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.
Sweet Charity: They'd Never Believe It
May 31, 2005
May 31, 2005
It doesn't need Bob Fosse or Gwen Verdon, but Sweet Charity requires much more than this revival offers
The Apple Tree: A Season's Worth of Orchestrations
May 29, 2005
May 29, 2005
Rob Fisher's final production for Encores! showed off the many musical styles of Eddie Sauter
Thrill Me... Or At Least Wake Me Up
May 28, 2005
May 28, 2005
Stephen Dolginoff's musical of Leopold and Loeb barely inspires a twitter
Songs From An Unmade Bed: Comfy and Playful
May 27, 2005
May 27, 2005
Mark Campbell's theatrical song cycle features sharp, witty lyrics and lots of bedsheets
Glengarry Glen Ross: The Really Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
May 23, 2005
May 23, 2005
David Mamet's exquisitely ugly play performed beautifully under Joe Mantello's direction
Yes, It's a Streetcar, But Where's the Desire?
May 19, 2005
May 19, 2005
The ceiling fans are in full force, but there's nothing to cool down in this revival
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: Stop the Presses! Raul Esparza Smiles on Stage!
May 14, 2005
May 14, 2005
Who cares about a flying car? Raul Esparza plays a happy person!
The Baker's Wife: Fresh, Warm and Just a Little Crusty
May 9, 2005
May 9, 2005
Thirty years after failing to make it to Broadway, The Baker's Wife has been revised into a delectable treat
The Beauty Prize: Something New From Jerome Kern and P.G. Wodehouse
May 5, 2005
May 5, 2005
Musicals Tonight! presents the American premiere of this West End musical by two Broadway favorites
The Pillowman: The Joys of Smotherhood
May 3, 2005
May 3, 2005
Martin McDonagh's frequently gruesome but thoroughly engrossing new play gets a spectacular production
The Light In The Piazza: Lush Romance Returns to Broadway
April 29, 2005
April 29, 2005
Adam Guettel and Craig Lucas' new musical brings real live grown-up romance back to the musical stage
Steel Magnolias: Flower Power
April 25, 2005
April 25, 2005
Robert Harling's comedy of female bonding gets a charming Broadway premiere
Julius Caesar: Et tu, Brooks Brothers?
April 20, 2005
April 20, 2005
Daniel Sullivan's new production eschews togas and doublets for corporate threads
Doubt: Free From the Burden of Proof
April 18, 2005
April 18, 2005
John Patrick Shanley's riveting drama pits evidence against faith
Fascinating Aida in Absolutely Fascinating: What's the Word I'm Looking For?
April 16, 2005
April 16, 2005
Help me come up with the proper adjective to describe this act
Purlie: The Pleasures and Problems of a Dated Musical
April 14, 2005
April 14, 2005
What do you do when an older show's anti-racist satire can seem racist to modern audiences?
The Glass Menagerie: Blown Glass?
April 10, 2005
April 10, 2005
Look beyond the interesting touches and you may find yourself enjoying this revival
The Chocolate Soldier: Sweet Melodies from Broadway's Distant Past
April 8, 2005
April 8, 2005
Broadway great George S. Irving is featured in Musical Tonight!'s staged reading of this 1909 Straus operetta
On Golden Pond: A Golden Night of Theatre
April 7, 2005
April 7, 2005
James Earl Jones and Leslie Uggams give touching performances in a lovely comedy/drama
All Shook Up: Pal Elvis?
April 6, 2005
April 6, 2005
The new Elvis show might be the best jukebox musical ever produced on Broadway. But is that enough?
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