January 14, 2012
It's so nice to have a concert musical back where it belongs....on the ISO schedule.
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December 21, 2011
Darius Rucker, Dierks Bently, En Vogue, O.A.R. and Patti LaBelle among acts presenting free shows.
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December 13, 2011
If we must have a jukebox musical every season, let them all
be this fun, professional, and tuneful.
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November 8, 2011
What would you ask Kurt Vonnegut if you had the chance?
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November 1, 2011
More details on the yet-to-be-cast show "Magic/Bird."
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October 27, 2011
Folds joined the ISO for a strong show...then stuck around to entertain on his own.
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September 27, 2011
No, that isn't Corey Hart on the t-shirt in the Hilbert Circle Theatre gift shop.
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September 9, 2011
Local premiere of Tony-winning musical shines brighter than it did in its national tour.
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August 23, 2011
Sometimes, it helps to know going in what you aren't going to get.
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August 17, 2011
In Washington, Warhol and his Factory crew break into song, with mixed results.
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August 14, 2011
Proving once again that Rodgers and Hammerstein's show is more than a collection of hit songs--when in the right hands.
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July 26, 2011
Leading men Doug Johnson and Ben Tebbe bring weight to a surprisingly engaging historical noir thriller.
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July 21, 2011
Why so much scorn heaped on a show that should be hailed as one of the best new Broadway musicals in years?
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July 8, 2011
The latest stage at the Center for the Performing Arts celebrated with free performances by local groups.
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June 28, 2011
Win a four-pack of tickets to see the folk music legend.
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June 23, 2011
Also, ballet at the multiplex, B'way's original Javert with the ISO, and more.
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June 15, 2011
This week, I've joined 20 other theater journalistsand a team of top arts editorsto create an experimental pop-up
newsroom in L.A.
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June 13, 2011
It was a predictable year for the awards, but Neil Patrick Harris and company offered a quirky, fun show. Some thoughts.
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May 25, 2011
Comic actor joins familiar musicians on summer schedule.
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May 24, 2011
First in an ongoing series of explorations of arts beyond Indiana borders. This time: The Kennedy Center's "Follies" and Arena
Stage's "Ruined."
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May 18, 2011
See the grown-up puppets-and-people musical in its regional theater premiere.
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May 10, 2011
'Shrek' and 'Young Frankenstein' also on 11/12 schedule
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May 8, 2011
Lineup includes Bernadette Peters (with Michael Feinstein), Sandi Patty (with Michael Feinstein), and Marvin Hamlisch (with
Michael Feinstein)...plus more acts without Michael Feinstein.
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May 5, 2011
Esperanza Spalding, Bela Fleck and Mike Birbiglia also announced for Clowes Hall mainstage season.
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May 3, 2011
OK, so maybe 'review' isn't the right word.
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"And the success of the Indiana GOP to not allow an expansion of Medicaid had nothing to do with Indiana hospitals' financial woes? Fixed that for you; editorial bias rebalanced. Seriously, there are so many things wrong with Obamacare that the only way one can view it as a success is to assume that it was designed to fail our way into a government single payor healthcare system. The system is complex, creates huge regulatory burdens and overhead and yet still does not have adequate means to control escalating health care costs. But then when you elect a 10th grade math drop out with no quantitative reasoning skills to be President of one of the world's most important economies in troubled times, you can't really be surprised by blatant stupidity.
No NIMBYs here to chase off a decent development. We don't need tons of parking and we'd happily play the role of host to a downtown Whole Foods.
Whatever you do, don't change a single thing about Broad Ripple. I want it to look just like it did in the late '70s, with 30% of the north side of Broad Ripple Avenue burned out and plenty of places to park. That's right Broad Ripple, NEVER CHANGE. Let the world pass you by, don't improve your empty, abandoned lots full of weeds. Someday someone will want to film a zombie movie here.
Hollywood could step in and make a movie about the history about this forlorn series. It could be a full celebrity cast of characters. WOW. http://www.advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2013/02/indiana-taxpayers-forced-to-pay-for.html
This shouldn't come as a shock to many. Austin is a great city, and Indy needs to take some notes. Austin invests in decent transit options, has a highly educated workforce, embraces a creative class, and --despite being the state capital-- is not micromanaged by rural and suburban legislators. Want Indy to grow? Invest in the city (i.e. spend money). Raise taxes a bit, and use the money to improve education. And keep the state legislature out of Indy the other 9 months of the year.