New Orleans Theatre Newsroom

The Arc of Greater New Orleans presents a special premier screening of the Oscar and BAFTA winning short film AN IRISH GOODBYE on Monday, November 20, 2023.

Looped, a three-person play about Hollywood’s original diva Tallulah Bankhead, is now playing at Westwego Cultural Center. Performances run from November 9th through November 19th, 2023.

NOCCA students present a Fifty-Year Feast to celebrate five decades of NOCCA.

Jon Bernthal, Sean Gunn, Holly Marie Combs, Rose McGowan, Peter Cullen, and Jason Lee have been added to the celebrity lineup at FAN EXPO New Orleans. They join a roster of stars that includes Danny Trejo, Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Katee Sackhoff, and voice acting stars from 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.' Bernthal, known for his roles in 'The Punisher' and 'The Walking Dead,' will be in attendance. Gunn, who appeared in 'Guardians of the Galaxy,' will also be there. Combs and McGowan, from the hit show 'Charmed,' will join the lineup. Cullen, known for his voice work in the 'Transformers' franchise, and Lee, a photographer, producer, director, and actor, will also be present. The event will take place from January 5-7, 2024, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.

The Department of Theater Arts and Dance at Loyola University is pleased to present 'God Help Them if We Wake Up,' a powerful feminist drama from playwrights Ann Mahoney and Gillian Shelly, Nov. 9-18 at Marquette Theatre.

Comedy duo BriTANicK, known for their Emmy-nominated performances and sketch writing for popular shows, brings their two-person sketch show to Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans. Catch their hyper-paced and hilariously absurd performance on November 2nd and 3rd.

Get ready for a hilarious Halloween treat! Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein comes to Jefferson Performing Arts Center, directed by Leslie Castay. Don't miss this award-winning Broadway musical.

Learn about TWTC's eighth season, featuring a revival of A Streetcar Named Desire and other exciting productions. Find out where and when these shows will be running in New Orleans.

BroadwayWorld sat down with star James Monroe Iglehart while the production played its first pre-Broadway engagement in New Orleans to chat about bringing Louis' story to life, the care that goes into telling stories through musicals, and if he can play a certain instrument.

ABT Studio Company will be performing in Metairie on November 10, presented by Jefferson Performing Arts Society. Don't miss this opportunity to see the junior company of American Ballet Theatre in action.

Get a first look at James Monroe Iglehart in A Wonderful World!

Fans of all things pop culture across the South and beyond have marked their calendars for the return of FAN EXPO New Orleans, set for January 5-7, 2024, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.

Le Petit Théâtre du Vieux Carré is excited to kick off the theatre’s exhilarating 107th season with five diverse shows ranging from beloved classics, edgy plays, Shakespearean wit and an inspiring journey to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Next month, the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) opens the first major retrospective of photographer Debbie Fleming Caffery, with black-and-white prints ranging from the 1970s to the present. Debbie Fleming Caffery: In Light of Everything is the first exhibition to include examples representative of her entire body of work, including photographs taken throughout Louisiana and Mississippi, Mexico, and France over six decades.

In the midst of an enormously successful 2023 tour, esteemed Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Stevie Nicks will extend her live performances into 2024 with seven additional shows across the U.S.. Check out the full list of tour dates now!

Le Petit Theatre recently announced the appointment of AJ Allegra as its new artistic director. Allegra was selected after a national search by Management Consultants for the Arts and has been in the position since August 1.

Today, the Center for Curatorial Studies (CCS Bard) and Bard College's Human Rights Project named author Suki Kim as the 2023-24 recipient of the Keith Haring Fellowship in Art and Activism.

LE PETIT THEATRE BRINGS VAMPIRES TO THE FRENCH QUARTER TO KICK OFF THE 107th SEASON. Let the Right One In, an enchanting vampire love story, opens the 107th season at Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carré in New Orleans.

Watch cast members of A Wonderful World St. James Infirmary in rehearsal!

Jefferson Performing Arts Society kicks off its Westbank 46th season stage productions with Steel Magnolias this month at the Westwego Cultural Center on Sala Avenue in Westwego.

Locally based, internationally known Lightwire Theater, creators of fantastical light, technology, and music spectacles for all ages, are bringing their story The Adventures of Tortoise and Hare: The Next Gen to the Jefferson Performing Arts Center. Learn more about the production here!

The world premiere of local playwright Harold Ellis Clark’s play, Back in The Day, comes to New Orleans. Learn more about the play and how to get tickets here!

Earlier this year, the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) Board of Trustees announced the selection of renowned conductor Matthew Kraemer as its new Music Director. Learn more about the season here!

Based on a fairy tale by The Brothers Grimm, the ballet of Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs takes the vibrant style of a Disney animated movie and sets it to the musical motifs of Polish composer Bogdan Pavlovsky. The performance is set for October 7, 2023.

The 26-member cast of A Wonderful World, A New Musical about the Life and Loves of Louis Armstrong began rehearsals last week in New York City. Check out photos from rehearsal here!