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For centuries, the significant contributions of science by women have been relatively unappreciated or unknown (unless you're Madame Curie), but thanks to recent a recent uptake of science-oriented bio dramas that is about to shift theatrically. Currently running at Theatre Baton Rouge is SILENT SKY, a vastly crucial yet little-known story of one woman whose groundwork laid the foundations of mapping the universe despite gender bias and other obstacles.

The holidays are here, and with them comes a cavalcade of seasonal entertainment filled with sugar plum fairies; bitter, elderly misers, and Christmas specials to fill your heart with cheer. However, why stick with the traditional fare when you can visit the Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center for a performance of the Tennessee Williams's rarity, THE MUTILATED?

It's finally spooky season, and Theatre Baton Rouge is ready to deliver you a night of suspense, romance, and one giant, man-eating plant. Welcome to LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS.

Singing, dancing, and hijinks ensue in Theatre Baton Rouge's 73rd season opener THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE.

The reflection of beginnings and endings is prominent in the newest production by the Tennessee Williams Theatre Company with Tennessee Williams' VIEUX CARRE, now running through August 25 at the Marigny Opera House.

What's the next best thing to a vacation on a Greek island? Seeing 'MAMMA MIA!,' this season's last mainstage show at Theatre Baton Rouge that equals to two hours of musical fun.

Answering machines and public payphones may be things of the past, but the epic rock musical RENT still holds up to this day.

The Tennessee Williams Company's latest production may raise an eyebrow after seeing playwright Moises Kaufman's name attached, but rest assured, ONE ARM is most ardently Tennessee Williams' work. It is the latest production in keeping with the company's mission to bring the rare gems of Williams canon to broader audiences.

Broadway's longest-running production is well over 30 years, but still finds ways to remain incredibly "phantasmic."

The lines between fantasy and reality will blur on the stage of Theatre Baton Rouge as they run the now-classic musical CABARET now through March 25.

Too often, narratives in geek culture focus on the guys. It fits with the stereotype of what geeks are considered to be. Just some guy covered in Cheeto dust, chugging back a Mountain Dew while locking himself up in his mother's basement to live out a fantasy quest where he defeats a dragon and gets the girl. But what about the girls who also want to save the day? This is at the heart of SHE KILLS MONSTERS, now running at Theatre Baton Rouge as part of their Turner-Fischer series.

Swords, daggers, shields and the power of sisterhood take over Theatre Baton Rouge as part of their Turner-Fischer series with SHE KILLS MONSTERS running from February 9-18.

Take five actors, with some nearly three dozen characters, plus a mystery that's playing as melodrama while also playing as a farce, and turn it into a hit show.

Although New Orleans doesn't usually get snow for the holidays, the stage production of Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS THE MUSICAL is an excellent substitution filled with holiday spirit and cheer.

It's incredibly rare for someone not to know the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge. A classic story of redemption, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, lingers in the hearts of everyone, especially those who have special ties to it, such as the team at Theatre Baton Rouge where A CHRISTMAS CAROL, has been a part of their holiday season for the past seven years.

Running now until December 16, NOT ABOUT NIGHTINGALES is one of Williams' early works, written in 1938. The play's rough edges help to bridge our understanding of how an aspiring Thomas would later become known to the world as Tennessee. Such a rarity is this play that it was not produced until the 1990's after Vanessa Redgrave first heard of its existence, and then persisted in bringing it to the stage.

In pop culture history, nuns have always been campy figures in the imaginations of the masses. But it was the snazzy, jazzy rhythm found within the hit film Sister Act that renewed the popularity seen by the likes of the Flying Nun and the von Trapp family.

Get ready to don your fishnets and pearls because the ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW is coming to Theatre Baton Rouge.

It's common knowledge that Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, is a timeless classic which has been read and loved by millions. Many of us have read the book because our middle school English teacher required it, but we discovered we couldn't put it down.

The year 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the rock musical, HAIR and Theatre Baton Rouge is celebrating with a two-week run of the show, opening Friday, August 18, and running through Sunday, August 27.