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: Remembering John McMartin On Stage and Screen
July 7, 2016
July 7, 2016
Video highlights of the the charming and versatile star from Broadway, television and film.
OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES' Estelle Parsons Fine After Rushed To Hospital Mid-Performance
July 7, 2016
July 7, 2016
Last night's second act was cancelled when the 88-year-old star suffered dehydration.
VIDEO: So You Think You Can Bottle Dance? Take FIDDLER ON THE ROOF's Tutorial
July 6, 2016
July 6, 2016
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF's bottle dance during the first act's climactic wedding scene has become one of Broadway's most iconic dance moments.
TWITTER WATCH: SHUFFLE ALONG's Audra McDonald Admits To Fangirling Over Disney Junior's Doc McStuffins
July 6, 2016
July 6, 2016
The pregnant Broadway stars says she will definitely be showing the animated program to her little one.
TWITTER WATCH: Legendary Producers Barry and Fran Weissler Support The Drama Book Shop
July 6, 2016
July 6, 2016
The producers of Chicago, the longest running production of an American play or musical in Broadway's history, have high praise for the New York institution.
Bid To Meet SWEET CHARITY's Sutton Foster, Support The New Group
July 6, 2016
July 6, 2016
Charitybuzz's new auction offers an opening night photo-op with Sutton Foster and the cast of SWEET CHARITY.
Southern Utah University Exhibits 'Willy The Kid: Shakespeare in the American West'
July 6, 2016
July 6, 2016
A new exhibit shows how the plays of Shakespeare were very popular among American trailblazers.
ASCAP, BMI Respond to Controversial Department of Justice Songwriter Rulings
July 6, 2016
July 6, 2016
Songwriters say recent controversial rulings by the Department of Justice could have a serious negative effect on how songs are written and how artists are paid.
Vacation HAMILTON Style! Visit The Historic Sites of 'All Places Hamilton'
July 6, 2016
July 6, 2016
The Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society offers a free online guide to Hamilton-related landmarks.
VIDEO: Royal Shakespeare Company's THE TEMPEST Projects Avatar Ariel On Stage
July 6, 2016
July 6, 2016
Watch actors Mark Quartley and Simon Russell Beale work with technology to create a relationship between Prospero and Ariel.
TWITTER WATCH: FINDING NEVERLAND's Carolee Carmello Sends A Second Warning: She's Back!
July 5, 2016
July 5, 2016
After playing a woman who couldn't age in TUCK EVERLASTING, she's returning to the show about the boy who wouldn't grow up.
AUDIO: Signature Asks, Will Lower Ticket Prices Create A More Diverse Audience?
July 5, 2016
July 5, 2016
Funding allows Signature to charge only $25 per ticket for all productions during their initial runs, but is that enough to create a diverse audience?
VIDEOS: National Theatre's Moving Street Performance Across the UK Commemorates The Battle of The Somme
July 5, 2016
July 5, 2016
1,500 volunteers took part in a nation-wide performance honoring the thousands who died in battle one hundred years ago.
BWW EXCLUSIVE: Student Speaks Out Against $100 Fee To Perform In High School Plays
July 5, 2016
July 5, 2016
A fee meant to help fund school programs may force students to limit activity in the school's drama program.
Donna McKechnie, Victoria Clark, Mary Testa Among Stars Taking Part in NYMF 2016
July 5, 2016
July 5, 2016
The New York Musical Festival regularly attracts Broadway favorites, Tony nominees and even a legend or two.
Historic Tammany Hall's Union Square Theatre To Be Demolished
July 5, 2016
July 5, 2016
The former home of New York City's powerful Tammany Society had housed an Off-Broadway Theatre since 1985.
VIDEO: THE COLOR PURPLE's Cynthia Erivo Treats Her American Friends To A Dazzling Star-Spangled Banner
July 5, 2016
July 5, 2016
The Tony-winning British star celebrates her first stateside 4th of July with a joyous rendition of America's anthem.
TWITTER WATCH: Presidential Hopeful Hillary Clinton and Husband Bill Clinton Take In Another Performance of HAMILTON
July 5, 2016
July 5, 2016
The former, and perhaps future, first couple visit the Broadway smash just hours after Hillary Clinton's Saturday morning meeting with the FBI.
VIDEO: Austin Pendleton Directs N.C. Hunter's Forgotten A DAY BY THE SEA For The Mint Theater
July 1, 2016
July 1, 2016
Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy starred in the 1955 Broadway production of N.C. Hunter's forgotten drama.
VIDEO: Gay Men's Choruses Sing 'Make Them Hear You' Over Hecklers' Hate Speech
July 1, 2016
July 1, 2016
A Facebook user captures a moment when those protesting for justice demand to be heard.
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