The latest theatre news from New Orleans — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Evil Dead In Concert, a new live-to-film production, will launch September 22 in Buffalo, New York, beginning a run of 50 cities this fall, including a special three-night event in Los Angeles for Halloween.
YOSHIKO AND KAMIKUSA, and LUZEMBERG SANTANA, principal dancers of the Indianapolis Ballet, will be the guest artists in the Alameda Civic Ballet's production of The Nutcracker.
On Monday evening October 6, more than five dozen theatres, professional and academic, around the US performed Enough! Plays to End Gun Violence, a half-dozen short plays selected from a semi-annual national competition among high school student writers to explore the theme in its title.
New Orleans in the fall isn’t just about crisp air, gumbo and jazz drifting through the streets; it’s also a prime moment for theater, dance and bold storytelling.
It's time to freshen up your book and warm up those pipes! Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students, is officially back for Season 6, and this season will be bigger and better than ever! Submit a video to enter the competition!
BroadwayWorld announced today that its new My Shows platform has surpassed 10,000 user reviews since its launch.
Performances are now underway for the North American Tour of SUFFS, which officially opened in Seattle, WA at The 5th Avenue Theatre on Friday, September 19, 2025.
Due to popular demand, a second leg of the North American tour of GABBY’S DOLLHOUSE LIVE! PRESENTED BY WALMART will launch in Macon, GA, on January 14, 2026.
Le Petit Théâtre du Vieux Carré will present THE LEHMAN TRILOGY October 2–19, 2025.
Fat Squirrel will present Exhausted Paint: The Death of Van Gogh, directed by Carly Stroud and starring Drew Stroud in a one-man performance.
Nominations are now open for the 2025 BroadwayWorld New Orleans Awards! The 2025 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
Rivertown Theaters is making national history with the first U.
BroadwayWorld’s industry-leading, completely free digital show program service, Stage Mag, announced the launch of Stage Mag 2.
BroadwayWorld introduces MyShows, a new feature that lets you track shows you’ve seen, rate productions, share reviews, and connect with friends.
The stage is set for an extraordinary celebration of creativity and movement as the Rocky Mountain Choreography Festival 2026 returns to the historic Peery's Egyptian Theater in downtown Ogden, Utah.
BroadwayWorld has just learned that Heathers The Musical, which recently made its return to New York City at New World Stages, plans to hit the road! Heathers will launch a US tour, beginning in Spring 2027, with tours across other parts of the world to come as well.
The Tennessee Williams Theatre Company of New Orleans (TWTC) brings its landmark 10th Anniversary Season to a riveting close with Tennessee Williams’ rarely-produced Out Cry: The Two-Character Play, staged at Loyola University New Orleans.
Not Dead Yet! – John Cleese and the Holy Grail at 50 comes to the Mahalia Jackson Theater in New Orleans in September.
The Witcher in Concert is coming to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the critically acclaimed The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt! Witness the open-world RPG’s timeless score brought to life with a live orchestra performance.
The cast has been announced for the forthcoming 2025-26 tour of Chicago.
All new casting has been announced for the 2025-2026 North American Tour of the Tony Award-winning musical SIX.
All new footage has been released from the North American tour of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the first touring production of the musical presented by Disney in over 25 years.
Le Petit Theatre will hold its 11th Annual Curtain Call Ball to support artistic and education programs.
Le Petit Théâtre du Vieux Carré is rolling out a five-show season that moves from banking dynasties to spectral hijinks, playground diplomacy gone feral to a brass-buttoned Broadway classic and, at last, a New Orleans original production of ONCE.
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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Mahalia Jackson Theater (3/13-3/14) |
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular Tour with Barry Bostwick Mahalia Jackson Theatre (10/29-10/29) |
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Anastasia The Musical Jefferson Perf Arts Center (4/09-4/18) |
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My Fair Lady Westwego Perf Arts Theatre (9/25-10/11) |
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Grease Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts (5/07-5/23) |
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show (minors must be accompanied by a guardian) Mahalia Jackson Theater (10/29-10/29) |
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The 39 Steps Westwego Perf Arts Theatre (3/05-3/21) |
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Summer Surprise Show Westwego Perf Arts Theatre (7/09-7/18) |
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Les Miserables Jefferson Perf Arts Center (2/26-3/07) |
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Pilobolus Mahalia Jackson Theater (10/17-10/17) |
