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.
AUDIO: Ciaran Hinds Talks about THE CRUCIBLE's 21st Century Relevance
July 13, 2016
July 13, 2016
The Irish actor plays an opportunistic judge in Arthur Miller's classic about the Salem witch trials.
Renee Elise Goldsberry Exiting HAMILTON in Fall, Filming Netflix's 'Altered Carbon'
July 13, 2016
July 13, 2016
The Tony Award-winner will be starring as a revolutionary leader in a new series based on Richard Morgan's 2002 novel.
VIDEO: The Second City Borrows A Classic Movie Musical Moment To Say 'Bye, Bye, Bernie'
July 13, 2016
July 13, 2016
Ann-Margret's iconic performance inspires a spoof honoring Bernie Sanders' pledge of support to Hillary Clinton.
VIDEO: Misty Copeland Dances To THE COLOR PURPLE's Cynthia Erivo's 'Summertime'
July 13, 2016
July 13, 2016
A sumptuous combination of artistry to the tune of George and Ira Gershwin's PORGY AND BESS classic.
Will Songs From HAMILTON Be Playing At A Ballpark Near You?
July 13, 2016
July 13, 2016
At least one Major League Baseball team is considering adding HAMILTON to its playlist.
BWW Review: J.T. Rogers' Fascinating OSLO Shows The Messy Business Before The Photo Ops
July 12, 2016
July 12, 2016
Rogers' drama about the negotiations behind the Oslo Accords is funny and entertaining without undercutting the seriousness of its subject.
Bid To Appear in Broadway's MOTOWN, Support Vineyard Arts Project
July 11, 2016
July 11, 2016
Charitybuzz's new auction offers a chance to appear in the return engagement of the Broadway hit featuring some of the world's most beloved music.
VIDEO: Montana High School Recreates KINKY BOOTS' Gender Identity Acceptance Music Video 'Just Pee'
July 11, 2016
July 11, 2016
KINKY BOOTS' message to politicians opposed to gender identity acceptance inspired the drama students of Chinook High School.
Minnesota Centennial Showboat Struggles To Remain Financially Afloat
July 11, 2016
July 11, 2016
Since 1958, the dockside venue has been hosting old-fashioned song and dance melodramas performed by university students.
Atlanta Lyric Theatre Regrets Non-Latino WEST SIDE STORY Casting
July 11, 2016
July 11, 2016
The theatre company states that moving forward, it will adhere to a policy of ethnically specific casting when the material calls for it.
Plans Reveal Redevelopment Of DoubleTree Hotel Site Surrounding Palace Theatre
July 11, 2016
July 11, 2016
Aside from the previously announced plan to lift the theatre 29 feet to provide retail space, a large LED screen will wrap around the surrounding hotel.
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME Having Its New England Premiere at Maine's Ogunquit Playhouse
July 11, 2016
July 11, 2016
Stephen Schwartz and Alan Menken's stage version of the 1996 Disney animated musical is expected to be generally available for regional productions next year.
Biography of 'The Glittering Life and Times of Mary Martin' Released July 12th
July 11, 2016
July 11, 2016
David Kaufman writes of the life and career of one of the most beloved performers in American theatre.
BWW Review: Megan Hilty, Matthew Morrison Join The New York Pops
July 11, 2016
July 11, 2016
Taking a break from Carnegie Hall, The New York Pops travels to Forest Hills Stadium for summer fun with two Broadway favorites.
VIDEOS: Reenactments Of The July 11, 1804 HAMILTON/Burr Duel, From Serious To Silly
July 11, 2016
July 11, 2016
Even before Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical made the country HAMILTON-crazy, history-lovers would reenact the famout duel.
VIDEO: Emma Hunton's Thrilling Rendition of 'Over The Rainbow' at STAND UP AND SING Orlando Benefit
July 10, 2016
July 10, 2016
New York audiences have been wowed by Emma Hunton's dynamic vocals in SPRING AWAKENING, NEXT TO NORMAL and RENT.
Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine Ponder Their Success as INTO THE WOODS Opens at The Menier Chocolate Factory
July 10, 2016
July 10, 2016
Guess which one is the optimist of the pair and which one thinks everything will flop.
VIDEO: HAMILTON's Phillipa Soo, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Jasmine Cephas Jones Beautifully Harmonize Billy Joel's 'For The Longest Time'
July 10, 2016
July 10, 2016
A gorgeous backstage video before Phillipa Soo's final performance as Eliza Hamilton.
PHOTO FLASH: Dr. Ruth Analyses The Hilarious Whodunit SHEAR MADNESS
July 10, 2016
July 10, 2016
The world-famous sex therapist visits the wacky Off-Broadway murder mystery hit.
INSTAGRAM CHECK: SOMETHING ROTTEN!'s Will Chase Rocks Out Elizabethan Style
July 10, 2016
July 10, 2016
The Broadway favorite clowns around a bit while prepping to play the narcissistic bard.
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