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Michael Dale 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: AMAZING GRACE's Elizabeth Ward Land Shares A Moment of Grace
STAGE TUBE: AMAZING GRACE's Elizabeth Ward Land Shares A Moment of Grace
October 10, 2015

'The six year journey of this show has been an honor and a privilege to be a part of.'

Five Fun Facts About GYPSY
Five Fun Facts About GYPSY
October 9, 2015

With four Broadway revivals, two West End productions, a movie and an already existing television version, some may scoff that Gypsy is done too often, but really, you can't blame great actresses for wanting to take on one of the American musical theatre's greatest roles.

What Other Famous Pairs Would You Like To See In THE GIN GAME?
What Other Famous Pairs Would You Like To See In THE GIN GAME?
October 9, 2015

Jessica Tandy & Hume Cronyn, Maureen Stapleton & E.G. Marshall, Julie Harris & Charles Durning, Cicely Tyson & James Earl Jones... Who's next?

STAGE TUBE:  Tense Video Clip of Nina Arianda and Sam Rockwell in FOOL FOR LOVE
STAGE TUBE: Tense Video Clip of Nina Arianda and Sam Rockwell in FOOL FOR LOVE
October 9, 2015

Manhattan Theatre Club offers a new peek at Nina Arianda and Sam Rockwell in a tense moment from Sam Shepard's FOOL FOR LOVE.

VIDEO: Claudia Shear and Casey Nicholaw Discuss The Heart of TUCK EVERLASTING
VIDEO: Claudia Shear and Casey Nicholaw Discuss The Heart of TUCK EVERLASTING
October 9, 2015

If you could, would you choose to live forever?

VIDEO: DAMES AT SEA's Randy Skinner Holds Master Tap Class at Broadway Dance Center
VIDEO: DAMES AT SEA's Randy Skinner Holds Master Tap Class at Broadway Dance Center
October 9, 2015

That classic American dance style is alive and very well.

BWW Review: Robert O'Hara's BARBECUE Hilarious, Surprising and Insightful Satire
BWW Review: Robert O'Hara's BARBECUE Hilarious, Surprising and Insightful Satire
October 9, 2015

So surprising that the ushers don't even give you Playbills until intermission because some of the most basic production information contains spoilers.

Petition Posted Urging Emerson College To Preserve Historic Colonial Theatre
Petition Posted Urging Emerson College To Preserve Historic Colonial Theatre
October 8, 2015

The College is considering plans that would convert the 115 year old theatre into a dining hall/performance space as part of a larger Colonial Student Center.

BWW Review:  Nina Arianda Gripping, Sam Rockwell Cool In Sam Shepard's FOOL FOR LOVE
BWW Review: Nina Arianda Gripping, Sam Rockwell Cool In Sam Shepard's FOOL FOR LOVE
October 8, 2015

Arianda's emotionally conflicted performance is a gut-clutching character study representing the experiences of many more women.

Plans For Tryout Home of PORGY AND BESS, OKLAHOMA!, FOLLIES To Convert Into Emerson College Student Center
Plans For Tryout Home of PORGY AND BESS, OKLAHOMA!, FOLLIES To Convert Into Emerson College Student Center
October 8, 2015

A radical plan would transform Boston's Colonial Theatre into a dining hall/performance space, as part of a larger Colonial Student Center.

PODCAST: Michael Laurence and Annette O'Toole Discuss Rattlestick's HAMLET IN BED With Theater People
PODCAST: Michael Laurence and Annette O'Toole Discuss Rattlestick's HAMLET IN BED With Theater People
October 8, 2015

A neurotic actor is obsessed with two things; finding his birth mother and playing Hamlet.

STAGE TUBE: AMAZING GRACE's Laiona Michelle Shares A Moment of Grace
STAGE TUBE: AMAZING GRACE's Laiona Michelle Shares A Moment of Grace
October 8, 2015

'There's nothing like going to the stage door and meeting all of the other 'Nannas' out there and knowing that I gave a voice to so many people who don't have a voice.'

STAGE TUBE: Kennedy Center Previews Paterson Joseph's SANCHO: AN ACT OF REMEMBRANCE
STAGE TUBE: Kennedy Center Previews Paterson Joseph's SANCHO: AN ACT OF REMEMBRANCE
October 8, 2015

Joseph plays Sancho Ignatius, composer, social satirist, general man of refinement and the first British-African to cast a vote.

VIDEO: FUN HOME's Oscar Williams Makes a Sweet Music Video For Sydney Lucas
VIDEO: FUN HOME's Oscar Williams Makes a Sweet Music Video For Sydney Lucas
October 8, 2015

'Sydney, It has been my pleasure to have you as my Sister and Friend in this great Adventure.'

VIDEO: SPRING AWAKENING's Ali Stroker On Turning Obstacles Into Opportunities
VIDEO: SPRING AWAKENING's Ali Stroker On Turning Obstacles Into Opportunities
October 8, 2015

Broadway's first wheelchair-using performer talks with CBS News about her road to Broadway.

VIDEO: THE COLOR PURPLE's Jennifer Hudson Sings... A Jury Summons? ...A Monopoly Card? ...A Viagra Warning Label?
VIDEO: THE COLOR PURPLE's Jennifer Hudson Sings... A Jury Summons? ...A Monopoly Card? ...A Viagra Warning Label?
October 7, 2015

Glamour proves that everything sounds better when Jennifer Hudson Sings It

More On Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Modern Translations of The Bard's Plays
More On Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Modern Translations of The Bard's Plays
October 7, 2015

Professor James Shapiro of Columbia University chimes in with a New York Times op ed piece opposing the idea.

BWW Interview: Kathy Griffin at Carnegie Hall, Every Laugh is a Feminist Statement
BWW Interview: Kathy Griffin at Carnegie Hall, Every Laugh is a Feminist Statement
October 7, 2015

'To be a woman, taking that stage alone, with just your mouth and a microphone, it is a feminist statement.'

STAGE TUBE: FUN HOME Kids Sing Goodbye Song For Sydney Lucas, Written by Former Understudy Gabby Pizzolo
STAGE TUBE: FUN HOME Kids Sing Goodbye Song For Sydney Lucas, Written by Former Understudy Gabby Pizzolo
October 7, 2015

Though movies and TV shows would have you believe that understudies aren't very nice people, FUN HOME's Gabby Pizzolo is apparently a real sweetheart.

STAGE TUBE: A.R. Gurney Records SYLVIA's Pre-Show Announcement
STAGE TUBE: A.R. Gurney Records SYLVIA's Pre-Show Announcement
October 7, 2015

It isn't easy getting audience members to turn off their cell phones before a performance and it isn't easy recording the pre-show announcement either.



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