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.
Art Is A Little Easier With COLOR ME SONDHEIM, Coloring Book For Adults
June 29, 2016
June 29, 2016
Brian Kelly's set of coloring books for adults also includes 'Color Me Broadway' and 'Color Me Shakespeare.'
FACEBOOK WATCH: Billy Porter Welcomes Tommy Tune and Andrea Martin To SHUFFLE ALONG
June 29, 2016
June 29, 2016
The legendary dancer/director/choreographer and the great Broadway clown greet the Tony-winning star backstage.
BWW Review: Matthew Broderick in Irish Rep's SHINING CITY
June 29, 2016
June 29, 2016
Conor McPherson's subdued ghost story reopens the Irish Rep's newly refurbished home.
TWITTER WATCH: FINDING NEVERLAND's Carolee Carmello Warns 'This Grandma Is Back!'
June 28, 2016
June 28, 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.
VIDEO: Legendary Songwriter Barry Mann Sings 'On Broadway' To Promote San Francisco's BEAUTIFUL
June 28, 2016
June 28, 2016
The Broadway hit celebrating the music of Carole King also has strong representation for Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil,
AUDIO: FUN HOME's Alison Bechdel: 'My Father Would Be Ecstatic'
June 28, 2016
June 28, 2016
The writer of the musical's source graphic memoir talks about seeing her life onstage.
VIDEO: 88 Years Ago Today, Louis Armstrong Recorded His Historic 'West End Blues'
June 28, 2016
June 28, 2016
A year after making this landmark recording, Louis Armstrong was on Broadway.
VIDEO: HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda: Last Season's Broadway Diversity 'A Fluke'
June 28, 2016
June 28, 2016
HAMILTON's author/star offers frank talk about what created Broadway's most diverse season and what is needed to make diversity grow.
Rockefeller Foundation Funding Expansion of HAMILTON's #EduHam Program
June 28, 2016
June 28, 2016
An additional $6 million grant will allow 100,000 students to see HAMILTON on tour and participate in special educational programs.
Babies Welcome at Special Park Theatre Performance of THE QUIET HOUSE
June 28, 2016
June 28, 2016
A special matinee performance will allow parents and caregivers to carry a baby with them as they watch the play.
Celebrating Mel Brooks On His 90th Birthday: A Classic Routine
June 28, 2016
June 28, 2016
A glimpse of the great American humorist in his younger days, explaining how applause was invented.
British Arts Leaders Call For Unity, Fearing Major Issues Following Brexit Vote
June 27, 2016
June 27, 2016
The National Campaign for the Arts, has called on the country's culture secretary to prevent further damage the U.K.'s artistic community.
Audio: HADESTOWN's Anais Mitchell, Rachel Chavkin and Nabiyah Be Talk of Ancient Myths and Modern Politics
June 27, 2016
June 27, 2016
The folk singer/songwriter's Off-Broadway musical strikes modern chords in telling an ancient story.
VIDEO: Latest HAMILTON Parody Honors OKLAHOMA!'s 'Ali Hakim, Peddler Man'
June 27, 2016
June 27, 2016
HAMILTON's opening number is used to tell of Rodgers and Hammerstein's fictional immigrant who did his best to get the job done.
Cirque du Soleil and NFL To Build 4-Story Football Attraction in Times Square
June 27, 2016
June 27, 2016
High-definition screens and state-of-the-art technology will invite fans to immerse themselves in the NFL and experience what it feels like to be in the game, on the sidelines and behind the scenes.
Arizona Theatre Company Will Cancel 50th Anniversary Season Without $2 Million By July 1st
June 27, 2016
June 27, 2016
The company sent a memo today to subscribers and donors today, warning of the urgent situation.
VIDEO: Nick Kroll and John Mulaney Announce OH, HELLO On Broadway With Livestream Q&A
June 27, 2016
June 27, 2016
After a sold-out Off-Broadway run, the outrageously-opinionated 70-somethings come to Broadway.
AUDIO: Tim Rice Revising FROM HERE TO ETERNITY For North American Premiere
June 27, 2016
June 27, 2016
Based on James Joyce's 1951 wartime novel that inspired the Academy Award-winning film, the creators are making revisions from the musical's 2013 West End production.
TWITTER WATCH: HAMILTON's Leslie Odom, Jr. Taking Part In Filming; Began Sunday
June 27, 2016
June 27, 2016
Filming of the Tony-winning smash began at Sunday's matinee and will continue on Tuesday.
VIDEO: THE KING AND I's Daniel Dae Kim On Increasing Theatre's Diversity
June 24, 2016
June 24, 2016
As active behind the scenes as he is as an actor, Kim stresses that greater diversity depends on actors in underrepresented groups creating work for themselves.
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