October 22, 2018
Just as they did last year when they made their Palladium debut, Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox wowed a sold-out crowd during its free-wheeling concert Thursday at the Carmel music hall. This time, their new revue was part of the group’s “Back in Black & White”... read more
October 2, 2018
It was early in 2010 when I first stepped foot in the Palladium for a hard-hat tour. For a while, it was still under construction and a mere shell. That’s when I wrote my first story on the 1600-seat, 151,000-square-foot concert hall in Carmel. The... read more
August 8, 2018
There is no more pleasant way to spend an afternoon than to attend, like I did Sunday, a Dance Kaleidoscope concert, particularly one that is held at the well-appointed and comfortable Tarkington Theatre at Carmel’s Center for the Performing arts. The program itself, which paid... read more
August 2, 2018
A highlight of the local performing arts calendar for me each year is the Great American Songbook Foundation’s Songbook Academy summer intensive finals concert which I attended Saturday. It’s always one of the best shows in town. This year’s edition was no exception, as... read more
July 28, 2018
Revisiting shows over and over again can be an occupational hazard for reviewers. In the case of the classic musical “Guys and Dolls,” I have seen many professional, community and educational productions of the piece throughout my writing career, but I decided to endure it... read more
April 18, 2018
It will be an auspicious homecoming on Saturday, April 21 at 8 p.m. for Nick Ziobro and Julia Goodwin, when they join, the five-time Grammy-nominated singer and Great American Songbook revivalist who helped discover them. Together, they will perform in “Michael Feinstein with Special Guests... read more
March 19, 2018
I have covered numerous performing arts events at the Palladium since it opened in 2011 and to my knowledge, a conga line of concert attendees has never snaked its way through the aisles, nor have they danced on its stage. That is, until Saturday, when... read more
February 5, 2018
Anyone who has ever felt like a square peg in a round hole as an adolescent will identify with the five zany characters who compete in the two-time Tony ® Award-winning, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” I attended the musical comedy on opening... read more
