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  If the name didn’t give it away, this is not your average Beef & Boards production. The Broadway hit roars onto the stage with drag queens in stiletto heels and a whole lot of sass. Based on a true story, the musical’s message of accepting people for who they are is more timely than ever. Jacob Butler plays Charlie, the owner of a shoe factory that’s struggling to make ends meet. He’s a traditional fellow who is not quite ready to have his views or opinions shaken by the unconventional and fierce Lola. The show comes alive when Jonathan Studdard makes his first appearance as that fiery character. Studdard can strut with the best of them, but it’s during the number “I’m Not My Father’s Son” that the audience is treated to the true depth of his talent. The beautiful quiet song was my favorite in the show. At one point, Charlie says of Lola, “Whenever you leave a room there’s a great big gaping gap.” The same is true of Kinky Boots. The production hums with life during Studd...

Every theatre is unique and the shows that they produce there reflect that diversity. I’m grateful Indy has so many great ones to choose from. There were some wonderful shows in 2017 and here’s a list of my personal favorites. Make sure you keep an eye on these theaters in 2018! 1)  J. Eyre: A New Musical Adaptation - EclecticPond Theatre Company 2) The Originalist - Indiana Repertory Theatre  3) A View from the Bridge - American Players Theatre  4) Kinky Boots - Broadway Across America  5) The Great Bike Race - Theatre on the Square  6) Richard III - First Folio Productions & Catalyst Repertory at the IndyFringe Theatre 7) Ring of Fire - Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre  8) Elemeno Pea - Indy Actors Playground   9) Drankspeare: Hamlet - EclecticPond Theatre Company

Kinky Boots is the story of Charlie, a young man who inherits his father’s failing shoe factory in England. In a last ditch effort to keep the business going, he joins forces with a drag queen named Lola to create a line of high-heeled boots. The story, based on real events, is fun but it also carries a serious message about accepting those who are different.  In the second act Charlie says something that sums up the entire production. He tells Lola that when she’s not there, there’s a big gaping gap. This is so true of the show. It's not that the scenes without Lola are bad; they just don't have the same magnetic energy. Timothy Ware’s electric performance as the sassy cabaret performer carries the show. He has an energy that steals every scene. During the number “Not My Father’s Son” he also shows a tender vulnerability that gives an added heft to the shows message. His performance is just as powerful when all the sequins are stripped away. Charlie, played by Cu...

Broadway Across America is thrilled to announce the 2015/16 Indianapolis season. Season tickets are now on sale.     Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella November 15-20, 2016       Clowes Memorial Hall The Sound of Music January 10-15, 2017 Old National Centre Disney’s The Little Mermaid February 7-12, 2017 Old National Centre Motown the Musical March 28-April 2, 2017 Old National Centre Kinky Boots May 16-21, 2017  Clowes Memorial Hall Jersey Boys February 28-March 5, 2017  Clowes Memorial Hall Season tickets are on sale with THREE ways to purchase: 1. Select your seats in person at the Broadway in Indianapolis Box Office in the Old National Centre at 502 N New Jersey Street , Monday – Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm 2. Order online 7 days a week/24 hours a day at www.BroadwayinIndianapolis.com 3. Call the Broadway Across America toll-free Indianapolis Season Ticket Hotline at 800-793-7469 . ...