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: Lesli Margherita Offers Aspiring Performers Encouragement With Essay 'Here Is What I Know'
June 30, 2016
June 30, 2016
The Olivier Award-winner warns of the danger of losing your confidence because of negative feedback.
UPDATE: Arizona Theatre Company's Season Can Be Saved By Matching $1 Million Pledge
June 30, 2016
June 30, 2016
The company's fundraising deadline has been extended to avoid cancellation of its 50th Anniversary Season.
VIDEO: LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES' Liev Schreiber Auditions For HAMLET As Ray Donovan
June 30, 2016
June 30, 2016
Liev Schreiber has played Shakespeare's Prince of Denmark on stage, but is his character from the hit Showtime series 'Ray Donovan' up to the task?
VIDEO: Naked Man Dancing On Top Of Times Square TKTS Booth Screams About Donald Trump (NSFW)
June 30, 2016
June 30, 2016
This morning social media was filled with photos and videos showing a naked man parading around Times Square.
TWITTER WATCH: CAGNEY Celebrates 100th Performance in Yankee Doodle Style.
June 29, 2016
June 29, 2016
Co-author and star Robert Creighton celebrates with the cast of Off-Broadway's musical about Hollywood's tough guy in tap shoes.
Bid To Meet Broadway Legend, BLUE BLOODS Star Len Cariou, Support The Actors Fund
June 29, 2016
June 29, 2016
Charitybuzz's new auction offers a chance to meet the BLUE BLOODS star who terrified Broadway as SWEENEY TODD.
VIDEO: Matt Bogart, Lianne Marie Dobbs and Michael McCormick Perform Selections From HIMSELF AND NORA
June 29, 2016
June 29, 2016
He's played rocker types on Broadway but now Matt Bogart plays a literary bad boy.
AUDIO: Debating NY Politician Attributes HAMILTON Quote To Alexander Hamilton
June 29, 2016
June 29, 2016
A candidate for a New York congressional seat passionately quotes a Lin-Manuel Miranda lyric as though the words were Alexander Hamilton's.
Fraunces Tavern Museum Presents Talk On 'Alexander Hamilton: Spymaster'
June 29, 2016
June 29, 2016
Author Michael Newton tells of Hamilton's intricate spy network feeding information to patriots and misinformation to the enemy.
VIDEO: The Jazzy Hollywood Love Triangle of Cirque du Soleil's PARAMOUR
June 29, 2016
June 29, 2016
Cirque du Soleil's first Broadway musical tells a tale of romance and dreams of movie stardom.
Art Is A Little Easier With COLOR ME SONDHEIM, Coloring Book For Adults
June 29, 2016
June 29, 2016
Brian Kelly's set of coloring books for adults also includes 'Color Me Broadway' and 'Color Me Shakespeare.'
FACEBOOK WATCH: Billy Porter Welcomes Tommy Tune and Andrea Martin To SHUFFLE ALONG
June 29, 2016
June 29, 2016
The legendary dancer/director/choreographer and the great Broadway clown greet the Tony-winning star backstage.
BWW Review: Matthew Broderick in Irish Rep's SHINING CITY
June 29, 2016
June 29, 2016
Conor McPherson's subdued ghost story reopens the Irish Rep's newly refurbished home.
TWITTER WATCH: FINDING NEVERLAND's Carolee Carmello Warns 'This Grandma Is Back!'
June 28, 2016
June 28, 2016
After playing a woman who couldn't age in TUCK EVERLASTING, she's returning to the show about the boy who wouldn't grow up.
VIDEO: Legendary Songwriter Barry Mann Sings 'On Broadway' To Promote San Francisco's BEAUTIFUL
June 28, 2016
June 28, 2016
The Broadway hit celebrating the music of Carole King also has strong representation for Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil,
AUDIO: FUN HOME's Alison Bechdel: 'My Father Would Be Ecstatic'
June 28, 2016
June 28, 2016
The writer of the musical's source graphic memoir talks about seeing her life onstage.
VIDEO: 88 Years Ago Today, Louis Armstrong Recorded His Historic 'West End Blues'
June 28, 2016
June 28, 2016
A year after making this landmark recording, Louis Armstrong was on Broadway.
VIDEO: HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda: Last Season's Broadway Diversity 'A Fluke'
June 28, 2016
June 28, 2016
HAMILTON's author/star offers frank talk about what created Broadway's most diverse season and what is needed to make diversity grow.
Rockefeller Foundation Funding Expansion of HAMILTON's #EduHam Program
June 28, 2016
June 28, 2016
An additional $6 million grant will allow 100,000 students to see HAMILTON on tour and participate in special educational programs.
Babies Welcome at Special Park Theatre Performance of THE QUIET HOUSE
June 28, 2016
June 28, 2016
A special matinee performance will allow parents and caregivers to carry a baby with them as they watch the play.
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