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.
Plans Reveal Redevelopment Of DoubleTree Hotel Site Surrounding Palace Theatre
July 11, 2016
July 11, 2016
Aside from the previously announced plan to lift the theatre 29 feet to provide retail space, a large LED screen will wrap around the surrounding hotel.
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME Having Its New England Premiere at Maine's Ogunquit Playhouse
July 11, 2016
July 11, 2016
Stephen Schwartz and Alan Menken's stage version of the 1996 Disney animated musical is expected to be generally available for regional productions next year.
Biography of 'The Glittering Life and Times of Mary Martin' Released July 12th
July 11, 2016
July 11, 2016
David Kaufman writes of the life and career of one of the most beloved performers in American theatre.
BWW Review: Megan Hilty, Matthew Morrison Join The New York Pops
July 11, 2016
July 11, 2016
Taking a break from Carnegie Hall, The New York Pops travels to Forest Hills Stadium for summer fun with two Broadway favorites.
VIDEOS: Reenactments Of The July 11, 1804 HAMILTON/Burr Duel, From Serious To Silly
July 11, 2016
July 11, 2016
Even before Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical made the country HAMILTON-crazy, history-lovers would reenact the famout duel.
VIDEO: Emma Hunton's Thrilling Rendition of 'Over The Rainbow' at STAND UP AND SING Orlando Benefit
July 10, 2016
July 10, 2016
New York audiences have been wowed by Emma Hunton's dynamic vocals in SPRING AWAKENING, NEXT TO NORMAL and RENT.
Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine Ponder Their Success as INTO THE WOODS Opens at The Menier Chocolate Factory
July 10, 2016
July 10, 2016
Guess which one is the optimist of the pair and which one thinks everything will flop.
VIDEO: HAMILTON's Phillipa Soo, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Jasmine Cephas Jones Beautifully Harmonize Billy Joel's 'For The Longest Time'
July 10, 2016
July 10, 2016
A gorgeous backstage video before Phillipa Soo's final performance as Eliza Hamilton.
PHOTO FLASH: Dr. Ruth Analyses The Hilarious Whodunit SHEAR MADNESS
July 10, 2016
July 10, 2016
The world-famous sex therapist visits the wacky Off-Broadway murder mystery hit.
INSTAGRAM CHECK: SOMETHING ROTTEN!'s Will Chase Rocks Out Elizabethan Style
July 10, 2016
July 10, 2016
The Broadway favorite clowns around a bit while prepping to play the narcissistic bard.
TWITTER WATCH: Lin-Manuel Miranda Wastes No Time Cutting Off His HAMILTON Ponytail
July 10, 2016
July 10, 2016
After last night's emotional final curtain call, the musical's Tony-winning author/star now starts filming 'Mary Poppins Returns.'
BWW Interview: The World Changes. Do Broadway's Longest Running Hits? Updates From THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, CHICAGO and THE LION KING
July 9, 2016
July 9, 2016
How do hit Broadway musicals stay fresh after running for two decades?
Patti LuPone, Betty Buckley, Cherry Jones, Anika Noni Rose, Mark Rylance Among Motion Picture Academy Invitees
July 8, 2016
July 8, 2016
Noted members of the theatre community are among the 683 invited to be Oscar voters.
TWITTER WATCH: Morris-Jumel Mansion Now Sells HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'Love Is Love' Shirt
July 8, 2016
July 8, 2016
The TeeRico shirt benefiting Equality Cares in Florida is now available where Aaron Burr once lived.
VIDEO: A Backstage Visit With HIMSELF AND NORA's Matt Bogart
July 8, 2016
July 8, 2016
The former JERSEY BOYS star now plays a rock star of the literary world.
Bid To Meet FULLY COMMITTED's Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Support Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation
July 8, 2016
July 8, 2016
Charitybuzz's new auction offers a chance for four people to meet the star of FULLY COMMITTED after watching him take on 40 characters.
UPDATE: Donations Bring Arizona Theatre Company Closer To Saving 50th Anniversary Season
July 8, 2016
July 8, 2016
A $1 million pledge will be obtained if an equal amount can be raised through outreach efforts statewide.
Windsor Fringe Rejects Director Femi Fagunwa For Being A Woman
July 8, 2016
July 8, 2016
An email reply to her application stated 'a male director would be better for this play.'
VIDEO: KINKY BOOTS' Alan Mingo Jr. Chats About Stepping Into Lola's Sexy Heels
July 8, 2016
July 8, 2016
Broadway's Lola expected to have a career in classical drama, but that changed with an audition for RENT.
BWW Review: Elizabeth Swados' RUNAWAYS, The Anti-ANNIE
July 8, 2016
July 8, 2016
Encores! Off-Center brings back a 1978 musical inspired by interviews with runaway children.
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