September 22, 2023
On July 1, following Janet Allen’s retirement as artistic director of Indiana Repertory Theatre, Benjamin Hanna embarked on his first season as IRT’s Margot Lacy Eccles Artistic Director, following six years as the company’s Associate Artistic Director. Hanna holds a degree in theatre arts from... read more
September 19, 2023
Throughout my many years of reviewing, I have tried to stay away from using tired old cliches such as “tour de force” to describe performances. However, when it comes to vocalist Heather Hedley’s concert with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, which I had the good fortune... read more
September 18, 2023
Following the retirement of such figures as David Hochoy, artistic director at Dance Kaleidoscope and Janet Allen, artistic director of Indiana Repertory Theatre, and others, there has been a major and profound shift in leadership of Indy arts and nonprofit organizations. Honored with elaborate... read more
September 10, 2023
Playwright Martyna Mojak’s revealing drama, “Sanctuary City,” which opened Friday, at Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre, in the Frank and Katrina Basile Theatre, hits very close to home for me. The play, which is a compassionate look at the plight of undocumented residents brought to this... read more
September 4, 2023
Typically, like most critics, I try to publish my reviews at least within a week of opening night. However, in the case of “Angel on Eros,” which closed after a three-day IndyFringe Theatre Festival run on Sunday, August 20, it is only now that I... read more
September 3, 2023
I originally attended the August, 25 performance of “Detroit ’67,” presented by the newly formed Naptown Actors Theatre Company (NAATC), making its auspicious debut at Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre. Nearly an hour into the first act, the performance was stopped and later cancelled due... read more
September 1, 2023
When I first saw the show title, “Grumpy Old Men: The Musical,” I wasn’t particularly drawn to reviewing it because it sounded like it would be just another ageist, stereotypical comedy with lame and corny jokes about men in their senior years. But then a... read more
August 30, 2023
Signifying its upward trajectory as a respected mainstream performing arts organization made up of primarily LGTBQIA2S+ members, the inclusive Indianapolis Men’s Chorus, which performed with the likes of Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra within the past year, lived up to its... read more
