Theater

Carmel's Center for Performing Arts trims staff

December 8, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlin
The Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel eliminated five positions this week as interim CEO Frank Basile tries to rein in costs at the financially challenged organization that oversees the Palladium.
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LOU'S VIEWS: Blood, spoof and fears

November 5, 2011
Lou Harry
Indiana Repertory Theatre, Actors Theatre of Indiana and newcomer Acting Up mix it up.
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LOU'S VIEWS: It takes a circus

October 15, 2011
-Lou Harry
A team of collegiate collaborators turns Cathy Day's acclaimed book into a stage musical
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LOU'S VIEWS: Productions, written 100 years apart, explore teen sex

October 1, 2011
Lou Harry
Thoughts on the Phoenix Theatre's "Spring Awakening" and Indianapolis Opera's "Madama Butterfly."
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Civic debuts to new but eager audience in CarmelRestricted Content

September 10, 2011
 IBJ Staff
The 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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LOU'S VIEWS: Right actors, right material can make theatrical magic

September 3, 2011
Lou Harry
The HART/Butler production of "The Exonerated" didn't need costumes or sets to deliver solid drama.
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IndyFringe audience growsRestricted Content

September 3, 2011
 IBJ Staff
Thirty-eight percent of visitors to last month’s theater festival had never attended the event before.
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A&E SEASON PREVIEW: Clutch hitters guarantee a good timeRestricted Content

September 3, 2011
Lou Harry
Introducing a subjective short-list of Indy’s clutch-hitting actors, all of whom have created magic in the past and will be seen on local stages this season. (with videos)
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City gives $82,000 for IndyFringe theater project

August 19, 2011
The grant from the city's parking meter fund will be used to rebuild a nearby alleyway, repair sidewalks and install access curbs at the organization's theater building on Saint Clair Street.
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Court affirms Murat Centre renaming decision

August 16, 2011
A state appellate court upheld a lower court's dismissal of a lawsuit that sought to block the Old National Centre naming rights deal.
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Owner attempting to foreclose on Walker Theatre property

August 8, 2011
Scott Olson
Theater directors agreed to purchase the property north of the theater on contract in January 2006. Officials hoped to use the land to accommodate an expansion that never materialized.
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Palladium sells well, ups ante for its competitorsRestricted Content

August 6, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlin
About 40 percent of the tickets sold during the Palladium’s first half-season went to subscribers, prompting managers to expand the series offerings for the full season that begins later this month.
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LOU'S VIEWS: Spidey crashes, other Broadway shows soar

July 23, 2011
Lou Harry
Thoughts on "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," "Catch Me If You Can," Shakespeare in the Park, and more.
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Basiles back IndyFringe's building acquisitionRestricted Content

July 9, 2011
 IBJ Staff
Gift kicks of $600,000 campaign to renovate, expand theater building.
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LOU'S VIEWS: In the City of Angels, the stars aren't only on screen

June 25, 2011
Lou Harry
Greetings from California, where the question of the week was, “Is L.A. a theater town?
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LOU'S VIEWS: Soul searching on 'Avenue Q'

June 11, 2011
Lou Harry
The R-rating-worthy, 'Sesame Street'-style show gets its regional theater premiere at the Phoenix.
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LOU'S VIEWS: IU Opera premieres 'Vincent'

April 15, 2011
Lou Harry
As ambitious an arts project as you are likely to find so far this century in central Indiana, IU Opera’s world premiere production of “Vincent” overflowed with stunning design and strong music.
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Friends taking next step in theater company's growth

April 9, 2011
Ann Finch
Best friends Cynthia Collins and Judy Fitzgerald open the seventh season of their theater company in the brand new Studio Theatre in Carmel’s Center for the Performing Arts.
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LOU'S VIEWS: World premiere tackles Marion lynchings

April 2, 2011
Lou Harry
If you’ve already seen “The Gospel According to James,” your memory of it may well differ from mine. Plus thoughts on this year's Humana Festival of New American Plays.
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U.S. fines 3 theater companies over child labor

March 1, 2011
Associated Press
Operators of three of the nation's biggest movie theater chains have paid more than $277,000 in federal fines over allegations that they violated child-labor laws, the Labor Department announced Tuesday.
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LOU'S VIEWS: Alas, poor patrons

February 19, 2011
Lou Harry
If intent were all that mattered, I would be writing in praise of Hoosier Bard's "Young Hamlet."
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Performing-arts groups stretch to cover rent at Palladium

December 18, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlin
Carmel is building a dream home for the performing arts. Now those groups planning to move into it just have to figure out how to pay their share of the mortgage.
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LOU'S VIEWS: Returnees from Christmases past

December 4, 2010
Lou Harry
"A Christmas Carol," "A Very Phoenix Xmas," and "A Beef & Boards Christmas" all get regifted for the holidays.
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Landmark Theatres purchases Showplace Glendale 12

November 17, 2010
The theater at Glendale Mall will be called Landmark's Glendale 12. Landmark Theatres is co-owned by Mark Cuban, an Indiana University graduate and owner of the Dallas Mavericks.
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LOU'S VIEWS: You talkin' to me?

November 6, 2010
Lou Harry
In more and more plays, actors are addressing the audience directly. But when does a device become a crutch?
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