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.
BWW Review: Laurie Metcalf's Brilliance Turns MISERY From Thriller To Fascinating Character Study
November 15, 2015
November 15, 2015
The stage version of Stephen King's thriller focuses on Metcalf's portrayal of a lonely, mentally unstable fan.
BWW Review: Arthur Miller's INCIDENT AT VICHY Asks Uncomfortable Questions About Survival
November 17, 2015
November 17, 2015
Miller's 1964 drama about Jews in occupied France explores the limits of self-sacrifice.
VIDEO: STEVE's Director Cynthia Nixon Clowns With Cast Member Mario Cantone
November 16, 2015
November 16, 2015
Nixon made her directorial debut last season with The New Group's Rasheeda Speaking. She's back with the company for her sophomore effort.
VIDEO: FUN HOME's Gabriella Pizzolo Shows Off Rap Skills With BC/EFA Pitch
November 13, 2015
November 13, 2015
The new Small Alison does her part to help raise funds for a great cause.
VIDEO: SYLVIA's Annaleigh Ashford Proves She's Good With Dogs at Bideawee
November 13, 2015
November 13, 2015
The Tony-winner shows she can not only play a dog, she can train one as well.
Stephen Sondheim: Seven Decades Of Broadway Musicals And Still Working
November 13, 2015
November 13, 2015
While working on a new musical with David Ives, the composer/lyricist reflects on what makes good musical theatre.
VIDEO: Chicago Announces Shakespeare 400, A Year-Long International Festival for 2016
November 13, 2015
November 13, 2015
Arts organizations from around the world will visit Chicago in 2016 to celebrate the work of William Shakespeare at the 400th anniversary of his passing.
FLASH FRIDAY: Miracle of Miracles! Austin Pendelton and Ethel Merman Star in 1977 Sitcom, YOU'RE GONNA LOVE IT HERE. It's Swell!
November 13, 2015
November 13, 2015
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF's original Motel teamed with the Broadway legend for a fun sitcom about the theatre biz.
VIDEO: MISERY's Director Will Frears and Playwright William Goldman Discuss Bringing Stephen King's Brilliance To The Stage
November 13, 2015
November 13, 2015
MISERY's playwright and director discuss the special details of their production created to bring the novelist's brilliance to the stage.
VIDEO: See How Sierra Boggess Warms Up For a Performance of SCHOOL OF ROCK
November 13, 2015
November 13, 2015
She may play the uptight Principal Mullins in SCHOOL OF ROCK - THE MUSICAL, but before performances Sierra Boggess looks cool as a cuke,
STAGE TUBE: Kristine Nielsen in Scenes From Taylor Mac's Subversive Comedy HIR
November 12, 2015
November 12, 2015
One again Taylor Mac deals with issues surrounding gender conformity.
KING CHARLES III's Costume Designer Tom Scutt: Dressing The Future With An Eye On The Past
November 12, 2015
November 12, 2015
The play is styled as classically Shakespearean, but the characters are real life contemporaries with the action set in the future.
VIDEO: Peter Parnell's DADA WOOF PAPA HOT Explores Parenthood From Both Gay and Straight Perspectives
November 12, 2015
November 12, 2015
Peter Parnell's new play sees if there really is a difference between gay and straight parenting.
HAMILTON's Javier Muñoz, Broadway's Newest Once-A-Week Star
November 12, 2015
November 12, 2015
As Lin-Manuel Miranda's alternate in HAMILTON's title role, for one day a week,Javier Muñoz stars in the season's biggest Broadway hit.
VIDEO: Remembering Composer Michael Leonard's THE YEARLING With Three Barbra Streisand Recordings
November 12, 2015
November 12, 2015
While THE YEARLING was short-lived on Broadway, Barbra Streisand turned in classic performances of three of the score's songs.
Playwrights Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Dominique Morisseau, Annie Baker and David Henry Hwang Discuss Steinberg Award
November 12, 2015
November 12, 2015
Playwrights Talk about the importance of grants and awards for young writers.
BWW Review: Director Ivo van Hove Up To His Old Tricks With Arthur Miller's A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
November 12, 2015
November 12, 2015
A View From Abridged may be a better name for this cold and stripped down production.
VIDEO: Steve Martin, Edie Brickell's BRIGHT STAR Begins Rehearsals For Pre-Broadway Kennedy Center Premiere
November 11, 2015
November 11, 2015
The two authors and director Walter Bobbie talk about the excitement of creating a fully original musical.
TWITTER WATCH: Hillary Clinton Quotes HAMILTON Re: GOP Debate
November 11, 2015
November 11, 2015
HAMILTON Fever has apparently spread from our current president to a presidential hopeful.
Support Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS: Bid On Christian Borle Message, Dinner With Mduduzi Madela, JERSEY BOYS Walk-On
November 11, 2015
November 11, 2015
An outgoing phone message from the SOMETHING ROTTEN! star, dinner with THE LION KING's Dialect Consultant, an on-stage appearance in JERSEY BOYS.
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