LOU’S VIEWS: Civic’s ‘Into the Woods’ explores what’s after ‘happily ever after’
Plus 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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LOU’S VIEWS: Doing it Ai Weiwei’s way
The 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.
Critics conference journal #2: Content and context discussed by out-of-towners
The discussions were lively among journalists from D.C. to S.F. after seeing “The Lyons” at the Phoenix.
LOU’S VIEWS: Catching up with a kaleidoscope of reviews
Thoughts on the latest from DK, Acting Up, and an American Pianists Association fellow.
LOU’S VIEWS: The critics are coming … the critics are coming
Journalists from San Francisco to D.C. and from New Haven to New Orleans descend on Indy for a first-ever critical mass of theater.
LOU’S VIEWS: Say it isn’t so, Diane
When a region stands to lose one of its finest actresses, a critic can’t be too proud to beg
LOU’S VIEWS: ‘The Book of Mormon’ and shock values
Language and content aren’t the only thing shocking about the hit musical, now playing in Chicago.
LOU’S VIEWS: Art + theater made for memorable road trip
George 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.
Carmel theater group pleads for cash to stay afloat
While 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.
LOU’S VIEWS: Two fledgling arts companies take the stage
Initial productions by Indianapolis Urban Theater and Dance Company and Vagabonds’ Bridge Theatre Company inspire hope for the future.
LOU’S VIEWS: Vacationing at the Shaw Festival
In Canada, a top-notch theater festival has been celebrating George Bernard Shaw and company for 50 years. Perfect for a vacation visit.
Performing arts groups rethink marketing subscriptions
The decline in season ticket sales has forced marketing managers to promote each show individually, which is trickier and more costly.
Lilly Endowment gift aimed at Walker Theatre renovation
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.
LOU’S VIEWS: Chicago second to none as theater town
I love New York. But, frankly, there are more exciting offerings in the alleged "Second City"—including Lookingglass Theatre’s world-premiere “Eastland.”
Butler University arts dean aims to link campus, city
Ronald Caltabiano says the Butler arts festival would feature talent from the university, affiliated organizations like Dance Kaleidoscope and Indianapolis Opera, and “extraordinary” guest artists.
LOU’S VIEWS: No great Shakes
It 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.
Carmel arts center makes room for more sponsors
The Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel expects the 2012-13 concert season, announced this week, to bring a healthy bump in sponsor revenue.
LOU’S VIEWS: Broadway beyond musicals
Thoughts on ‘One Man, Two Guvnors,’ ‘Other Desert Cities,’ ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ and more.
LOU’S VIEWS: Live on Broadway it’s … Larry Bird?
Often 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.
Review: Broadway’s ‘Magic/Bird’ charms without soaring
The new play examines the evolving rivalry and friendship between Magic Johnson and Indiana hoops icon Larry Bird (now head honcho of the Pacers). The French Lick scene is a winner, but the on-court highlights are often a blur.