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On stage Blog Posts
Dessert at intermission
May 8, 2008
Comments(4)A while back, I was asked by a charitable foundation if I’d be willing to be part of a silent auction
package at a fund-raising dinner. The prize? The highest bidder would join me on one of my reviewing assignments....
MoreNY notes: Upright Citizens
May 5, 2008
Comments(4)About a year ago, on a previous trip to NYC, I happened to be in town with a free Sunday evening. That's
usually not the most happening time in any town, but I knew there had to be something outstanding...
MoreNY notes: Jazz at Birdland
May 2, 2008
Comments(4)The last time I was in New York City was about a year and a half ago. I was doing a story on things
to do when you are in town on business and you find yourself with a few...
MoreGreetings from New York I
April 30, 2008
Comments(3)The line is short at the temporary TKTS half-price ticket booth (although just about everyting is available),
every third non-tourist woman seems to want to be Tina Fey, and Central Park looks great. Wish you were
all here.
I'm blogging from...
MoreEdgy musicals on the way
April 23, 2008
Comments(2)Old school musical purists, cover your eyes. A parade of new, irreverent musicals (some not yet officially
announced) are on the way to Indy.
Some examples:
In the fall, Theatre on the Square not only will be offering the blood-spattered “Evil Dead:...
MoreTalking turkeys: bombs on stage
April 22, 2008
Comments(12)The New York Times today reports on a revival of “Moose Murders”—considered by many to be the worst play
ever staged on Broadway. (See Frank Rich’s original review, here.)
While New Yorkers will often pay as much attention to...
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...
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...
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...
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...
MoreOn the passing of stage greats
March 20, 2008
Comments(5)When a great movie actor dies, there tends to be a rush to screen his films. But when a great stage actor
dies, there’s not much you can do besides mourn the performances you missed.
Paul Scofield — by all accounts...
MoreIRT’s new season
March 7, 2008
Comments(4)Yesterday the Indiana Repertory Theatre announced its 2008/2009 season and while it’s clearly too soon to
pass any judgments – or make accurate predictions – I have to admit that the optimist and the pessimist
in me had a field...
More‘Fair’er by far: a winner at Clowes
March 5, 2008
Comments(8)Blame it on the weather. Blame it on the familiarity of the material. Blame it on the lack of a name
star.
But there were empty seats at last night’s opening of “My Fair Lady.”
It's a shame, because unlike many other...
MoreKid stuff the focus for new theater
February 29, 2008
Comment(1)In yesterday’s IBJ Daily A&E e-mail, I discussed the Children’s Theatre Institute at the Junior Achievement
Center, which officially opens its doors tonight with a party and performance of “Treasure Island.” The company
promises a full slate of kid-centric productions,...
MoreMellencamp: the musical
February 27, 2008
Comments(6)The long-discussed John Mellencamp/Stephen King stage musical “Ghost Brothers of Darkland County” at last has
an opening date.
It’s scheduled to premiere in Atlanta at the Alliance Theatre in April…of 2009. (The Alliance, FYI, won the
Tony Award for Oustanding Regional Theatre...
MoreMusical detente in N. Korea
February 26, 2008
Comment(1)What to make of the New York Philharmonic’s decision to include a concert in North Korea on its latest
musical road trip?
Conductor Lorin Maazel explained: "Music is a powerful language in which those of us who are humane and
intelligent...
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