December 31, 2011
Lou HarryTaking a break from the typical B&B fare, “Jack Milo’s Baggy Pants Burlesque” begins knowingly, with
a wife dragging her husband to the theater.
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December 24, 2011
Lou HarryHighlights included the ISO's Opening Night Gala, Civic's "Drowsy Chaperone," and the opening of the Miller House.
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September 17, 2011
Lou HarryIndianapolis City Ballet's "Evening with the Stars" and Civic's "The Drowsy Chaperone" get things off to a great start.
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September 10, 2011
IBJ StaffThe not-for-profit musical theater company has grown its subscriber base and raised $2.6 million toward a $10 million goal,
Executive Director Cheri Dick said.
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March 19, 2011
Lou HarryWhen word went out that one of the three Indianapolis Opera presentations this season would be a production of “Carmen,”
sans chorus, sans full orchestra, sans biggie-size sets, and sans Clowes Hall stage, it was perfectly understandable that
some patrons may have lowered their expectations.
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July 10, 2010
IBJ StaffActress and former Indiana Repertory Theatre staff member Megan McKinney has been hired to prepare for the three-year fundraising
initiative.
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March 20, 2010
Lou HarryIndianapolis Civic Theatre and Footlite Musicals take on musical theater milestones "Oklahoma!" and "Carousel."
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February 11, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinCarmel's new 1,600-seat concert hall will be called "The Palladium," part of a marketing effort designed to generate more
financial
support for the city's performing arts center.
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November 19, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indianapolis Civic Theatre could take as long as 20 years to pay the $10 million fee it agreed to as part of a deal to
relocate to the state-of-the-art Regional Performing Arts Center in Carmel.
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November 17, 2009
IBJ StaffIndianapolis Civic Theatre will move from the campus of Marian University to the Regional Performing Arts Center under construction
in Carmel. The theater and Carmel Redevelopment Commission released a joint statement Tuesday announcing a long-term deal
that calls for the Civic to pay $10 million to be the center’s primary occupant.
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September 11, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinIndianapolis Civic Theatre, one of the city’s oldest and largest cultural organizations, is considering a move to Carmel’s
new performing arts center. Civic informed its current host, Marian University, yesterday of pending negotiations with the
Carmel Performing Arts Foundation.
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August 17, 2009
Lou HarryA musical returns with local cast intact, new lobby artwork at the IMA invites revisits, and Tarantino's new WWII movie disappoints.
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May 11, 2009
Lou HarryThis week, two community theater productions reinforce my decision not to give
"star" ratings.
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March 23, 2009
Ashley OdleRob Koharchik, 40, has designed sets for local theaters including IRT and the Civic, developing a national reputation along
with a keen eye for detail and an uncanny ability to marry form with function.
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January 12, 2009
Lou HarryThis week, great characters pop off the wall at the Harrison Center, the audience upstages the Civic cast, and a fledgling
company
fumbles.
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.