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On stage Blog Posts
Ads infiltrate fringe fest
July 24, 2008
Comments(5)One of the core ideas behind most fringe theater festivals is that anyone can sign up to perform. If you
get your application in early enough--and pay the nominal sign-up fee--your show is part of the event.
As demonstrated by the...
MoreVote casting: 'Legally Blonde,' etc.
July 22, 2008
Comments(4)Broadway has a new lead actress for "Legally Blonde: The Musical," thanks to an MTV talent competition (see
story here). London and Broadway have also cast talent for revivals of "Grease," "Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat," "The...
MoreAll the music we can handle?
July 14, 2008
Comments(9)With concerts booked heavily at Verizon Wireless Music Center, the Lawn at White River State Park, the Murat,
the Indiana State Fair, Music Mill, the Vogue, the casinos and other venues as well as Indy Jazz Fest, IBE's
Summer Celebration, and RibAmerica, it...
MorePretending to like new music
July 9, 2008
Comments(6)Noted curmudgeon—and very smart and funny writer—Joe Queenan recently threw down the gauntlet at contemporary
classical music and those who, in his view, claim to like it.
Some notable quotes from his article “Admit It, You’re as Bored as...
MoreSmoking ban for 'Jersey Boys'
July 8, 2008
Comments(14)Chris Jones at the Chicago Tribune reports that the Chicago production of "Jersey Boys" (an outstanding show,
by the way--and that's me talking, not Jones) has gone smoke free.
He's not talking about the theater. He's talking about the...
MoreAnn Patchett on opera and veggies
June 24, 2008
Comments(2)"Sometimes I worry that culture is like vegetables and that I'd be better off eating that which is locally
grown," writes novelists Ann Patchett in today's Wall Street Journal.
The piece isn't a celebration of local arts. Rather, it's a tribute to the...
MoreDC: Final critical thoughts
June 23, 2008
Comments(0)More random thoughts from the American Theatre Critics Association conference in Washington.
* If the powers that be in Carmel--or any other place that aspires to be an arts destination--hasn't already
made contact, they should reach out immediately and speak to...
MoreDC: Awards matter
June 21, 2008
Comment(1)It's the fourth day of the American Theatre Critics Association annual conference and my feet or sore, my
eyes a little glazed over, and my excitement about theater and its potential increased.
Here are some notes:
* One of the factors credited...
MoreDC: Backstage at the Kennedy Center
June 19, 2008
Comments(0)The latest in a serious of reports from the American Theatre Critics Association conference in Washington, D.C.
It's past intermission, but I chose not to go back into the theater. Stomach issues, I claim. Truth is,
I saw a much better directed, better...
MoreDC: Dancing with Presidents
June 18, 2008
Comments(0)We're on the stage of the National Theatre, rich in history but on the verge of irrelevance. With a mere
1675 seats, it's difficult to compete for tours and concerts with the Kennedy Center and other larger houses.
This is...
MoreDC: Dinner with Harry Hamlin
June 18, 2008
Comment(1)"Hi, I'm Harry," he says, shaking my hand.
And when he sits down at our table, a woman next to him asks, "Who do you write for?"
That's the standard first question here at the American Theatre Critics Association conference in Washington.
But, in this case,...
MoreCaring about the Tony Awards
June 12, 2008
Comments(4)The Tony Awards , the annual celebration of the Broadway season, are being handed out this Sunday night.
Did I hear a yawn? You aren’t alone.
A notorious ratings loser, the show each year seems to squander the opportunity to excite....
MoreThe latest from Twyla Tharp
June 11, 2008
Comments(3)The pride of Portland, Indiana, choreographer Twyla Tharp premiered a new work, “Rabbit and Rogue” with the
American Ballet Theatre last week, earning a range of reviews from enthusiasm to dismissal .
In reading them, I was taken back...
MoreChicago's Muti pageant
June 10, 2008
Comments(4)I’m sure there are arts patrons in Central Indiana who travel across the border to hear the Chicago Symphony
Orchestra. I just don’t know any of them.
For most of us, the musical difference between a true world-class orchestra like the...
MoreCrow kicks off Lawn season
June 4, 2008
Comments(3)I’ll admit that I never quite got a handle on Sheryl Crow. As catchy as some of her songs are, her hits
always seemed all about the chorus. No harm there—just nothing that made me want to go out...
MoreThe man who improved improv
June 3, 2008
Comment(1)Half my lifetime ago, I journeyed across the country from East Coast to West and found myself on my own
for a few days in Los Angeles. Looking for some cheap entertainment, I picked up a $6 ticket to see...
MoreBigger names at Indiana casinos
May 30, 2008
Comments(0)It seems like Indiana’s casinos are starting to step up when it comes to consistent summer showroom entertainment.
Now it’s just a matter of figuring out how to...
MoreConcerts: the great outdoors?
May 29, 2008
Comments(12)This week, Sheryl Crow launches the season for the Lawn at White River State Park and Eric Clapton plays
Verizon Wireless Music Center.
It seems an appropriate time for you to offer what you see as the pros and cons of...
More500 winners: Florence, Jim and us.
May 27, 2008
Comments(8)I'd like to add one brief A&E thought to all of this weekend’s Indy 500 coverage: Two of the reasons
why it's still possible to love the race--even if you aren't an open-wheel racing fan--are Jim Nabors and
Florence Henderson.
That...
MoreGreatest plays of all time?
May 23, 2008
Comments(2)A few days ago in this blog, I mentioned Daniel S. Burt's book "The Drama 100: A Ranking of the Greatest
Plays of All Time."
While we can all agree that such a list is highly subjective, we can probably...
More'Rent' at a theater near you
May 22, 2008
Comments(0)Yes, "Rent" -- the movie -- already played movie theaters (and didn't do particularly well). But now it
looks like it's getting another shot. Not a second run of the film, though. This will be a from-the-stage
performance of the hit...
MoreBeyond 'Dancing with the Stars'
May 21, 2008
Comments(4)So TV's "Dancing with the Stars" has another winner.
Hooray.
I caught some of the finals last night without having seen the rest of the series. And having been to
Dance Kaleidoscope's season ending performance Sunday, I'm curious as to whether the huge...
MoreArts and depression
May 20, 2008
Comments(6)Two books I’m in the midst of reading combine to raise questions about the future of art and audiences.
The first, “Against Happiness,” posits that our society’s increased emphasis on smoothing over the rough edges
of life (through pharmaceuticals and...
More“Sweeney” at IU/“Idols” at Purdue
May 19, 2008
Comment(1)While the reaction seems to be very positive for this year’s Broadway series here in Indy (which includes
local premiers of “Wicked” and “Avenue Q”), some theater buffs have wondered if we’ll ever see the tours
of the acclaimed John...
More'Wicked,' 'Ave. Q' &...'Happy Days'?
May 9, 2008
Comments(11)The big news on Broadway in the 2003-2004 season was the Tony-Award battle between mega-musical “Wicked” and
where-did-that-come-from upstart “Avenue Q.”
(For an up close and personal look at the development of both shows, check out the documentary “ShowBusiness,”
which...
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Ameriana Bank took over Westfield Farmers Market for 2013 and it is held in their parking lot, corner of 32 and Carey road, 5 to 8. I am selling soap and candles there. great market!
B&T certainly has enough of our taxpayer dollars to do this thanks to Mayor Ballard. Given the firm's exceedingly poor reputation in the legal community, the basement would seem a better option.
Should read MAY hire 20 people.
Not a good location for a 300,000 home. 10th Street fumes, buses, noise. Max for this location 150,000.
The state constitution also does not say that the majority has a right to quorum, nor that the minority is required to allow them quorum. In fact, denial of quorum has been a parliamentary maneuver since the establishment of the first parliaments in the early 1600s. The right to deny quorum (and the requirement fore quorum) are to prevent exactly what happened in Indiana: A tyrannical majority pushing through odious, objectionable legislation. Denial of quorum is totally legitimate, and lest we forget, a tactic the GOP has employed many, many times to ensure their issues weren't given short shrift. By allowing the majority to impose "fines" on the minority for exercising the authority the constitution grants them (to deny quorum,) they are violating the constitution.