Clowes Hall

Who run the world? Girls.

“As a comedian, you do sometimes feel sort of superfluous.”

“The toughest part is when I’m reporting and I don’t know if it’s leading anywhere. Is there a question that’s worth answering, and even if there is, am I going to be able to answer it with intelligence?”

“I’ve seen a dad try to cover his daughter’s eyes and ears because he didn’t know what he had brought her to.”

Enter: John Green. Wearing a bumblebee suit.

The Food Network star made his way through Indy’s array of eats and drinks before heading to South Bend, with appearances in both cities.

Kevin Hesse and his team are devoted to making ballet part of the signature of the city: “You’re constantly looking for what’s new and what’s interesting. We are bringing the biggest stars from the biggest companies. You won’t get this anywhere else.”

The artsy environs at the Alexander hotel make Cerulean the perfect place to discuss Mark Rothko’s play Red, showing at the Indiana Repertory Theatre.

The surefire standout of the night was Jasmin Richardson as Felicia, just as impressive in her quiet moments on stage as when she let that glorious voice soar.

Through her anecdotes, jokes, and charming accent, Bush gave a glimpse into how she shaped her eight years as first lady.

His words were perhaps revelatory on the subject of inclusion—by God and by fellow humans—of all people, regardless of race, socio-economic status, religion, and even sexual orientation.

“This was during Judy Garland’s wild period, and everyone was on pins and needles to make sure she got to Clowes Hall …”

A well-worn “tale as old as time” brought all of its truisms and talents to the Clowes Memorial Hall stage on Tuesday night. It was opening night for the NETworks production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, which yet runs Oct. 13 through 16 here. This latest nationally-touring take on the show jump-starts both the Broadway in Indianapolis 2011-12 season and the source material itself.

As a Ball State musical-theater grad, Emily Behny was prepared for drama—and she got plenty of it last fall when she auditioned for the lead in the Broadway touring production of Beauty and the Beast. At the conclusion of one callback in New York City, where Behny was living, she was asked to return the next day and sing for a musical director. She already had plans: She was getting married. In a rather Disney-esque sequence of events, Behny spent the evening waiting tables, went out for her bachelorette party, made the 10 a.m. audition for the part of Belle, and dashed off to her afternoon nuptials at City Hall. When she and her Prince Charming returned from their honeymoon, she learned she had landed the role. “I heard the good news from my agent on the tarmac,” Behny says.