December 4, 2018
I had the great pleasure of seeing Jane Lynch, best known as impervious coach Sue Sylvester on Fox’s “Glee,” her sidekick Kate Flannery, who played boozehound Meredith on NBC’s “The Office,” silky-smooth baritone Tim Davis, and the Tony Guerrero Quintet when they last appeared together... read more
December 1, 2018
Recently, I was asked how many Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra “Yuletide Celebration” productions I had seen during its 33-year history. Upon reflection, I realized that I had reviewed nearly all of them during my 40-plus years as a freelance writer. But I can say without reservation that... read more
November 28, 2018
I had read the book, first published in 1957, seen the 1966 TV animated-version and the 2000 movie version starring Jim Carrey, but I had not seen the musical interpretation. Prior to seeing “Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical” Tuesday night at... read more
November 26, 2018
As its show-stopping production number, “Sparklejollytwinklejingley” suggests, “Elf, The Musical,” based on the 2003 Christmas fantasy, comedy film of the same name starring Will Ferrell, is indeed all that the song title suggests. Taking the place of Beef & Boards’ Christmas show, the production runs... read more
November 14, 2018
There is one thing you can count on when experiencing a NoExit Performance production—the obvious unpredictability of venues in which this site-specific theatre company chooses to present their shows. Their production of Tennessee Williams’ tragic comedy, “The Mutilated,” which I saw Friday at the... read more
November 9, 2018
My first encounter with choreographer-director Joshua “Josh” Bergasse was when I did a phone interview a few years back to ask him about working with Indy native Cory Lingner, who at the time, was an ensemble member in “On the Town,” a 2014 Broadway revival... read more
November 7, 2018
Since I’m a big fan of educational theatre of any level and always on the lookout for a good story about the performing arts, I was immediately interested when Krissa Hatfield, parent of a Carmel Middle School student, contacted me to pitch an idea that... read more
October 25, 2018
What struck me most about Dominque Morriseau’s “Pipeline,” a searing drama, which I saw Friday at the Indiana Repertory Theatre‘s Upperstage, was not only how critically relevant it is, but also how riveting and intensely acted it was. Thoroughly enlightening and a must-see theatrical experience,... read more
