LOU’S VIEWS: Right actors, right material can make theatrical magic
The HART/Butler production of “The Exonerated” didn’t need costumes or sets to deliver solid drama.
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A&E SEASON PREVIEW: Clutch hitters guarantee a good time
Introducing a subjective short-list of Indy’s clutch-hitting actors, all of whom have created magic in the past and will be seen on local stages this season. (with videos)
City gives $82,000 for IndyFringe theater project
The grant from the city’s parking meter fund will be used to rebuild a nearby alleyway, repair sidewalks and install access curbs at the organization’s theater building on Saint Clair Street.
Court affirms Murat Centre renaming decision
A state appellate court upheld a lower court's dismissal of a lawsuit that sought to block the Old National Centre naming rights deal.
Owner attempting to foreclose on Walker Theatre property
Theater directors agreed to purchase the property north of the theater on contract in January 2006. Officials hoped to use the land to accommodate an expansion that never materialized.
Palladium sells well, ups ante for its competitors
About 40 percent of the tickets sold during the Palladium’s first half-season went to subscribers, prompting managers to expand the series offerings for the full season that begins later this month.
LOU’S VIEWS: Spidey crashes, other Broadway shows soar
Thoughts on “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” “Catch Me If You Can,” Shakespeare in the Park, and more.
Basiles back IndyFringe’s building acquisition
Gift kicks of $600,000 campaign to renovate, expand theater building.
LOU’S VIEWS: In the City of Angels, the stars aren’t only on screen
Greetings from California, where the question of the week was, “Is L.A. a theater town?
LOU’S VIEWS: Soul searching on ‘Avenue Q’
The R-rating-worthy, ‘Sesame Street’-style show gets its regional theater premiere at the Phoenix.
LOU’S VIEWS: IU Opera premieres ‘Vincent’
As ambitious an arts project as you are likely to find so far this century in central Indiana, IU Opera’s world premiere production of “Vincent” overflowed with stunning design and strong music.
Friends taking next step in theater company’s growth
Best friends Cynthia Collins and Judy Fitzgerald open the seventh season of their theater company in the brand new Studio Theatre in Carmel’s Center for the Performing Arts.
LOU’S VIEWS: World premiere tackles Marion lynchings
If you’ve already seen “The Gospel According to James,” your memory of it may well differ from mine. Plus thoughts on this year’s Humana Festival of New American Plays.
U.S. fines 3 theater companies over child labor
Operators of three of the nation's biggest movie theater chains have paid more than $277,000 in federal fines over allegations that they violated child-labor laws, the Labor Department announced Tuesday.
LOU’S VIEWS: Alas, poor patrons
If intent were all that mattered, I would be writing in praise of Hoosier Bard’s “Young Hamlet.”
12 arts days of Xmas: Day 6 – “Wicked” lottery
Stand in line for your friend—and you both can see the show for $50.
Performing-arts groups stretch to cover rent at Palladium
Carmel is building a dream home for the performing arts. Now those groups planning to move into it just have to figure out how to pay their share of the mortgage.
LOU’S VIEWS: Returnees from Christmases past
“A Christmas Carol,” “A Very Phoenix Xmas,” and “A Beef & Boards Christmas” all get regifted for the holidays.
Landmark Theatres purchases Showplace Glendale 12
The theater at Glendale Mall will be called Landmark’s Glendale 12. Landmark Theatres is co-owned by Mark Cuban, an Indiana University graduate and owner of the Dallas Mavericks.
LOU’S VIEWS: You talkin’ to me?
In more and more plays, actors are addressing the audience directly. But when does a device become a crutch?