January 31, 2018
There are a few musicals I could see over and over again and the Tony & Grammy Award-winning “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” about the early life and career of the legendary singer/songwriter is one of them. I first saw it on Broadway in 2016... read more
January 30, 2018
Weeks ago, I saw a performance of “Halftime with Don” at Phoenix Theatre, after which I attended the show’s producer’s party. While there, I met a new counterpart, Jeremy Shubrook. After just a few minutes of chatting, I quickly realized we shared common interests once... read more
January 28, 2018
The Tony & Grammy Award-winning Broadway hit “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” about the early life and career of the legendary singer/songwriter will make its Indianapolis premiere at Clowes Memorial Hall at the Butler Arts Center one week only, from January 30 – February 4.... read more
January 26, 2018
For purposes of transparency, I need to reveal that I first saw “Other Desert Cities,” a dark comedy by Jon Robin Baitz, in 2014 at Indiana Repertory Theatre. When I saw the Carmel Community Players production of this play at a preview performance on Thursday,... read more
January 23, 2018
Like many others, I was very happily surprised recently when the Great American Songbook Foundation announced philanthropist Bren Simon was donating her 107-acre Asherwood estate in Carmel to the organization. The estate is the former home of philanthropist Simon and her late husband,, co-founder of... read more
January 21, 2018
I had the pleasure of chatting briefly Thursday evening with singer Chris Mann after his concert at Butler University’s Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts. I first met him in 2013 after his very first concert following his fourth-place win on the NBC-TV reality... read more
January 18, 2018
Over the years, I have seen actor Bill Simmons perform in numerous local productions. Each time, I have marveled at his ability to inhabit the characters he plays and make them believable. His current role as Don Devers, a former NFL player suffering from brain... read more
January 5, 2018
After Thursday’s preview performance of Zach & Zack’s production of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” a woman whom I have frequently seen with a fellow reviewer at shows, but whom I have never formally met came up to me and said, “I bet you didn’t... read more
