The Apollo building was demolished in 1990. Illinois Street), which became the first local theater wired for sound, opened on May 22, 1922. Its Smith-Geneva organ was moved to the Cadle Tabernacle. 1913), 44 West Washington Street, was the first Indianapolis theater built specifically for “movies only.” (Most theaters acted as multipurpose facilities, staging plays, vaudeville, and musical acts.) The Alhambra closed in 1921. The theater reopened in December 2008 as an entertainment destination. Refurbished in 1987, the theater ran contemporary independent art and foreign films until closing in 1994. In Irvington, Irving Theater opened on December 3, 1913, and initially showed little profit because adult residents wanted only educational films shown. Both theaters were located on Central Avenue. 1925-1960s), reportedly one of the most beautiful theaters in the Midwest. Northstar was owned by Anzi Zaring who also owned Zaring Egyptian Theater (ca. Commissioned by the ART, “Becoming a Man” will be codirected by Carl - a former leader at Boston’s ArtsEmerson - and Paulus.One of Indianapolis’ first theaters was Northstar (ca. Carl about his decision to affirm his gender after living for 50 years as a girl and a gay woman. 16-March 10, the ART will present the premiere of “Becoming a Man,” based on a memoir by P. “Real Women” will be choreographed and directed by Sergio Trujillo (“Arrabal’' at the ART in 2017, “Ain’t Too Proud,” “Jersey Boys”), with music and lyrics by Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez and a book by Lisa Loomer.įrom Feb. Set in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles in the summer of 1987, “Real Women” revolves around Ana, the first-generation daughter of Mexican immigrants, who is torn between a career at her family’s garment business and her desire to attend college in New York - or, as Paulus put it, “between her parents’ vision of her life and her own vision.” 14, 2024), a musical adaptation of the play by Josefina López that inspired the 2002 film. “The Half-God” will be followed by the premiere of “Real Women Have Curves” (Dec. “What these humans are able to do with a basketball, their sheer athleticism, makes them godlike.” “Growing up, Michael Jordan was a god to me,” he said. Miles, 36, said the play can be seen as a reflection of the dazzling level of hoop skill on display night after night in the NBA. It revolves around Demi, who is half Greek god and half Nigerian mortal, and who proves to possess basketball skills that launch him from his village in South West Nigeria to the NBA playoffs and the London Olympics, arousing the ire and envy of Zeus. To be directed by Taibi Magar, “The Half-God of Rainfall” is infused with elements of Greek mythology and Yoruba spirituality. 8-24) by the Nigerian-born playwright Inua Ellams, whose “ Barber Shop Chronicles” was presented by the ART five years ago. The ART season will open with “The Half-God of Rainfall” (Sept. No dates have been set for the “Great Gatsby” adaptation, titled simply “Gatsby.” Its heavyweight creative team includes director Rachel Chavkin (” Hadestown,” “Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812″) and choreographer Sonya Tayeh (”Moulin Rouge!”), with a book by Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok (”Cost of Living”), music by Florence Welch (of Florence + The Machine) and Thomas Bartlett, and lyrics by Welch. We feel this impulse to program works that feel necessary, that feel bold, that take advantage of everything theater has to offer.” “We’re coming out of a period where audiences had not been in the theater. “Right now in the theater we can’t take it for granted, right?” said Paulus, who was named artistic director at the ART in 2008.
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