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
December 23, 2017
Of all the artistic directors who lead Central Indiana’s performing arts organization, Victoria Lyras, a former dancer, is at the head of the pack when it comes to putting on a show. There is no greater evidence than the Indianapolis Ballet and Indianapolis School of... read more
December 18, 2017
As far as holiday performing arts event go, there is always a special energy present both on stage and in the house at an Indianapolis Men’s Chorus concert. And this year’s annual holiday event, “Believe! 2017” which I attended, along with a full house Friday... read more
