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.
A Puzzlement Indeed: THE KING AND I Ponders #KingOfSiamProblems
August 25, 2015
August 25, 2015
Nobody ever said parenting was easy, but it can get ridiculous when you have several dozen children.
STAGE TUBE: MISTY ON THE TOWN, Episode 1, Offers An Inside Look At Misty Copeland's Broadway Debut
August 25, 2015
August 25, 2015
Misty Copeland never intended to work on Broadway, but now that she's here she's chronicling every graceful step in a video series, MISTY ON THE TOWN.
STAGE TUBE: BROADWAY DRAFT 2015 Hilariously Spoofs NFL Draft, With Frank DiLella, Elizabeth Stanley, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, James Monroe Iglehart and Sydney Lucas
August 25, 2015
August 25, 2015
Frank DiLella, Elizabeth Stanley, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, James Monroe Iglehart and Sydney Lucas report all the action live from Joe's Pub.
MATILDA Has A Message For Revolting Children Everywhere!
August 25, 2015
August 25, 2015
Yes, it's that time of year again.
PHOTO FLASHBACK: Sono Osato, ON THE TOWN's Original Ivy Smith, Breaking Racist Barriers
August 25, 2015
August 25, 2015
Why Broadway's original Miss Turnstiles' father could not attend her 1944 opening night.
STAGE TUBE: HAND TO GOD's Tyrone McHansely Offers Inspiration on Motivational Mondays
August 25, 2015
August 25, 2015
Sage advice from HAND TO GOD's kind and even-tempered patron saint of self-control.
STAGE TUBE: FINDING NEVERLAND's Eli Tokash Sings National Anthem at New York Giants Game
August 25, 2015
August 25, 2015
The young Pirate of Kensington sings a rousing 'Star-Spangled Banner' before the Giants' pre-season victory over Carolina.
BWW Review: Maureen Anderman's a Charmer in A.R. Gurney's LOVE & MONEY
August 24, 2015
August 24, 2015
If the plot of A.R. Gurney's newest seems more than vaguely familiar, that point is eventually fully acknowledged by the playwright.
STAGE TUBE: South Korean Cast Previews Seoul Premiere of IN THE HEIGHTS
August 24, 2015
August 24, 2015
A trio of video highlights has Washington Heights denizens singing a Korean translation.
STAGE TUBE: Dick Van Dyke, at 89, Wows Them at Disney D23 Expo with CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG
August 24, 2015
August 24, 2015
Dick Van Dyke and The Vantastix sing an a cappella arrangement of the Sherman Brothers' hit.
STAGE TUBE: Lea DeLaria Asks 'What's Not To Love?' In Body-Positive Video
August 24, 2015
August 24, 2015
Broadway and ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK star chats with StyleLikeU about body acceptance.
Incoming Duke Freshmen Refuse To Read Alison Bechdel's FUN HOME On Moral Grounds
August 24, 2015
August 24, 2015
Students object to 'graphic visual depictions of sexuality.'
BWW Review: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF KENYON PHILLIPS Is A Sweetly Subversive Glam Rock Cavalcade
August 24, 2015
August 24, 2015
Cady Huffman directs a one-nighter of burlesque, circus arts and fake autobiography.
STAGE TUBE: Iain Loves Theatre Also Loves Tae Kwon Do
August 22, 2015
August 22, 2015
Broadway's most knowledgeable and enthusiastic 7-year-old theatre critic is now a gold belt.
SOMETHING ROTTEN! Satirical Series Recalls Classic Elizabethan Musicals
August 22, 2015
August 22, 2015
Each clever creation bears a striking resemblance to a more contemporary Broadway hit.
PHOTO: HAMILTON Ads Take Over Columbus Circle Subway Station
August 21, 2015
August 21, 2015
Beautiful HAMILTON subway display greets downtown 1 train commuters.
STAGE TUBE: SCHOOL OF ROCK's Sierra Boggess Dreams of Being an American Ninja Warrior
August 21, 2015
August 21, 2015
While vacationing in Mexico, Sierra Boggess makes a funny video of her intense physical training program.
STAGE TUBE: SYLVIA Set Designer David Rockwell Inspired by Central Park
August 21, 2015
August 21, 2015
Four time Tony Award nominated set designer David Rockwell gives a fascinating insider look at his designs for the upcoming revival of SYLVIA.
STAGE TUBE: Backstage Games With FINDING NEVERLAND's Melanie Moore Before She Flies Off To FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
August 21, 2015
August 21, 2015
Castmates Eli Tokash and Jackson Demott Hill say goodbye with a game of Blindfolded Pictionary
STAGE TUBE: Backstage With SPRING AWAKENING Cast At Joe's Pub
August 21, 2015
August 21, 2015
A little teaser of members of the Deaf West Theatre Company's SPRING AWAKENING cast warming up for last night's guest appearance with New York rock gospel icon Lady J.
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