March 10, 2019
Aficionados of piano music and artists who excel at playing the acoustic stringed musical instrument were treated to a rich exposition of both on Saturday at the Hilbert Circle Theatre. Performing with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Jack Everly, was pianist-singer-songwriter Tony DeSare... read more
March 6, 2019
When I review a show, I always make it a habit to observe the audience. Tuesday night, while sitting in Clowes Memorial Hall watching “The King and I,” I did my usual observations and was fascinated by how mesmerized and totally connected the audience seemed... read more
March 3, 2019
Angela Baumgardner plays British schoolteacher Anna Leonowens in the national tour of Rodgers & Hammerstein‘s “The King and I,” coming to Clowes Memorial Hall, March 5 through 10. The Oklahoma native said the first time she was in one of the famous composers’ musicals was... read more
March 2, 2019
Recently, while watching “Sinatra Being Frank” on Netflix, I was pleasantly surprised to see that jazz singer-pianist-songwriter Tony DeSare was one of the interviewees in the 2015 British documentary, produced by Simon Napier-Bell, about the iconic entertainer. It was quite a coincidence, considering that DeSare... read more
March 1, 2019
When I was young and struggling with my sexuality, like many gay men of my baby-boomer generation, I longed to see depictions of romantic relationships involving people like me on film and stage. Fortunately, over time, it has become fairly commonplace to see such stories... read more
February 25, 2019
The focus was on physical comedy during “Funny Bones,” a Dance Kaleidoscope concert I attended Friday at the Indiana Repertory Theatre Upperstage. Act 1 consisted of a series of pieces choreographed by DK Dancers, called “Make ‘em Laugh.” The second act, also full of physical... read more
February 23, 2019
When Bryan Fonseca, whose role as producing director of Phoenix Theatre ended about a month after the grand opening of its new space, he hit the ground running and founded Fonseca Theatre Company. The new theatre group launched on Indy’s Westside with a production of... read more
February 22, 2019
It was an active Valentine’s Day weekend, during which I reviewed Megan Hilty in concert at The Palladium, The Tenors with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra in a Pops concert and “Love is in the Air,” presented by the Indianapolis Ballet. I attended a matinee performance... read more
