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.
Tony Award Countdown: 30 Years In 30 Days, Michael Jeter in GRAND HOTEL, 1990
May 18, 2016
May 18, 2016
The beloved performer was battling addictions and had left the business when he was called to audition for Tommy Tune.
BWW Review: THE JUDAS KISS Has Oscar Wilde In The Gutter Looking At The Stars
May 18, 2016
May 18, 2016
Rupert Everett, is captivating in David Hare's drama of the politics of morality.
VIDEOS: Broadway Bound Musical COME FROM AWAY Releases Teaser For Ford's Theatre Engagement
May 17, 2016
May 17, 2016
The musical is based on a true story of a small Newfoundland town that came to the aid of thousands stranded on 9/11.
Muny Announces Full Cast For John Tartaglia-Directed THE WIZARD OF OZ
May 17, 2016
May 17, 2016
Dorothy's visit to The Land of Oz will kick off the summer season on June 13th.
VIDEO: Eve Ensler's THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES Performed For Male Inmates at Queensboro Correctional Facility
June 2, 2016
June 2, 2016
Mightee Shero Productions tours Eve Ensler's highly influential theatre piece to correctional facilities.
Prop From Original ROMEO AND JULIET Thought To Be Found at Site of Shakespeare's Curtain Theatre
May 17, 2016
May 17, 2016
Archaeologists have been digging at the site of the 16th Century theatre since 2011.
VIDEO: HAMILTON's Renee Elise Goldsberry, Phillipa Soo and Jasmine Cephas Jones Sing National Anthem For New York Liberty
May 17, 2016
May 17, 2016
HAMILTON's Schuyler Sisters bring their three part harmonies to Madison Square Garden for the Liberty's home opener.
Cecilia Bartoli as Present-Day Maria Looking Back in Salzburg WEST SIDE STORY; Karen Olivo as Anita
May 17, 2016
May 17, 2016
The international opera star sang the dramatic ballads while THE VISIT's Michelle Veintimilla acted and danced the role.
Tony Award Countdown: 30 Years In 30 Days, Bill Irwin in LARGELY NEW YORK, 1989
May 17, 2016
May 17, 2016
Irwin received four Tony nominations in 1989 for his neo-vaudeville adventure.
New-York Historical Society Launching Museum-Wide Celebration, SUMMER OF HAMILTON
May 16, 2016
May 16, 2016
Displays of historical artifacts and family-friendly activities highlight a season-long celebration.
Open Book: TUCK EVERLASTING's Bookwriters Claudia Shear and Tim Federle; Providing Dirt For A Garden
May 16, 2016
May 16, 2016
Award-winning actor/playwright and award-winning actor/novelist team up for their first Broadway musical book.
VIDEO: HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda's University of Pennsylvania Commencement Speech
May 16, 2016
May 16, 2016
Add an honorary doctor of arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania to the list of Lin-Manuel Miranda's accomplishments.
Jane Little, World's Longest Serving Orchestra Musician, Dies While Performing 'There's No Business Like Show Business'
May 16, 2016
May 16, 2016
She spent 71 years with the orchestra, starting at age 16.
Broadway Pedestrian Plazas Getting Glitzy Permanent Makeover
May 16, 2016
May 16, 2016
The stretch of Broadway connecting Times Square and Herald Square will have trees and a raised road bed.
Tony Award Countdown: 30 Years In 30 Days, Michael Crawford in THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, 1988
May 16, 2016
May 16, 2016
Before taking on the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's international smash, Crawford was best known for his physical comedy.
BWW Review: Quiara Alegria Hudes' Warm and Inviting DAPHNE'S DIVE Is Worth A Visit
May 16, 2016
May 16, 2016
The Pulitzer-winner's new play takes on the familiar scenario of bar regulars forming a family.
Tony Award Countdown: 30 Years In 30 Days, James Earl Jones in August Wilson's FENCES, 1987
May 15, 2016
May 15, 2016
One of America's great actors played a riveting scene from one of America's great plays on the 1987 telecast.
BWW Review: THE SENSUALITY PARTY Is All Talk
May 15, 2016
May 15, 2016
Justin Kuritzkes' site-specific play is loaded with monologues about a college orgy and its aftermath.
VIDEO: A Backstage Q&A Session With HAMILTON's Renee Elise Goldsberry
May 13, 2016
May 13, 2016
The first-time Tony Award nominee has been an in-demand actor since making her Broadway debut in THE LION KING.
TWITTER WATCH: SHUFFLE ALONG's New Star Rhiannon Giddens Gets Her First Taste of Tap Dancing
May 13, 2016
May 13, 2016
Her singing has helped her win a Grammy, but her Broadway debut will require her to learn tap dancing.
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