September 30, 2019
No doubt the casting director who once turned down actor-singer-dancer Tony Yazbeck for a job because he lacked charisma, is now eating his words. Yazbeck who was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his work in the 2014 revival... read more
September 29, 2019
Growing up in her native Spain, Maite Uzal frequently listened to the cast recording of “Fiddler on the Roof” with her dad, who loved the musical, and together they would sing songs from the show. She never dreamed she would actually be in the show... read more
September 28, 2019
While chatting with a friend recently about upcoming performing arts events, I found out the DePue Brothers Band is appearing in “A Bluegrass Family Christmas,” an already sold-out concert, co-presented by the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis and Indiana Landmarks on Friday, Dec. 13 at... read more
September 17, 2019
Fond memories of the former Broad Ripple Playhouse came flooding back as I entered the 50-seat black box space of the Storefront Theatre of Indianapolis founded by Ronan Marra, a director and playwright, who formerly ran a Chicago theatre. I was at the theatre located... read more
September 17, 2019
It is easy to predict that once word hits the streets, tickets to “The Legend of Georgia McBride” will be hard to come by. That assessment is based on the audience reaction to the play, written by gay playwright Matthew Lopez, which opened the 2019-20... read more
September 10, 2019
Actors Theatre of Indiana has a penchant for presenting farcical comedies and it rarely disappoints. ATI’s current offering, “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” is yet another example of its expertise at tickling the funny bone. The musical, which I saw Sunday, runs through Sept. 29 at... read more
September 8, 2019
In an age when our nation’s commander-in-chief maligns Mexican migrants as “rapists,” Black Lives Matter becomes a movement, a ban on Muslim immigration is imposed, White Nationalism increases, anti-Semitism re-emerges, opposing political parties are deeply polarized, and debate over what constitute “facts” exists, the iconic... read more
September 4, 2019
When I heard the new Storefront Theatre of Indianapolis was opening in the Broad Ripple neighborhood on Indy’s far northeast side, my interest was immediately piqued because in the early 80s, I acted in plays directed by Fonseca Theatre Company founder and artistic director Bryan... read more
