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Nettle Creek Players Travel To Brown County Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2018
Nettle Creek Players, a 501c3 not-for-profit arts organization in Hagerstown, Indiana, will present its recent production of HOOSIER HARMONY as well as a staged reading of the new musical IF YOU DON'T OUTDIE ME at the historic Brown County Playhouse in Nashville, Indiana from August 16th through the 26th.
BWW Review: CRY IT OUT at Phoenix Theatre
by Melissa Hall - August 07, 2018
Six week after giving birth I braved the outside world with my daughter for the first time completely on my own. We went to a breastfeeding support group at a local hospital. I was completely overwhelmed, sleep-deprived and somehow managed to get lost in the winding corridors. The adventure ended with me in tears in an elevator. I don't often share personal details here, but the Phoenix Theatre's production of Cry It Out hit close to home for me.
Indianapolis Symphonic Choir Announces New Season Combining Modern Favorites & Old Classics
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2018
One of the nation's oldest symphonic choruses, the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir announces tickets are on sale now for all upcoming concerts as part of the 2018-2019 season. Covering everything from annual family favorites to timeless musical masterpieces, the 82nd anniversary season's diverse lineup reflects the Choir's celebration of the choral classics and a commitment to the future of choral music.
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Comes to Athenaeum This Fall
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2018
"Let's Do the Time Warp Again!" The team that brought you NUVO's 2015 and 2017 Best of Indy #1 Pick for Best Locally Produced Play brings back the live, stage musical version of The Rocky Horror Show to the Basile Theatre at the Historic Athenaeum, October 26 - November 3, 2018.  Please note: this is not The Rocky Horror Picture Show - rather it is the live, fully staged musical. Squeaky-clean couple Brad and Janet find themselves stranded on a dark and stormy night. A flat tire brings them to the home of the fabulous and mysterious Dr. Frank N Furter.
CRY IT OUT Opens at Phoenix Theatre
by BWW News Desk - July 30, 2018
A season of excitement, change, and new opportunities for Phoenix Theatre closes with a production mirroring those very qualities. Cry It Out by Molly Smith Metzler follows the burgeoning friendship of two brand new mothers and their new parent-neighbors up the hill. The joys and chaos of raising a baby come into full view with touching and heartbreaking reality-all from the cozy backyard of a Long Island suburb.
Holler On The Hill Festival Releases Daily Schedules And Additional Performers
by BWW News Desk - July 30, 2018
MOKB Presents today released the official schedule for the Holler On The Hill Festival and also announced the addition of Anders Osborne, Caamp, Katie Pruitt, Ruby Boots and William Matheny to the lineup for the inaugural event that is set to take place this September 22 and 23 at historic Garfield Park in Indianapolis.
Kentucky Teen Claims Top Honors in National Songbook Academy Finals
by BWW News Desk - July 29, 2018
A rising college freshman from Lexington, Ky., earned the top title of Songbook Youth Ambassador at the Saturday finals concert to cap the weeklong Songbook Academy®, the nation's only youth music intensive focused on the timeless popular standards of jazz, Broadway and Hollywood.
OTHELLO: A Powerful New Production Comes To Notre Dame.
by BWW News Desk - July 27, 2018
The Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival's Professional Company production of The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice is now in rehearsals. Shakespeare's powerfully relevant tragedy comes to Notre Dame in a compelling and contemporary new staging, set in a world torn apart by jealousy, mistrust, and racial strife ? a world not unlike our own. Othello cast & company members are now available for media interviews between July 31 ? August 3, 2018; Othello opens August 14, with 15 performances through August 26.
Indy Jazz Fest Celebrates 20 Years, Unveils 2018 Festival Lineup
by BWW News Desk - July 26, 2018
Now celebrating 20 years as a mainstay in the Indianapolis arts and culture scene, the annual Indy Jazz Fest returns in 2018 with a 10-day lineup celebrating the legacy of jazz, modern masters and the discovery of new jazz stars. Indy Jazz Fest returns this year with "The Big Beat" to celebrate and honor the spirit of Art Blakey. This year's festival features Jazz new stars, Indianapolis' notable performers and award winning national acts.
BWW Review: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Brings History to Life at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre
by Melissa Hall - July 24, 2018
In 1956 Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Carl Perkins spent one evening jamming together at Sun Studios. The group was referred to as the 'Million Dollar Quartet' and the recording became famous. Years later a musical was made to commemorate that famous night and the show is on stage now at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre.
Buck Creek Players Presents The Classic American Play THE RAINMAKER
by BWW News Desk - July 23, 2018
Buck Creek Players brings hope and beauty to the stage this summer with N. Richard Nash's classic American play, THE RAINMAKER, opening on Friday, August 3rd, and continuing for a limited two-weekend run through Sunday, August 12th. Curtain times are at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, with 2:30 p.m. matinees on Sundays.
Alexander Gemignani, Nat Zegree, and More to Be Mentors at Songbook Academy
by BWW News Desk - July 16, 2018
Performers from Broadway's Hamilton, Mean Girls and Carousel will be among the professional mentors for the Great American Songbook Foundation's 2018 Songbook Academy, the nation's only summer youth music intensive focused on the timeless standards of jazz, pop, Broadway and Hollywood.
BWW Review: FORBIDDEN BROADWAY opens the new District Theatre
by Melissa Hall - July 10, 2018
When the Theatre on the Square closed the Indy theatre community couldn't help but worry and speculate about what would happen next. It breathed a collective sigh of relief when the building was saved. Now named The District Theatre, the Mass Ave space opens its doors with the musical Forbidden Broadway.
BWW Review: SILENT SKY Shines Bright at Summit Performance Indianapolis
by Melissa Hall - July 02, 2018
There's a new theatre company in town and its inaugural production is not to be missed. Summit Performance Indianapolis, co-founded by Lauren Briggeman and Georgeanna Smith Wade, opened Silent Sky at the Phoenix Theatre this past weekend. The play by Lauren Gunderson tells the true story of the astronomer Henrietta Leavitt who worked at the Harvard Observatory in the early 1900s. It is an astonishing piece of theatre. 
BWW Review: INTO THE WOODS at Footlite Musicals
by The Marriage Matinee - July 01, 2018
Once you've read past the words 'happily ever after,' the book typically closes and all is right with the world. But INTO THE WOODS takes that idea and turns it on its head. Haven't you ever wondered what happens beyond those three words? Is the prince really that charming? Does the death of an enemy cure all ills? That is what makes this musical so amusing and enticing. It is a chance to look past the last page.
Phoenix Theatre Welcomes Summit Performance Indy with SILENT SKY
by BWW News Desk - June 25, 2018
The Phoenix Theatre mission has always been about giving voice to the voiceless, inviting our community in for lively conversation, and supporting those who need support the most. A part of their case statement to raise money for their remarkable new facility involved not only community building but affording new ideas and new organizations a space to grow artistically. Phoenix is thrilled to see the first of those partnerships thrive with the inaugural production from Summit Performance Indianapolis, a new women - focused theatre group and a member of the Phoenix Collective.
Songbook Academy Receives $75K Sponsorship to Support Educational Programs
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2018
A $75,000 national sponsorship by the Efroymson Family Fund will support the Great American Songbook Foundation's signature educational program, the annual Songbook Academy.
HOLLER ON THE HILL Music Festival Announced for Indianapolis this September
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2018
MOKB Presents has announced details and the lineup for the inaugural two-day music event Holler On The Hill that is set to take place on Saturday and Sunday, September 22-23 in Indianapolis at historic Garfield Park. The event will feature headlining performances by critically acclaimed six-piece soul outfit St. Paul & The Broken Bones and emerging indie-rock band Moon Taxi plus over 30 national, regional, and local performers. Tickets to the two-day music gathering are on sale now at holleronthehill.com.
INDECENT at Phoenix Theatre Tells Thrilling Story
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2018
"We have a story we want to tell you...about a play that changed my life." Moments into this 90-minute ensemble piece, patrons are brought into a world of intrigue, love, and endurance with this simple line. Lemml, played in an "astounding" performance by Nicholas Jenkins, according to critic Lisa Mitchison, serves as the tour guide for this weaving storyline. From start to finish, the audience is drawn in, held close, and left wanting more.
BWW Review: 20 Years of RENT Glory for Jonathan Larson's Songs at Clowes Memorial Hall
by The Marriage Matinee - June 14, 2018
It may have been 20 years since RENT first took Broadway by storm, but there's a clear reason why it's earned a 20th anniversary tour. It resonates with truths that echo through all decades, not just the one in which it was created.
BWW Review: Nothing Ugly about DOGFIGHT at Buck Creek Players
by The Marriage Matinee - June 11, 2018
DOGFIGHT seems to imply a ring of competitors, lots of sweat, and probably a few black eyes. But in this frolicsome musical it means an all-out brawl…about who has the ugliest date. This, combined with a trio of 'bad boys,' makes DOGFIGHT a real treat for viewers who visit Buck Creek Players.
BWW Review: DOGFIGHT at Eclipse
by Melissa Hall - June 08, 2018
Here's the premise, it's 1963 and the night before three soldiers are about to be shipped off to Vietnam. They've decided to hold a dogfight, a marine tradition where each guy tries to find the ugliest date possible. The winner takes the pot and the girl is never the wiser. Eddie Birdlace (Patrick Dinnsen) meets Rose, a waitress who he decides will work in a pinch, unfortunately she's more than he bargained for.
Phoenix Theatre Founder Bryan Fonseca To Become Producing Director Emeritus
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2018
Phoenix Theatre founding Producing Director Bryan Fonseca, who guided the original storefront operation to a new $ 11 million dollar theater on the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, has been named the theatre's Founder and Producing Director Emeritus.
Photo Flash: ANNIE is Now On Stage at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2018
With red hair, grit, and plenty of spunk, America's favorite orphan proves her worth to a billionaire and a new generation as Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre presents Annie as its 2018 Season Family Show. Now on stage, the seven-time Tony Award winner stars 12-year-old Claire Kauffman in the title role.
Buck Creek Players Brings Award-Winning New Musical To The Stage With DOGFIGHT
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2018
Buck Creek Players is proud to present the critically-acclaimed new musical, DOGFIGHT, based on the 1991 film of the same name starring River Phoenix and Lilli Taylor. Called 'poignant, funny and totally endearing' by AM New York, and nominated for nearly a dozen prominent New York Awards, DOGFIGHT will open today, June 1st, and continue for a limited three weekend run through Sunday, June 17th. Curtain times are at 8 p.m. today and Saturday, with 2:30 p.m. matinees on Sundays.

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