June 13, 2018
The rock musical “Rent,” which premiered Off-Broadway in 1996, was the “Hamilton” of its day. It was so popular that it gathered followers who were so obsessed with the show that they were known as RENT-heads. Ironically,”Hamilton” creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda credits “Rent” as being his... read more
June 11, 2018
It was August of 2015 when I last laid eyes on actor Lisa Ermel, a former Indy resident. We met at the Starbucks on Mass Ave, where I conducted an “exit interview” with her the day before she left for Los Angeles to enter the... read more
June 5, 2018
In all the years that I have been covering the performing arts in Indianapolis, there have only been a handful of times when the anticipation and excitement level was as high as that exhibited by the sizable audience present Friday at Indiana Repertory Theatre for... read more
June 4, 2018
Having reviewed “Spring Awakening,” Eclipse’s hit summer show last year, I had high expectations that its current production, “Dogfight,” another musical, would match the quality of its predecessor. I am happy to report that I was not disappointed when I saw it Friday at the... read more
May 29, 2018
Caitlin Negron, who is set to retire after ten years of dancing with Dance Kaleidoscope, and Timothy June, whose tenure with Indiana’s premier contemporary dance company also spans a decade, have more than dance in common. They both have leading roles opposite each other, as... read more
May 27, 2018
It was yet another emotional occurrence Friday at the new Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre when I attended “The Pill,” the inaugural production on the 75-seat, cabaret-style, black-box Frank & Katrina Basile Stage. I had hoped to review Phoenix playwright-in-residence Tom Horan’s world-premiere work on its... read more
May 11, 2018
Another Phoenix Theatre historic milestone was made when the 35-year-old organization previewed “God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater” on the mainstage at its brand-spanking-new Cultural Center located at 705 N. Illinois Street in downtown Indianapolis. Having missed the April 28 goodbye ceremony, parade and ribbon cutting... read more
May 7, 2018
When thinking about how I would preview Kurt Vonnegut’s “God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater,” the debut production, opening May 11, of the brand-new Phoenix Theatre Cultural Center, located at 705 N. Illinois Street in Indianapolis, one person came to mind almost immediately. One of my... read more
