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.
Disney Theatrical: New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse An Excellent Broadway Testing Ground
October 26, 2015
October 26, 2015
What was once a major disadvantage is now a major advantage.
VIDEO: BBC Two Releases Trailer For Ian McKellen, Anthony Hopkins and Emily Watson In THE DRESSER
October 26, 2015
October 26, 2015
An aging Shakespearean actor and his loyal assistant try to keep the show going on during the London blitz.
VIDEO FLASHBACK: Gordon MacRea, Pearl Bailey, Glenn Close Sing Anthem at Mets World Series Games
October 26, 2015
October 26, 2015
Broadway's best sings The Star Spangled Banner at past Mets World Series games.
BWW Review: Marin Ireland Gives Life To KILL FLOOR
October 26, 2015
October 26, 2015
One of the New York stage's most interesting actors offers a textured performance as a woman working in a slaughterhouse.
BWW Review: Bock and Harnick's ROTHSCHILD & SONS, a Reimagined Revival
October 25, 2015
October 25, 2015
The team's 1970 Broadway drama is revised as a chamber musical.
STAGE TUBE: Telly Leung's 'Dream Come True': Being With ALLEGIANCE From First Reading To Broadway Opening
October 24, 2015
October 24, 2015
A veteran of four previous Broadway musicals, this is his first time originating a role on Broadway.
More Support For Rosie's Theater Kids! Bid For A Costume Worn By Boy George on Broadway in TABOO!
October 24, 2015
October 24, 2015
You can own a costume worn by Boy George in his role as Leigh Bowery in the Broadway production of TABOO.
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: MISERY's Laurie Metcalf, Thrilling Audiences in THE OTHER PLACE and BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS
October 23, 2015
October 23, 2015
Metcalf won an Obie Award for her Off-Broadway debut and is one of the finest actors regularly appearing in New York.
Stage and Screen Star Ed Asner, Among Plaintiffs In Law Suit Against Actors' Equity, Has A Long History Of Labor Activism
October 23, 2015
October 23, 2015
Off-camera and off-stage, the man known to millions as Lou Grant has been outspoken on labor issues.
VIDEO: SPRING AWAKENING's Krysta Rodriguez Shares Her Story of Returning To Broadway After Breast Cancer Treatments
October 23, 2015
October 23, 2015
SPRING AWAKENING audiences witness an inspiring reminder of the importance of early detection and treatment with the performance of Krysta Rodriguez.
It's You! It's Who? Handy Footnotes For DAMES AT SEA's Name-Dropping Love Song
October 24, 2015
October 24, 2015
If your knowledge of pop culture doesn't quite extend to the Busby Berkeley era, here are some quick footnotes to help you along:
MISERY's Bruce Willis and CHICAGO's Rumer Willis; Daddy/Daughter Broadway Debuts
October 23, 2015
October 23, 2015
With last night's first preview of MISERY, dad and daughter Bruce and Rumer Willis are now officially making their Broadway debuts together;
BWW Review: DAMES AT SEA Bubbles With Talent, Tunes and Fun
October 23, 2015
October 23, 2015
A terrific cast in a gem of a show affectionately spoofing 1930s movie musicals.
PHOTO FLASHBACK: KINKY BOOTS' Billy Porter as Middle School Sax Player
October 22, 2015
October 22, 2015
Add another threat to the Tony-winning star's list of talents.
STAGE TUBE: SHARE A Moment Of Grace With AMAZING GRACE's Princess Peyai, Harriet D. Foy
October 22, 2015
October 22, 2015
AMAZING GRACE is Harriet D. Foy's fourth Broadway production, but the first in which she has created a role.
STAGE TUBE: A Taste of PERFECT ARRANGEMENT, Topher Payne's Biting Comedy About The Lavender Scare
October 22, 2015
October 22, 2015
Two young 1950s married couples seem to be living idyllic lives, but they have a secret.
VIDEO FLASHBACK: MISERY Begins Broadway Previews! Will You Be Its Number One Fan?
October 22, 2015
October 22, 2015
A look back at Rob Reiner's 1990 film version of MISERY and new stars Bruce Willis and Laurie Metcalf.
John Laurens' 'Black Battalion,' Hercules Mulligan's Smuggling Skills and Other Historical HAMILTON Facts Explained
October 22, 2015
October 22, 2015
Twenty-two fascinating references in Lin-Manuel Miranda's lyrics explained.
Playwight/Activist Larry Kramer Calls New York Times Book Reviewers 'Second Rate and Homophobic'
October 22, 2015
October 22, 2015
Kramer harshly criticizes the Times book reviews for what he calls a lack of understanding and empathy for what gay writers are trying to do and say.
TWITTER WATCH: DAMES AT SEA's Lesli Margherita, a Shipshape Showgirl Even As A Kid
October 22, 2015
October 22, 2015
An opening night tweet from her sister shows the DAMES AT SEA star as a little showgirl sailor.
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