July 17, 2019
While covering the performing arts throughout Central Indiana, I have always done my best to uncover best-kept secrets. And just when I thought I had discovered them all, I was contacted by Ty Stover, director of “Pippin,” alerting me that his show was opening in... read more
July 16, 2019
During his 40 years as a producer, Bryan Fonseca has always had his ear to the ground when it comes to social issues and timely, controversial subject matter that others have ignored or shied away from. And specifically, when it comes to people of color... read more
July 13, 2019
I was first exposed to Frida Kahlo in 1987 when I viewed some of her works that were part of an exhibit of Latin-American art, called “Art of the Fantastic,” on display at Indianapolis Museum of Art. From that time on, I have been intensely... read more
July 11, 2019
As a performing arts blogger, one of my favorite topics is arts administration. Currently serving as the managing director of Magic Thread Cabaret and having been in the same role at a community theatre and ballet company, I am deeply familiar with the challenges of... read more
July 4, 2019
In my quest to cover all manner of performing arts groups, large and small, and always in search of new discoveries, I was pleased to see “Tarzan, The Stage Musical” presented by Wayne Township Community Theatre on Sunday. Located at Ben Davis High School, the... read more
July 2, 2019
Those who read me regularly know what a fan I am of Summer Stock Stage, the seasonal program that provides on-stage opportunities for high school students from a number of high schools in Central Indiana. So, it should not be a surprise that, once... read more
June 15, 2019
“I love Indy. This is my home,” said actor-playwright and now artistic director Chris Saunders about the city where he has formed a new professional theatre company called American Lives Theatre. Scheduled to launch in January 2020, in a yet-to-be determined venue, the theatre’s inaugural... read more
June 10, 2019
On the onset, let me just say how thoroughly impressed I am with ECLIPSE, the emerging artists offshoot program of Summer Stock Stage, co-founded by Artistic Director Emily Ristine Holloway and Managing Director Rachel Riegel. Their inaugural production of “Spring Awakening” in 2017 and their... read more
