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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.
On stage Blog Posts
Marlee Matlin, audience member
January 16, 2009
Comments(9)Oscar-winner Marlee Matlin ("Children of a Lesser God") got into town early for her "Dancing with the Stars"
performance in time to catch the Phoenix Theatre's production of "Love Person." The play stars Tami Lee Santimyer,
who also starred in...
MoreHappier days ahead
January 14, 2009
Comments(11)The best thing about attending "Happy Days" at Clowes Hall last night was seeing the poster for the upcoming
LA Theatre Works tour of "The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial" and finding out that the great John Heard will
be...
MoreArts once removed
January 8, 2009
Comments(6)The British TV channel Sky Arts will be broadcasting English National Opera's production of "La Boheme." Nothing
new there.
The twist is that it will, simultaniously, broadcast a live, behind-the-scenes, view. See story here.
If both were offered here, I'd guess that...
MoreISO deep discounts tickets
January 6, 2009
Comments(6)For this post, I turn the blog over to IBJ reporter Kathleen McLaughlin.
If you thought car salesmen had the lock on limited-time offers and blowout prices, check the blue light
flashing over Hilbert Circle Theatre. The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is...
MorePay more for premium seats?
December 24, 2008
Comments(6)Would you pay more for an aisle seat?
If an airline representative were asking, you might say yes. But what if it's an arts venue's ticket seller?
Whether you call it "demand pricing" or "scaling the house," across the country, theaters are...
MoreChicago hotter than Broadway
December 23, 2008
Comments(12)In January, more than a dozen Broadway productions will be shutting down, including "Spring Awakening," "Gypsy,"
"Hairspray" "13," and "Young Frankenstein." And there's little on the horizon to replace them. (Are you really
anxious to see "Shrek: The Musical"? Didn't...
MoreA Fink among Muppets
December 17, 2008
Comments(19)On Wednesday, "A Muppet Christmas--Letters to Santa" made its holiday debut on NBC.
Why am I mentioning that here?
Two reasons.
1. It was co-written by Indianapolis native Hugh Fink, a former SNL scribe and very funny man. (Check out
some funny business...
MoreQuick-notes Friday
December 5, 2008
Comments(0)--Let the movie awards season begin. "Slumdog Millionaire"--which IBJ A&E readers got a chance to see
earlier this week (see your comments here)--was just named 2008's Best Film by the National Board of Review.
See story here.
--Another potential...
MoreIndy in January: Back to the '50s
December 1, 2008
Comments(12)Break out the poodle skirts and leather jackets. Mid-January, 2009, is being taken over by the 1950s. At
least, in Central Indiana it is.
Nobody planned it this way. It's not a part of some cross-promotion. It just seems to be...
MoreLou's arts thank-you list
November 26, 2008
Comments(6)A few things I'm thankful for:
--I'm thankful that there's plenty of material to write about in this blog. And that it has found a loyal
readership (between 350 and 900 hits a day).
--I'm thankful for the smart, insightful, fun responses...
MoreFrom the blog roll: IMA, etc.
November 25, 2008
Comments(0)Today, I'm just going to serve as your GPS, guiding you to some interesting arts writing from my blog roll.
Happy clicking.
--Recent Indy visitor Tyler Green (of IMOCA/IMCPL/IO's "10 Things I Hate About Contemporary Art") comments
on his recent trek...
MoreQuick notes Friday
November 14, 2008
Comments(4)I'm still a little groggy from the midnight showing of "Quantum of Solace" last night, so I'm kicking off
a new occassional short-attention-span feature here that I'm calling Quick Notes Friday. Welcome aboard.
--This was actually my second time seeing the...
MoreReview: "Whirl of the Divine"
November 12, 2008
Comments(2)It was encouraging to a see a packed house at the Central Library for the Nov. 9 performance of "Powered
by Poetry-- Whirl of the Divine."
It was even better to see that the production itself--a collaboration between Butler University Departments...
MoreConservative theater-an oxymoron?
November 11, 2008
Comments(6)An interesting Wall Street Journal piece (read it here) asks why we don't see conservative political theater.
Apart from Tom Stoppard and David Mamet, the writer of the piece "can't think of a single well-known American
or British playwright...
MoreReview: B.J. Novak at Clowes
November 7, 2008
Comments(0)At his strongest when addressing the largely student audience on generationally-specific subjects, stand-up B.J.
Novak--best known from his role as Ryan on NBC's "The Office"--riffed smartly on OnStar, iTunes, Bill Nye,
Wikipedia and GoogleMaps during his Thursday night set at...
MoreCultural two-fers
November 5, 2008
Comments(4)One of the more convenient excuses given for not going to cultural events is the cost.
Well, with the 25th anniversary Zoobook now in release, that excuse has once again been mitigated.
Yes, I know that there are those of you...
MoreOn celebrity interviews
October 28, 2008
Comments(5)Peter Bart, one of the smarter guys in Hollywood, has an interesting blog over at Variety. His topic: Celebrity
interviews. (Find it here.)
In the piece, Bart elequently points out something I've felt for a long time now: That most...
MoreEmptying the arts notebook
October 24, 2008
Comments(0)Today, some random notes from around the arts world:
--Chris Jones at the Chicago Tribune has an interesting item today about customer service in theaters. See
it here. Have you had any overwhelming negative or positive experiences from the front-of-the-house...
MoreHaunt-ing for real reporting
October 23, 2008
Comments(0)This is the time of year that otherwise respectable news outlets begin publishing or broadcasting stories
about haunted houses--not just the "guy jumps out at you with a chainsaw" haunted houses but also the allegedly
real ones.
Problem is, many of...
MoreHigh school musical memories
October 20, 2008
Comments(8)Between the upcoming release of Disney's "High School Musical 3" in theaters--as both an arts journalist and
the father of teenage girls, I know a lot about HSM--and my kid's own real life high school musical (Pike
High School's production...
MoreReview: "Avenue Q"
October 15, 2008
Comments(3)A few month's back, I travelled to Louisville to catch the national tour of "Avenue Q." Not only was I
anxious to see the Tony-winning show, but I also wanted to catch it before it came to Indy, the better
to...
MoreMore ISO 'Guys and Dolls' thoughts
October 14, 2008
Comments(3)At some point, I will write about something besides the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra's presentation of "Guys
and Dolls in Concert" last weekend.
But that point isn't here yet.
I blogged on one aspect of the show on Saturday. (Find it here, along...
MoreCasting magic for "Guys and Dolls"
October 10, 2008
Comments(7)An open letter to Des McAnuff, director of the upcoming Broadway revival of "Guys and Dolls."
Mr McAnuff,
You don't know me, but having seen your productions of "The Who's Tommy," "How to Succeed in Business Without
Really Trying," and "Jersey Boys,"...
MoreRodgers & Hammerstein thoughts
October 10, 2008
Comments(9)The well-sung but nondescript production of "The Sound of Music" currently running at Beef & Boards got
me thinking about the musicals of Rodgers & Hammerstein. Some random thoughts:
--The R&H reputation pretty much rests on "Oklahoma!," "Carousel," "South Pacific," "The King...
MoreReview: IO's "Il Trovatore"
October 8, 2008
Comment(1)"Show, don't tell" is a mantra of dramatic writing. And it's a mantra pretty much ignored by Gueseppi Verdi
in his opera "Il Trovatore."
In its early scenes, exposition nearly overwhelms, and even when it looks like there’s going to be...
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So the Mayor adds another non value added layer to having a vehicle towed? Whereby the City Government RECIEVES AN ILLEGAL KICKBACK FROM A LGOISTICS COMPANY THAT SUBS THE WORK TO LOCAL TOW COMPANIES? What is the service the City performs for receiving the "tribute"? This is RICO!!!!! What a corrupt and unnecessary layer. What a dirtbag Mayor and his cronies.
Owner occupied housing. Clear enough?
So people think I am paranoid. It's from experience in dealing with puds requested by developers who make major donations themselves to representatives, have nice fund raisers for those running for office and hide through pac's. then there are the public relation firms. You will note some pr comments below. You there Clyde Lee? My opinion. Commercial along 421, great. Multifamily housing, terrible idea that will change the town. Senior condos or zero lot line homes west, great. I suggest keeping all entries to commercial areas at 421. All entries to owner occupied on sycamore. Will keep the traffic on sycamore down some. Two other things. You can't trust what will be there in 10 years. Steve builds quality stuff, but areas change over time. Look at the changes at the wall mart center at 86th and 421 over the last 10 years. Look at the apartments and neighborhoods behind St Vincent's. Raintree properties WILL decrease in value if commercial and multifamily goes in near. It has already been happening around the bridges area. The houses that have been sold recently are way below market. Several deals not closed due to the Illinois construction and the whole unsurety of the bridges. It's pretty simple, Zionsville will approve the whole thing because the city council has been groomed over a LONG period of time for this. I might even suggest some are in their position as a result of this.
Esta, do you have a dog in this fight? You seem to really want to knock anyone against this project. No, I didn't move to Indiana for the architecture. I moved here for that red barn in the field. The horses and fields of corn. A place that is NOT overdeveloped. There are plenty of nearby places in Indianapolis that could be REDEVELOPED instead.
RKW - OK, we get it, you're paranoid. The question is, are you paranoid enough? Greg - Yes, Pittman(s) is (are) at it again. They are developers, they build things. It's what they do. So when you go to work tomorrow, Greg, you're at it again too. Cliff - Really? You moved to Indiana for its progressive architecture? That's like moving to England for the cuisine. Zionsvillain - The house you moved to was once a field or woods. I'm willing to bet folks were upset when that ground was plowed under and a house was built. But I guess now that you are in, everything should stop? "My house was OK, but the next one is sprawl." SE Guy - Please don't paint us with such a wide brush. Most reasonable Zionsville residents welcome planned, measured development.