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You-review-it Monday
April 21, 2008
Comments(6)For me, the weekend included the second half of the James Still double bill at Indiana Repertory Theatre
and a run to Purdue University for an exhilerating student production of "Hair" (a midnight show, no less).
And you?
Did you catch the...
MoreAre candidates hiding from the arts?
April 18, 2008
Comments(8)Political candidates are all over the state these days, grabbing photo ops wherever they can … except, it
seems, at arts events.
Think about it: When was the last time you saw a candidate - local or national - posing in...
MoreIBJ Movie Night: "88 Minutes"
April 17, 2008
Comments(4)So were you there last night at the screening of “88 Minutes”?
If so, what did you think?
And whether you were there or not, feel free to chime in with your favorite/least favorite Al Pacino performances.
Side question: Anyone out there...
MorePope-ular music
April 16, 2008
Comments(6)With Pope Benedict XVI on his U.S. tour, attention is being paid to just about every aspect of the Catholic
Church…including its music. Not only is the playlist for the Pontiff’s stadium mass in Washington being scrutinized,
but thoughts are...
MoreClassical musicians: hot or not?
April 15, 2008
Comments(9)Yes, it’s the music that matters.
Now that that’s out of the way, let’s acknowledge that classical music organizations aren’t shy about using
images of attractive musicians in their marketing.
A hottie violinist, the theory goes, will sell more tickets than a...
More"Forbidden B'way"/You-Review-It
April 14, 2008
Comments(5)So what did you do this weekend? Hear the Earth Harp at the IMA or the slew of country stars at the
Fairgrounds? Discover “Black Gold” at the Phoenix?
My weekend included the national tour of “Forbidden Broadway” at Clowes Hall,...
MoreTickets: looking ahead...way ahead
April 11, 2008
Comment(1)Indiana State Fair concert tickets go on sale tomorrow, April 12. The lineup includes Carrie Underwood, Daughtry,
Sugarland and "A Prairie Home Companion."
Ticketmaster already is selling seats for Kenny Chesney at Lucas Oil Stadium in September. Group tickets are
being sold...
MoreHarry Potter in the buff
April 10, 2008
Comments(3)Much is being made of the fact that actor Daniel Radcliffe (you know him as Harry Potter) will be appearing
nude in the upcoming Broadway production of “Equus,” recreating the role he played to acclaim and box office
success in...
MoreBroadway bound: new in NY
April 9, 2008
Comments(3)It’s an interesting year on Broadway, where …
“August: Osage County” (which we could have seen last summer at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre) is winning
over critics and drawing comparison to Eugene O’Neil’s work.
Revivals of “South Pacific” and “Gypsy” are turning into...
MorePaying attention to the Pulitzers
April 8, 2008
Comments(6)There's always lots of hype about the Academy Awards and the Grammys, but doesn't anyone care about the
Pulitzer Prizes which were announced yesterday?
Among this year's winners:
Fiction: "The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao" by Junot Diaz
Drama: "August: Osage...
MoreIBJ's "Smart" Night @ the Movies
April 7, 2008
Comments(12)What did you think of "Smart People," Monday's IBJ Night at the Movies sneak preview?
Comments most welcome below.
Whether you made it or not, act now to be a part of the next one. We'll be hosting a screening of the...
MoreExclusive: new at W.R. State Park
April 7, 2008
Comments(4)IBJ reporter Jennifer Whitson offers this interesting piece of news.
Look for an announcement, likely next week, from White River State Park about a new summer series featuring
local performing arts groups with shows geared toward family audiences.
The free offerings will...
MoreYou-review-it Monday 4/7
April 7, 2008
Comment(1)Did you get to the final performances of Roundabout Theatre’s outstanding “Twelve Angry Men?” Catch Michael
Cavanaugh with the ISO? Patrick Ball (and harp) with Storytelling Arts?
Were you part of the mob at the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s Project Runway...
More'12 Angry Men,' one happy audience
April 4, 2008
Comments(8)I usually save reviews for my print column. (See the latest here.
But since “12 Angry Men,” running through Sunday at the Murat Theatre is so good — and, for us, so unique
— I felt attention should be paid...
MoreMatthews and Obama: The Concert
April 3, 2008
Comments(8)As I write this, lines are forming at the downtown Barack Obama headquarters for free tickets to this Sunday’s
Dave Matthews Band concert in Bloomington.
It’s nothing new to see performers stumping for candidates. My question, though, is whether or not...
MoreRibbit redux
April 2, 2008
Comments(2)I was jazzed to take my kids to revisit Actors Theatre of Indiana’s “A Year with Frog and Toad” last weekend
at The Children’s Museum, where a truncated version is being presented free with museum admission.
Unfortunately some rights issues kept...
MoreWho needs local movie critics?
April 1, 2008
Comments(3)The New York Times today reports on the continued trend of newspapers ditching their film critics.
Yes, we’ve discussed cuts in newspaper coverage of the arts here in the past — but this debate is a little
different when it...
MoreYou-review-it Monday 3/31
March 31, 2008
Comments(4)This whirlwind of a weekend (if you count Thursday) included a "Showboat" revisit at Beef & Boards, a
play I won’t be discussing here on Friday night, and a run to the Humana Festival of New American Plays
in Louisville...
MoreRalphie’s got a gun ... & tap shoes
March 28, 2008
Comments(6)Playbill.com reports that “A Christmas Story,” the Jean Shepherd-based film that put Hoosier holidays on the
pop-culture radar, is being developed as a stage musical. Already in my head, I’m hearing the song “Lick
the Pole” sung to the “Little...
MoreKnow your pros
March 27, 2008
Comments(4)Today I noticed in another publication that a fully-professional arts organization in town was referred to
as a “community theater.”
I brought this up at lunch and an arts professional dining with me said something to the effect of “Yes,
a...
MoreAn IMA bridge too far?
March 26, 2008
Comments(4)IBJ reporter Jennifer Whitson has a scoop on developments at the in-the-works IMA Art and Nature Park. I
temporarily turn the blog over to her:
The proposed 1,200-foot walkway and bridge by artist Mary Miss slated to swoop down from IMA’s...
MoreArtwork in front/drop box in back
March 26, 2008
Comments(6)Yesterday I had my first encounter with the new Central Library’s conveyor-belted drive-up drop-off box. And
in its own small way, it made me like the library even more — especially when I received a courtesy call
saying that we...
MoreIBJ Night at the Movies V
March 25, 2008
Comments(4)IBJ blog readers are, of course, very smart people.
So it is only...
MoreYou-review-it Monday
March 24, 2008
Comments(7)For me, the weekend included lots of reading for upcoming book reviews, a visit with Dance Kaleidoscope (review
to appear in next week’s IBJ) and screenings of the classic “Mildred Pierce” and the less-than-classic “Horton
Hears a Who.”
So what did...
MoreArts to the left, arts to the right
March 21, 2008
Comments(0)David Mamet has stirred lots of debate with his recent column in The Village Voice. The message can be
boiled down to his line "I took the liberal view for many decades, but I believe I have changed my...
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Laura-the festivals and tastings are free. What does is strengthen the sense of community with activities. What are those empty lots doing for the Village? it's sad you can't see the good that this progress can do for the area. No one is requiring anyone to shop there. I guess you'd rather see a Dollar store move in or no, we'd rather see the property stand empty b/c change is out of the question.
Read down to the part about Brizzi. Someone needs to subpoena his "purchases" of Red RockPictures and Cellstar and his corresponding bank records, I mean c'mon, I'd like to see his alcohol usage records, too. http://diana-vice.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html
Wonder if my neighborhood can advertise our "retention" pond and act like it is a beach too?
a new record at the '11 salebration until they realized that it was a futile effort to get their crapwagon moter and crapwagon car up speed. And then they just quietly slunk off into the night and never spoke of it again. Nothing to see here folks.
millions for putting a company's bumper sticker on one of its Lolas. But you gotta take what you can get.