“Pippin” is three-ring circus
GREENFIELD – Greenfield-Central High School theater troupe presents Steven Schwartz’s “Pippin” at 6:30 p.m. May 5 and 6 and 2 p.m. May 7 in the auditorium at Greenfield-Central High School, 810 N. Broadway. Pippin, the youngest son of the Emperor Charlemagne, yearns to break away from the war and violence of his father’s world and live an extra-ordinary life. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for seniors and children under 12 available at gcscdrama.weebly.com.
Visions of glamour star in “Dreamgirls”
INDIANAPOLIS – Onstage, Footlite’s “Dreamgirls” is glamour, glitz, sophistication and great dance tunes. Offstage, clawing ambition, betrayal, rejection and broken hearts are the behind-the-scenes story of the Dreamgirls – loosely based on the 60s girl-group the Supremes. A young, female singing trio from Chicago gets its big break at an amateur competition, and thus begins the heartbreaks of showbiz, love and music in this 1981 Tony Award winning musical. “Dreamgirls” opens Friday and runs through May 21 at Footlite Musicals, 1847 N. Alabama St. Visit footlitemusicals.wildapricot.org for show times and ticket prices.
Mud Creek Players present Steve Martin comedy
INDIANAPOLIS – The Mud Creek Players present “Picasso at the Lapin Agile,” an absurdist comedy about a fictional meeting between artist Pablo Picasso and physicist Albert Einstein at a restaurant in Paris called the Lapin Agile (Nimble Rabbit.) The show plays through May 6 at the Mud Creek Barn, 9740 E. 86th St. Friday and Saturday shows are at 8 p.m., Sunday matinees are at 2:30 p.m. Visit mudcreekplayers.com for ticket information.
IRT dials up suspense in on-stage thriller
INDIANAPOLIS — A retired tennis pro plots the murder of his own wife in the Indiana Repertory Theatre’s production of “Dial M for Murder,” but when she turns the tables on her attempted assailant, she is convicted of murder. The play that inspired Hitchcock’s suspense classic weaves an ever-tightening web of danger and deception. “Dial M for Murder” runs through May 21 at the Indiana Repertory Theatre, 140 W. Washington St. Visit irtlive.com for ticket information and performance times.
“Blood Brothers” don’t know they’re related
CARMEL – Mrs. Johnstone is working as a cleaner for Mrs. Lyons when she becomes pregnant with twins. The financial burden of two children is too much for her and Mrs. Lyons is longing for a child of her own, so Mrs. Johnstone keeps Mickey and gives the other boy, Edward, to Mrs. Lyons. Though the blood brothers are never told they are related and their mothers try their best to keep them apart, their paths do cross later in life and all hell breaks loose. “Blood Brothers” plays through May 7 at the Carmel Community Playhouse, 14229 Clay Terrace Blvd. Visit carmelplayers.org for show times and ticket prices.
Tarkington Theatre presents “Music Man” with no trouble
CARMEL – “The Music Man” follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons the people of River City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band he vows to organize – despite the fact he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain’s fall. “The Music Man” opens Friday at the Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre and runs through May 13. For more information, visit civictheatre.org.
