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Arts Council CEO out. What's next?
April 15, 2009
Comments(3)As the Arts Council of Indianapolis begins searching for a new CEO to replace outgoing Greg Charleston (See
IBJ's story here), the obvious question is: What are we looking for?
What should be the role of the Arts Council's CEO...
MoreScoop: Beatles, Queen, the Dead...
April 14, 2009
Comments(6)If you're looking for classical music at Conner Prairie this summer, well, you'd better look carefully.
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra's soon-to-be-announced northside season is heavy on pop access, low on the
traditional classical cannon. Is that a good thing or a...
MoreQuotas in theater schedules?
April 13, 2009
Comments(2)The Denver Post offers a thought-provoking piece about "slot plays." That is, an annual "African-American play"
or "Hispanic play" that fills a regular slot in a theater's schedule. Right now, to some eyes, the IRT is
doing that with "Crowns" and the Phoenix with...
MoreYou-review-it Monday
April 13, 2009
Comments(2)It's that time again.
Time to chime in with your A&E experiences from the weekend. I had a three-day run of catching "References
to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot" at the Phoenix Theatre, the launch of "Treasure Island" at...
More09/10 ISO schedule announced
April 9, 2009
Comments(4)I previously gave a sneak peek at some of the Pops concerts on the way from the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
(including appearances by Maureen McGovern and Marvin Hamlisch as well as a Florence Henderson/Shirley Jones
TV mamas double bill).
Today, though,...
MoreD.C. botch: Art at the ballpark
April 9, 2009
Comments(2)The unveiling of the fairly hideous new artwork at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. (see article and photos
here) got me wondering if anyone has done this sort of fusion of sports arena and visual art any better.
A quick...
MoreMonumental arts mobilization
April 7, 2009
Comments(23)I'm guessing that many of you have already seen the e-mail that is being circulated prodding you to join
a rally on Monument Circle April 20 designed to "increase awareness of the importance of the arts to the
local economy...
MoreNew downtown art arrives April 21
April 6, 2009
Comments(9)IBJ reporter Kathleen McLaughlin chimes in with an update on the latest downtown public art showcase:
Installation of "George Rickey: An Evolution" begins April 21 at 10 locations downtown. Printed guides will
be...
MoreYou-review-it Monday
April 5, 2009
Comments(3)So was it a visit to the American Pianists Association Fellowship Awards finals with the Indianapolis Symphony
Orchestra? A gallery hopping First Friday? A trip to the multiplex for a movie?
For me, the weekend was a low-key one--but I was...
MoreCritic axed by Cleveland Orch?
April 3, 2009
Comment(1)The fascinating story of the battle between The Cleveland Plain Dealer, its high-profile music critic, and
the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra has been a long-standing buzz topic in the arts world.
In short, critic consistantly writes negatively about maestro. Symphony pressures newspaper....
MoreReview: 'Drowsy Chaperone' at IU
April 2, 2009
Comments(5)The major colleges that ring Central Indiana often host touring shows that aren't part of the Broadway in
Indianapolis series (the Reuben Studdard/Frenchie Davis tour of "Ain't Misbehavin' is next at Purdue).
For me, the appearance of a yet-unseen show...
More'Adventureland': Your thoughts
March 31, 2009
Comments(10)If you attended the screening Tuesday night, please post your comments.
Sorry I missed it. Well, not sorry. I was at the American Cabaret Theatre relaunch concert. Should I go
out of my way to see "Adventureland" when it hits theaters?
Your...
MoreISO Scoop: Partridge and Brady
March 30, 2009
Comments(10)While the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra's '09/'10 Pops Series won't be formally announced until April 10,
maestro Jack Everly enthusiastically told sold-out crowds at the Hilbert Circle Theatre this weekend that the
upcoming progam will include three world premiere programs:
--Mama Brady...
MoreYou-review-it Monday
March 29, 2009
Comments(10)So let's hear it.
Did you get to DK at the IRT? (My thoughts here.) HART at the Indy Fringe building? (My thoughts here.)
Did you Cirque with the Symphony (I'll review in an upcoming IBJ) or go modren...
MoreScoop: John Green leaving Butler
March 27, 2009
Comments(5)Students were notified this week that John Green, the visionary head of Butler University's theater program has
accepted the position of Chair of Theatre at Columbia College in Chicago.
Green has been a frequent guest director at the Indiana Repertory Theatre, most recently working on...
MoreGet thee to Dance Kaleidoscope
March 27, 2009
Comment(1)Normally, I would wait until the next print edition of IBJ to review an A&E offering. But sometimes,
that's too late and I'm thankful for this forum to share what I've seen.
Having experienced Dance Kaleidoscope’s “America, the Modern” last night,...
MoreScoop: IRT's 2009/2010 season
March 26, 2009
Comments(5)“We are very intentionally reaching out to family audiences,” says Indiana Repertory Theatre Managing Director
Steven Stolen, in discussing with me the about-to-be-announced 2009/2010 schedule for our state's largest regional
theater.
He’s not doing that just through programming—which includes a full...
MoreReview: “In a Dark Dark House”
March 25, 2009
Comments(2)Neil LaBute is know outside theater circles for writing and directing the lightning-rod film “In the Company
of Men,” which he produced while teaching in Fort Wayne. A long string of writing and directing gigs followed,
leading to, this month,...
MoreMellencamp on today's music biz
March 24, 2009
Comments(6)Over at the Huffington Post, John Mellencamp has gone on at length about the state of the music business
today.
Some excerpts:
--"Sadly, these days, it's really a matter of 'every man for himself.' In terms of possibilities, we are
but...
MoreYou-review-it Monday
March 22, 2009
Comments(8)For me, the weekend included Heartland Actors Reperory Theatre's production of Neil LaBute's "In a Dark Dark
House," a sneak look at the very disappointing Dreamworks 3-D animated film "Monsters vs. Aliens" (Who decided
that the core emotional conflict in...
MoreCabaret comeback
March 20, 2009
Comments(7)Since I first started writing about arts in Indianapolis in the mid-90s, I've been baffled as to why the
American Cabaret Theatre offered so little traditional cabaret.
The format of cabaret is fairly simple: A singer and an accompanist (sometimes a...
MoreStill reading magazines?
March 19, 2009
Comments(14)Even with talk of the demise of print journalism, many of us still turn to magazines not just for information,
but for pleasure. After all, you don't see any Kindles being sold at supermarket check-out lines.
And so while they don't...
MoreIBJ movie night: 'Adventureland'
March 17, 2009
Comments(18)Maybe I'm just being nostalgic, but having spent my formative years working at a roller coaster/bumping cards/knock-down-the-milk-bottles
summer resort, I'm looking forward to seeing "Adventureland," the upcoming comedy about amusement park workers
in 1987.
It...
MoreYou-review-it Monday
March 15, 2009
Comments(5)Friday night at the opera. Saturday triple-header at the Humana Festival of New American Plays in Louisville.
Sunday night catching up on back episodes of "How I Met Your Mother." (Okay, so I'm about three years behind,
but the sitcom...
MoreTimberlake fiasco at Indiana Live!
March 15, 2009
Comments(17)3/17 update: Barbara Coles of Coles Marketing Communications announced this afternoon that she is terminating
her company's relationship with Indiana Live! Casino. For more details, click here.
Update: For more on the story, click here.
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