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.
STAGE TUBE: Alfre Woodard Calls THE GIN GAME a 'Master Class'
October 15, 2015
October 15, 2015
'I came to see how it's done.'
BWW Review: Danai Gurira's ECLIPSED, a Powerful Drama of Liberian Women Fighting and Surviving Civil War
October 15, 2015
October 15, 2015
Lupita Nyong'o and an excellent cast in Gurira's tense and gripping drama of wartime rape.
VIDEO: THE BAND'S VISIT, Soon To Be a Harold Prince, David Yazbek, Itamar Moses Musical Premiering at The Atlantic
October 14, 2015
October 14, 2015
A international award winner about an Egyptian ceremonial police orchestra accidentally arriving in Israel on their way to a performance.
VIDEO: Maggie Smith, Soon To Make Her First British Chat Show Appearance in 42 Years, In a 1973 Chat Show Appearance
October 14, 2015
October 14, 2015
A look at Dame Maggie Smith from the year she made her last British chat show appearance.
VIDEO: Sarah Ruhl and The Elizabeth Bishop/Robert Lowell Correspondence That Inspired DEAR ELIZABETH
October 14, 2015
October 14, 2015
The playwright discusses the unique friendship between two celebrated American poets.
VIDEO: Take a Backstage Tour With THE CHRISTIANS' Larry Powell
October 14, 2015
October 14, 2015
Take a peek backstage as the cast preps for the evening's performance.
STAGE TUBE: BAM Previews Japanese Dance Troupe Sankai Juku's UMUSUNA: MEMORIES BEFORE HISTORY
October 14, 2015
October 14, 2015
A visually unique piece meant to evoke the essence of duality and unity encapsulated in the Japanese characters for 'birth' and 'earth' that combine to form the work's title.
VIDEO: ALLEGIANCE's Lea Salonga, George Takei, Telly Leung Greeted By Fans At Stage Door
October 14, 2015
October 14, 2015
Cheering crowds greet the stars of ALLEGIANCE as they exit the theatre.
BWW Review: James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson Are Aces at THE GIN GAME
October 14, 2015
October 14, 2015
When the script calls for them to hesitantly hold each other in a slow dance, there's not an unmelted heart in the house.
FLASH FRIDAY: MY FAIR LADY's Loverly Journey From Stage To Screen
October 16, 2015
October 16, 2015
Celebrate the storied history of this classic stage musical, whose screen version is being released in a breathtaking new restoration.
Five Reasons Why Naming A Theatre After John Cullum Is a Great Idea
October 13, 2015
October 13, 2015
On Friday, October 16th, the Chernuchin Theatre will be renamed for the beloved Broadway star.
VIDEO FLASHBACK: Ethel Merman Sings 1976 Broadway at Sardi's With Marvin Hamlisch
October 12, 2015
October 12, 2015
The Merm belts out 'All That Jazz,' 'What I Did For Love' and even 'Ease On Down The Road.'
BWW Review: Joe DiPietro's CLEVER LITTLE LIES More Genial Than Clever
October 12, 2015
October 12, 2015
What starts as a standard infidelity comedy finishes with an extreme shift in tone.
BWW Review: New York Pops, Sierra Boggess, Julian Ovenden in MY FAVORITE THINGS: THE SONGS OF RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN
October 13, 2015
October 13, 2015
A grand Carnegie Hall concert featuring selections from the team's 11 collaborations.
BWW Review: WOULD YOU STILL LOVE ME IF...; Important Subject, Inept Play
October 12, 2015
October 12, 2015
Should a person who isn't bisexual be expected to stay in a relationship with someone who has decided to come out as transgender and undergo sex change surgery.
VIDEO: CBS Pittsburgh Goes Backstage With SOMETHING ROTTEN!'s Christian Borle and Recalls High School Days
October 10, 2015
October 10, 2015
The city of Pittsburgh is obviously very proud of its local boy turned Broadway star.
TWITTER WATCH: HAMILTON's Renee Elise Goldsberry Photographed In Costume Using 1839 Lens
October 10, 2015
October 10, 2015
Renee Elise Goldsberry as Angelica Schuyler, using Josh Lehrer's vintage camera lens.
STAGE TUBE: PERFECT ARRANGEMENT Cast Talks About Issues Surrounding 'The Lavender Scare'
October 10, 2015
October 10, 2015
Topher Payne's new comedy is set during a time when the U.S. government sought to identify 'sexual deviants.'
SOMETHING ROTTEN!'s Satirical Series Recalls One More Classic Elizabethan Musical
October 10, 2015
October 10, 2015
In honor of #WorldEggDay
STAGE TUBE: ALADDIN's Courtney Reed Talks About The Importance of Having Confidence #CourtneyChat, Episode 3
October 10, 2015
October 10, 2015
Our host reads fans' responses to the question, 'Where do you find confidence?'
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