Former symphony chief lands in sunnier position
Simon Crookall, who ended an often-stormy, seven-year run at the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra in 2012, has been hired to take over the Hawaii Opera Theatre in May.
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Ticket giveway: Doc Severinsen and his Big Band
Win one of two sets of seats to see the former “Tonight Show” bandleader.
A&E priority list for April 11-18
The American Pianists Association fellowships, a storytelling benefit, and a lot more is happening in the upcoming week.
Ohio competition sends Indiana casino revenues down
Indiana's riverboat casino revenues fell 4.4 percent in March, dragged down by declines at two southeastern Indiana venues that faced their first month of head-to-head competition with a Cincinnati casino.
A few hundred possible names for a theater restaurant
Two Gentlemen with Coronas? A Raisin in the Scone? Moon Pie for the Misbegotten? What would you call a theater eatery?
Plan would shift money from horse racing to auto racing
The move—debated Monday in the Indiana House Ways and Means Committee—is meant to subsidize upgrades at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and make low-interest loans available to other auto tracks and businesses across the state.
Cincinnati casino brings in $21M in first month
Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati, which is expected to lure some gambling revenue from Indiana’s casinos, opened March 4.
Land-based casinos likely, says Indiana gambling chief
Gaming Commission Executive Director Ernest Yelton said declining casino revenue and other factors are helping drive the push for land-based casinos.
City’s pianist competition makes key changes
This year’s event includes more promotion, more prize money—and an art installation of pianos on Monument Circle.
You-review-it Monday
First Friday? ‘Clybourne Park’? The IBJ A&E Road Trip? What did you hear, see or do on the A&E front this weekend?
Thoughts on ‘Ai Weiwei: According to What?’ at the Indianapolis Museum of Art
The IMA is one of only five North American stops for the show by perhaps the most famous contemporary living artist in the world.
LOU’S VIEWS: Rock solid ‘American Idiot’ works for more than just Green Day fans
Angst-ridden musical a highlight of the Broadway in Indianapolis season.
DINING: Geist pub shows Asian influence
Second in a month-long series of food-and-a-drink eatery reviews.
HETRICK: Lamenting our slow-motion political sausage factory
Local government reform, it seems, is meddling when legislators don’t like it and meritorious when they do.
BENNER: NCAA regional brought coaching royalty to Indianapolis
Rick Pitino, Tom Izzo and Mike Krzyzewski would be the making of a pretty good three-fourths of a coaching Mount Rushmore.
Skating academy to close ice rinks at Pan Am Plaza
Indiana World Skating Academy, a fixture in downtown Indianapolis since 1987, plans to suspend operations of its two indoor ice rinks at Pan Am Plaza this month and begin looking for a new location, the not-for-profit announced Wednesday.
Review: ‘American Idiot’ at Clowes Hall
The Green Day music-fueled show at Clowes Hall isn't just for members of its characters' demographic group. The Broadway show that “American Idiot” most recalls is “Movin’ Out.” That, too, focused on a group of friends who take different paths into the world.
Monument Circle face-lift set to move forward
The city recently signed a $555,750 contract with a local firm for design work on the Circle, leading to a two-year repaving project with other improvements.
IBJ A&E Road Trip: ‘Disney’s The Jungle Book’ at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre
We’re hitting the road for the world-premiere, pre-Broadway production directed by Tony-winner Mary Zimmerman.