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BOOK OF MORMON to Play Morris Performing Arts Center This Week by BWW News Desk
- October 10, 2022 The American Theatre Guild will present the National Tour of the nine-time Tony Award-winning best musical, THE BOOK OF MORMON. This production is part of the BROADWAY IN SOUTH BEND SERIES and will take the Morris Performing Arts Center stage October 14–15, 2022.
GHOST STORIES Come to Washington Park East Cemetery by BWW News Desk
- October 10, 2022 Washington Park East Cemetery is the backdrop for the spookiest night of the season. Storytelling Arts of Indiana’s “Ghost Stories” has quickly become a tradition and one of the most iconic fall events in the city. Seven Hoosier storytellers will spin spine-tingling tales for guests under a tent or the stars on Saturday, October 15 at 7:30 p.m. It’s affordable fall fun the entire family can enjoy.
Five Points Musical Selected For Discovering Broadway's Fifth Writer's Retreat by BWW News Desk
- September 27, 2022 Douglas Lyons, Ethan Pakchar, and Harrison David Rivers will participate in the last writer's retreat of 2022. From October 9 until October 14th, the Five Points team will stay at the Hotel Carmichael, Autograph Collection to workshop the new musical. Theirs is the fifth musical to receive incubation resources from Discovering Broadway Inc.
TICK, TICK…BOOM! Explodes Onto The Phoenix Theatre Stage On September 30 by BWW News Desk
- September 19, 2022 Tick, Tick...BOOM! tells the story of an aspiring composer named Jon, who lives in New York City in 1990. Jon is worried he made the wrong career choice to be part of the performing arts; the audience follows Jon's journey as he decides what to do with the time he's given.
OVER MY DEAD BODY Comes to Buck Creek Players by BWW News Desk
- September 09, 2022 Buck Creek Player will continue its 49th season with this live event on the mainstage. Join in for the six live in-person performances at the playhouse starting Friday, September 30th and running through Sunday, October 9th.
Feinstein's at Hotel Carmichael Presents The Edwards Twins Next Month by BWW News Desk
- September 08, 2022 One of the most popular shows in Las Vegas is coming to Carmel on October 16, 2022, as Feinstein's at Hotel Carmichael presents The Edwards Twins and their Ultimate Variety Show.
Nominations Open For 2022 BroadwayWorld Fort Wayne Awards by BWW Awards
- September 06, 2022 Nominations are now open for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Fort Wayne Awards! The 2022 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.
HELLO, DOLLY! Comes to the Arts United Center at Arts Campus Fort Wayne in February 2023 by BWW News Desk
- August 29, 2022 This musical adaptation of Thornton Wilder's hit play The Matchmaker bursts with humor, romance, energetic dance, and some of the greatest songs in musical theatre history. The musical follows the story of Dolly Gallagher Levi, a strong-willed matchmaker, as she travels to Yonkers, New York to find a match for the miserly 'well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire' Horace Vandergelder. Along the way Dolly finds more than a few friends and their exploits are certain to thrill and entertain.
Feature: THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Summit City Music Theatre by Tara Olivero
- July 27, 2022 If you're looking for something fun to do this weekend, be sure to make your way over to Summit City Music Theatre's premiere of THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE. Directed by Gavin Thomas Drew, this show will be sure to leave you roaring with laughter.
Songbook Academy Concerts To Be Livestreamed This Week by BWW News Desk
- July 19, 2022 Lovers of timeless popular music can watch online this week as 40 talented high school vocalists from across the country perform in three concerts hosted by the Ambassador of the Great American Songbook, Michael Feinstein.
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Comes to the Athenaeum Theatre in October by BWW News Desk
- July 08, 2022 After four long years, NUVO’s 2015 and 2017 Best of Indy #1 pick for Best Locally Produced Play The Rocky Horror Show returns to the Basile Theatre at the Athenaeum this October!
Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival to Return This Summer by BWW News Desk
- July 05, 2022 The Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival has announced the return of the Professional, Touring, and Community Companies for their 2022 season. The Community Company kicks off the Festival with Shakespeare After Hours on July 15, 2022, followed by ShakeScenes on July 16, 2022.
Buck Creek Players to Stage LITTLE WOMEN by BWW News Desk
- June 20, 2022 Buck Creek Players is set to complete its 48th season with a production of LITTLE WOMEN on the mainstage. Nine live in-person performances will run at the playhouse starting on Friday, June 3rd and running through Sunday, June 19th. Tickets are $20 for adults, and $18 for seniors and students. Tickets may be purchased at www.buckcreekplayers.com.
BWW Review: THE UNSEEN at Playground630 by Tara Olivero
- June 06, 2022 Playground630's thought-provoking production THE UNSEEN runs for one more weekend at PFW's Studio Theatre
Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre Names Constance Macy New Artistic Director by BWW News Desk
- June 02, 2022 Constance Macy, a veteran of numerous Indiana stages and theaters across the U.S., has been named the new artistic director of the Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre. The new position is effective immediately for Macy, who has served as interim artistic director since January.
Songbook Academy Announces Finalists; Performance and Livestream Tickets Available Friday by BWW News Desk
- June 01, 2022 From hundreds of applications nationwide, 40 finalists from 19 states have been selected to participate in this year's Songbook Academy summer intensive, the leading youth music program focused on the timeless standards of jazz, pop, Broadway and Hollywood.
American Lives Theatre Opens World Premiere Of OAK ISLAND: A NEW MUSICAL by BWW News Desk
- May 31, 2022 A real-life mysterious island in Nova Scotia is the setting for a brand new musical opening May 27, developed entirely by Indianapolis writers. Joe Barsanti and Brandi Underwood first began work on 'Oak Island: A New Musical' in 2016. Six years, several workshops, a concert version, and one pandemic later; the story of a family reckoning with buried treasures and resentments will finally be open for all to see.
Michael Feinstein, Nicole Henry & More Announced as Celebrity Mentors for Songbook Academy 2022 by BWW News Desk
- May 16, 2022 A roster of Broadway performers and top jazz artists will join Michael Feinstein as professional mentors at this year’s Songbook Academy summer intensive, the nation’s leading youth music program focused on the timeless standards of jazz, pop, Broadway and Hollywood.
Playwrights Ngozi Anyanwu, Lucy Thurber & More Join New Harmony Project by BWW News Desk
- May 03, 2022 The New Harmony Project, an organization dedicated to supporting writers interrogating the complexity of hope, has announced that they will continue in-person programming with their 35th annual spring conference in idyllic New Harmony, Indiana.
Efroymson Grant Supports Songbook Academy 2022 by BWW News Desk
- April 28, 2022 The Central Indiana-based Efroymson Family Fund has awarded a $75,000 grant to continue its national sponsorship of the annual Songbook Academy summer intensive, the Great American Songbook Foundation's signature educational program.
Grace Morgan Returns To The Beef & Boards Stage After 20 Years To Perform In HELLO, DOLLY! by BWW News Desk
- April 27, 2022 First seen on the Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre stage in 2002 as Brigitta, the smart, observant, book-reading 12-year-old in The Sound of Music, Grace Morgan has stepped back onto the same stage in another classic musical, Hello, Dolly!, as the beautiful widow milliner Irene Molloy.