Where you in the audience for Ben Vereen's Carmel Community Players' benefit? Catch "Alice in Wonderland" at a theater near you? Devour the "Food Con" events at First Friday at the Harrison Center?
Those were among the offerings I missed. I did, over the past few days, get to "After Paul McCartney" at the Indiana Repertory Theatre, Dance Kaleidoscope's "Love Is..." (also at the IRT--and reviewed here), Actors' Theatre of Indiana's "Nunsense," and Amanda McBroom's appearance at the Cabaret at the Columbia Club. I hope to write about some of those either here or in the print edition of IBJ. (To see recent print columns, click here.)
And then, of course, there were the Oscars. My question: Next year, would you rather see the dance piece to the nominated scores or performances of the nominated songs?
Your thoughts on the Oscars...or whatever else you experienced this weekend?
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It told the fantastic journey of a sheltered, naive, but extremely brave young woman who only ever had one dream in life: to live in America. I won't spoil too much of the story, but this biography is both a history of the fall of island nation Jamaica in the 1970s and a tender telling of a poverty stricken girlhood. Throw in some business with smuggling and the CIA, and you have a show that is worthy of a Hollywood screenplay...which by the way...the creator of the hit film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," has purchased the film rights to this amazing and harrowing true story.
The show received a standing ovation the night I attended.
This was also my first trip to the Fringe Theater, but it will not be my last. What a gem. It is definitely the most eclectic theater in the theater district--a welcome addition.
I also loved ATI's production of "Nunsense" at the Carmel Community Playhouse. I may have to squeeze in a second trip just to hear Claire Wilcher belt out that "Holier Than Thou" number again at the end. I took a very picky friend with me this first time, and her succinct comment afterwards was "very well done."
I also enjoyed Ben Vereen's show and, I confess, enjoyed "live tweeting" it from a hiding place up in the balcony behind a wall. He was warm and funny and inspirational.
I'm looking forward to seeing "101 Dalmatians" at Clowes Hall tonight, but wish I could be at the third "Jabberwocky" event at the Indy Fringe building at the same time, because last night I thought of a just-right little story to share during the open microphone portion. Ah, well. There are supposed to be live dogs in the show I'm going to, so I'm curious about that.
I finished reading a new (2010) novel called The Man With Two Arms, by Billy Lombardo. (The Overlook Press) It is not flawless, but it was fun to read, with lots of great stuff about baseball and relationships. I loved the layers in it.
The father in the story is a science teacher and a baseball fanatic. He buys his new baby boy a baseball mitt almost the minute he is born. The son...well, the son turns out to be able to pitch amazingly well both right-handed and left-handed and has other gifts as well.
I need to think about how to describe this book better, but my lunch break is almost over, so I'll just say that I recommend it for both sports fans and book groups.
Hope Baugh
Indy Theatre Habit
101 wasn't a Disney show. See my review here: http://www.ibj.com/lous-views-dog-days-at-clowes-hall-with-the-national-tour-of-dalmatians-musical/PARAMS/article/18629