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.
VIDEOS: Director Rosie Collins Has Actors Reciting Shakespeare After Eating Hot Chili Peppers
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A British photographer and director's series of videos shows valiant actors trying desperately to stay in character.
PERFECT CRIME Playwright Warren Manzi Dies at 60
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With over 11,000 performances, PERFECT CRIME is New York's longest running straight play.
Lucy Simon: 'Women Are Still Perceived As Soft And Not Really Commercial'
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February 17, 2016
THE SECRET GARDEN's composer talks of the special challenges to women composers in commercial theatre.
Actor Bear Bellinger: 'Here's How Inequality Works When You're Not Famous'
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February 12, 2016
The Chicago-based actor writes of inequities those in power would not be aware of if they've never experienced it.
FLASH FRIDAY: Ninety-Two Years Ago Today, Gershwin's RHAPSODY IN BLUE Premieres
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February 12, 2016
Gershwin's orchestrial jazz creation remains a quintessential piece of American music.
SOMETHING ROTTEN! Expresses Love For Their Fellow Broadway Musicals With Personalized Valentines
February 12, 2016
February 12, 2016
No Shakespeare sonnets in these distinctively rotten valentines.
Support Take It From The Top: Bid to Meet KINKY BOOTS' Wayne Brady
February 11, 2016
February 11, 2016
Charitybuzz's new auction benefits Take It From The Top, a National Arts Alliance dedicated to providing quality education enrichment through music, dance and theatre.
UPDATE: Erin Pike's THAT'SWHATSHESAID Receives New Cease and Desist Order From Dramatists Play Service
February 11, 2016
February 11, 2016
The solo piece criticizes the way women are represented in American theatre by using excerpts from the ten most frequently produced American plays of 2014-15.
HAMILTON Letters: NYPL Digital Collection Loaded With A. Ham Correspondence
February 11, 2016
February 11, 2016
Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical makes it clear that Hamilton was an obsessive writer. See for yourself!
The Geffen Playhouse: Twenty Years Of Serious Theater Presented With A Hollywood Sheen
February 11, 2016
February 11, 2016
The Los Angeles theatre that carries David Geffen's name serves its community as well as emerging playwrights.
Play The Paper Mill Game! Review Clues To Remember Their Productions From The Past Six Seasons
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February 11, 2016
Paper Mill has been teasing playgoers with hints about their upcoming productions since 2010.
BWW Review: LaChanze Heavenly in Encores!'s Terrific CABIN IN THE SKY
February 12, 2016
February 12, 2016
The 1940 musical will most likely never be fully revived, but the Encores! concert mounting features a wonderful cast and sweet Vernon Duke music.
TWITTER WATCH: @FemScriptIntros Points Out Sexism in Female Character Descriptions
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February 11, 2016
Producer Ross Putman's Twitter account quotes how screenwriters introduce their female characters.
Five Facts You Might Not Know About Harper Lee and TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
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Broadway is buzzing today with news of a new stage adaptation of one of America's greatest novels.
VIDEO: Cynthia Erivo, Isaiah Johnson Discuss The Healing Experience of THE COLOR PURPLE
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The actors are joined by composer/lyricist Brenda Russell and producer Scott Sanders in a discussion moderated by activist writer Michaela Angela Davis.
Oakbrook Terrace's Drury Lane Theatre Commits To Premiering New Musicals
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New York based casting director Laura Stanczyk named Director of New Works,
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February 10, 2016
February 10, 2016
Shanley calls his newest the third play in a trilogy that basically makes up his autobiography.
VIDEO: BROADWAY & THE BARD'S Len Cariou and NEWSICAL's Christine Pedi Brush Up Their Shakespeare
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The Broadway legend and the legend-mimicking star duet a little Cole Porter.
Diminishing Number of Stages Has Off-Broadway Companies Scrambling For Space
February 9, 2016
February 9, 2016
A surge of collaborations and co-productions have developed as the city loses more small theatres.
HAMILTON Providing An Education For Teachers Creating Historic Curriculum
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From New York to Los Angeles, teachers are finding out that HAMILTON is an effective tool for inspiring students to learn American history.
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