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Kim and Todd Saxton: Go for the gold! But maybe not every time.
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Q&A: What you need to know about the CDC’s new mask guidance
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Carmel distiller turns hand sanitizer pivot into a community fundraising platform
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Lebanon considering creating $13.7M in trails, green space for business park
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Local senior-living complex more than doubles assisted-living units in $5M expansion
A new dance company, a theater in crisis, and a WNAP raft race redo
Emptying the arts notebook…and bracing for the return of the greatest spectacle in drunken river riding.
REVIEW: ‘Miles & Ellie’ at the Phoenix Theatre
Who’d have thought that the place to go for a Teflon summer romantic comedy would be the Phoenix Theatre?
CHICAGO REVIEWS: ‘Brigadoon’ at the Goodman; ‘This is Our Youth’ at Steppenwolf
A trip to Chicago yields a pair of well-worth-the-drive pleasures from two of the country’s leading regional theaters.
Josh Kaufman among Indy Jazz Fest headliners
The multi-venue fest also will feature funk/soul saxophonist Maceo Parker and SNL trombonist Steve Turre.
Review: Acting Up’s ‘The Tragedy of Hamlet’
Acting Up Productions isn’t the first theater company to cast a woman as the great Dane. But what could have been a gimmick instead proved to be a casting coup.
REVIEW: “Hair” at the Athenaeum
There are worse problems to have in theater than an audience so enthusiastic about what they are seeing and hearing that their hooting and hollering dampens the emotional impact of the end of your show.
Emmy nomination thoughts
Praise for “The Normal Heart, categories in flux, and Matt LeBlanc nominated for playing Matt LeBlanc. Plus the best awards-show number ever.
‘Swarm Street’ sculpture not worth the wait
Had it been ready along with the rest of the commissioned artwork, the latest addition to the Indianapolis Cultural Trail might be seen in a more positive light.
Notes on nudity: Splitting hairs on ‘Hair’
Yes, “Hair” is set in a world where “free love” was one of the mantras. But that’s not what the infamous scene is about.
Lichtenstein installation to be part of the IMA landscape
“Five Brushstrokes” to be unveiled at event in August. Five elements range from 19-40 ft. tall.
You-review-it Monday
For me, the weekend included a teen “Hair,” movie screenings, and more. What did you do on the A&E front?
When Hollywood botches Broadway
There has been much Internet chatter about possible changes in the film version of “Into the Woods.” Here are 10 ways movies have made a mess of musicals in the past.
IBJ ticket giveaway: Neo-Impressionists at the Indianapolis Museum of Art
Win tickets to see the show that includes work by Vincent Van Gogh and more.
You-review-it Monday: Songbook gala, etc.
Johnny Mathis and Nat King Cole were celebrated, the Jersey Boys took the stage at a theater near you, and the Symphony opened its Prairie season. What did you do over the weekend?
REVIEW: ‘The Book of Mormon’ at the Murat
Broadway in Indianapolis brings the Tony-winning Best Musical to the Murat. And the tour is still a strong one.