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: Josh Grisetti's New Book GOD IN MY HEAD: The True Story of His Accidental Drug Overdose at a Dentist's Office
February 24, 2016
February 24, 2016
The musical comedy star's new book tells a comic tale of an encounter with God.
Is 'Aroma-turgy' The Next Big Thing In Theatre Design?
February 24, 2016
February 24, 2016
Productions are experimenting with ways to use smell to provoke feelings from the audience.
Sarah Kane's Violent CLEANSED at National Theatre Prompts Faintings and Walk-Outs
February 24, 2016
February 24, 2016
The young playwright, who committed suicide in 1999, provoked controversy throughout her brief career.
BWW Review: Martha Clarke and Alfred Uhry's ANGEL REAPERS Lightly Touches on Shaker Culture
February 24, 2016
February 24, 2016
The religious sect known for erratically twitching and jerking during services seems a natural subject for dance-focused director Clarke.
PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Baltimore's Historic Center Stage Stripped To Bare Bones Before Renovation
February 23, 2016
February 23, 2016
A third theatre space and a new education center are in the works for one of the country's most respected regional theatres.
VIDEO: ECLIPSED Playwright Danai Gurira On Writing Stories For Women And Girls of African Descent
February 23, 2016
February 23, 2016
ECLIPSED is a Broadway rarity; a story about African women written by an African woman.
VIDEO: Does Donald Trump Endorse DISASTER!? Seth Rudetsky Has The Scoop
February 23, 2016
February 23, 2016
Seth Rudetsky has an exclusive interview with the Republican front-runner... sort of.
VIDEO: Wolf Trap's Early Learning Through the Arts Program Enhances Math Skills
February 23, 2016
February 23, 2016
Teachers in Virginia are working together with artists in a program that increases understanding of non-artistic subjects.
TWITTER WATCH: Lin-Manuel Miranda Attends Knicks Game, HAMILTON Played on Jumbotron
February 23, 2016
February 23, 2016
The city game and Broadway's historic hip-hop musical seem like a perfect match.
BWW Review: Noah Haidle's SMOKEFALL Is Unfathomably Whimsical
February 23, 2016
February 23, 2016
Director Anne Kauffman and a fine ensemble do their best to serve a sloggy script.
VIDEO: Laura Benanti Wants You To Use The F Word: Feminism
February 22, 2016
February 22, 2016
The Broadway star is a judge for a video contest sponsored by SheKnows asking people to describe what feminism means to them.
Lynn Nottage Awarded 2015-16 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize For SWEAT
February 22, 2016
February 22, 2016
Nottage's new play is based on interview with residents of Reading, Pennsylvania, which was named the nation's poorest city in 2012,
VIDEO: Meet Concert Violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF's Fiddler
February 22, 2016
February 22, 2016
The classical musician who provides the fiddler's music has a unique emotional connection to the classic musical.
TWITTER WATCH: HAMILTON's Morgan Marcell Photographed In Costume Using 1839 Lens
February 22, 2016
February 22, 2016
The swing and assistant dance captain is the latest subject for Josh Lehrer's series of vintage photos.
VIDEO: Mom Says HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda's First Rap Was About Garbage Pail Kids
February 22, 2016
February 22, 2016
A Spanish language, English subtitled video for Telemundo/NBC features the author/star and his parents.
Debbie Allen, Matthew Bourne, Wayne Cilento Support Petition To Create IMDB Choreography Category
February 22, 2016
February 22, 2016
IMDB currently lists choreographers in the 'other crew' category.
VIDEO: Gerard McCarthy Stars in CAT, a Heart-Breaking Show-Biz Memory
February 22, 2016
February 22, 2016
Jamie Beamish and Richard Hardwick's solo play tells of an actor sacked from playing Grizabella ten minutes before the opening night performance.
BWW Review: Interracial Relationships Get a Sharply Satirical Treatment in Lydia Diamond's SMART PEOPLE
February 22, 2016
February 22, 2016
Kenny Leon's slick production of Diamond's clever riff on racial communication features a terrific cast.
VIDEO: Gavin Creel Calls SHE LOVES ME 'Possibly One Of The Greatest Musicals Ever Written'
February 19, 2016
February 19, 2016
Bock and Harnick's masterpiece romance may be one of Broadway's most underappreciated musicals.
Bid To Meet Forest Whitaker On Opening Night Of HUGHIE, Support Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative
February 19, 2016
February 19, 2016
Take in the opening night performance of Eugene O'Neill's fascinating drama and meet the star at the opening night party.
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