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 FLASHBACK: Sgt. Irving Berlin With A Song For Veterans Day
November 11, 2015
November 11, 2015
Accustomed to New York's nightlife, the newly-drafted Broadway composer wrote this whimsical protest march.
Pictures Painting Words: Designers Discuss Their Artwork to Promote Arthur Miller Plays
November 11, 2015
November 11, 2015
A fascinating display of artistic interpretations of Arthur Miller productions.
Playwright/Novelist Gore Vidal's Final Drama; A Will That Pits Family Members Against Each Other
November 11, 2015
November 11, 2015
The celebrated author's entire estate was left to Harvard University, a school he never attended.
VIDEO: Director Julie Andrews On Auditioning Eliza Doolittle's For Opera Australia's MY FAIR LADY
November 11, 2015
November 11, 2015
The great lady of Broadway and Hollywood will direct a 60th anniversary production at the Sydney Opera House.
Which Republican Presidential Candidates Have Supported The Arts? It's Debatable Says Americans For The Arts
November 10, 2015
November 10, 2015
Americans For The Arts cites information for voters on candidates' stances on arts issues.
KING CHARLES III's Mike Bartlett on Making Today's Royals Shakespearean Characters
November 10, 2015
November 10, 2015
The playwright utilizes blank verse in iambic pentameter in a futuristic story of today's royal family.
BWW Review: Piper Perabo Solid In John Pollono's Tense And Funny Lost Girls
November 11, 2015
November 11, 2015
Jo Bonney directs Pollono's latest about troubled working class New Englanders.
VIDEO: SPRING AWAKENING Director Michael Arden Loves The Drama Book Shop
November 9, 2015
November 9, 2015
At a recent visit, he called the popular haunt a temple for artists of the theatre.
VIDEO: DOT's Colman Domingo Recalls Opening Signature Center With Athol Fugard's BLOOD KNOT
November 9, 2015
November 9, 2015
Leslie Uggams will star in the actor/playwright's new play.
VIDEO: Can You Win ALLEGIANCE's Opening Night Trivia Game?
November 9, 2015
November 9, 2015
How much do you know about the off-stage lives of George Takei, Lea Salonga and Telly Leung?
VIDEO: FIRST DAUGHTER SUITE's Betsy Morgan's Quick Change From Trisha Nixon To Susan Ford
November 9, 2015
November 9, 2015
A crack team helps her transform from the nervous bride to the cool photographer.
Playwright Katori Hall Reacts To White Actor Cast As Martin Luther King, Jr. in THE MOUNTAINTOP
November 9, 2015
November 9, 2015
She calls the casting, 'a self-serving and disrespectful directing exercise for a paying audience.'
TWITTER BREAK: Ten Terrific Tweets From ONCE UPON A MATTRESS' Jackie Hoffman
November 9, 2015
November 9, 2015
The outrageous Broadway clown tweets about rehearsing ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, seeing ALLEGIANCE and more.
Breaking News: CHINA DOLL Reschedules Opening From November 19th To December 4th
November 9, 2015
November 9, 2015
The new David Mamet play starring Al Pacino and directed by Pam MacKinnon will open two weeks later than scheduled.
Australian Archaeologists Uncover Cyprus Theatre From 300 BC
November 9, 2015
November 9, 2015
An ancient theatre is the oldest structure ever uncovered on the island nation.
BWW Review: Daring Musical ALLEGIANCE Tells Of Racism and Loyalty During World War II
November 8, 2015
November 8, 2015
An original new musical drama that gives a history lesson about institutionalized racism in America.
BWW Review: Sarah Ruhl's Touching DEAR ELIZABETH; Friendship Through the Mail
November 14, 2015
November 14, 2015
The relationship of poets Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell, as told through a 30 year correspondence.
TWITTER WATCH: HAMILTON's Okieriete Onaodowan Photographed In Costume Using 1839 Lens
November 7, 2015
November 7, 2015
The fifth of HAMILTON's series of vintage style photographs taken by Josh Lehrer.
VIDEO: Children On Display In Gob Squad's Unique BEFORE YOUR VERY EYES
November 7, 2015
November 7, 2015
A cast of children are enclosed in a room that separates them from the audience with one-way mirrors.
VIDEO: THERESE RAQUIN Company Excited To Bring A 19th Century Classic To Broadway
November 7, 2015
November 7, 2015
The company celebrates opening night with enthused words about the play and their production.
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