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: Scenes from Danai Gurira's Warm and Evocative Family Drama, FAMILIAR
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With ECLIPSED transferring to Broadway and FAMILIAR extended at Playwright's Horizons, Danai Gurira is one of New York's hottest playwrights.
Elizabeth Hamilton's Efforts Made HAMILTON Possible, Says Biographer Ron Chernow
March 9, 2016
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The widow knew she needed to work hard to preserve her late husband's legacy against those who would erase it.
Casting Controversy: Cincinnati Production of AVENUE Q Dreams Of A White Christmas Eve
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The company defends their casting choice despite the actor's non-Japanese appearance.
VIDEOS: The 1970s Disaster Movies That Inspired DISASTER!
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From earthquakes to tidal waves to shark attacks, it wasn't safe to go to the movies that decade.
BWW Review: DISASTER! is Goofy Fun Set To A Campy 1970's Beat
March 9, 2016
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Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick's musical send-up of 1970s disaster flicks has a solid company of pros having fun.
Bid To Meet Lin-Manuel Miranda When He Signs Your Advance Copy of HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION, Support Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance
March 8, 2016
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CharityBuzz's new on-line auction benefits The Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance.
VIDEO: Take a Bottle Dance Lesson From FIDDLER ON THE ROOF's Dance Captain Marla Phelen
March 8, 2016
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It's one of Broadway's most famous dances. Can you keep your balance?
SHUFFLE ALONG's Audra McDonald: The Intentionally Unglamorous Broadway Life
March 8, 2016
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The six-time Tony winner's consistent presence on Broadway has made her a symbol of its increasing diversity.
Broadway 'Previvals': How Might LES MISERABLES Been Cast In 1964?
March 8, 2016
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Theatre fans love to fantasy cast revivals, but what if the show you're casting played on Broadway earlier than it actually did.
BWW Review: Marco Ramirez's Inventively-Crafted Boxing Drama THE ROYALE Spars With Racism
March 8, 2016
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Director Rachel Chavkin offers a tense, rhythmic and evocative mounting of a play inspired by the career of Jack Johnson
VIDEO: Julie Taymor Creates World Theater Fellowship for Young Theater Directors
March 7, 2016
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Each year four applicants will receive stipends to support project initiatives outside of western culture.
Bid For A Backstage Tour With AMERICAN PSYCHO's Jennifer Damiano, Support Transport Group
March 7, 2016
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CharityBuzz's new on-line auction benefits Off-Broadway's Transport Group.
VIDEO: Brilliant HAMILTON Parody Depicts Rap Musical Bio of German Chancellor Angela Merkel
March 7, 2016
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Don't know anything about German Chancellor Angela Merkel? You will after watching this rap video.
TWITTER WATCH: HAMILTON's Emmy Raver-Lampman Photographed In Costume Using 1839 Lens
March 7, 2016
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The latest vintage HAMILTON photograph taken by Josh Lehrer.
VIDEO: Get Your Education! Genius Releases '9 Classic Rap References In HAMILTON'
March 7, 2016
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The website famous for crowdsourced musical annotating demonstrates classics quoted by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Hey, Mr. Producer! Donald Trump Was Once A Broadway Baby
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For three months in 1970, the Trump name could be seen above a Broadway title.
AVENUE Q's Kate Monster, Unable To Appear On MSNBC's Post-Debate Show, Releases Statement On Democrats' Debate
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The leading lady puppet was on stage performing when her musical was cited by CNN's Don Lemon.
VIDEO: AVENUE Q Co-Composer/Lyricist Jeff Marx Reacts To Being Quoted At Democrats' Debate
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CNN's Don Lemon quotes "Everyone's A Little Bit Racist' while questioning Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.
BWW Review: Site-Specific INSIGNIFICANCE Played Out In A Luxury Hotel Room
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Terry Johnson's drama depicts encounters between Albert Einstein, Marilyn Monroe, Joseph McCarthy and Joe DiMaggio.
BWW Review: Broadway Transfer of Danai Gurira's ECLIPSED Is a Major Achievement
March 6, 2016
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Plays about the different ways women choose to respond to institutionalized rape during wartime are not standard Broadway fare.
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