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LOU’S VIEWS: Obsession permeates artist Sarah Hobbs’ distressing habitats
Latest IMOCA show showcases rooms in which overcompensation is a primary resident.
LOU’S VIEWS: Beef & Boards salvages record-setting comedy
The talented company seems ready for anything the audience throws back at them.
LOU’S VIEWS: Underground Railroad station gets $3.8 million upgrade
The newly renamed Levi and Catherine Coffin State Historic Site now offers more context.
LOU’S VIEWS: The best arts of 2016
Highlights include “Fences” at the IRT and “Beyond Spaceship Earth” at the Children’s Museum.
LOU’S VIEWS: Amiable Josh Kaufman leads ISO’s ‘Yuletide Celebration’
Only a pre-dusk Ebenezer Scrooge would take issue with the overall joy of the annual ISO holiday show.
LOU’S VIEWS: ‘Hamilton’ thrives in Chicago
“So is it as good as it is on Broadway,” is the question I keep getting asked. Here’s my answer.
LOU’S VIEWS: IMS offers a Santaland drive-thru
More than two million lights are decorate the 1.7 mile course.
LOU’S VIEWS: Eiteljorg show captures scale of new collection
"Titan of the West" shows off a considerable percentage of the collection acquired from the estate of former Tennessee Titans owner Kenneth “Bud” Adams.
LOU’S VIEWS: A bold, dark ‘Cabaret’
Even after 50 years of productions, the musical leaves plenty of room for individual interpretation—and can still unsettle.
LOU’S VIEWS: New York theater beyond Broadway
Arts travel tips include reviews, and a preview of what’s heading for the stage.
LOU’S VIEWS: Hardwood hindsight and hopes on display at Historical Society
In pursuit of the essence of Hoosier basketball, photographers Michael E. Keating and Chris Smith logged over 10,000 miles and visited 130 gyms across the state, taking more than 150,000 photos along the way.
LOU’S VIEWS: For ‘Coriolanus,’ home is as dangerous as the battlefield
Catalyst Repertory's Bard Fest production benefits from an appropriately intense and committed cast.
LOU’S VIEWS: Documentaries highlight Heartland Film Festival
Real-life stories outshine fiction films at the Oct. 20-30 cinematic soiree.
COUNCIL: A monument to blacks that’s meant for all races
Being the first black reporter at IBJ, the Smithsonian’s new African-American museum spoke to me in a special way. But it can also speak to people of any race—as long as they’re willing to listen.
LOU’S VIEWS: Phoenix ‘Starcatcher’ is moving in more ways than one
Plus thoughts on the IRT season opener “The Three Musketeers.”
LOU’S VIEWS: Stillness dominates Eiteljorg’s annual ‘Quest for the West’
Most of the work has been sold, but you can through Oct 9 when the collectors collect.
LOU’S VIEWS: New anthology of Indiana talent includes John Green, other strong work
Fiction, non-fiction and poetry included in that mix.
LOU’S VIEWS: Artist Don Gummer brings his world to Cultural Trail
Built from steel, bronze, aluminum and glass, the sculptures tend to grow larger the higher they get.