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.
BWW Review: Nick Payne's INCOGNITO Is Brainy, But Muddy
May 31, 2016
May 31, 2016
Four actors play twenty roles telling three stories in a confusing exploration of the brain.
Tony Award Countdown: 30 Years In 30 Days, Spotlights Shine on Siblings Hunter Foster and Sutton Foster, 2002
May 30, 2016
May 30, 2016
The 2002 Tony telecast featured star performances by both members of this talented brother/sister duo.
Open Book: JERSEY BOYS' Co-Bookwriter Rick Elice's Journey From Actor To Tony-Nominated Author
May 30, 2016
May 30, 2016
A chance meeting at an opening night party changed the career of a young actor.
Tony Award Countdown: 30 Years In 30 Days, THE FULL MONTY's Boys Let It Go, 2001
May 29, 2016
May 29, 2016
Patrick Wilson, John Ellison Conlee, Jason Danieley, Andre De Shields, Marcus Neville and Romain Fruge were the naked boys singing on the 2001 Tony telecast.
BWW Review: Stew and Heidi Rodewald Preach On Black Music For White Audiences in THE TOTAL BENT
May 29, 2016
May 29, 2016
Vondie Curtis Hall and Ato Blankson-Wood play father and son singers swimming through the mainstream.
Tony Award Countdown: 30 Years In 30 Days, Eartha Kitt Sings The Hard Truth in THE WILD PARTY, 2000
May 28, 2016
May 28, 2016
Making her first Broadway appearance in twenty years, the outspoken star and social activist plays a character who sees through the frivolity of youth.
Donations For Clarksville's Roxy Theatre Building Fund Wiped Out
May 27, 2016
May 27, 2016
Audits show donations to build a new arts center were spent on operating costs.
VIDEO: Samantha Barks Premieres 'Troublemaker' From Debut Album
May 27, 2016
May 27, 2016
The star from the film version of LES MISERABLES and the world premiere musical AMELIE is set for a June concert tour.
VIDEO: MAME's 1983 Young Patrick, Rosh Lowe, Honors Angela Lansbury at Sardi's
May 27, 2016
May 27, 2016
The young star who made his Broadway debut opposite the great theatre legend is now a television news reporter.
Tony Award Countdown: 30 Years In 30 Days, CHARLIE BROWN's Kristin Chenoweth's Philosophy, 1999
May 27, 2016
May 27, 2016
Kristin Chenoweth proves to be popular with Tony voters introducing a new song in the Peanuts musical revival.
SCHOOL OF ROCK Vocal Selections Now Available
May 27, 2016
May 27, 2016
The published volume includes a dozen songs from the Broadway original cast recording arranged for voice with piano accompaniment.
Artistic Director Jonathan Church's Departure From Sydney Theatre Company Described As 'Palace Coup'
May 27, 2016
May 27, 2016
Jonathan Church only assumed the role of Sydney Theatre Company's artistic director last September.
Museum Planned For Bucks County Farmhouse Once Owned By Oscar Hammerstein
May 26, 2016
May 26, 2016
Oscar Hammerstein's Highland Farm, Inc. disputes an earlier report that the home where the lyricist wrote Broadway classics is for sale.
Tony Award Countdown: 30 Years In 30 Days, THE LION KING's Julie Taymor Makes History, 1998
May 26, 2016
May 26, 2016
Minutes after Garry Hynes became the first woman to receive a Tony Award for directing, Julie Taymor became the second.
London's Palace Theatre Plans Hogwarts Facade For HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD
May 26, 2016
May 26, 2016
Proposed banners, each in a color from one of the four Hogwarts houses, would be draped from the facade.
TWITTER WATCH: HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda's #HamOfThrones Mash-up Inspires Revolutionary GAME OF THRONES Tweets
May 26, 2016
May 26, 2016
Fans are creating clever tweets matching pics from 'Game of Thrones' with HAMILTON lyrics.
BWW Review: Cirque du Soleil Attempts An Original Book Musical With PARAMOUR
May 26, 2016
May 26, 2016
While the artists of Cirque du Soleil splendidly do what they're famous for, the writers of this lavish musical seriously underachieve.
ECLIPSED's Danai Gurira Advises Young Female Artists To 'Go Where You Are Loved'
May 25, 2016
May 25, 2016
The Tony-nominated playwright addresses the emerging female artists who will follow her.
TWITTER WATCH: Ten Terrific Tweets From Central Park's Shakespeare Raccoon
May 25, 2016
May 25, 2016
This lovable raccoon has been making guest appearances at the Delacorte Theater for many summers.
Are London Critics Spoiled? Is The National Theatre Taking Revenge?
May 25, 2016
May 25, 2016
More discussion on the issue of limiting critics to one comp ticket instead of two.
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