April 1, 2025
One thing is certain regarding my response to seeing Tennessee Williams’s classic “The Glass Menagerie.” It triggered memories my years of living with my family. Referred to as a memory play, the classic drama which shot Williams to fame, premiered on Broadway in 1944. Loosely... read more
March 25, 2025
It is not a stretch to proclaim that the Indianapolis Opera 50th Anniversary Legacy Gala, in partnership with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, led by Maestro Alfred Savia, was a once in a lifetime experience. Held Saturday, at the Hilbert Circle Theatre, the event also featured... read more
February 14, 2025
One thing you can count on when it comes to Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Pops conductor Jack Everly and Executive Producer Ty Johnson is that when you attend any concert they oversee, you will experience some of the best performers in the world. Singer Carpathia Jenkins... read more
February 13, 2025
While witnessing “Nina Simone: Four Women at Friday’s opening night performance on The OneAmerica Stage at the Indiana Repertory Theatre, I was reminded that as much as we have moved forward with Civil Rights in this country, as far as ending racism, in many ways,... read more
February 4, 2025
Back in 2017, I profiled Dance Kaleidoscope principal dancer Cody Miley in my column on TomAlvarez.studio website. (click here to read the full interview) It was then that I learned that, though he had trained and performed as an actor in high school and college,... read more
January 24, 2025
In a city such as Indianapolis with its identity tied up with sports as its hook to attract fans, and tourism in general, a play such as “King James” couldn’t be more relevant. And the fact the drama is named after basketball superstar LeBron James... read more
January 18, 2025
Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre kicks off its 2025 season with Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express” the dramatic version, with the same title, which I saw Saturday, January 10. Based on Christie’s 1934 novel, the play is an adaptation written by Ken Ludwig,... read more
January 17, 2025
When I first saw the title of playwright Tori Keenan-Zelt‘s, “The JonBenét Game,” and not having vetted it in advance, I presumed that the work was an edgy, irreverent and quirky satire. But to my surprise, when I attended Friday’s opening night of New Plays... read more
