Innholdsfortegnelse for December 2019 i Indianapolis Monthly

“We are not experts.” That’s a disclaimer buried somewhere on the website of iTunes’s No. 1 true-crime podcast, Crime Junkie, whose questionable practices contributing editor Adam Wren investigated this month (p. 94). I’d say that quote is the most self-aware thing produced by the seven-figure business based in Indianapolis: The Crime Junkie hosts are in the middle of a 15-city live-event tour in which, show aft er show, for entertainment purposes, they recount the case of a 6-year-old girl who was kidnapped from her bedroom, murdered, and left by a pile of discarded tires on the outskirts of Tuscon, Arizona. The man authorities believe was responsible is a convicted sex off ender; one shudders to wonder what he might have done to the child before taking her life. Here’s the…

Book club! Gift exchange! Galentine’s Day! So many reasons. You rent the whole igloo, so rest assured you won’t end up on someone else’s date. The heaters can only do so much on frigid days. Bring blankets. And a Bluetooth speaker. But be chill: You have neighbors. Avoid the bottleneck at the counter: Book a separate tasting before your’gloo reservation (especially on weekends) and place your order before your time starts. Servers don’t come outside. Double-fist it. Want to sip in a snowglobe? On average, January is snowier than February here. Watch Urban Vines’s social media accounts for last-minute availability. Warning: High winds can call the whole thing off. Stocking stuffer: reservation and a gift card.…

FOR KATRINA MITTEN—a member of the Miami tribe of Native Americans—reclaiming the craft of Great Lakes–style beadwork embroidery became a decades-long obsession. “I started looking into it when I was about 12,” the Huntington resident says. “There was no one left in Indiana who was doing the art of my people.” During the Indian Removal of 1846, all but five Miami families were forced to leave the Hoosier state and relocate to Oklahoma. Families of chiefs—including Mitt en’s—were permitt ed to stay. Because they were pressured to assimilate, though, they struggled to preserve their traditions. Still, by examining beadwork on family heirlooms and in museums, Mitt en reverse-engineered the technique. “I saw how their stitches were done, how their colors were used, and how they interpreted the world around them,”…

Revisit Whether you prefer a nice sit-down family meal with a chilled beer or the grab-and-go method of eating, Gomez BBQ has you covered. The smoked meat–slinger that opened inside City Market in 2017 has a new location under construction on East 10th Street, poised to serve more slathered-up pulledpork sandwiches, slabs of brisket, and smokedmeatloaf platters in early 2020. “I’d like to become a neighborhood hangout, where people walk or ride over and grab a plate,” says owner Michael Gomez. The counter-service restaurant will cover less than 1,000 square feet in a building with another newcomer, 18th Street Distillery. Gomez will have a bar, wooden tabletops, and church-pew seating, and the menu will expand on the original and play around with the smokedmeat medium. “It’s less sandwich-driven and more…

IT WAS A TOUGH ACT to follow, but Baby’s exploded onto Indy’s dining scene like a glitter bomb, aggressively fresh-faced and ballerina-colored in a certifiably artsy pocket of Herron-Morton. Focused on burgers, shakes, and sweet young Millennial families, it took over the 3,500-square-foot shell of Talbott Street Nightclub’s drag stage in August. The space had sat empty since 2016, a ghost of its glammy heyday when Montana Melons, Asia LaBouche, Sage Summers, and the other queens of Talbott Street held court on a tiny spotlit stage. Countless bachelorette parties went off the rails in this very room. Noses were contoured, wigs prepped, drinks spilled, dollars bills tucked. Honey, if these cotton-candy walls could talk. Baby’s puts its customers in a different kind of happy place these days. Suitable for date…

EVERY MORNING when I arrive to teach English at DePauw University, I am struck by how peaceful and promising our campus looks. Construction crews solder giant beams for a new $23 million dorm. Students lug backpacks past bubbly fountains and majestic East College, the visual centerpiece of this 182-year-old Methodist school that seems to have it all—an ethics center, a nature park, a campus farm, an indoor tennis-and-track facility, and a gleaming Center for Diversity and Inclusion with shag pillows and a barber shop. Condé Nast Traveler named DePauw one of the 50 most beautiful campuses in America, and it’s easy to see why. But just beneath the surface, things are less sublime. The school U.S. News & World Report ranks as Indiana’s premier liberal arts college has endured a…

MUSIC FESTIVAL Held at beautiful Garfield Park on the city’s south side, HOLLER ON THE HILL is equal parts music festival and community picnic. Families spread their blankets out on the grass and kids blow bubbles while bands jam on multiple stages nearby. Curated by local concertpromotion company MOKB Presents, the late-September festival focuses on Americana, folk, and country music. Since its first iteration last fall, Holler has featured such acts as Citizen Cope, Justin Townes Earle, and St. Paul and the Broken Bones. Watch the website for the date of next year’s event. 2345 Pagoda Dr., holleronthehill.com PLACE TO DISCOVER NEW MUSIC Tucked away on the second floor of Fountain Square’s Murphy Arts Center, the LO-FI is a little brother of sorts to the larger Hi-Fivenue located one story…

Located where Bookmamas and Irvington Vinyl once were, IRVINGTON VINYL & BOOKS opened late last year, combining the best of both places. Owned by local writer Elysia Smith, the shop focuses on used LPs, leaving new-records sales to places like Luna Music. Smith encourages customers to dig for gems (such as Jr. and His Soulettes’ rare 1971 album Psychodelic Sounds, a recent find), rather than coming into the store with a specific album in mind. As for its book selection, the store carries a wide array of works by women, people of color, the LGBTQ community, and local authors. Throughout the year, poets and singersongwriters perform, too. 9 Johnson Ave., 317-375-3715, irvingtonvinylandbooks.com…

PUMKINFISH, a Mass Ave gift shop that stocks cat-butt and swear-word coloring books, is what would happen if a foul-mouthed, Golden Girls–loving feminist hijacked one of Silver in the City’s embroidered pillows. Inside a bright blue space that’s halfway between a mom-and-pop boutique and an adult bookstore, shoppers can browse old-school desk placards with snarky sayings, celebrityinspired dog portraits, and sassy baby stuff like a “Best Oops Ever” onesie. Your progressive grandma would feel right at home. 429 Massachusetts Ave., 317-653-1675, pumkinfish.com HARD-TO-FIND PLANTS Anyone can pick up a cactus from a big-box garden store. But for a more singular succulent, mother-and-daughter duo Andrea Dunlevy and Leah Flanagan’s FOREST FLOWER, a northside garden boutique, is your best bet. Opened in November 2018 in the old Bash Seed Company building, the…

PLOGGING GROUP The Swedish fitness trend of jogging and picking up trash has arrived in Indy. On the second Saturday of every month, KEEP INDIANAPOLIS BEAUTIFUL teams with the November Project and a brewery for its plogging series. “It’s a full-body workout, not just cardio, but arm and core, too,” says KIB’s Ashley Haynes. Wearing gloves to keep gunk at bay, ploggers fill garbage bags with funky socks and crusty takeout containers as they jog around the brewery’s neighborhood, then exchange their filled bags for a free pint. Ploggers cleaned up public property in Haughville (Herrmann Brewthers), Windsor Park (Centerpoint Brewing Company), and on 86th Street (Big Lug Canteen) in 2019. Events resume in spring. kibi.org/plogging ROUGH WORKOUT We can’t all be UFC fighters, but we can do 50-minute boxing…

“High School Musical dominated my childhood, so Troy Bolton is my dream role. But the basketball skills? The voice? The girl? Those were the three things I desperately lacked when I was in high school.”—DYLAN HUGHES, INTERN “Commander Paul Eddington, played by Kirk Douglas in the epic World War II film In Harm’s Way, which is set in the South Pacific, where my father served. Eddington serves up the immortal lines: ‘Old Rock of Ages, we’ve got ourselves another war. A gut bustin’, mother-lovin’ Navy war.’ As a kid, I thought that was so funny.”—MIKE BOTKIN, PRODUCTION MANAGER “I would have died to play Kim McAfee in Bye Bye Birdie. In junior high, I even learned some of her dances by playing them over and over on the VHS tape.…

ESSENTIAL INDIANA SONGS, VOL. 2 We’ve selected a handful of tunes that every Hoosier should know. THE MONTHLY, WEEKLY Hear a recap of the week-that-was in our new joint venture with Drink Culture Podcast. THE YARD AT FISHERS DISTRICT Our guide to navigating the mix of restaurants, shops, and residential spaces. Confessions Your story on the Archbishop (October) brought back bad memories. My family left the Catholic Church for the United Church of Christ 10 years ago precisely because we wanted to express our faith in an environment where we weren’t told specific groups of people were less worthy of a place there. In fact, much of my new church is made up of similar ex-Catholics. We’ve found that once Catholics leave that faith, they tend to leave it completely.…

WHERE DID THIS IDEA OF PERFORMING IN YOUR UNDERWEAR ORIGINATE? Nick Cearley (the group’s co-founder) and I were hanging out in our apartment one day in 2012, and we decided to put a cover song on YouTube. It was a stripped-down version of a Rihanna hit. I was walking around my bedroom in my bra, trying to figure out what to wear for the video, and Nick said, “You could just wear that.” We were doing a stripped-down version of the song, so why not? We did a whole series of stripped-down YouTube videos, and they went viral. WHAT’S THE VIBE OF YOUR LIVE SHOW? IS IT A BURLESQUE THING? It’s very nonsexual, so it’s not burlesque. It’s more of a pajama party, or a costume situation where the costume…

WHICH OF KOHLER’S decorative bathroom sinks is the prett iest of them all? Is it the organic “Veil,” formed like a elegant, curvy trough? The traditional “Sartorial,” with its herringbone-patt erned bowl? Ask the “Verdera” mirror—enabled with Alexa, it can answer about any question while you’re gett ing ready in the morning, as well as respond to lighting requests and announce the weather forecast. You can even say, “Add Windex to my grocery list,” and, like magic, it’s done. Among all of the dreamy designs at the new Kohler Signature Store by Crescent Supply, a kitchen-and-bath showroom in Castleton where all items are 25 percent off retail, the smart fixtures are most likely to make you start running the numbers for a remodel. You can demo some of the latest…

Brothers Neal and Paul Warner, both residents of Irvington, wanted a relaxed neighborhood bar where they could sit around drinking rum. So they opened one: Strange Bird, a cozy shotgun-style watering hole walled in with bold tropical murals, woven banana bark mats, and retro-looking brass mirrors. The brothers (who also own Coat Check and Provider) describe it as not a tiki bar per se, but “a neighborhood rum bar that leans a bit tiki.” Cocktails that have been meticulously lifted from the tiki songbook get remastered with top-shelf potions like Neal’s favorite, Hamilton Saint Lucia Pot Still rum, made from Guyanese molasses and aged for 10 years. But Strange Bird’s essential ingredient might be its simplest—crystal-clear crushed ice produced by three machines stashed in the back room. 128 S. Audubon…

GROWING UP IN INDIANAPOLIS, DID YOU HAVE ONE OF THOSE MAGICAL CREATIVE CHILDHOODS THAT HINTED AT FUTURE SUCCESS? Not particularly. I definitely had a creative streak and I liked to draw as a kid. But I don’t think I recognized that as anything other than a hobby until I was much older. HOW DID YOU FIND YOUR WAY INTO SET-DESIGN WORK? In high school, I worked in the theater department, painting sets. In college, I worked in the scene shop on bigger productions. By my senior year, I was allowed to design a set for a stage play. As I gained experience and curiosity, I started thinking more intentionally about my approach to design, so I enrolled in grad school to study architecture. At that time in Austin, the University…

Reporting by Sarah Bahr, Joe Ball, Bailey Briscoe, Ashley Brooks, Megan Fernandez, Seth Johnson, Casey Kenley, Terry Kirts, Suzanne Krowiak, Chris Ryan, and Julia Spalding…

In a year that saw a revival of Indy’s comedy scene (welcome, Helium Comedy Club), no group of comedians made a better impression than DIY JOKERS. Co-founded by local comics Brad Scott, Brent Terhune, and Ryan Niemiller (pictured above), the collective enjoyed a great 2019. Scott released his first full-length album. Terhune, who writes for The Bob & Tom Show, watched his “Redneck Hoosier” character rack up more than 10 million views on Facebook. And then there’s Niemiller, who took home third place in America’s Got Talent this past summer. You can find him on stage at Red Curb Comedy in Avon on January 17. @DiyJokers…

LATIN SWEETS Almost more fun than tackling the “vaso loco,” a Technicolor cup of fruit and syrup crowned with candy and served with a rim of fiery chile powder, is seeing the friendly staff of CHILE Y LIMÓN craft the eye-popping concoction at the counter. A party atmosphere pervades the place, with booming music and a stream of happy families coming in to indulge in tropical ice creams and a menu of tortas, tacos, and burritos, often stuff ed with flaming Cheetos or crusted with spicy Taki chips. 6250 W. 38th St., 317-430-7474 NEW VEGAN MENU Opened last year in a former gas station on the east side, 10TH STREET DINER provides the ubiquitous Impossible Burger some stiff competition. Created by the mother-and-son team Karen and Will Holmes, the completely…

The local fashion collector collaborated with Jean Paul Gaultier on an exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum a few years ago, and has nearly 400 of that brand’s jackets alone. Anderson says there’s affordable couture here if you know where to look. “I always go shopping with a budget. Goodwill (goodwill.org) is great now that people are throwing out their ’80s and ’90s collections—I love Marie Kondo because she’s getting people to get rid of everything. I’ve found some fantastic Armani pieces at the Goodwill outside Mooresville. Once a week, I pop into Newman & Co. (720 E. 65th St.), Indy’s best consignment shop for men. Broad Ripple Vintage (824 E. 64th St., broadripplevintage.com) also has some beautiful pieces. And I go by The Toggery (1810 Broad Ripple Ave., toggeryresale.com) and…

WTHR’s new anchor has only lived in Indy for a few months, but she’s already unearthed great workout spots and a hair stylist. The Zumba instructor is still looking for a local place to teach, but in the meantime, she’s happily scoping out the shops and studios in her new city. “When my agent called to tell me about an anchor opening in Indianapolis, I wasn’t sold. I had never lived more than two hours from where I grew up in Maryland. But aft er I visited, I felt like this was a place where I could make my home and really thrive. As someone who’s on camera all the time, staying in shape is a priority. I work out at LA Fitness (6160 N. Keystone Ave., lafitness.com) or the…

NEW & UPDATED Croûte Baking Company…..138 Pier 48 Fish House & Oyster Bar……………………..142 Slapfish…………………………….152 Cannon Ball Brewing Company…………….153 The Missing Brick……………..155 DOWNTOWN INCLUDES Fletcher Place, Fountain Square, Mass Ave, Mile Square 1913 Restaurant UPSCALE COMFORT The farm-to-table standards get a glossy do-over at this hotel restaurant tucked just off of the polished marble lobby of the Omni Severin. The dining room, all dark lacquer and leathery browns, feels a bit stuffy, but diners easily warm up to a menu that includes a root beer–cured pork chop topped with bacon marmalade, and half a chicken roasted to a juicy, rosy hue and plated with succotash and a little pan of sweet-corn “milk” for dipping. The sides—such as macaroni-and-cheese pie and sautéed Brussels sprouts—get passed around the table. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner…

Natalie Atwell Calendar editor Natalie Atwell always enjoys scouting for events, but December is a particularly fun month. “There’s more to do than you could possibly find time for,” she says. Though she’s a sucker for holiday events, she does try to keep the calendar (p. 22) balanced with tinsel-free options. “Sometimes you’re in the mood for Christmas and sometimes you really aren’t,” she says. Bailey Briscoe Freelance writer Bailey Briscoe reported several of the Best of Indy write-ups (p. 70), but she’s particularly fond of the lemon shakeup at Gavel. She discovered the beverage when she took her niece to the Fountain Square destination. “What else does a teenager order at an artisan coffee shop?” Briscoe says. “She let me try a sip, and I immediately regretted my choice…

Hamilton INDIANAPOLIS LAUNCHED LESLIE ODOM JR.’S CAREER. Well, sort of. The performer, who won a Tony for Hamilton, did his first-ever solo show at The Cabaret in 2013—two years before his role as Aaron Burr sent him into the stratosphere. He’ll be back in town next month at Hilbert Circle Theatre. YOU CAN SPOT A HOOSIER IN THE HAMILTON NATIONAL TOUR. Indiana University and Lutheran High School of Indianapolis alum Julian Ramos is a “swing” in the touring Broadway production that stops by Old National Centre December 10 to 29. That means he’s understudying a bunch of different roles—six, to be exact, from cowardly general Charles Lee to James Reynolds, the husband of Hamilton’s mistress (Ramos’s favorite part). A 25-YEAR-OLD SOUTHSIDER HAS SUNG WITH LINMANUEL MIRANDA. Roncalli High School grad…

In the old days, mercury used in hat-making caused some milliners to go insane—that’s where the term “mad hatter” originated. The eponymous owner of Jodie Bailey Hats has adopted the nickname the Mad Hatter of Indy, but her crazy is the good kind, springing forth fascinators, pillboxes, berets, buckets, Derbies, and other designs with an unbridled sense of fantasy. Custom work takes at least three weeks, and she can also modernize a family heirloom. What easier way to jazz up your standard black party dress this month? Fascinator pictured, $150; $700 and up for sculptural custom art. Stutz Business Center, by appointment only, jodiebaileyhats.com…

IS THE SUIT HOT? I wear an ice vest underneath it. Some suits have built-in slots for cooling packs. WHAT MAKES YOU A PROFESSIONAL SANTA? I attended Santa school on a scholarship, and I’m a member of the International Brotherhood of Real Bearded Santas. WHERE DO YOU … SANTA? I do a lot at Sullivan’s Hardware. And other events. At a nursing home, the same woman asks me for a new husband every year. WHAT DO YOU SAY? “I specialize in children’s toys.” At Santa school, you learn how to respond to almost any gift request. The weirdest one I had was from a little boy who just wanted tomato soup. IT MUST BE THE MOST DIPLOMATIC JOB IN THE WORLD. Never promise anything. If I child asks for a…

New in Town KATE DRURY, founder of The Flying Cupcake/Dancing Donut empire, dropped a bombshell when she said her favorite sweet is … raw cookie dough. “Yes, more than cupcakes, more than doughnuts,” says Drury. “It’s my Achilles’ heel.” She worked with her team of bakers for months to develop a shelf-stable recipe because she didn’t love anything on the market. “Even if they were good, they didn’t taste like real cookie dough. I was hell-bent on making sure ours tastes like the real thing.” Her brand, Jane Dough, is available at The Flying Cupcake bakeries, where customers can grab 8-ounce containers of chocolate chip, peanut butt er monster, birthday cake, and salted-caramel brownie, with more flavors on the way. (Out-oftowners can order them on Etsy.) Drury made the product…

BLUEBERRY HOTCAKE STACK The Garden Table 342 Massachusetts Ave., 317-638-0321, thegardentable.com This unique take on blueberry pancakes has the look and texture of cornbread. The high, crispy edges are the perfect companion for warm maple syrup. LEMON RICOTTA Caffè Buondi 11529 Spring Mill Rd., Carmel, 317-564-8092, caffebuondi.com They look like regular pancakes on the plate, but ricotta cheese and lemon zest in the batter add a savory tang. They’re also so light you won’t feel the dreaded post-pancake heaviness. DUTCH BABY Taxman Brewing Co. 13 S. Baldwin St., Bargersville, 317-458-0210; 29 S. Main St., Fortville, 317-482-1272; taxmanbrewing.com Dutch pancakes are actually a German dish (supposedly an early-1900s American restaurateur called them “Dutch” instead of “Deutsch”) that’s part pancake, part crepe, part popover. This seasonal version has roasted root vegetables, caramelized…

MY FATHER DIED this past year, and every week or so, I visit the town cemetery for a chat. Dad wasn’t the easiest man to talk with when he was living, but now that he’s dead, our conversations have improved. He and my mother are buried under a catalpa tree, which will provide nice shade come summer. Not that they’ll care one way or the other, but I appreciate it. When I visit my folks, I drop in on others residing there as well—my best friend from childhood, Tim Hadley, and his parents, Ralph and Evelyn; my high school viceprincipal, Harry Bradley; and Doc Foster, who collected trash in our town when I was a kid. Doc was the first black man I ever met, the last living remnant of…

Winterlights When this spectacle (pictured) debuted at Newfields in 2017, it was fair to wonder if anyone would pay $25 for a ticket. Almost 180,000 visitors later, it’s also fair to congratulate CEO Charles Venable on its success. The abstract patterns in the trees and lights timed with Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker make this the premier light show for cultured adults. $20–$25 per person. 4000 Michigan Rd., 317-923-1331, discovernewfields.org A Merry Prairie Holiday Conner Prairie throws its handmade hat in the ring this year with a light show that already has a strong following in Central Indiana. Reynolds Farm Equipment, which has been delighting children with its glowing Abominable Snowman and reindeer for 28 years, donated the display to the museum. $16–$20 per person. 13400 Allisonville Rd., Fishers, 317-776-6000, connerprairie.org Lights at…

After Andrew Luck’s abrupt retirement, Brissett found himself in a new role as the Colts’ starting quarterback. But the Florida native is no stranger to Indy, thanks to a few years of acclimation. While he may keep to himself on most occasions, No. 7 already has a great appreciation for the city and its sports-centric culture. “Growing up, everything revolved around sports. In Florida, football is kind of a year-round thing. From the time I was a boy, I just loved being around sports, so it’s good to be in a city that embraces that. I first came here for the Combine in 2016. But other than that, I didn’t know much about Indianapolis before being traded from New England. Andrew Luck’s a really good guy and a great friend.…

She may be a transplant from Northwest Indiana, but Swift is an unapologetic champion of the Circle City. And now that she and her twin sister Mandy Selke have expanded their Just Pop In! empire to include a farmhouse cafe in Broad Ripple, she’s even more partial to her adopted hometown. “Music played a huge role in my life when I was growing up, so a lot of my favorite places to eat and drink here today offer live performances. For local music and a no-frills cocktail, the Chatterbox Jazz Club (435 Massachusetts Ave., 317-636-0584, chatterboxjazz.com) has a coziness and authenticity you don’t get anywhere else. Living in Broad Ripple, I also love The Jazz Kitchen (5377 N. College Ave., 317-253-4900, thejazzkitchen.com), which has a great supper-club vibe. Every corner…

ADVENTURE SEEKER CHARLOTTE SIMPSON @travelingblack widow 1) This retiree didn’t think anyone would care about her solo travels around the world, but Simpson got an Instagram account at her daughter’s urging. More than 11,000 followers later, she’s a hit on the app. Celebrity followers such as Essence magazine’s Charli Penn check in regularly to ask for advice, something that delights the former school guidance counselor. “I want people to maximize their life,” Simpson says. She has been taking international trips by herself for a decade, after her husband of 31 years died. Her first was to Italy, and she has been everywhere from Japan to Egypt since. MEAL MUSE SAVANNAH NORRIS@moon_mylk 2) A professional food stylist, Norris spends her days making recipes for cookbooks. But her Instagram recipes are somehow…

TO BEGIN THE STORY of a podcast, let’s introduce a voice: I keep hearing that you love stories of true crime. You love all things true crime. But hearing about it once a week isn’t enough for you. You guys are just like me—you’re true Crime Junkies, and you need to hear stories more than once a week to get your fix. Actually, those are borrowed from a podcast, someone else’s work. But don’t worry about that. Just keep reading. Someone’s about to stalk, kidnap, and kill a little girl. Full. Body. Chills. Go on. Someone’s about to commit a crime. That’s what we’re here for, right? A fix? THE ADDICTS have arrived at Clowes Hall on the campus of Butler University. In droves. Hours early. Standing in line. Eager…

ARE YOU OVERDUE FOR A DENTAL CHECKUP? Do the kids need braces? This list can help you identify the most qualified professionals near you. Dentists voted for their colleagues in this independent survey commissioned by Indianapolis Monthly and conducted by topDentists LLC of Augusta, Georgia. The company posed one question to hundreds of affiliated professionals: “If you had a patient in need of a dentist, to whom would you refer him or her?” METHODOLOGY: This survey, conducted by topDentists LLC, sought input from dentists across the U.S. The nomination pool consists of dentists belonging to the American Dental Association or local and regional dental societies, which allows virtually all dentists the opportunity to participate. Practitioners were selected based on a vote taken by their peers, who were asked to consider…

WHEN THE IRT first staged A Christmas Carol a few times in the early 1980s, the show didn’t find its footing right away. But when the company revived the play in 1996, it became a cherished local tradition that hasn’t missed a year since. These crutches, used by some of the 43 actors who have played the second–most famous character, Tiny Tim, over the decades, reflect the boys’ varying heights. Sometimes, the prop department can simply cut the wood down to size or add an end block to suit the child. Other times, it’s necessary to whittle a new one from fresh lumber. This year, the crutch won’t be the only updated thing on stage. Tim and the entire cast get new costumes for the first time since 1998 thanks…