September 19, 2018
From my unique vantage point, the performing arts scene in Central Indiana is as varied as it is comprehensive. Evidence of that perspective is the diversity and scope of the productions I saw this past week. They included a preview of the Indianapolis Opera’s “La... read more
September 12, 2018
If you like action-packed screwball comedy that is broad and physical, then you will be as highly entertained as I was when I saw Actors Theatre of Indiana’s “A Comedy of Tenors,” Saturday at the Studio Theatre at the Center for the Performing Arts in... read more
September 11, 2018
Cristina Bakhoum Sanchez said that when she was a young girl, the first time she was given a $10 bill she purchased an album featuring The Three Tenors, consisting of Plácido Domingo, José Carreras, and Luciano Pavarotti. It was their record that began her... read more
July 6, 2018
Following the May opening of the Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre, another auspicious event on the performing arts scene occurred Thursday through the historic reopening of the newly renovated The District Theatre (formerly TOTS) with “Forbidden Broadway.” In some ways, it is was a dream collaboration... read more
April 25, 2018
Like many in the audience who have followed them since they first appeared on the entertainment horizon, I was thoroughly pleased to see how much Nick Ziobro and Julia Goodwin have grown since the time I first saw them perform. Winners of the 2012 and... read more
March 7, 2018
Last month, as I perused the program while attending “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” an ad in the program promoting “Lillian Baxter and Friends: We Enjoy Being a Girl,” with special guests stars, the Humperdink Sisters, caught my eye. The show runs March... read more
October 3, 2017
It was suggested that guests for the 2017 Songbook Celebration I attended at The Palladium, Saturday, wear black tie or ’60’s “Mad Men Chic” attire to match the evening’s theme. Consequently, I reached out to my friend Cheryl Harmon who own and operates Costumes by... read more
May 4, 2017
After four years as president & CEO of The Center for The Performing Arts in Carmel and The Great American Songbook Foundation, Tania Castroverde Moskalenko resigned in August of 2016. Then in October, she stepped into the role of CEO of The Auditorium Theatre at... read more
