New Orleans Theatre Newsroom

The acclaimed play Marburg by Guillem Clua will be presented April 12-21 in the Reilly Theatre on the LSU campus.

On March 27, a group of 13 students from New Orleans’ Benjamin Franklin High School gave a 45-minute performance on the steps of the Louisiana state capitol to protest several anti-LGBTQ+ bills being considered by the state legislature.

The Tennessee Williams Theatre Company of New Orleans will be presenting the world premiere live production of The Felt Menagerie, a comedy spoofing tropes and characters from the plays of its namesake playwright Tennessee Williams.

Le Petit Theatre will present Born With Teeth this month. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

The comedy Noises Off is the next Jefferson Performing Arts Society production onstage at Jefferson Performing Arts Center, featuring a cast of nine local performers directed by Harold Heno.

Exciting news is happening in New Orleans for Tennessee Williams enthusiasts. The Fire Weeds, a new female-focused, grassroots theatre company, is currently running their debut production OUTRAGED HEARTS: THE PRETTY TRAP and INTERIOR: PANIC in association with the Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival.

The comedy Noises Off is the next Jefferson Performing Arts Society production onstage at Jefferson Performing Arts Center, featuring a cast of nine local performers directed by Harold Heno. Called “the funniest farce ever written”, it will run for five performances only from April 12 through 21 as part of JPAS's 46th season.

When the Tennessee Williams Theatre Company burst onto the Nola theatre scene in 2015, it sparked excitement and swiftly established itself as a leading authority on the works of the Bard of the South.

With a couple of sold-out shows already, and tickets going fast for the rest of the run, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical performances have been extended. Learn how to purchase tickets.

On Sunday, March 17 at 2 pm, the beloved Stella Shouting Contest will take place in Jackson Square.

 Ruth Stage announced that three-time Emmy Award winner Christian Jules Le Blanc and actor/producer Matt de Rogatis will reprise their critically acclaimed off-Broadway roles of ‘Big Daddy’ and ‘Brick’ from their 2022 production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

The New Orleans Opera Association will close its 81st season with a hair-raising story of marriage, madness, and murder in LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR on March 22nd at 7:30 PM and 24th at 2:30 PM at the Mahalia Jackson Theater.

With one of the largest casts in Le Petit Theatre's long history, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical takes the stage in the French Quarter this March. Performances run March 7 - 31, 2024.

Broadway in New Orleans has revealed the lineup for its 2024-25 season. The season will kick off this October with Girl From the North Country, and will continue through May 2025, with a total of eight productions. Learn more about the full season here!

Liverpool Legends will perform at Jefferson Performing Arts Center in February. Learn about the band and see how to purchase tickets.

The Tennessee Williams Theatre Company of New Orleans will present a revival of Kingdom of Earth by Tennessee Williams.

Broadway @ NOCCA series will return to New Orleans in spring of 2024 for the first time since the pre-pandemic season of 2020. See who is performing, and learn more about the series!

Learn about The Book of Will, coming to Swine Palace this month!

'Jesus Christ Superstar' opens on March 15 at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center in Metairie. Don't miss this special touring performance in Hammond on April 5, 2024.

Westwego city officials, Jefferson Parish business and community leaders, and Jefferson Performing Arts Society staff and board will celebrate the re-opening of Westwego Performing Arts Theatre on February 20th with an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony at 177 Sala Avenue. The event is free and open to the public. 

Kicking off on Sunday, March 17 with the beloved Stella Shouting Contest, the Tennessee Williams and New Orleans Literary Festival returns to the historic French Quarter for its 38th annual celebration of contemporary literature, theatre, New Orleans culture, and, of course, Tennessee Williams. Literary, theatre, music, and cultural events are set for March 20 - 24.

Experience the magic of live performances at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center in February. Don't miss the Italian-based acrobatic dance troupe, No Gravity Theatre, on their first United States tour.

Following a comprehensive search, the board of New Orleans Opera Association (NOOA) has announced Anglo-American producer and librettist Lila Palmer as its new General and Artistic Director. Her term begins on May 15, 2024.

Winners have been announced for the 2023 BroadwayWorld New Orleans Awards! See who was selected audience favorite in New Orleans! Winners include Ascension Community Theatre, Slidell Little Theater, Theatre Baton Rouge and more.

The New Orleans Opera Association has sadly announced the passing of its General and Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Lyall. Maestro Lyall fought his battle of cancer from his diagnosis in April 2023 until his death on Friday, January 5, 2024.