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.
VIDEOS: Frank Sinatra's First Live Radio Appearance and Other Classic On-Air Moments
October 2, 2015
October 2, 2015
Arguably the most influential vocalist in the history of American popular music, Frank Sinatra's 60+ years in show business have been highlighted by a wealth of magic moments from his appearances on radio.
VIDEO: Author/Pastor Dr. David Jeremiah Speaks On Behalf Of AMAZING GRACE
October 2, 2015
October 2, 2015
'It's the story of all of us...It will change your life.'
TWITTER WATCH: HAMILTON's Leslie Odom Jr. Photographed In Costume Using 1839 Lens
October 2, 2015
October 2, 2015
Photographer Josh Lehrer uses a camera lens from 1839 to give a portrait of the HAMILTON star a vintage look.
UPDATE: Disturbance Stops THERESE RAQUIN As Audience Member 'Proposes' To Keira Knightley; Roundabout Rep Releases Statement
October 2, 2015
October 2, 2015
Several audience members who attended tonight's first preview of THERÈSE RAQUIN have posted on separate social media accounts of a disturbance that stopped the performance.
STAGE TUBE: Sheldon Harnick, Robert Cuccioli and Company Preview Rothschild & Sons
October 1, 2015
October 1, 2015
The York Theatre Company's production of Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick and Sherman Yellen's ROTHSCHILD & SONS is reimagined version of their 1970 Broadway musical, THE ROTHSCHILDS.
Satirical Reductress Reports on 17-Year-Old Told She's Too Old For High School Production of LITTLE WOMEN
October 1, 2015
October 1, 2015
A clever spoof of the serious issue of age discrimination towards women.
TWITTER WATCH: Lin-Manuel Miranda Announces New Project, THE HAMILTON MIXTAPE
October 1, 2015
October 1, 2015
Fresh off of being officially declared a genius by The MacArthur Foundation, Lin-Manuel Miranda took to Twitter this afternoon to announce his newest project, THE HAMILTON MIXTAPE.
THROWBACK THURSDAY VIDEOS: Classic Performances of SUNSET BOULEVARD's 'With One Look' From Patti LuPone and Glenn Close
October 1, 2015
October 1, 2015
Glenn Close will be making her West End debut in the English National Opera's April production.
BWW Interview: Sierra Boggess Joins Julian Ovenden and The New York Pops For MY FAVORITE THINGS: THE SONGS OF RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN
October 1, 2015
October 1, 2015
The versatile Broadway and West End star has surprisingly never appeared in a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.
VIDEO: MATILDA Kids Sing 'When I Grow Up' at The Broadway Flea Market
September 30, 2015
September 30, 2015
An impromptu, a cappella performance of "When I Grow Up" sung by the kids of the smash hit, MATILDA
STAGE TUBE: Piper Perabo and Company Preview MCC's LOST GIRLS
September 30, 2015
September 30, 2015
Playwright ?John Pollono, director Jo Bonney and cast members have many different answers for the question, 'What is LOST GIRLS?'
VIDEO: Norm Lewis Performs Moving 'Bring Him Home' At American Theatre Wing Gala Honoring James Earl Jones
September 30, 2015
September 30, 2015
One one Broadway's finest actor/singers tells of being inspired by James Earl Jones as a young performer before his moving solo.
STAGE TUBE: New King Hoon Lee's Getting To Know THE KING AND I Company
September 30, 2015
September 30, 2015
There's a new king in town and it's Hoon Lee, known for royal performances in plays like YELLOWFACE and THE SCHOOL FOR LIES.
BWW Review: Playwright Thomas Bradshaw Cuts Down On The Sex in FULFILLMENT
September 30, 2015
September 30, 2015
Compared with his past plays, this one's almost chaste.
STAGE TUBE: Christopher J. Hanke Gets Into a 1950s Mindset For PERFECT ARRANGEMENT, VLOG Part 1
September 30, 2015
September 30, 2015
Christopher J. Hanke takes a look at some of the historic research that helps put the actors in a 1950s state of mind.
VIDEO: Ted Sperling, Phillip Boykin Introduce Master Voices' THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE
September 30, 2015
September 30, 2015
Pirate King Phillip Boykin and conductor/director Ted Sperling introduce Master Voices' upcoming concert production.
KING CHARLES III Invites Theatre Fans To BECOME A ROYAL on Facebook and Twitter
September 30, 2015
September 30, 2015
Place your Twitter and Facebook profile pics into the play's royal logo.
Take a Free Master Class With Pulitzer Winner Alfred Uhry at The Cherry Lane Theatre
September 30, 2015
September 30, 2015
The latest offering from The Cherry Lane Theatre's Master Class Program.
PHOTO FLASH: Comedy Legend Carol Burnett Visits Backstage at FUN HOME
September 30, 2015
September 30, 2015
We're sure the cast was so glad to have this time together with beloved comedy legend, Carol Burnett.
VIDEO: The Cast of BEAUTIFUL - THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL Sings The National Anthem at Yankee Stadium
September 30, 2015
September 30, 2015
Another World Series between the Mets and the Yankees would indeed be BEAUTIFUL.
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