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Indianapolis Star
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'Great Gatsby' and 'Scarlet Letter' are on Civic Theatre's new season
Classic literature and drama form the backbone of Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre's new season. Kicking off the season in October is "Something Rotten" — a musical comedy that plays on connections to William Shakespeare's work and even makes the iconic playwright himself a cause of action. In early 2026, the theater, which is a resident company at Carmel's Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts, will perform stage adaptations of "The Great Gatsby" and "The Scarlet Letter." Beloved classics "A Christmas Story" and "Fiddler on the Roof" will round out the season. Subscriptions are on sale now via or by contacting the Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts box office at 317-843-3800 or tickets@ Single tickets will go on sale July 24. All shows take place in the Tarkington theater unless otherwise noted. Here's the Civic Theatre season lineup. Oct. 3-18 In this musical comedy set in 1590, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are struggling to write a hit play and finding it impossible to compete with a famed playwright known as "The Bard." After a soothsayer predicts that theater's future combines singing, drama and dancing, the duo begins to write the first-ever musical. Summer plans: 100+ free live concerts around central Indiana in 2025 Dec. 5-27 Growing up in fictional Hohman, Indiana, in the 1940s, 9-year-old Ralphie Parker exhausts all possible avenues to obtain his dream Christmas gift: an official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot Range Model air rifle. Feb. 6-21, 2026 in the Studio Theater Long Island newcomer Nick Carraway chronicles the story of Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire who pursues the love of his life, the already-married Daisy Buchanan, against the decadent backdrop of Jazz Age New York. The IndianapoLIST newsletter has the best shows, art and eats — and the stories behind them March 13-28, 2026 in the Studio Theater In this reimagining of the classic novel, Hester Prynne raises her daughter in a Massachusetts Bay society where women are punished for asserting independence and colonists deal with violence, superstition and repression that will wind their way into the soon-to-be-formed America. April 24-May 9, 2026 In the small village of Anatevka, a milkman's family deals with the clash between tradition and changing times as they face antisemitism in Czarist Russia.
Indianapolis Star
20-05-2025
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- Indianapolis Star
Chris Isaak, Mandy Patinkin and Branford Marsalis: See the Palladium's 2025-26 season
A bevy of masterful artists will bring classic songs and fresh twists on old favorites to the Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts for its 15th season. Across the fall of 2025 and first half of 2026, the Carmel center will celebrate its anniversary with comedy, jazz, pop, holiday, acrobatic and classical programs. Among the big names are comedian and late-night host Jay Leno, Las Vegas icon Wayne Newton, singers Lisa Loeb and Joan Osborne, and vocalist and actor Chris Isaak. Subscription packages are currently on sale. Individual tickets for some shows are available now, and others will go on sale Aug. 1. Buy subscriptions and tickets by visiting calling 317-843-3800 or toll-free at 877-909-2787, or visiting the Fifth Third Bank Box Office at 1 Carter Green in Carmel. Here are highlights from the season. All concerts are at the newly renamed Payne & Mencias Palladium unless otherwise noted. Great American Songbook history: Why authors of 'Back Home Again' were accused of stealing from another iconic Indiana song The IndianapoLIST newsletter has the best shows, art and eats — and the stories behind them
Indianapolis Star
06-05-2025
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- Indianapolis Star
'Sunset Boulevard' and 'Young Frankenstein' on Actors Theatre of Indiana's new season
A journey through the 1960s and a story about an obsessive movie star will be among the highlights of Actors Theatre of Indiana's 2025-26 season. From September through May, the company will produce four works that explore multiple shades of comedies and dramas. The shows will take place at the Studio Theatre at the Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, where Actors Theatre of Indiana is a resident company. Season subscriptions are on sale now, and individual tickets will be sold starting May 19 at Visit to learn more. Here's the season lineup. 'Beehive' Sept. 5-21 The musical takes a look back at powerful women's voices in the 1960s to the tune of 40 iconic songs by Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Janis Joplin and more. Behind the changes: Carmel's Center for the Performing Arts gets new name and sponsorship 'Young Frankenstein' Oct. 24-Nov. 9 In this comedy by Mel Brooks, Frederick Frankenstein ends up following in the family legacy when he travels to his grandfather's Transylvania castle and meets a cadre of people connected to the infamous experiments. Soon, Frederick creates his own Monster with an abnormal brain and must figure out how not to repeat his grandfather's mistakes. 'Lucky Stiff' Jan. 30-Feb. 15, 2026 To inherit his late uncle's fortune, Harry Witherspoon must travel from England to Monte Carlo — with the corpse in tow. Complicating the trip are his uncle's former lover and her brother in this comedy that brims with mistaken identities and disguises. 'Sunset Boulevard' April 24-May 10, 2026 Norma Desmond, a former star of the silent film era, lives in a dilapidated Hollywood mansion with a butler who writes fake fan letters to protect her from reality. When Desmond meets struggling young screenwriter Joe Gillis, she gives him a room and board in exchange for editing her massive "Salome" script. Desmond soon becomes obsessed with Gillis, leading to dire consequences.
