Tara Bennett

A certain kind of loneliness comes from staying in one place, and Kenneth, the main character in Eboni Booth's PRIMARY TRUST, knows it well. He has lived his whole life in Cranberry, New York, shaped by childhood loss and the comfort of routine. He runs his bookshop, meets his friend Bert at the tiki restaurant every night and lives in a world where nothing ever changes.

THE BOOK OF MORMON has been delighting audiences for 15 years with its audacious blend of irreverent comedy and genuine heart. As the show enters its second decade of touring, it's currently running its long-awaited New Orleans engagement at the Saenger Theatre.

The best thing about THE SECRET CIRCUS is that it knows exactly what it is and commits without apology. Chanel Samson and Holly Anne Mitchell's original musical, performed at the intimate Mudlark Theatre in New Orleans, is campy, heartfelt and unabashedly earnest in a way that lesser shows would sand down into palatability. It shouts its secrets out loud and dares you to join in.

One hundred years after F. Scott Fitzgerald first put Jay Gatsby on the page, the Jazz Age's most enduring tragedy is back; this time, with a full orchestra, killer choreography and a fresh set of voices determined to make the story hit harder than ever.

​​​​​​​New Orleans has long been a city that blurs the line between performance and everyday life, where a second line can erupt on any street corner and the boundary between the living and the dead grows thin each October.

A Streetcar Named Desire has rarely been seen through a woman’s eyes, but The Irene Collective aims to change that with a New Orleans production centering on sisters Blanche and Stella.

When the Tony Award-winning musical HADESTOWN arrives at the Saenger Theatre this weekend, audiences will witness Nickolaus Colón embody one of Greek mythology’s most formidable figures.

Heidi Kettenring has been a Neil Diamond fan since childhood, and now she's bringing his story to life on stage in A BEAUTIFUL NOISE THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL playing both his mother Rose and legendary songwriter Ellie Greenwich.

After more than a decade, Rivertown Theaters' Co-Artistic/Managing Director Gary Rucker is revisiting one of musical theatre's most celebrated works with a production of GYPSY that runs through November 9.

What did our critic think of EXHAUSTED PAINT at Fat Squirrel? Fat Squirrel's production of EXHAUSTED PAINT: THE DEATH OF VAN GOGH takes an unconventional approach to Vincent van Gogh's story.

Keith Claverie steps into Victor Frankenstein this October, portraying one of literature's most challenging roles in The NOLA Project's production of FRANKENSTEIN at Greenway Station.

When the national tour of KIMBERLY AKIMBO arrived in New Orleans, it brought a Tony-winning musical balancing quirky humor and emotional depth.

Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts is leaning all the way into spooky season with the world premiere of THE GRAVEYARD GIRLS, a Halloween-night anthology spun amid headstones, fog and the distant yip of coyotes.

New Orleans in the fall isn’t just about crisp air, gumbo and jazz drifting through the streets; it’s also a prime moment for theater, dance and bold storytelling. As the city cools, stages heat up.

MS. HOLMES & MS. WATSON - APT. 2B, Kate Hamill’s razor-sharp reimagining of the world’s most famous detective duo, finds its perfect home at Crescent City Stage.

Rivertown Theaters is making national history with the first U.S. non-replica staging of Dear Evan Hansen. In our interview, Co-Artistic Director Kelly Fouchi shares why the show’s themes of connection and compassion resonate so powerfully and why Kenner is the perfect stage.

Le Petit Théâtre du Vieux Carré is rolling out a five-show season that moves from banking dynasties to spectral hijinks, playground diplomacy gone feral to a brass-buttoned Broadway classic and, at last, a New Orleans original production of ONCE. If that sounds eclectic, that’s by design.

Tennessee Williams Theatre Company’s CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, now playing at the Marquette Theatre in New Orleans, does exactly that. It’s electric. It’s guttural. And it’s one of the boldest things I’ve seen TWTC do, and that’s saying something.

From September 18–21, 2025, OVO, the internationally acclaimed production inspired by the fascinating world of insects, will take over the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. Audiences will get the chance to experience the show’s bold new incarnation, complete with new acrobatic acts, redesigned sets, vibrant costumes, original characters and reinvented music.

If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if The Sopranos ran away and joined the circus, look no further than CLOWN BAR 2. The NOLA Project’s latest immersive experience is absurd, raunchy and riotously funny—with just enough heart beneath the greasepaint to make you unexpectedly emotional about murder clowns.