Articles by Ken Klingenmeier

Mel Brooks’ musical version of his 1974 film Young Frankenstein opened this past week on the ATI stage in the Studio Theater in Carmel, directed by Darrin Murrell, with Musical…

Recently Mrs. K joined a group of women that, on the first Wednesday of each month, meets at a local restaurant for Happy Hour. They enjoy experiencing a new place,…

Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre’s penultimate offering for their busy 2025 season is Tootsie – a musical based on the 1982 movie which starred Dustin Hoffman. The adaptation by Robert…

Actors Theatre of Indiana (ATI) opens its 2025-26 season with Beehive – The 60’s Musical, a very special nostalgic journey honoring the great songs and female artists of that defining…

Beef and Boards continues its 2025 season with Heartbreak Hotel, a tribute musical, directed by Jeff Stockberger, which frames the life and career of Elvis Presley. Through flashbacks, his story…

As I approach my 77th birthday, my medical procedures Bingo card is pretty full. All the usual stuff has been “daubed” – the X-rays, scans of various sorts, checks for…

By KEN KLINGENMEIER A Seat on the Aisle Brightening the Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre stage for summertime 2025 is the Broadway hit Waitress. This Tony Award-nominated musical is directed…

So the other day, as my wife Donna and I sat and had our morning coffee and conversation, a call came in from our granddaughter, Hanna. She is an IU…

My wife and I recently took a trip to Buffalo, N.Y., to visit my sister on her 80th birthday. It was a great visit – Audrey and I have kept…