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Yes, you've found Lou Harry's A&E, IBJ's home for opinion, debate and discussion on arts and entertainment matters in Indy and beyond. Thanks for stopping by.
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Comic apologies: a brief history
June 17, 2009
Comment(1)All the dialogue in the previous post about David Letterman's apology to Sarah Palin sent me searching for
previous comedian apologies. Here are some I found:
Jamie Fox to Miley Cyrus.
Bill Maher to Pope Benedict
Al Franken to John...
MoreLetterman apologizes to Palin
June 16, 2009
Comments(29)(Lou Harry is now twittering the arts at IBJarts. Follow along...)
After a few days of back-and-forthing, David Letterman has offered an on-air apology to Sarah Palin for a
joke he made referencing her daughter. In case you missed it, here's...
MoreFilm fest titles announced
June 16, 2009
Comments(3)(Hey Twitter-ers: Follow Lou Harry's A&E at IBJARTS)
The Indianapolis International Film Festival has announced its lineup for its shifted-to-summer 11-day July
event. You can find the full schedule here.
As previously noted, the festival has not only shifted time, but location as...
MoreYou-review-it Monday
June 14, 2009
Comments(12)This week, for me, included Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre's "India Ever After" and the Indianapolis Symphony
Orchestra's tribute to Irving Berlin. More on both in the upcoming IBJ print edition.
I also enjoyed strolling through White River State Park for the...
MoreEmptying the arts notebook
June 11, 2009
Comments(2)Some quick notes:
-If you had mixed feelings about the Tony Awards coverage on Sunday (and have a bit of a mean streak in
you), then check out this hilariously rude recap from the knuckleheads at Broadway Abridged. And if...
MoreBottoms Up at TOTS
June 10, 2009
Comment(1)Hot on the heals of its successful run of "Does This Show Make My Butt Look Big," Theatre on the Square
will soon announce a July opening for a new below-the-belt show, "America's Next Top Bottom."
The "inter-active, reality late-nite series," a staple at...
MoreTop 200 artists since 1900
June 9, 2009
Comments(3)Yesterday, the London Times published a list of the top 200 artists since 1900. The rankings were based
on over 1.4 million votes.
Before you click over and take a look, let's have some fun:
1. See how many of the top...
MoreYou-review-it Monday
June 8, 2009
Comments(13)So what did you do this weekend?
From "Janis Rocks" at Birdy's to the Indianapolis Symphony's "Pictures at an Exhibition" to "Wicked" at the
Murat, there was a lot to do.
I caught "Wicked" on Thursday (review coming up next week in the print...
MoreNYC4: "Toxic Avenger" etc.
June 7, 2009
Comments(2)Fourth in a series of blogs from my recent NYC trip.
As mentioned previously, this trek to New York included visits to the Broadway productions of "Hair," "Reasons
to Be Pretty," and "9 to 5," all of which are up for...
MoreVogue ticket knockdown
June 5, 2009
Comments(4)The Vogue has just announced discounted ticket prices for a batch of upcoming shows. The catch is that tickets
must be purchased between June 8 at 10 a.m. and June 10 at 10 p.m.
Here's the lineup:
June 11 PJ HARVEY...
MoreNYC3: Hoosier-hosted cabaret
June 4, 2009
Comments(4)Third in a series of reports from my recent NYC trek.
I swear I wasn't looking for an Indiana connection when I set out to find out where Broadway show folk
hang out -- and perform -- after the curtains come...
MoreScoop: 09/10 B'way in Indy season
June 1, 2009
Comments(13)"Wicked" hasn't yet opened at the Murat Theatre, but that doesn't mean we can't look ahead to what's happening
in the about-to-be-announced 2009/2010 Broadway in Indianapolis series -- which contains four first-time-in-Indy
musicals (and doesn't really get rolling until December).
--"The...
MoreYou-review-it Monday
May 31, 2009
Comments(6)So what did you do on the A&E front this weekend?
Did you catch "Up" at a theater near you? Venture to Buck Creek Players to see the U.S. community theater
premiere of "Grey Gardens"? Or jam with Dan Zanes at the...
MoreEfroymson back at IMOCA
May 30, 2009
Comments(2)I'll take a break from my NYC dispatches so that IBJ reporter Kathleen McLaughlin can offer this report.
Philanthropist Jeremy Efroymson has a rather unorthodox plan for leading the contemporary art venue that he
co-founded out of financial straits.
Efroymson will become...
MoreNYC 2: B'way blocks/Fallon talks
May 29, 2009
Comments(7)Second in a series of dispatches from New York.
I've got mixed feelings about the, for now, temporary move to block traffic on Times Square and Duffy Square
in midtown Manhattan. (Look for yourself here)
The experiment, which started this week, certainly gives the...
MoreNYC pt. 1: Road plays
May 28, 2009
Comments(0)For the next few posts, I'll be logging in from New York City, where I'm on a multi-tasking trip that
includes a trio (at least) of Broadway shows to review. I also will be reporting from BookExpo America,
the publishers/booksellers...
MoreYou-review-it Mon./Tues.
May 25, 2009
Comments(6)So, was this a weekend of celebrity spotting (see previous post)? Maybe you included The Ohio Players downtown
concert in your race plans, or caught one of the bands harmonizing with the engine roars at the Speedway.
Perhaps you got out...
More500 celeb spotting
May 24, 2009
Comments(0)Celeb spotting is kind of a human catch-and-release game. Seeing a familiar TV or film face, grabbing a
photo, maybe scoring an autograph--all are signs of...what? I'm not sure. It's not like seeing talented...
More"Wicked" on the cheap
May 22, 2009
Comments(6)Passed on tickets to "Wicked" because of the steep price? Or maybe you just waited too long for good seats.
Well, there's another option. Broadway Across America...
More"Idol" speculation
May 21, 2009
Comments(12)Okay, so our nation has annointed another "American Idol." And the chat rooms are buzzing about whether or
not humble guy Kris Allen deserved the win over the in-your-face Adam Lambert.
The fact remains that both have been given a huge launch pad....
MoreDo away with music competitions?
May 20, 2009
Comments(4)As home to the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis and the American Pianists Assocation Fellowship
Awards -- and with IVCI head Glenn Kwok recently named President of the World Federation on International Music
Competitions (the first American to land the position) -- Indy has a...
MoreMichelle Obama and the arts
May 19, 2009
Comments(10)Not content with just catching a show at the Kennedy Center, first lady Michelle Obama made a clear statement
with this week's trip to New York: She sees value in the arts and is interested in promoting them.
And not just mass appeal...
MoreYou-review-it Monday
May 17, 2009
Comments(3)The Broad Ripple Art Fair couldn't ask for a nicer Sunday. But that annual event is far from the only
event happening this past weekend. I also caught the ISO and Indianapolis Opera joining forces on Wagner
at Clowes Hall,...
MoreDramatic battle in Carmel
May 15, 2009
Comments(33)Carmel Community Players, a volunteer theater founded in 1993, has announced an ambitious season of all Pulitzer-Prize-winning
shows -- even though a chunk of its funding was shot down by the Carmel Support the Arts Fund and its
performance...
More"Ben Hur"(in Latin) and more
May 14, 2009
Comments(3)Time to empty the arts notebook:
--On the short list of bestsellers penned by Hoosiers is 1880's Biblical epic "Ben Hur," by Lew Wallace.
Well, now it's coming to the stage in London...in Latin and Aramaic. Click here for more...
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Saw the Indy Men's Chorus "Music of Gilbert & Sullivan" at the Indiana Historical Society on Sunday evening.
Temporary workers are not "tools" they are people and companies that keep large amounts of temp staff are cheating.
I miss having them around. I hope one of their stores is in the general Meridian/86th Street area. I will make good use of it.
The Fringe! Plus, the simple fact that there are so many local faves in such close proximity to each other.
I remenber, watching the toll road, being built, through South Bend, when I was 10 years old. I believe, back then that it was estimated, that the toll road, would be paid for in 20 years and then it would be free. I am now 71, what happened? Since the power is in the people, by that, I mean that, we the people are in total control of everything. I, suggest that no one ever use the toll road again, let it go broke. We the people can control the price of everything, from groceries to gas, if we would just do it. If we don't pay the asking price, the sellers will lower the price and if we wait awhile, they will lower the price to what we accept as reasonable. I would like to know why a highway like interstate 94, is so well maintained, a much better highway, than the toll road, but has no tolls. I would also like to know why, a sitting governor, with a term limit, maximum of eight years, can lease, public property, for 75 years. Even though I have transponders in both of my trucks and will not be affected by the increase, I have been and will contine to avoid using the toll road. I make many trips from northern Indiana to Chicago, every year, and I prefer the better highway, I94!