May 17, 2013
Lou HarryThe state's largest newspaper is mum on whether reviews will continue after the Friday resignation of its fine arts critic.
Arts organizations are taking a wait-and-see attitude.
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May 11, 2013
Lou HarryPlus thoughts on NoExit Performance's world premiere of David Hoppe's 'Our Experiences During the First Days of Alligators'
in Garfield Park
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April 13, 2013
Lou HarryThe eyes of the creative world are on Ai Weiwei. The Indianapolis Museum of Art offers a chance to put your eyes on his works.
Plus, thoughts on the IBJ A&E “War Horse” road trip.
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March 23, 2013
Lou HarryThoughts on the latest from DK, Acting Up, and an American Pianists Association fellow.
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March 16, 2013
Lou HarryJournalists from San Francisco to D.C. and from New Haven to New Orleans descend on Indy for a first-ever critical mass of
theater.
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February 9, 2013
Lou HarryWhen a region stands to lose one of its finest actresses, a critic can't be too proud to beg
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January 5, 2013
Lou HarryLanguage and content aren't the only thing shocking about the hit musical, now playing in Chicago.
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October 27, 2012
Lou HarryGeorge Seurat’s painting “A Sunday on La Grande Jatte—1884” provided the inspiration for the musical “Sunday in the Park with
George.” For an Oct. 20 visit to both the painting and the musical, I was in the company of 35 participants in the first IBJ
A&E Road Trip, an exercise in arts connectivity.
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September 19, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinWhile awaiting word on a possible $75,000 grant from the city of Carmel, Actors Theatre of Indiana made a plea for emergency
donations Wednesday afternoon.
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August 18, 2012
Lou HarryInitial productions by Indianapolis Urban Theater and Dance Company and Vagabonds' Bridge Theatre Company inspire hope for
the future.
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August 4, 2012
Dan HumanThe decline in season ticket sales has forced marketing managers to promote each show individually, which is trickier and
more costly.
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August 4, 2012
Lou HarryIn Canada, a top-notch theater festival has been celebrating George Bernard Shaw and company for 50 years. Perfect for a vacation
visit.
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July 17, 2012
Lilly Endowment's $500,000 gift will help fund needed maintenance to the historic building on Indiana Avenue. Center directors
say the theater needs a new HVAC system, in addition to electrical wiring, lighting and sound equipment.
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June 23, 2012
Lou HarryI love New York. But, frankly, there are more exciting offerings in the alleged "Second City"—including Lookingglass
Theatre’s world-premiere “Eastland.”
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May 5, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinRonald Caltabiano says the Butler arts festival would feature talent from the university, affiliated organizations like Dance
Kaleidoscope and Indianapolis Opera, and “extraordinary” guest artists.
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April 28, 2012
Lou HarryIt shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that, with limited resources, IUPUI’s Hoosier Bard Productions doesn’t
make a masterpiece out of the most obscure of Shakespeare’s plays—one that may not even be Shakespeare’s
play at all. To be sure, “The History of Cardenio” is an oddity.
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April 21, 2012
Lou HarryThoughts on 'One Man, Two Guvnors,' 'Other Desert Cities,' 'Peter and the Starcatcher' and more.
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April 20, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel expects the 2012-13 concert season, announced this week, to bring a healthy bump
in sponsor revenue.
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April 14, 2012
Lou HarryOften stilted, often hokey, and just as often charming, “Magic/Bird” is a Broadway oddball—a biographical
drama without romance and without family conflict, but with an ample supply of game clips and a very mobile backboard.
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March 19, 2012
Associated PressFranklin is planning to raise $120,000 by renting the performing arts center and middle school auditorium this year — six
times what the district made in rental fees four years ago.
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March 17, 2012
Lou HarryThe Eiteljorg's "Steel Ponies" is a rare museum show that feels both surprisingly original and perfectly in line with its
mission. Plus thoughts on Dan Barden's new novel and a must-see Sondheim revival in Cincy.
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March 10, 2012
Lou HarryPolitics aren’t discussed much in Yasmina Reza’s “God of Carnage” (at the IRT through March 24). But
after watching a performance, you might find yourself wondering how global superpowers—let alone political parties or
religious groups—can possibly get along when the play’s two seemingly civilized couples can’t even have
an 85-minute discussion without leaving emotional shrapnel everywhere.
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February 25, 2012
Lou HarryPhoenix Theater offers Indiana premiere of "August: Osage County," a sprawling, brutally intimate epic both intensely
personal and apocalyptic.
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January 21, 2012
Lou HarryIndiana Repertory Theatre's "Radio Golf," the Phoenix's “Current Economic Conditions,” and Indianapolis
Symphony Orchestra rely on character-driven shows.
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January 14, 2012
Lou HarryWhere else but TOTS can you choose between a porn musical and a hostage drama? Reviews of "Debbie Does Dallas" and Acting
Up's "Two Rooms."
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Many serial killer types and psychopaths work as lowly bureaucrats, just waiting to impose their wrath on a powerless person, child, or pet. Don't forget, the BTK killer was a dog catcher.
If a television station wants to improve viewership, get rid of the local blackout. I was born by the brickyard, and have attended 15 or more races. I have children now, I won't attend unless circumstances are perfect. As those with growing families know, they never are. I'm always impressed that upwards of 250,000 people attend the 500. However, as a growing, or, more apt, sprawling city, Indianapolis and its immediate suburbs count almost 2.2 million. Show the race live, let the venue get a kick-back on revenues, and open-wheel racing might have a fighting chance to be relevant again. Just in time for those tax-payer lights to make sense.
John Moore, I too have had the same issue recently. A property next to my house was on the Land Bank and I was interested in purchasing. When I tried to contact Reggie, I got back emails that had nothing to do with what I asked about. Actually my latest response from him was on this past Friday. I had asked about how to buy the property and if it was still available. His response to me was to contact the mayor's office to get the schedule of his appearances. (???) Hopefully the city is able to do something to fix what this guy has done, it would be nice if they would take the properties back and sell them properly so land owners like me and you mother would have a fair chance.
I too work in the industry, with over 25 years of experience and your political spin has probably nothing to do with any rebranding. "Let's dress it up" would have nothing to do with the government "telling us how and what to eat." Give it a political rest. And being a producer for a radio show doesn't mean you've been involved in advertising and branding for 30 years.
Ms. Morris did not understand the ways of the business world, otherwise, like the IMS, she could have petitioned the State Legislature for a handout of State Funds for her charity work. Ms. Morris should consider becoming a state lobbyist for Lemonade Stand Operators.