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Two Weeks Left To Nominate For The 2019 BroadwayWorld Indianapolis Awards, Presented by TodayTix!
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2019
There's just two weeks left to submit nominations for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Indianapolis Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. Our local editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your favorites! Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31.
Photo Flash: First Look at Beef & Boards' LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
by BWW News Desk - October 11, 2019
Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre is ready to satisfy your appetite for some deviously delicious fun this fall with Little Shop of Horrors. This Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash hit musical is on stage for audiences to sink their teeth into through Nov. 17.
The Fearless Leap Returns with Second Installment of VOICE BOX INDY SHOW
by BWW News Desk - October 09, 2019
After a successful launch last month, The Fearless Leap will present the second installment of Voice Box Indy at Dugout Bar in Fletcher Place on Tuesday, October 15. It's a storytelling event with a musical twist. Storytellers share a story based on a pre-determined theme, which inspires the song the musical guest performs between stories. The original show is currently staged in the Chicago area to packed houses and is often referred to as a?oeThe Best Night of the Month.a?? 
October Indy Story Slam Announced At Garfield Park
by BWW News Desk - October 08, 2019
Following a successful inaugural Indy Story Slam, Storytelling Arts of Indiana will host five more during its 2019-20 regular season, in partnership with Garfield Park Arts Center and WFYI. The first one on September 19 was well-attended, amid the music, food truck, beer vendor and sunshine, at Garfield Park Biergarten. Going forward, the remaining slams will be the third Wednesday of October, November, February, March and April at Garfield Park Arts Center.
Indianapolis HAMILTON Tickets Go On Sale October 17
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2019
Producer Jeffery Seller and Broadway In Indianapolis announced today that single tickets for HAMILTON will go on sale to the public Thursday, October 17 at 10:00 AM ET. Tickets will be available in-person at the Old National Centre Box Office and online at Ticketmaster.com. Tickets will be available for performances December 10-29, 2019.
Mystic India Comes to Fort Wayne
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2019
Mystic India: The World Tour, is a Bollywood dance spectacular filled with 20 brilliant dancers, and 800 opulent costumes. On Saturday, Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m., audiences of Mystic India: The World Tour can expect an explosion of colors and energy as they travel on a celebratory journey through Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Punjab, and Gujarat, India, in Auer Performance Hall on the Purdue Fort Wayne campus. A stunning visual display that fuses dance, theater, and special effects will lead audiences on a progressive journey through magnificent Bollywood films.
BWW Review: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is Tradition at It's Best at Murat Theatre
by The Marriage Matinee - October 02, 2019
Refreshing a cherished, old-time musical can be a daunting process and undertaking. You have to choose what directions you'd like to goa?? Should you keep the faith with longstanding traditions, or should you try something new and risky? If you want to go for some of both, how much of each should you incorporate? It's difficult to strike that perfect balance a?" it's almost like you're a fiddler on the roof.
Nominations Open For The 2019 BroadwayWorld Indianapolis Awards, Presented by TodayTix!
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2019
Nominations are NOW OPEN for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Indianapolis Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. Our local editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your favorites! Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31.
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Comes to Beef & Boards
by BWW News Desk - September 30, 2019
Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre is ready to satisfy your appetite for some deviously delicious fun this fall with Little Shop of Horrors. This Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash hit musical opens Oct. 10 for audiences to sink their teeth into through Nov. 17.
FLORA, THE RED MENACE Opens At Purdue Fort Wayne This Friday
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2019
At the height of the Great Depression, Flora Meszaros, a spunky fashion illustartor is looking for work. Eventually employed at Garrett and Melnick's department store, she falls in love with the handsome but shy Harry Toukarian, a young artist and member of the Communist party.
BWW Review: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Is A Focus on Family
by The Marriage Matinee - September 25, 2019
After being in a show for over 300 times, how to do you keep it fresh? For Kelly Gabrielle Murphy in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, it's all about the relationships built along the way a?" with the audience and her fellow performers.
SINGING STREISAND Comes To Magic Thread Cabaret
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2019
In a career spanning six decades, there is no one like Barbra Streisand. Coming off an award-winning IndyFringe Festival run, Klein and Alvarez Productions, LLC will celebrate this icon with a show that's sure to be another hit, 'Singing Streisand: An Evening with Brynn Kathryn Tyszka' at The Cat on October 11-13, wrapping up the mesmerizing, critically-acclaimed 2019 Magic Thread Cabaret season.  
Photo Flash: Inside The 2019 Great American Songbook Hall Of Fame Induction
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2019
The Great American Songbook Foundation inducted songwriter Paul Williams and composer-bandleader Duke Ellington into its Songbook Hall of Fame during a star-studded gala Saturday at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.
Voicebox Indy Premieres in Fountain Square
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2019
After the success of two sold-out performances of a?oeListen to Your Mother,a?? the live, storytelling show founded by Ann Imig that's a?oeGiving Motherhood a Microphone,a?? this past Mother's Day weekend at IndyFringe Basile Theatre, The Fearless Leap is keeping the momentum going by bringing Voicebox Indy to the local arts community. It's a storytelling event with a musical twist. The original show is currently staged in the Chicago area to packed houses and is often referred to as a?oeThe Best Night of the Month.a??
Buck Creek Players Presents TRAP!
by BWW News Desk - September 17, 2019
Join the Buck Creek Players as we continue our 46th season of quality theater with the sci-fi documentary thriller, TRAP by Stephen Gregg, running for two weekends, September 27-October 6, 2019. Curtain times are at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, with 2:30 p.m. matinees on Sunday.
Phoenix Theatre Welcomes New Board Members
by BWW News Desk - September 16, 2019
Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre welcomes four new members to their esteemed Board of Directors. The new class takes a seat at the table as the 2019/2020 season begins this September.
Storytelling Arts Of Indiana Brings Ireland To Indy
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2019
Storytelling Indiana of Indiana kicks off its 32nd season as the premier organization in the state that promotes and protects the art of oral storytelling. We bring some of the most sought-after performers in the nation to entertain Hoosier audiences with a diverse lineup of stories. We're proudly hosting a?oeCome Dance with Me in Ireland: A Pilgrimage to Yeats Countya?? told by Patrick Ball on Saturday, September 21 at Frank and Katrina Basile Theater at Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, followed by an after-party with food discounts at our gracious sponsor St. Joseph Brewery & Public House. 
PUFFS Will Make Indy Premiere
by BWW News Desk - September 05, 2019
a??a??a??a??a??a??a??Loud Fast Funny (LAFF) Shows, a sketch comedy troupe developed by Main Street Artists through a partnership with IndyFringe, will present the Indianapolis premiere of a?oePUFFS, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magica?? by Matt Cox at the District Theatre Cabaret beginning December 6, 2019 and continuing through January 4, 2020 with performances every Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 5:00pm. Performances will take place on the Main Stage at the District Theatre, 627 Massachusetts Avenue in downtown Indianapolis. Tickets for each of the shows are $20 per person and can be purchased at www.indydistricttheatre.org or by calling 317-308-9800.
Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre Announces 2020 Season
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2019
Half of the mainstage shows in Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre's 2020 Season are new to its stage, with a lineup that takes audiences to New York City and Paris a?" twice a?" as well as Louisiana, Austria, and Bedford Falls, New York.
Fab Four Wow Beatleweek Crowd Then 'Get Back' To Their US Tour
by BWW News Desk - August 29, 2019
Emmy-winning Beatles tribute's Grand Central Hall show in Liverpool, UK last Friday will be followed by Indiana and Ohio shows this weekend.
BWW Review: HAIRSPRAY: Teasing Its Way onto the Stage of Beef & Boards
by The Marriage Matinee - August 26, 2019
HAIRSPRAY is such a likeable musical, full of catchy upbeat tunes and 60's flair. It is nearly impossible to resist the urge to tap your toes or bob your head as Tracy wheels her way around the dance floor. But the latest production of HAIRSPRAY at Beef & Boards brings more than what the musical has to offer on its own. It has heart and soul that cannot hide, even behind the misty clouds of Ultra Clutch hairspray.
Holler On The Hill Returns For Annual Community Festival
by BWW News Desk - August 23, 2019
MOKB Presents has announced the day by day schedule for Holler On The Hill 2019. This year's festival will take place Saturday, September 21 and Sunday, September 22 at Garfield Park.
Photo Flash: Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre Presents HAIRSRPAY
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2019
Welcome to the '60s as Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre presents the big, bold, and beautiful Broadway blockbuster Hairspray, now on stage through Oct. 6. This fun and fabulous musical won eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Original Score for its music by Marc Shaiman.
Pamela Dyar Leaves Phoenix Theatre To Run Indiana Conference For Women
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2019
The Indiana Conference for Women (ICFW) announces its new executive director, Pamela Dyar. She will focus on all components related to the ninth annual conference scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 7. Dyar has an extensive background in fundraising and development for organizations in both Indiana and Florida including The Ritz Carlton, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis Zoo, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Palm Beach County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Palm Beach Executive Women and more.
HAIRSPRAY to Open 8/22 at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2019
Welcome to the '60s as Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre presents the big, bold, and beautiful Broadway blockbuster Hairspray starting Aug. 22. This fun and fabulous musical won eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Original Score for its music by Marc Shaiman.

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