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.
TWITTER WATCH: Lin-Manuel Miranda Wastes No Time Cutting Off His HAMILTON Ponytail
July 10, 2016
July 10, 2016
After last night's emotional final curtain call, the musical's Tony-winning author/star now starts filming 'Mary Poppins Returns.'
BWW Interview: The World Changes. Do Broadway's Longest Running Hits? Updates From THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, CHICAGO and THE LION KING
July 9, 2016
July 9, 2016
How do hit Broadway musicals stay fresh after running for two decades?
Patti LuPone, Betty Buckley, Cherry Jones, Anika Noni Rose, Mark Rylance Among Motion Picture Academy Invitees
July 8, 2016
July 8, 2016
Noted members of the theatre community are among the 683 invited to be Oscar voters.
TWITTER WATCH: Morris-Jumel Mansion Now Sells HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'Love Is Love' Shirt
July 8, 2016
July 8, 2016
The TeeRico shirt benefiting Equality Cares in Florida is now available where Aaron Burr once lived.
VIDEO: A Backstage Visit With HIMSELF AND NORA's Matt Bogart
July 8, 2016
July 8, 2016
The former JERSEY BOYS star now plays a rock star of the literary world.
Bid To Meet FULLY COMMITTED's Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Support Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation
July 8, 2016
July 8, 2016
Charitybuzz's new auction offers a chance for four people to meet the star of FULLY COMMITTED after watching him take on 40 characters.
UPDATE: Donations Bring Arizona Theatre Company Closer To Saving 50th Anniversary Season
July 8, 2016
July 8, 2016
A $1 million pledge will be obtained if an equal amount can be raised through outreach efforts statewide.
Windsor Fringe Rejects Director Femi Fagunwa For Being A Woman
July 8, 2016
July 8, 2016
An email reply to her application stated 'a male director would be better for this play.'
VIDEO: KINKY BOOTS' Alan Mingo Jr. Chats About Stepping Into Lola's Sexy Heels
July 8, 2016
July 8, 2016
Broadway's Lola expected to have a career in classical drama, but that changed with an audition for RENT.
BWW Review: Elizabeth Swados' RUNAWAYS, The Anti-ANNIE
July 8, 2016
July 8, 2016
Encores! Off-Center brings back a 1978 musical inspired by interviews with runaway children.
VIDEOS: Remembering John McMartin On Stage and Screen
July 7, 2016
July 7, 2016
Video highlights of the the charming and versatile star from Broadway, television and film.
OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES' Estelle Parsons Fine After Rushed To Hospital Mid-Performance
July 7, 2016
July 7, 2016
Last night's second act was cancelled when the 88-year-old star suffered dehydration.
VIDEO: So You Think You Can Bottle Dance? Take FIDDLER ON THE ROOF's Tutorial
July 6, 2016
July 6, 2016
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF's bottle dance during the first act's climactic wedding scene has become one of Broadway's most iconic dance moments.
TWITTER WATCH: SHUFFLE ALONG's Audra McDonald Admits To Fangirling Over Disney Junior's Doc McStuffins
July 6, 2016
July 6, 2016
The pregnant Broadway stars says she will definitely be showing the animated program to her little one.
TWITTER WATCH: Legendary Producers Barry and Fran Weissler Support The Drama Book Shop
July 6, 2016
July 6, 2016
The producers of Chicago, the longest running production of an American play or musical in Broadway's history, have high praise for the New York institution.
Bid To Meet SWEET CHARITY's Sutton Foster, Support The New Group
July 6, 2016
July 6, 2016
Charitybuzz's new auction offers an opening night photo-op with Sutton Foster and the cast of SWEET CHARITY.
Southern Utah University Exhibits 'Willy The Kid: Shakespeare in the American West'
July 6, 2016
July 6, 2016
A new exhibit shows how the plays of Shakespeare were very popular among American trailblazers.
ASCAP, BMI Respond to Controversial Department of Justice Songwriter Rulings
July 6, 2016
July 6, 2016
Songwriters say recent controversial rulings by the Department of Justice could have a serious negative effect on how songs are written and how artists are paid.
Vacation HAMILTON Style! Visit The Historic Sites of 'All Places Hamilton'
July 6, 2016
July 6, 2016
The Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society offers a free online guide to Hamilton-related landmarks.
VIDEO: Royal Shakespeare Company's THE TEMPEST Projects Avatar Ariel On Stage
July 6, 2016
July 6, 2016
Watch actors Mark Quartley and Simon Russell Beale work with technology to create a relationship between Prospero and Ariel.
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