March 12, 2020
One powerhouse singer paid tribute to another in “Ann Hampton Callaway: The Linda Ronstadt Songbook” an Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Printing Partners Pops concert featuring vocalist Ann Hampton Callaway, Saturday at Hilbert Circle Theatre in downtown Indianapolis. Callaway, who previously hosted and co-hosted (with sister Liz... read more
March 10, 2020
Agatha Christie fans and those who simply love mystery-thrillers in general will thoroughly enjoy the stage version of her 1934 novel “Murder on the Orient Express,” now playing on the OneAmerica Stage at Indiana Repertory Theatre. A co-production with Cincinnati Playhouse In The Park, I... read more
March 5, 2020
No stranger to Central Indiana audiences, singer-songwriter-pianist Ann Hampton Callaway will join the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, led by maestro Jack Everly, this Friday and Saturday for a Printing Partners Pop concert, “Ann Hampton Callaway: The Linda Ronstadt Songbook,” at Hilbert Circle Theatre. Reached by phone... read more
March 2, 2020
For lovers of Broadway and its lore, “4Girls4: Broadway’s Leading Ladies,” which featured four veteran performers all with credits earned on the Great White Way, lit up the house Saturday at The Palladium at the Center for The Performing Arts in Carmel. The quartet included... read more
March 1, 2020
Prior to seeing playwright Mat Smart‘s drama “The Agitators” Friday at Phoenix Theatre, I had the advantage of having interviewed its director, Mikael Burke, earlier in the week . My extensive Q & A with Burke, published on the same day I saw the play,... read more
February 28, 2020
I first met former Indy resident and now Chicago-based director Mikael Burke when he was actively involved with NoExit Performance. Eventually, he left the city to attend graduate school at The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago, where I last saw him when I... read more
February 27, 2020
For a healthy dose of unadulterated mirth and pure escapism, you simply can’t do better than experiencing the joy and glee that comes from seeing “The Play That Goes Wrong,” now playing at Clowes Memorial Hall through March 1. Presented by Broadway in Indianapolis, I... read more
February 26, 2020
As it turns out, musical theatre and cabaret star Faith Prince is no stranger to the Indianapolis area and may see lots of familiar faces in the audience when she joins fellow performers Andrea McArdle, Maureen McGovern and Donna McKechnie for “4Girls4: Broadway’s Leading Ladies”... read more
