LOU’S VIEWS: When musicals rock
Plus ten written-for-musicals songs that you can play in the company of your rocker friends.
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REVIEW: ‘Typhoid Mary’ at the Phoenix Theatre
Playwright-in-Residence Tom Horan offers his take on the story of the notorious disease carrier.
LOU’S VIEWS: ‘Dontrell,’ Humana Fest, and the shock—and pleasure—of the new
Four days and eight new plays lead to a greater appreciation of adventurous audiences.
LOU’S VIEWS: Great A&E expectations with 15 high-hopes picks for 2015
A wordless “Peter Pan,” pianists in competition, and a musical “Idiot” among potential highlights in coming months.
LOU’S VIEWS: 2014 in A&E
Orangutans, ancient arriors, a fair lady, a great bicycle race, and more offered highlights of the year in Indy-area arts and entertainment.
LOU’s Views: ‘Old Jews Telling Jokes’ proves it’s best to shtick to what you know
The well-curated collection, loosely organized from cradle to grave, included very few duds, a few that I hadn’t heard, and lots that felt like old friends.
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?
LOU’s VIEWS: ‘Cock Fight’ turns Phoenix into barbed-wire arena
Minimal staging starkly contrasts with rich characters in “The Cock Fight Play.” Local premiere runs through July 6.
LOU’S VIEWS: Sound scenic decisions highlight deafness drama ‘Tribes’
The most powerful moment, for me, in the acclaimed play at the Phoenix may have been accidental. And it happened when an actor got in my way.
LOU’S VIEWS: 50 years, 50 shows
Broadway’s “Ragtime,” Butler’s “Lamentations,” and two Icemen among half a century of theater-going highlights
LOU’S VIEWS: Farce the herald angels sing
Holiday spirit, solid acting, and a great Christmas song, populate this year’s installment of “A Very Phoenix Xmas.”
LOU’S VIEW: A pair of trios with DK and the Phoenix
Three choreographers make magic while three couples mine marital misery.
LOU’S VIEWS: Indiana Repertory Theatre finds what’s crucial in ‘The Crucible’
Plus season openering reviews for “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” at the Phoenix and NoExit’s “Big Bad Wolf.”
LOU’S VIEWS: In Indy Opera’s ‘Flying Dutchman,’ strong voices almost drowned by overdone visuals
Season closer tackled Wagner’s large-scale seafaring tale. Plus, thoughts on ‘4000 Miles’ at the Phoenix Theatre.
LOU’S VIEWS: Going back for seconds … or more
The IRT’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and the Phoenix’ “Clybourne Park” offer pleasures whether you are seeing these plays for the first or fifth time.
LOU’S VIEWS: A critical mass of theater critics descend on Indy
A pack of conferencing critics had their eyes opened to Indy’s arts pleasures. In turn, they opened my eyes to some things I shouldn’t take for granted.
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: 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: Pictures perfect at the Eiteljorg show
Whether in a dog-eared magazine or on the gallery walls of the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, the photography from National Geographic magazine continues to stun.
LOU’S VIEWS: 2012 A&E favorites
With so much to choose from, it’s impossible to say what was best. Instead, here are some of my favorites of the year.