The latest theatre news from New Orleans — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Jefferson Performing Arts has announced that acclaimed local theatre leader Gary Rucker, Co-founder and Artistic Director of Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, has joined the organization as Creative & Managing Director of the Westwego Performing Arts Theatre.
The festival will showcase Louisiana Music Hall of Fame inductee Jonathon 'Boogie' Long, sensational old-time music duo Hillary Klug & Meredith Moon, and more.
The North American Tour of THE GREAT GATSBY will star stage veterans Jake David Smith as Jay Gatsby and Senzel Ahmady as Daisy Buchanan.
BroadwayWorld is sharing our Giving Tuesday Regional Theatre Database, a resource to connect theater lovers with nonprofit theaters nationwide, for the second year in a row.
Voting is now open for BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students.
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BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students, returned to reveal the Top 15 performers in both age groups.
Who will make the Top 15 of BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage? You'lll have to tune in tonight, November 21 (High School: 7pm ET, College: 9pm ET), to find out!
Voting is now open for the 2025 BroadwayWorld New Orleans Awards.
IRENE COLLECTIVE, a female driven New Orleans based theatre company will present its upcoming production of A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams.
Voting is now open for BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students.
Earlier this week, BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students, returned with its first live shows, revealing the Top 30 performers in both age groups.
Who has made the Top 30 of BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage? Tune in to the episode here to find out!
Crescent City Stage will present a festive, one-night only Theatre Authority benefit staged reading of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, in a witty and imaginative new adaptation by Patrick Barlow.
Shreveport Metropolitan Ballet will welcome Annia Hidalgo and Cristian Laverde König as guest artists for its 2025 production of The Nutcracker.
Heidi Kettenring has been a Neil Diamond fan since childhood, and now she's bringing his story to life on stage in A BEAUTIFUL NOISE THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL playing both his mother Rose and legendary songwriter Ellie Greenwich.
BOOP! The Musical will embark on a North American Tour, opening for its 50-week run in Rochester, NY at the West Herr Auditorium Theatre.
Election Day may be over, but voting is still open for the first round of BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage! Each week, contestants will be voted on by the general public and judged by an all-star panel of judges.
The Shreveport Metropolitan Ballet has announced that former Milwaukee Ballet principals Annia Hidalgo and Cristian Laverde König will appear as guest artists in its 2025 production of The Nutcracker.
After more than a decade, Rivertown Theaters' Co-Artistic/Managing Director Gary Rucker is revisiting one of musical theatre's most celebrated works with a production of GYPSY that runs through November 9.
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This is your last chance to submit 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.
The Tennessee Williams and New Orleans Literary Festival will host a Gala.
Voting is now open for BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students.
The cast and band members have been set for Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol, a toe-tappin', heartstring-tuggin' holiday musical featuring songs by eleven-time GRAMMY Award winner Dolly Parton.
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The Marvelous Wonderettes Westwego Perf Arts Theatre (1/08-1/24) |
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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 Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular Tour with Barry Bostwick Mahalia Jackson Theatre (10/29-10/29) |
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The 39 Steps Westwego Perf Arts Theatre (3/05-3/21) |
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Million Dollar Quartet Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts (12/11-12/20) |
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Sweeney Todd Westwego Perf Arts Theatre (11/06-11/22) |
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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Mahalia Jackson Theater (3/13-3/14) |
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Summer Surprise Show Westwego Perf Arts Theatre (7/09-7/18) |
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John Cameron Mitchell: Hedwig 25th Anniversary Movie Tour Fillmore New Orleans (11/11-11/11) |
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Blithe Spirit Sullivan Theater (9/25-10/04) |
