New Orleans Theatre Newsroom

Time is running out to submit nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld New Orleans Awards. Don't miss next week's October 31st deadline!

The Big Easy Boys & Babes will return to Le Petit Theatre with 'Live at Le Petit: The Big Easy Beat!' featuring music by Fats Domino, Irma Thomas, and more, celebrating New Orleans' musical heritage. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Irish balladeer and storyteller Danny O'Flaherty will join Brendan Mulvihill, Angelina Carberry and Dan Brouder this Sunday for a concert of Celtic song onstage at Westwego Performing Arts Theatre at 177 Sala Avenue in Westwego, LA.

This week, GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY takes the stage at the Saenger Theatre, bringing its powerful Depression-era story to New Orleans.

There are just two weeks left to submit nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld New Orleans Awards. The 2024 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

It’s official. Le Petit Theatre’s MURDER FOR TWO is the can’t-miss show of the year!

Jefferson Performing Arts is staging Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center for two weekends, October 25 through November 3, 2024.

Celebrate the 40th anniversary of BACK TO THE FUTURE at FAN EXPO New Orleans with stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, and more. Plus, meet cast members from SMALLVILLE and FIREFLY. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Tonight, Thursday, October 3 at 7:30 p.m., Jefferson Performing Arts (JPA) will open the murder-mystery farce Clue: Onstage. Check out new photos of the cast here!

The Rep has announced the return of its Studio Season with THE ROOMMATE, running from October 23 to November 17.

The Tennessee Williams Theatre Company has launched the spooky season ahead of schedule with their production of PENNY DREADFULS: The Remarkable Rooming-House of Madame Le Monde.

The Fire Weeds announced the cast and dates for Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at Big Couch New Orleans, running December 4-21, 2024.

Le Petit Theatre's 108th season opens with MURDER FOR TWO, a 90-minute musical comedy where two performers play 13 roles and the piano. Featuring Max DoVale and Mark Schenfisch, this show is a witty homage to classic murder mysteries.

Crescent City Stage is bringing a contemporary take on a theatrical classic to life with its current production of A DOLL' S HOUSE, adapted by playwright Amy Herzog. Known for her character-driven storytelling, Herzog reimagines Henrik Ibsen's 19th-century masterpiece for today's audiences, offering a fresh yet faithful interpretation of this enduring exploration of love, identity and liberation.

Rivertown Theaters announced their season opener, HAIRSPRAY, directed by Kelly Fouchi, running from September 13 to 29, 2024. Follow Tracy Turnblad's journey in this Tony Award-winning musical set in 1960s Baltimore.

Nominations are now open for the 2024 BroadwayWorld New Orleans Awards. The 2024 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Strangers’ Ball II: A Little Death comes to the Tennessee Williams Theatre of New Orleans in October. The event is on Saturday, October 19 2024 at 7:30pm.

Discover the final show of 2024 at TW Theatre NOLA, PENNY DREADFULS: THE REMARKABLE ROOMING-HOUSE OF MADAME LE MONDE. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Out of the Boil: A Climate Change Musical will premiere in New Orleans in September 2024. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Jefferson Performing Arts' upcoming production of School of Rock: The Musical will feature 36 local performers, half of whom are local middle and high schoolers. Several cast members will perform with real instruments live onstage at Jefferson Performing Arts Center September 13-22, 2024.

The Jefferson Performing Arts Society will present CLUE, opening October 3 in Westwego.

For almost a decade, anticipation has simmered among NOLA theatre enthusiasts, waiting for The Tennessee Williams Theatre Company to tackle one of the playwright’s most iconic works, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, that has left an indelible mark on theatre.

The Jefferson Performing Arts Society opens its 47th season in September with SCHOOL OF ROCK: THE MUSICAL, featuring local talent in a high-energy production based on the hit film.

Le Petit Theatre's 10th Annual Curtain Call Ball will feature a performance by Tony nominee Betsy Wolfe. The event supports artistic and education programs with auctions and more. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Harlem9 is heading down south once again, for the inaugural “48Hours in…Baton Rouge” in partnership with the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge and the national One Nation One Project campaign, “Arts for Everybody” that will culminate on Saturday, July 27 at 7pm.