THE MUSIC MAN Marches On To The Mainstage at Rivertown Theater
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2018
Rivertown Theater will be transformed into River City, Iowa when Professor Harold Hill comes to town to form a boy's band when the all-time favorite musical, The Music Man opens the new season September 14, 2018.
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2018
Rivertown Theater will be transformed into River City, Iowa when Professor Harold Hill comes to town to form a boy's band when the all-time favorite musical, The Music Man opens the new season September 14, 2018.
BWW Previews: THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE at Theatre Baton Rouge
by Tara Bennett - August 16, 2018
Singing, dancing, and hijinks ensue in Theatre Baton Rouge's 73rd season opener THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE.
by Tara Bennett - August 16, 2018
Singing, dancing, and hijinks ensue in Theatre Baton Rouge's 73rd season opener THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE.
BWW Preview: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at 30 By Ninety Theatre - Sigh No More!
by Angelle Albright - August 15, 2018
'Hey Nonny Nonny!' 'Sigh No More!' Shakespeare's classic, playful comedy, Much Ado About Nothing, is this year's rip-roaring Season 5 opener for the vibrant, 30 by Ninety Theatre in Mandeville, Louisiana. This suburban playhouse, positioned just across the lake from New Orleans, is named for its' common latitude and longitude, but doesn't hold back on big city ambitions to invigorate, entertain, and challenge local audiences to grow from shared experiences through the stage. It is an idea not lost on Shakespeare himself nearly five millennials ago.
by Angelle Albright - August 15, 2018
'Hey Nonny Nonny!' 'Sigh No More!' Shakespeare's classic, playful comedy, Much Ado About Nothing, is this year's rip-roaring Season 5 opener for the vibrant, 30 by Ninety Theatre in Mandeville, Louisiana. This suburban playhouse, positioned just across the lake from New Orleans, is named for its' common latitude and longitude, but doesn't hold back on big city ambitions to invigorate, entertain, and challenge local audiences to grow from shared experiences through the stage. It is an idea not lost on Shakespeare himself nearly five millennials ago.
Rivertown Theaters Presents GROWING UP - NEW ORLEANS STYLE
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2018
Rivertown Theaters presents "Growing Up - New Orleans Style" from Ricky Graham & Company. Ricky Graham takes the audience on a nostalgic journey of growing up in New Orleans. From shopping at Krauss's and Maison Blanche to riding the Big Zephyr at Pontchartrain Beach, this is a show for all Yats and the Yats At Hawt. Along for the ride are music director, Jefferson Turner, Brian Albus on percussion, and the ever-popular Su Gonczy on lights and harmonies! Six performances only.
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2018
Rivertown Theaters presents "Growing Up - New Orleans Style" from Ricky Graham & Company. Ricky Graham takes the audience on a nostalgic journey of growing up in New Orleans. From shopping at Krauss's and Maison Blanche to riding the Big Zephyr at Pontchartrain Beach, this is a show for all Yats and the Yats At Hawt. Along for the ride are music director, Jefferson Turner, Brian Albus on percussion, and the ever-popular Su Gonczy on lights and harmonies! Six performances only.
BWW Review: VIEUX CARRE at Tennessee Williams Theatre Company
by Tara Bennett - August 10, 2018
The reflection of beginnings and endings is prominent in the newest production by the Tennessee Williams Theatre Company with Tennessee Williams' VIEUX CARRE, now running through August 25 at the Marigny Opera House.
by Tara Bennett - August 10, 2018
The reflection of beginnings and endings is prominent in the newest production by the Tennessee Williams Theatre Company with Tennessee Williams' VIEUX CARRE, now running through August 25 at the Marigny Opera House.
Rivertown Theaters Gearing Up For 7th Season With 7 Spectacular Shows
by BWW News Desk - August 02, 2018
Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts has planned a captivating lineup of productions for the 2018-2019 season beginning Sept. 14 with The Music Man, a, deliciously delightful, theatrical slice of apple pie that pays tribute to the early twentieth century old-fashioned manners and mores of small-town Americana opening.
by BWW News Desk - August 02, 2018
Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts has planned a captivating lineup of productions for the 2018-2019 season beginning Sept. 14 with The Music Man, a, deliciously delightful, theatrical slice of apple pie that pays tribute to the early twentieth century old-fashioned manners and mores of small-town Americana opening.
BWW Previews: HAIR at Cutting Edge Theater - A Cut Above
by Angelle Albright - August 02, 2018
There's something truly cutting edge happening at a community theater just east of New Orleans in Slidell Louisiana, and it might just include a highly acclaimed haircut you can have there by day at Attractions Salon, but it is mostly what is happening in the back of the building at Cutting Edge Theater that really has folks buzzing - it is their latest production of…Hair: the American, tribal love, rock musical with book and lyrics by Gerome RagniJames Rado, and music by Galt MacDermot. The show, with epic, recognizable hits like Age of Aquarius, Good Morning Starshine, and Let the Sun Shine In, evolved out of the hippie counterculture, anti-Vietnam protests, and sexual revolution of the late 1960's. T
by Angelle Albright - August 02, 2018
There's something truly cutting edge happening at a community theater just east of New Orleans in Slidell Louisiana, and it might just include a highly acclaimed haircut you can have there by day at Attractions Salon, but it is mostly what is happening in the back of the building at Cutting Edge Theater that really has folks buzzing - it is their latest production of…Hair: the American, tribal love, rock musical with book and lyrics by Gerome RagniJames Rado, and music by Galt MacDermot. The show, with epic, recognizable hits like Age of Aquarius, Good Morning Starshine, and Let the Sun Shine In, evolved out of the hippie counterculture, anti-Vietnam protests, and sexual revolution of the late 1960's. T
NOBA Unveils 2018-2019 Season And Celebrates 50 Years Of Bringing Dance To Life
by BWW News Desk - July 26, 2018
The New Orleans Ballet Association announces its 2018-2019 dance season packed with stellar performances by four brilliant and world-renowned dance companies, including Diavolo | Architecture in Motion, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and BODYTRAFFIC, and a special 50th Anniversary Evening of Stars that will kick off NOBA's golden season (1969-2019).
by BWW News Desk - July 26, 2018
The New Orleans Ballet Association announces its 2018-2019 dance season packed with stellar performances by four brilliant and world-renowned dance companies, including Diavolo | Architecture in Motion, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and BODYTRAFFIC, and a special 50th Anniversary Evening of Stars that will kick off NOBA's golden season (1969-2019).
The Nola Project Announces Its 14th Season
by BWW News Desk - July 23, 2018
The NOLA Project theatre company is proud to announce its 2018-19 Season of productions, the 14th since the company's founding in 2005. Artistic Director A.J. Allegra says, "The 2018-19 slate offers our community a wildly-varied collection of stories meant to inspire and ignite the human imagination. Each production is fiercely imaginative and utterly theatrical in its creation. These are all stories meant to be seen, heard, and felt together."
by BWW News Desk - July 23, 2018
The NOLA Project theatre company is proud to announce its 2018-19 Season of productions, the 14th since the company's founding in 2005. Artistic Director A.J. Allegra says, "The 2018-19 slate offers our community a wildly-varied collection of stories meant to inspire and ignite the human imagination. Each production is fiercely imaginative and utterly theatrical in its creation. These are all stories meant to be seen, heard, and felt together."
VIEUX CARRE By Tennessee Williams Comes to New Orleans August
by BWW News Desk - July 12, 2018
The Tennessee Williams Theatre Company of New Orleans returns to the Marigny Opera House for a second year with Vieux Carre by Tennessee Williams. The play follows a young writer like Williams himself in the spring of 1939 when he first falls in love with New Orleans while staying in a rooming house shared with a cast of eclectic quarter characters. 722 Toulouse Street is the house in question, one of Williams' first homes in the French Quarter. This kicks of a season of New Orleans plays for the company to celebrate the city's 300th anniversary.
by BWW News Desk - July 12, 2018
The Tennessee Williams Theatre Company of New Orleans returns to the Marigny Opera House for a second year with Vieux Carre by Tennessee Williams. The play follows a young writer like Williams himself in the spring of 1939 when he first falls in love with New Orleans while staying in a rooming house shared with a cast of eclectic quarter characters. 722 Toulouse Street is the house in question, one of Williams' first homes in the French Quarter. This kicks of a season of New Orleans plays for the company to celebrate the city's 300th anniversary.
Photo Flash: Rivertown Theater's BEAUTY & THE BEAST Opens July 12
by BWW News Desk - July 11, 2018
As part of its Summer Theater Festival for Families, Rivertown Theaters will close out its 2017-2018 season with a lavish production of one of Disney's timeless Broadway musicals that continues to be a favorite with multi-generationsJuly 12 – 22.
by BWW News Desk - July 11, 2018
As part of its Summer Theater Festival for Families, Rivertown Theaters will close out its 2017-2018 season with a lavish production of one of Disney's timeless Broadway musicals that continues to be a favorite with multi-generationsJuly 12 – 22.
Clare Cook to Participate in Hamilton Project Residency
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2018
Clare Cook, founder of Basin Arts in Lafayette, has been selected to participate in the Hamilton Project Residency at Barn Arts Collective in Bass Harbor, Maine July 6-15. While in Maine, she will be researching and developing a project titled Surface, an excerpt of which will be performed by Basin Dance Collective at the 2018 Arts Summit on July 24 in Baton Rouge (https://www.artsbr.org/2018-arts-summit/). The full-length version of Surface will premiere Nov. 28-30 at the Acadiana Center for the Arts in Lafayette.
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2018
Clare Cook, founder of Basin Arts in Lafayette, has been selected to participate in the Hamilton Project Residency at Barn Arts Collective in Bass Harbor, Maine July 6-15. While in Maine, she will be researching and developing a project titled Surface, an excerpt of which will be performed by Basin Dance Collective at the 2018 Arts Summit on July 24 in Baton Rouge (https://www.artsbr.org/2018-arts-summit/). The full-length version of Surface will premiere Nov. 28-30 at the Acadiana Center for the Arts in Lafayette.
Running Of The Bulls In New Orleans 2018 Whups Butts For Its 12th Year
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2018
Nola Bulls, LLC steps up to the big leagues for the 12th edition of the ever-growing San Fermin in Nueva Orleans (SFNO) presented by The Advocate, a.k.a. The Running of the Bulls in New Orleans. Los Pastores of Nola Bulls took a step forward booking a major music act, so 2018 promises to be an amazing year of music, food, drinks and what lovers of New Orleans like to do: Laissez les bons temps rouler.
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2018
Nola Bulls, LLC steps up to the big leagues for the 12th edition of the ever-growing San Fermin in Nueva Orleans (SFNO) presented by The Advocate, a.k.a. The Running of the Bulls in New Orleans. Los Pastores of Nola Bulls took a step forward booking a major music act, so 2018 promises to be an amazing year of music, food, drinks and what lovers of New Orleans like to do: Laissez les bons temps rouler.
Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Opens July 12 At Rivertown Theater
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2018
As part of its Summer Theater Festival for Families, Rivertown Theaters will close out its 2017-2018 season with a lavish production of one of Disney's timeless Broadway musicals that continues to be a favorite with multi-generations July 12 - 22.
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2018
As part of its Summer Theater Festival for Families, Rivertown Theaters will close out its 2017-2018 season with a lavish production of one of Disney's timeless Broadway musicals that continues to be a favorite with multi-generations July 12 - 22.
Broadway In New Orleans Welcomes Hancock Whitney As Series Sponsor
by BWW News Desk - June 27, 2018
Today, New Orleans Theatre Association and Broadway in New Orleans announced a new three-year agreement with Hancock Whitney beginning with the 2018-2019 season. The partnership furthers Hancock Whitney's long-standing investment in New Orleanians' cultural experience by continuing to bring the best Broadway performances to the Crescent City.
by BWW News Desk - June 27, 2018
Today, New Orleans Theatre Association and Broadway in New Orleans announced a new three-year agreement with Hancock Whitney beginning with the 2018-2019 season. The partnership furthers Hancock Whitney's long-standing investment in New Orleanians' cultural experience by continuing to bring the best Broadway performances to the Crescent City.
RAGTIME Comes to Summer Lyric Theatre
by BWW News Desk - June 27, 2018
Ragtime, one of the most powerful and vibrant musicals of this era, will be celebrating its 20th anniversary this July on the Dixon Hall stage. Based on the E.L. Doctorow novel, Ragtime tells the story of a restless America at the turn of the twentieth century where everything is changing and anything is possible. It is a timeless celebration of life - what it could and should be. It tells the stories of an upper-class wife, a Jewish immigrant and a daring Harlem musician - All three characters are united by their desire and belief in a brighter tomorrow. The Tony-winning score by Ahrens & Flaherty will be brought to life with the 38 member cast and 26-piece orchestra.
by BWW News Desk - June 27, 2018
Ragtime, one of the most powerful and vibrant musicals of this era, will be celebrating its 20th anniversary this July on the Dixon Hall stage. Based on the E.L. Doctorow novel, Ragtime tells the story of a restless America at the turn of the twentieth century where everything is changing and anything is possible. It is a timeless celebration of life - what it could and should be. It tells the stories of an upper-class wife, a Jewish immigrant and a daring Harlem musician - All three characters are united by their desire and belief in a brighter tomorrow. The Tony-winning score by Ahrens & Flaherty will be brought to life with the 38 member cast and 26-piece orchestra.
MACBETH Rounds Out the 25th Shakespeare Festival
by BWW News Desk - June 19, 2018
After a sold-out run of All's Well That Ends Well, New Orleans' own professional classical theatre company continues its 25th anniversary season with an electrifying production of Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth.
by BWW News Desk - June 19, 2018
After a sold-out run of All's Well That Ends Well, New Orleans' own professional classical theatre company continues its 25th anniversary season with an electrifying production of Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth.
Rivertown Theaters Closes 2017-18 Season With DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2018
As part of its Summer Theater Festival for Families, Rivertown Theaters will close out its 2017-2018 season with a lavish production of one of Disney's timeless Broadway musicals that continues to be a favorite with multi-generations July 12 - 22.
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2018
As part of its Summer Theater Festival for Families, Rivertown Theaters will close out its 2017-2018 season with a lavish production of one of Disney's timeless Broadway musicals that continues to be a favorite with multi-generations July 12 - 22.
BWW Review: MAMMA MIA! deserves its uproarious applause at Theatre Baton Rouge
by Tara Bennett - June 15, 2018
What's the next best thing to a vacation on a Greek island? Seeing 'MAMMA MIA!,' this season's last mainstage show at Theatre Baton Rouge that equals to two hours of musical fun.
by Tara Bennett - June 15, 2018
What's the next best thing to a vacation on a Greek island? Seeing 'MAMMA MIA!,' this season's last mainstage show at Theatre Baton Rouge that equals to two hours of musical fun.
Lenne Klingaman is Dawn in National Tour of WAITRESS
by Heidi Scheuermann - June 12, 2018
Sugar, butter, flour! Sara Bareilles' musical WAITRESS opens at the Saenger Theatre tonight! It's about a young woman named Jenna who works at a bakery and is trying to figure out her life. She's in an abusive marriage, finds out she's pregnant, and it forces her to take a look at what she really wants. With the help of her best friends, an unexpected romance with a doctor, and a pie-baking contest her future starts to look a whole lot brighter.
by Heidi Scheuermann - June 12, 2018
Sugar, butter, flour! Sara Bareilles' musical WAITRESS opens at the Saenger Theatre tonight! It's about a young woman named Jenna who works at a bakery and is trying to figure out her life. She's in an abusive marriage, finds out she's pregnant, and it forces her to take a look at what she really wants. With the help of her best friends, an unexpected romance with a doctor, and a pie-baking contest her future starts to look a whole lot brighter.
BWW Review: Bryan Batt Gives Heavenly Performance in AN ACT OF GOD at Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre
by Heidi Scheuermann - June 11, 2018
AN ACT OF GOD gives quite a twist to religion as we know it. God decides to set the record straight and tell us what he really thinks about the 10 commandments, and gives us a few... we'll call them "edits." Apparently, us humans have distorted what God actually meant when he originally wrote his top 10, and he feels the need at this time in history to explain to clear some things up and tell us what he really expects of us.
by Heidi Scheuermann - June 11, 2018
AN ACT OF GOD gives quite a twist to religion as we know it. God decides to set the record straight and tell us what he really thinks about the 10 commandments, and gives us a few... we'll call them "edits." Apparently, us humans have distorted what God actually meant when he originally wrote his top 10, and he feels the need at this time in history to explain to clear some things up and tell us what he really expects of us.
AIN'T ALWAYS BEEN SAVED Heads To New Orleans
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2018
A spiritually uplifting, hilarious, powerful and timely new gospel comedy stage play, Ain't Always Been Saved, is heading to New Orleans, LA. In Ain't Always Been Saved, we follow the story of Vicki Lorraine Morgans, a former pop star who had the career, the marriage(s), fame and money.
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2018
A spiritually uplifting, hilarious, powerful and timely new gospel comedy stage play, Ain't Always Been Saved, is heading to New Orleans, LA. In Ain't Always Been Saved, we follow the story of Vicki Lorraine Morgans, a former pop star who had the career, the marriage(s), fame and money.
Windowsill Pies' Unique Creation Crowned Official Pie Of WAITRESS New Orleans
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2018
Windowsill Pies' Lazy Summer Strawberry and Cream Pie has been named the "Official Pie of WAITRESS New Orleans." The recipe will be inserted into all WAITRESS Cookbooks sold at the Saenger Theatre during the New Orleans engagement. Mini versions of the pie are sold at the Whole Foods on Veterans Memorial Blvd. in Metairie.
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2018
Windowsill Pies' Lazy Summer Strawberry and Cream Pie has been named the "Official Pie of WAITRESS New Orleans." The recipe will be inserted into all WAITRESS Cookbooks sold at the Saenger Theatre during the New Orleans engagement. Mini versions of the pie are sold at the Whole Foods on Veterans Memorial Blvd. in Metairie.
AIN'T ALWAYS BEEN SAVED Heads To New Orleans
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2018
A spiritually uplifting, hilarious, powerful and timely new gospel comedy stage play, Ain't Always Been Saved, is heading to New Orleans, LA. In Ain't Always Been Saved, we follow the story of Vicki Lorraine Morgans, a former pop star who had the career, the marriage(s), fame and money.
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2018
A spiritually uplifting, hilarious, powerful and timely new gospel comedy stage play, Ain't Always Been Saved, is heading to New Orleans, LA. In Ain't Always Been Saved, we follow the story of Vicki Lorraine Morgans, a former pop star who had the career, the marriage(s), fame and money.
TWFest Partners With NOMA For Arts & Letters Series
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2018
The Arts & Letters series at the New Orleans Museum of Art welcomes authors, poets, journalists, playwrights, and literary scholars to the museum for public conversations that reflect on literature at the intersection of arts and culture.
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2018
The Arts & Letters series at the New Orleans Museum of Art welcomes authors, poets, journalists, playwrights, and literary scholars to the museum for public conversations that reflect on literature at the intersection of arts and culture.
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