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.
Bid On Lunch With Andrew Rannells and Casting Director Bernard Telsey, Support MCC
March 29, 2016
March 29, 2016
The winner of Charitybuzz's new auction will benefit MCC Theater and enjoy lunch with the Broadway star and the famed casting director.
New Jersey Community Members Petition Against 'Sexual Innuendo' and 'Offensive' Language in H.S. PIPPIN
March 29, 2016
March 29, 2016
After seeing Middle Township High School's production, community members petition for more restrictions on material performed.
UPDATE: Restroom Signs Just Part Of Public Theater's Gender Diversity Program
March 29, 2016
March 29, 2016
The Public Theater is taking steps to insure comfort and respect for audience members and employees of all gender identities.
PHOTOS: Nude With Fish? Mark Rylance, Emma Thompson Among Stars Posing For Fishlove
March 29, 2016
March 29, 2016
British stars go bare to help raise awareness of the unsustainable fishing practices.
BWW Review: HEAD OF PASSES; When It Pours, Phylicia Rashad Reigns
March 29, 2016
March 29, 2016
Tarell Alvin McCraney's drama inspired by the Book of Job ends with a thrilling acting performance.
Bid To Conduct THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA's Exit Music and Support Broadway Cares/Equity Fight AIDS
March 28, 2016
March 28, 2016
Charitybuzz's new online auction offers a chance to sit in the orchestra pit for a performance and them conduct the majestic exit music.
TWITTER WATCH: Stage and Screen Legend Meryl Streep Basks In The Royal Glow of THE KING AND I
March 28, 2016
March 28, 2016
In her new film she plays a woman famous for singing badly, but this weekend she enjoyed some wondrous voices.
VIDEO: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg To Preside Over Mock Trial As Part of Venice's The Shylock Project
March 29, 2016
March 29, 2016
The United States Supreme Court Justice will preside over arguments by an international cast of lawyers.
FACEBOOK WATCH: Producer Jordan Roth Posts Public Theater's Restroom Signs Welcoming Gender Diversity
March 28, 2016
March 28, 2016
The historic Off-Broadway theater clearly displays its stance on gender identity issues.
Inappropriate Tickling! Elmo Dominates Times Square Alliance's Top Ten Tweets Complaining of Costumed Characters
March 28, 2016
March 28, 2016
Twitter documents instances of Times Square's costumed characters harassing pedestrians.
HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda Writes An Impassioned 'Plea For Relief For Puerto Rico'
March 28, 2016
March 28, 2016
The actor/author quotes Alexander Hamilton's words about St. Croix in a plea for financial relief for the U.S. territory.
Times Square's Naked Cowboy Joins News Conference Addressing Costumed Characters & Hustlers
March 28, 2016
March 28, 2016
The city council has introduced legislation to regulate aggressive solicitation on pedestrian plazas.
TWITTER WATCH: William Daniels and Lin-Manuel Miranda Make History at HAMILTON
March 28, 2016
March 28, 2016
They've both made musical theatre history playing men who made American history
FLASH FRIDAY: When Robin Williams and BRIGHT STAR's Steve Martin Were Left WAITING FOR GODOT
March 25, 2016
March 25, 2016
If you think HAMILTON tickets are hard to come by, you should have been there in 1988, when Martin and Williams played a limited Off-Broadway run.
BWW Interview: Charles Busch Recaptures 'That Raffish, Anything Goes Feeling' With CLEOPATRA
March 26, 2016
March 26, 2016
The great playwright and drag artist recalls his early days at Alphabet City's Limbo Lounge.
VIDEO UPDATE: Chicago Area's Marriott Theatre Defends EVITA Casting, Diversity Outreach
March 25, 2016
March 25, 2016
The controversy over the lack of diversity in the production's casting began with a facebook post from actor Bear Bellinger.
BWW Review: Carmen Cusack Shines In Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's Southern Gothic BRIGHT STAR
March 24, 2016
March 24, 2016
The pleasantly earnest new show boasts nice music and fine performances, but lacks engaging storytelling.
VIDEO: DADDY LONG LEGS Celebrates 200th Off-Broadway Performance
March 24, 2016
March 24, 2016
Stars Megan McGinnis and Adam Halpin shared celebratory cake with Tuesday night's audience members.
David Hare: Artistic Directors Confuse 'What Is Popular With What Is Good'
March 24, 2016
March 24, 2016
In a recent speech at the Festival at Hampstead Theatre, the 68-year-old playwright calls for younger, cutting edge writers to be encouraged.
Boston Mayor Launches Online Survey To Access The Needs of Performing Arts Community
March 24, 2016
March 24, 2016
A new survey will help the city compare the needs of its performing artists with those who own rehearsal and performance spaces.
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