.

VIDEO: Alliance Theatre Livestreams Casey Nicholaw, Cast and Creatives Previewing THE PROM
VIDEO: Alliance Theatre Livestreams Casey Nicholaw, Cast and Creatives Previewing THE PROM
July 21, 2016

The Broadway-bound musical is about what happens when a group of forgotten celebrities lend their support to a lesbian couple wanting to attend their prom.

VIDEO: PARAMOUR's Atherton Twins Flex Their Muscles In The Middle of Times Square
VIDEO: PARAMOUR's Atherton Twins Flex Their Muscles In The Middle of Times Square
July 20, 2016

They fly through the air in Broadway's Paramour, but they do pretty well on the ground, too,

VIDEO: Take a Backstage Tour With KINKY BOOTS' Jeanna de Waal
VIDEO: Take a Backstage Tour With KINKY BOOTS' Jeanna de Waal
July 20, 2016

The British triple-threat shows the dressing areas where the cast dons their fabulous footwear and gets their wigs applied.

VIDEO: Homeless Company XIV's Stylish and Erotic Donation Plea
VIDEO: Homeless Company XIV's Stylish and Erotic Donation Plea
July 20, 2016

One of the most inventive and thrilling theatre companies in New York has also been one of the unluckiest.

VIDEO: A Montage of Scenes From J.T. Rogers' Fascinating OSLO
VIDEO: A Montage of Scenes From J.T. Rogers' Fascinating OSLO
July 20, 2016

J.T. Rogers' emotional and darkly comic drama tells of the negotiations that led to the Oslo Accords.

VIDEOS: Meet The Cast of SPAMILTON: AN AMERICAN PARODY
VIDEOS: Meet The Cast of SPAMILTON: AN AMERICAN PARODY
July 20, 2016

Gerard Alessandrini, the mastermind behind Forbidden Broadway, devotes an entire show to Lin-Manuel Miranda's smash.

VIDEO: Playwright Calvin Alexander Ramsey's Documentary THE GREEN BOOK CHRONICLES Tells Of Getting Around Jim Crow
VIDEO: Playwright Calvin Alexander Ramsey's Documentary THE GREEN BOOK CHRONICLES Tells Of Getting Around Jim Crow
July 20, 2016

First a play, then a children's book and soon a documentary, THE GREEN BOOK CHRONICLES tells of a guide for African American travelers.



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