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Ben Hanna Joyfully Assumes The Artistic Reins At IRT

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

Sensational Heather Hedley Headlines ISO Pops Season Opener

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

Leadership Duo Ushers In New Era At DK

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

‘Sanctuary City’ Depicts the Limbo Existence Of The Undocumented

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

‘Angel On Eros’ is An IndyFringe Standout

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

NAATC Makes It’s Debut With Powerfully Relevant ‘Detroit ‘67’

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

IMC Continues Its Meteoric Rise At IndyFringe Theatre Festival

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