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Nathaniel Twarog of NO PANTS SHAKESPEARE - AS YOU LIKE IT at Tennessee Williams Theat

Nathaniel Twarog of NO PANTS SHAKESPEARE - AS YOU LIKE IT at Tennessee Williams Theatre Company

by Tara Bennett — April 3, 2020
Fans of The Bard and wearing their sweats at home are in for a treat as the Tennessee Williams Theatre Company brings to you NO PANTS SHAKESPEARE a?" AS YOU LIKE IT....
Connor Lyon of JERSEY BOYS at The Saenger Theatre

Connor Lyon of JERSEY BOYS at The Saenger Theatre

by Heidi Scheuermann — March 6, 2020
Get ready, New Orleans, one of the most rockin' shows of the season opens at the Saenger Theatre tonight!  JERSEY BOYS is coming to us for the third time in recent years, and I couldn't be happier.  In the show we learn about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, their rise to stardom, and the work ...
Jason Breaux of FOX ON THE FAIRWAY at Theatre Baton Rouge

Jason Breaux of FOX ON THE FAIRWAY at Theatre Baton Rouge

by Tara Bennett — February 26, 2020
Ken Ludwig's A FOX ON THE FAIRWAY a?' billed as a?oea charmingly madcap adventure about love, life, and man's eternal love affair with...golfa?? a?' opens Friday night at Theatre Baton Rouge....
Audrey Belle Adams of CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY at The Saenger Theatre

Audrey Belle Adams of CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY at The Saenger Theatre

by Heidi Scheuermann — February 4, 2020
Get ready kids and former kids, for the most magical show we've had at the Saenger Theatre all season!  CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY is opening next week, and the cast is ready to take us on a journey to Willy Wonka's candy kingdom....
GUYS AND DOLLS at Theatre Baton Rouge

GUYS AND DOLLS at Theatre Baton Rouge

by Tara Bennett — January 27, 2020
Theatre Baton Rouge wants local audiences to roll the dice this weekend with their spring musical production of GUYS AND DOLLS running from January 30 through February 2 as part of TBR's Young Actors Program....
Chris Carsten of A CHRISTMAS STORY at Saenger Theatre

Chris Carsten of A CHRISTMAS STORY at Saenger Theatre

by Tara Bennett — December 17, 2019
From the songwriting team behind the smash hit, Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen comes A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL which brings the classic 1983 movie to hilarious life on stage at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans Dec. 17 - 22....
Tom Flynn of WICKED at Saenger Theatre

Tom Flynn of WICKED at Saenger Theatre

by Tara Bennett — September 27, 2019
If audience appeal is any indication of a show's worth, WICKED casts a spell that has created a multimillion-dollar treasure to the musical theatre world. With memorable music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a heartwarming book by Winnie Holzman, the production is based on the 1995 Gregory Maguir...
Theatre Baton Rouge Hosts WILDest Party of The Year

Theatre Baton Rouge Hosts WILDest Party of The Year

by Tara Bennett — August 12, 2019
Theatre Baton Rouge will proudly present Andrew Lippa's THE WILD PARTY directed by Lily McGill from August 16-25!...
Ashley North of KINKY BOOTS at Saenger Theatre

Ashley North of KINKY BOOTS at Saenger Theatre

by Tara Bennett — June 3, 2019
Coming soon to the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans is KINKY BOOTS, the smash-hit musical that brings together four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein and Grammy Award-winning rock icon Cyndi Lauper (Tony Award-winner for Best Score for KINKY BOOTS). The show runs June 14-16....
Ally Guay of THE EXPLORERS CLUB at Theatre Baton Rouge

Ally Guay of THE EXPLORERS CLUB at Theatre Baton Rouge

by Tara Bennett — May 3, 2019
The fast-paced Nell Benjamin's comedy THE EXPLORERS CLUB has come to Theatre Baton Rouge and fans of British comedy are in for a real treat....
Jorrel Javier of THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL at Mahalia Jackson Th

Jorrel Javier of THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL at Mahalia Jackson Theatre

by Tara Bennett — April 3, 2019
If you're a fan of the Percy Jackson novels, mark your calendars because lightning will strike the Mahalia Jackson Theatre with the arrival of THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL this April....
Lily McGill of THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Theatre Baton Rouge

Lily McGill of THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Theatre Baton Rouge

by Tara Bennett — March 6, 2019
Theatre Baton Rouge will hold a run of PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE opening this Friday, March 8. Before seeing the show, check out our Q&A with the show's director Lily McGill as we learn what it takes to create a spelling bee of a lifetime....
Courtney Murphy of IN THE NEXT ROOM at Theatre Baton Rouge

Courtney Murphy of IN THE NEXT ROOM at Theatre Baton Rouge

by Tara Bennett — February 11, 2019
It's not every day that sex toys will play any significance in Baton Rouge theatre, but in Sarah Ruhl's play, "IN THE NEXT ROOM, or the Vibrator Play" it's easy to see how its role is quite electric....
Andy Huntington Jones of THE BOOK OF MORMON at Saenger Theatre

Andy Huntington Jones of THE BOOK OF MORMON at Saenger Theatre

by Tara Bennett — February 4, 2019
Like THE BOOK OF MORMON, Andy Huntington Jones is making a triumphant return to New Orleans....
Beth Malone of BROADWAY @ NOCCA at New Orleans Center For Creative Arts

Beth Malone of BROADWAY @ NOCCA at New Orleans Center For Creative Arts

by Jenny Bravo — January 29, 2019
Beth Malone is bringing the Fun Home to New Orleans this week at New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA). Malone, in her first time in New Orleans, will bring her voice to the NOCCA stage alongside Sirius XM Star Seth Rudetsky....
Christine Toy Johnson Utilizing the Arts To Make You COME AWAY More Knowledgeable & C

Christine Toy Johnson Utilizing the Arts To Make You COME AWAY More Knowledgeable & Compassionate

by Gil Kaan — December 12, 2018
Already a few cities into their 27-city national circuit, the touring company of COME FROM AWAY has landed in Los Angeles at the Ahmanson. Helmed by its Tony Award-winning director Christopher Ashley, COME FROM AWAY runs through January 6, 2019. Still fresh and reeling from the audience's passiona...
Karen Ziemba of IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS Tour

Karen Ziemba of IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS Tour

by Kyle Christopher West — November 14, 2017
Not only does actress Karen Ziemba have a career for the history books, but her work in 2017 alone has been jam-packed with credits most performers would trade their career for. Since making her Broadway debut in A CHORUS LINE in 1975, Ms. Ziemba has worked steadily on the stages of New York, starri...
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at Theatre Baton Rouge

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at Theatre Baton Rouge

by Tara Bennett — September 30, 2017
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....
Chloe Marie of HAIR at Theatre Baton Rouge

Chloe Marie of HAIR at Theatre Baton Rouge

by Tara Bennett — August 17, 2017
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....
Kaminsky, Campbell and Reed Are AS ONE, Showing More Lives than a Cat with Opening at

Kaminsky, Campbell and Reed Are AS ONE, Showing More Lives than a Cat with Opening at New Orleans Opera

by Richard Sasanow — May 31, 2017
You don't have to be transgender, or even an opera-lover, to be moved and haunted by AS ONE, the chamber opera by Laura Kaminsky, Mark Campbell and Kimberly Reed having its local debut June 2 at the New Orleans Opera. It's a work that will reach anyone who has come to terms with growing up, learning...
BWW Interviews: Touring Veteran Reaches Milestone Performance In 42ND STREET

BWW Interviews: Touring Veteran Reaches Milestone Performance In 42ND STREET

by Kyle Christopher West — February 16, 2017
Most actors receive a standard show contract for around 12 months, but that doesn't mean every actor hangs up their shoes and immediately walks into another show. In fact, not only do some actors extend their contracts, but some make an entire career out of an individual credit. Rob Ouellette, who i...
Jennifer Theriot Brings Her Talents to New Orleans with THE LION KING

Jennifer Theriot Brings Her Talents to New Orleans with THE LION KING

by Heidi Scheuermann — January 5, 2017
This week one of the most beloved Disney stories of all time opens at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans. THE LION KING tells the story of Simba, a little lion who returns to his home to take his rightful place as the king of Pride Rock. With colorful music written by Elton John and Tim Rice, choreo...
Mark Cortale, with Seth Rudetsky, Presents Judy Kuhn in 'Broadway In New Orleans' Con

Mark Cortale, with Seth Rudetsky, Presents Judy Kuhn in 'Broadway In New Orleans' Concert at NOCCA

by Heidi Scheuermann — October 6, 2016
Lucky for all of us here in New Orleans, Mark Cortale is again bringing his Broadway in New Orleans series to the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) beginning tonight at 7:30pm.  The first concert of the 2016-2017 series features an actor/singer who you may know from any number of Broadwa...
Paige Silvester is 16 Going On 17 in THE SOUND OF MUSIC

Paige Silvester is 16 Going On 17 in THE SOUND OF MUSIC

by Heidi Scheuermann — September 20, 2016
Playing the oldest Von Trapp daughter, Liesl, is Paige Silvester. The role was made famous by the recently deceased Charmain Carr (may she rest in peace) in the 1965 film by the same name. Silvester hails from Sacramento, California; earned her BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan;...
Wendy Worthington is Madame Morrible in WICKED

Wendy Worthington is Madame Morrible in WICKED

by Heidi Scheuermann — May 26, 2016
The wildly popular show about the witches from Oz is returning to New Orleans for the third time in recent years to share the magic!  WICKED, a musical adaptation of the book by Gregory Maguire, tells the story of two young girls who meet at Shiz University, and go on an adventure that will lead th...
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