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.
VIDEO: HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda Asked How Aaron Burr Would React to Donald Trump
March 15, 2016
March 15, 2016
MirandaMania has hit D.C. hard and a reporter asks the musical theatre scribe for his opinion on how Aaron Burr would feel about Donald Trump.
Bid To Meet THE KING AND I's Kelli O'Hara and Support Playwrights Horizons
March 14, 2016
March 14, 2016
Charitybuzz's latest online auction offers a chance to meet the Tony-winning star during the last month of her run.
VIDEO PROFILE: Remembering Howard Ashman On The 25th Anniversary Of His Passing
March 14, 2016
March 14, 2016
The lyricist of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, THE LITTLE MERMAID and BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and was lost to AIDS at age 40.
China's Theatres Zapping Cell Phone Users With Laser Beams
March 14, 2016
March 14, 2016
Arming China's theatre ushers with laser beams has effectively decreased cell phone use during performances.
Stephen Sondheim: 'Giving Young People A Hearing' Will Increase The Variety of Broadway Musicals
March 14, 2016
March 14, 2016
Broadway's greatest living composer/lyricist spoke at the National Theatre of the fragile nature of commercial theatre.
New York Superintendent Bans Swastikas From High School Production of THE PRODUCERS
March 14, 2016
March 14, 2016
Parents complained when a photo of the set was posted on a student's Facebook page.
BWW Review: Transgender-Themed SOUTHERN COMFORT, Another Groundbreaking Musical at The Public
March 14, 2016
March 14, 2016
Annette O'Toole gives an outstanding performance in a musical based on Kate Davis' documentary.
BWW Review: THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM Returns With A Rollicking And Sexy Revival
March 13, 2016
March 13, 2016
Alfred Uhry and Robert Waldman's Mississippi musical steals hearts with style.
VIDEO: Jason Kravits' Hilarious HAMILTON Parody HARRISON! Raps The Story of America's 9th President
March 11, 2016
March 11, 2016
HAMILTON parodies are all over the Internet, but here's one that's well worth a listen.
VIDEO: Frank Rich Responds To Hillary Clinton's Praise of Reagans Re: HIV/AIDS; Clinton Later Retracts
March 11, 2016
March 11, 2016
The former New York Times critic has harsh words for the presidential candidate's 'revisionist version.'
VIDEOS: Composer Chris Miller and Lyricist Nathan Tysen Preview Selections From TUCK EVERLASTING
March 11, 2016
March 11, 2016
The new Broadway musical based on Natalie Babbitt's best-selling and award-winning novel begins previews March 31st for an April 26th opening.
FLASH FRIDAY: James Earl Jones' Riveting Tony Award Performance in THE GREAT WHITE HOPE
March 11, 2016
March 11, 2016
One of America's great actors in the role that made him a star.
VIDEOS: Dancing Classrooms Helps Children Learn Empathy and Respect Through Ballroom Dance
March 11, 2016
March 11, 2016
The New York based non-profit benefits the emotional development of children in disadvantaged areas through dance.
VIDEO: Frank Langella Plays A Former Tap Dancer in Florian Zeller's THE FATHER. Or Does He?
March 10, 2016
March 10, 2016
The 3-time Tony Award-winner returns to Broadway in Florian Zeller's Moliere Award winner.
VIDEO: Mark Rylance's Academy Award Takes A Surprise Bow At NICE FISH
March 10, 2016
March 10, 2016
Steven Spielberg watches his BRIDGE OF SPIES star get a surprise.
HAMILTON's Popularity Increases Tourism At The Founding Father's Gravesite
March 10, 2016
March 10, 2016
Alexander Hamilton, Eliza Hamilton and Hercules Mulligan are all buried in Lower Manhattan's Trinity Church.
VIDEO: Partially Paralyzed Michael Patrick Thornton Uses Robotic Exoskeleton As RICHARD III
March 10, 2016
March 10, 2016
The co-founder of Chicago's Gift Theatre had been acting from a wheelchair since spinal strokes.
AUDIO CLIP: THE PATRIOTIC TRAITOR's Laurence Fox Apologizes For Scolding Audience Heckler
March 10, 2016
March 10, 2016
The actor says the disruptive man in the front row was making the play 'unperformable.'
BWW Review: David Harrower's Olivier-Winning BLACKBIRD Challenges Society's Attitude On A Discomforting Subject
March 10, 2016
March 10, 2016
Michelle Williams and Jeff Daniels are excellent, playing out a controversial situation.
BLACKBIRD's Jeff Daniels On Doing The Plays That Scare You
March 10, 2016
March 10, 2016
Not satisfied with the way he played the role Off-Broadway in 2007, the actor searches deeper into disturbing emotions.
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