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Remainder Of WICKED Performances In New Orleans Cancelled
by BWW News Desk on October 15, 2019 in New Orleans All remaining performances of WICKED in New Orleans have been cancelled due to a construction collapse at the Hard Rock Hotel. All tickets will be refunded at the point of purchase. (more...) 
Two Weeks Left To Nominate For The 2019 BroadwayWorld New Orleans Awards, Presented by TodayTix!
by BWW News Desk on October 14, 2019 in New Orleans There's just two weeks left to submit nominations for the 2019 BroadwayWorld New Orleans Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. Our local editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your favorites! Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31. (more...) 
BWW Exclusive: Ben Rimalower's Broken Records with Special Guest, Santino Fontana!
by Ben Rimalower on October 14, 2019 in New Orleans In this episode, Ben and Daniel talk to Tony, Grammy, and Academy Award-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz about Judy Collins' 1967 album 'Wildflowers.' They also discuss Joni Mitchell, Laura Nyro, The Supremes, 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf,' Motown, 'Bye Bye Birdie,' and Leonard Cohen. Stephen talks about the conception and creation of a number of his works, including 'Wicked,' 'Godspell,' 'Pippin,' 'The Baker's Wife,' 'Working,' 'Rags,' and 'The Prince of Egypt.' He tells stories about working with artists such as Howard Ashman, Charles Strouse, Steven Spielberg, and Whitney Houston, and talks about collaborating with Alan Menken, with whom he wrote the songs for the hit Disney films 'Pocahontas,' 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame,' and 'Enchanted.' (more...) 
Celebrate The Holidays With A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL,Tickets On Sale Now
by BWW News Desk on October 11, 2019 in New Orleans From the songwriting team behind the smash hit, Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the Academy Award-winning film La La Land, A Christmas Story, The Musical, brings the classic 1983 movie to hilarious life on stage in New Orleans at the Saenger Theatre Dec. 17-22, 2019. Presented by the New Orleans Theatre Association, A Christmas Story, The Musical, is part of the Hancock Whitney Broadway in New Orleans 2019-2020 season. (more...) 
BWW Exclusive: Ben Rimalower's Broken Records with Special Guest, Stephen Schwartz!
by Ben Rimalower on October 07, 2019 in New Orleans In this episode, Ben and Daniel talk to Tony, Grammy, and Academy Award-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz about Judy Collins' 1967 album 'Wildflowers.' They also discuss Joni Mitchell, Laura Nyro, The Supremes, 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf,' Motown, 'Bye Bye Birdie,' and Leonard Cohen. Stephen talks about the conception and creation of a number of his works, including 'Wicked,' 'Godspell,' 'Pippin,' 'The Baker's Wife,' 'Working,' 'Rags,' and 'The Prince of Egypt.' He tells stories about working with artists such as Howard Ashman, Charles Strouse, Steven Spielberg, and Whitney Houston, and talks about collaborating with Alan Menken, with whom he wrote the songs for the hit Disney films 'Pocahontas,' 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame,' and 'Enchanted.' (more...) 
JPAS Presents THE SOUND OF MUSIC
by BWW News Desk on October 04, 2019 in New Orleans Jefferson Performing Arts Society presents Rodgers and Hammerstein's, The Sound of Music at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center in Metairie, LA. Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, suggested by 'The Trapp Family Singers' by Maria Augusta Trapp. (more...) 
Rivertown Theaters Presents NOVEMBER
by BWW News Desk on October 02, 2019 in New Orleans Meet the SOB who runs the USA! Rivertown Theaters gets in the timely election mode with the laugh-a-minute upcoming show a?oeNovembera?? starring Bob Edes, one of the most acclaimed actors in New Orleans, running October 25 a?" November 10. (more...) 
BWW Exclusive: Ben Rimalower's Broken Records with Special Guest, Cole Escola!
by Ben Rimalower on September 30, 2019 in New Orleans In this episode, Ben and Daniel talk to actor and comedian Cole Escola about Judy Garland's beloved 1961 Grammy-winning live album Judy at Carnegie Hall. They also discuss Bernadette Peters, Liza Minnelli, Barbara Cook, and Marin Mazzie. Cole talks about how he discovered each of these legendary performers and how live albums and concert patter have helped inform his own career. Cole currently writes for and stars in Amy Sedaris's Emmy-nominated show At Home with Amy Sedaris on truTV. (more...) 
DEAR EVAN HANSEN Accepting Photos Of NOLA Community Members To Feature In Show Artwork
by BWW News Desk on September 27, 2019 in New Orleans For more than two years, Dear Evan Hansen has had the support of passionate fans on Broadway and on tour across North America. Now, fans from around the world can be a part of this exciting journey. Dear Evan Hansen is accepting photos of fans in New Orleans for the chance to appear in artwork for Dear Evan Hansen's performances at the Saenger Theatre. For more information, please go to https://dearevanhansen.com/mosaic-submission/. (more...) 
BWW Review: Theatre Baton Rouge Stages Striking Production of Arthur Miller's THE CRUCIBLE
by Tara Bennett on September 27, 2019 in New Orleans Theatre Baton Rouge's masterful production of THE CRUCIBLE is must-see theater. For those of you who may shy away from seeing a production after studying the script one too many times in high school, here is your chance to see it the way it was meant to be seen. (more...) 
BWW Interview: Tom Flynn of WICKED at Saenger Theatre
by Tara Bennett on September 27, 2019 in New Orleans 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 Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. WICKED's current national tour will fly into the Saegner Theatre in New Orleans from Oct. 2-20, 2019 (more...)
Nominations Open For The 2019 BroadwayWorld New Orleans Awards, Presented by TodayTix!
by BWW News Desk on October 01, 2019 in New Orleans Nominations are NOW OPEN for the 2019 BroadwayWorld New Orleans Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. Our local editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your favorites! Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31. (more...) 
Broadway In New Orleans Hosting Halloween Costume Donation Drive During WICKED
by BWW News Desk on September 26, 2019 in New Orleans Just in time for Halloween, Hancock Whitney Broadway in New Orleans will host a special Halloween costume donation drive as part of WICKED's three-week engagement at the Saenger Theatre, from Oct. 2-20, benefitting 'WEEN DREAM. 'WEEN DREAM is an organization that gives free costumes to children in need across America. Hancock Whitney Broadway in New Orleans is encouraging theatre guests to donate new or gently-used children's costumes as well as costume pieces and accessories. (more...) 
Audra McDonald, Beth Leavel, Liz Callaway And More Announced At Broadway @ NOCCA
by BWW News Desk on September 26, 2019 in New Orleans The internationally acclaimed Broadway concert series, hosted and music-directed by Sirius XM Radio star Seth Rudetsky, will return to NOCCA's Lupin Hall for its eighth consecutive year. (more...) 
WICKED Announces In-person Lottery For $25 Seats
by BWW News Desk on September 25, 2019 in New Orleans A day-of-performance lottery for a limited number of seats will be held for WICKED, which is returning to the Saenger Theatre with performances from Oct. 2-20, 2019. Presented by the New Orleans Theatre Association, WICKED is offered as a season option for the Hancock Whitney Broadway in New Orleans 2019-2020 season. (more...) 
BWW Previews: THE CRUCIBLE at Theatre Baton Rouge
by Tara Bennett on September 18, 2019 in New Orleans Arthur Miller's classic 1953 play, THE CRUCIBLE will explore a community filled with fear, distrust and hysteria at Theatre Baton Rouge as part of the theatre's 2019-20 Capital Series. (more...) 
Rivertown Theaters Presents JUNIE B.'S ESSENTIAL SURVIVAL GUIDE TO SCHOOL
by BWW News Desk on September 17, 2019 in New Orleans The producers of Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts continue their commitment to showcase and develop the talents of budding local thespians with the very special production based on the popular children's book. The delightful musical will feature young performers from around the metropolitan New Orleans area. Cast members will be in the lobby after the show for a meet and greet with the audience. (more...) 
Podcast - Ben Rimalower's Broken Records, The Albums You Wouldn't Shut Up About
by Ben Rimalower on September 23, 2019 in New Orleans BroadwayWorld is excited to announce the official launch of the site's first self-produced podcast - Ben Rimalower's Broken Records, The Albums You Wouldn't Shut Up About. On each weekly episode Rimalower and co-host Daniel Nolen chat with guests about one album that they were obsessed with, how they discovered it, what it led them to, where they were in life when it impacted them and how it's stayed with them since. (more...) 
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Comes to Westwego
by BWW News Desk on September 13, 2019 in New Orleans Jefferson Performing Arts Society presents Richard O'Brien's Rock N' Roll musical, The Rocky Horror Show at the Westwego Performing Arts Theatre. In this cult classic, sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker and a creepy butler. Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named 'Rocky.' (more...) 
Photo Flash: First Look at Rivertown Theaters' 9 TO 5
by BWW News Desk on September 13, 2019 in New Orleans Rivertown Theaters kicks off what promises to be a delightfully diverse season of shows, starting with the musical adaptation of one of the '80s all-time favorite and still timely comedy movies, 9 to 5, running from September 13 - 29. (more...) 
Rivertown Theaters Brings Back Ricky Graham's GROWING UP - NEW ORLEANS STYLE
by BWW News Desk on September 10, 2019 in New Orleans Ricky Graham is back with his hit musical comedy journey of growing up in New Orleans. (more...) 
Audra McDonald, Beth Leavel & Liz Callaway Join Seth Rudetsky For Broadway @ NOCCA 2019-20 Concert Season
by BWW News Desk on September 10, 2019 in New Orleans Producer Mark Cortale has announced that his internationally acclaimed Broadway concert series, hosted and music directed by Sirius XM Radio star Seth Rudetsky, will return to NOCCA's Lupin Hall for its eighth consecutive season. Beth Leavel, Audra McDonald with Will Swenson, and Liz Callaway with Bryan Batt will share the marquee in 2019-20. (more...)
Hancock Whitney Broadway In New Orleans Launches Three-Show Packages For 2019-2020 Season
by BWW News Desk on September 09, 2019 in New Orleans Hancock Whitney Broadway in New Orleans announced today the addition of two new packages for the 2019-2020 season at the Saenger Theatre: a Family Package and a Fan Favorites Package. Each package includes three shows and start at $120. Packages are on sale now. (more...) 
BWW Previews: JEKYLL AND HYDE at THE NEW OCTAVIANS
by Brady Meibaum on September 07, 2019 in New Orleans The endless battle between good and evil comes alive onstage in the NEW OCTAVIANS new thrilling production of JEKYLL AND HYDE. Based on the 1886 classic, JEKYLL AND HYDE tells the tale of a doctor haunted by his work and two women-one beautiful and trusting, the other hopeful but trusting only herself, both in love with the same man but unaware of his dark secret. (more...) 
Photo Flash: Slidell Little Theatre Presents TUCK EVERLASTING
by BWW News Desk on August 30, 2019 in New Orleans Slidell Little Theatre opens its 57th season with Tuck Everlasting - the enchanting tale of a young girl and her discovery of the Tuck family secret. Based on the best-selling, award-winning novel by Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting is the story of 11-year-old Winnie Foster, a free spirit who longs for adventure. When she meets the Tucks and discovers they hold the secret to everlasting life, she must protect the secret from those who would use it for personal gain and also face an extraordinary choice: return to her own family, or join the Tucks on their never-ending journey. (more...) |
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