ALL'S WELL Comes to Shakespeare Fest
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2018
While New Orleans celebrates its 300th birthday, the Festival commemorates an anniversary of its own. The New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane will open its 25th summer season with Shakespeare's comedy All's Well That Ends Well for the first time in its history.
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2018
While New Orleans celebrates its 300th birthday, the Festival commemorates an anniversary of its own. The New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane will open its 25th summer season with Shakespeare's comedy All's Well That Ends Well for the first time in its history.
Southern Rep Theatre Announces 2018-19 Season Productions
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2018
Southern Rep Theatre announces its 2018-19 Mainstage Season, its 32nd, featuring the regional premieres of THE WOLVES by Sarah DeLappe and A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 by Lucas Hnath as well as three world premieres: AZUL by New Orleans native Christina Quintana, FLOWERS FOR HALLIE - a celebration of Mahalia Jackson written by and starring Troi Bechet - and MANDATORY MERRIMENT: AN UNTITLED HOLIDAY MUSICAL created by Leslie Castay and Ian Hoch with book by Ian Hoch.
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2018
Southern Rep Theatre announces its 2018-19 Mainstage Season, its 32nd, featuring the regional premieres of THE WOLVES by Sarah DeLappe and A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 by Lucas Hnath as well as three world premieres: AZUL by New Orleans native Christina Quintana, FLOWERS FOR HALLIE - a celebration of Mahalia Jackson written by and starring Troi Bechet - and MANDATORY MERRIMENT: AN UNTITLED HOLIDAY MUSICAL created by Leslie Castay and Ian Hoch with book by Ian Hoch.
The NOCCA Institute's Artists-in-Residence Program Awarded A Grant From The National Endowment For The Arts
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2018
The NOCCA Institute to receive $40,000 grantfrom the National Endowment for the Arts [New Orleans, LA]-National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $80 million in grants as part of the NEA's second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2018. Included in this announcement is an Art Works grant of $40,000 to The NOCCA Institute for its longstanding Artists-in-Residence program. The grant will be paid over two years.
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2018
The NOCCA Institute to receive $40,000 grantfrom the National Endowment for the Arts [New Orleans, LA]-National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $80 million in grants as part of the NEA's second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2018. Included in this announcement is an Art Works grant of $40,000 to The NOCCA Institute for its longstanding Artists-in-Residence program. The grant will be paid over two years.
Patchwork Players Begins Another Season At Rivertown Theaters With CINDERELLA
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2018
Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts will continue its 2018 summer season with more delightful productions for the whole family as the popular Patchwork Players makes Rivertown its home and presents Cinderella June 4 - 10 on the Lagniappe Stage.
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2018
Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts will continue its 2018 summer season with more delightful productions for the whole family as the popular Patchwork Players makes Rivertown its home and presents Cinderella June 4 - 10 on the Lagniappe Stage.
Photo Flash: NOLA Artists Grapple with Gentrification in SEA OF COMMON CATASTROPHE
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2018
Irondale is proud to present the New York premiere of Sea of Common Catastrophe, a surreal multimedia theater work that grapples with complicity in the face of rapid urban change. Designed and directed by Jeff Becker, who leads a team of fellow New Orleans-based artists, Sea of Common Catastrophe follows three long-time residents of a tiny seaside town whose lives are uprooted when a compelling stranger arrives. Inspired by a passage from Gabriel Garc?i?a Ma?rquez's novella Sea of Lost Time-where a town drowns on a Sunday afternoon but persists, submerged, in its daily life, as if the deluge had never occurred-Sea of Common Catastrophe uses spectacular lighting and video, live music, and an innovative two-story set to evoke a changing landscape of upscale living and chic restaurants that suddenly transforms into a magical sunken world.
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2018
Irondale is proud to present the New York premiere of Sea of Common Catastrophe, a surreal multimedia theater work that grapples with complicity in the face of rapid urban change. Designed and directed by Jeff Becker, who leads a team of fellow New Orleans-based artists, Sea of Common Catastrophe follows three long-time residents of a tiny seaside town whose lives are uprooted when a compelling stranger arrives. Inspired by a passage from Gabriel Garc?i?a Ma?rquez's novella Sea of Lost Time-where a town drowns on a Sunday afternoon but persists, submerged, in its daily life, as if the deluge had never occurred-Sea of Common Catastrophe uses spectacular lighting and video, live music, and an innovative two-story set to evoke a changing landscape of upscale living and chic restaurants that suddenly transforms into a magical sunken world.
Join The BWW New Orleans on Stage Facebook Group
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2018
BroadwayWorld is excited to announce we're launching a new Facebook Group for the New Orleans Theatre community, bringing together performers, audience members, theatre groups, and more to create a local space for discussion and networking.
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2018
BroadwayWorld is excited to announce we're launching a new Facebook Group for the New Orleans Theatre community, bringing together performers, audience members, theatre groups, and more to create a local space for discussion and networking.
Photo Flash: First Look at Rivertown's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2018
All you loyal followers of 'Little Shop of Horrors,' get ready for the live, bloodthirsty Broadway musical version of the cult classic, Roger Corman movie that was shot in two days, coming to Rivertown Theaters May 4 - 20.
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2018
All you loyal followers of 'Little Shop of Horrors,' get ready for the live, bloodthirsty Broadway musical version of the cult classic, Roger Corman movie that was shot in two days, coming to Rivertown Theaters May 4 - 20.
BWW Review: JPAS Takes Flight with CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
by Heidi Scheuermann - May 02, 2018
Nearly 10 years after the movie, some geniuses decided to turn the show into a Broadway musical starring Aaron Tveit and Norbert Leo Butz. Honestly, what more do we need in life? While the show didn't have a long run on Broadway, it is now being played in regional theatres, and the New Orleans area was lucky enough to have the opportunity to experience the fun at Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS).
by Heidi Scheuermann - May 02, 2018
Nearly 10 years after the movie, some geniuses decided to turn the show into a Broadway musical starring Aaron Tveit and Norbert Leo Butz. Honestly, what more do we need in life? While the show didn't have a long run on Broadway, it is now being played in regional theatres, and the New Orleans area was lucky enough to have the opportunity to experience the fun at Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS).
Two Local Young Actresses Cast As Lulu For The New Orleans Engagement Of WAITRESS
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2018
The Tony-nominated musical WAITRESS, which will play at the Saenger Theatre June 12-17, 2018, has cast two young local actresses to take on the role of "Lulu" during the New Orleans engagement. Presented by the New Orleans Theatre Association, WAITRESS will close out the East Jefferson General Hospital Broadway in New Orleans 2017-2018 season.
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2018
The Tony-nominated musical WAITRESS, which will play at the Saenger Theatre June 12-17, 2018, has cast two young local actresses to take on the role of "Lulu" during the New Orleans engagement. Presented by the New Orleans Theatre Association, WAITRESS will close out the East Jefferson General Hospital Broadway in New Orleans 2017-2018 season.
Rivertown Theaters Presents The Horrifically Hysterical Re-Make Of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
by BWW News Desk - April 19, 2018
All you loyal followers of "Little Shop of Horrors," get ready for the live, bloodthirsty Broadway musical version of the cult classic, Roger Corman movie that was shot in two days, coming to Rivertown Theaters May 4 - 20.
by BWW News Desk - April 19, 2018
All you loyal followers of "Little Shop of Horrors," get ready for the live, bloodthirsty Broadway musical version of the cult classic, Roger Corman movie that was shot in two days, coming to Rivertown Theaters May 4 - 20.
BWW Review: RENT at Saenger Theatre
by Tara Bennett - April 19, 2018
Answering machines and public payphones may be things of the past, but the epic rock musical RENT still holds up to this day.
by Tara Bennett - April 19, 2018
Answering machines and public payphones may be things of the past, but the epic rock musical RENT still holds up to this day.
Sammy Ferber is Mark in RENT 20th Anniversary Tour
by Heidi Scheuermann - April 17, 2018
This week is going to be great! Do you know why? It's because the 20th Anniversary tour of one of the best modern musicals is headed to the Saenger tonight! RENT, written by Jonathan Larson, follows a group of artists as they face life living in East Village as they deal with love and loss at the height of the AIDS epidemic. It's a story that teaches audience how to live their life in the present because tomorrow isn't guaranteed. What a lesson!
by Heidi Scheuermann - April 17, 2018
This week is going to be great! Do you know why? It's because the 20th Anniversary tour of one of the best modern musicals is headed to the Saenger tonight! RENT, written by Jonathan Larson, follows a group of artists as they face life living in East Village as they deal with love and loss at the height of the AIDS epidemic. It's a story that teaches audience how to live their life in the present because tomorrow isn't guaranteed. What a lesson!
RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Announces $25 Tickets Day Of Performance
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2018
The Saenger Theatre announced today that seats in the first two rows of the orchestra section will be available for $25 for every performance of RENT, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical.
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2018
The Saenger Theatre announced today that seats in the first two rows of the orchestra section will be available for $25 for every performance of RENT, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical.
A DOLL'S HOUSE and HEDDA GABLER Come to Theatre UNO, 4/12-22
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2018
Theatre UNO, the theatre production arm of the University of New Orleans (UNO) Department of Film & Theatre, closes their 2017-18 performance season with Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House and Hedda Gabler in repertory at the UNO Performing Arts Center, Robert E. Nims Theater, April 12-29.
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2018
Theatre UNO, the theatre production arm of the University of New Orleans (UNO) Department of Film & Theatre, closes their 2017-18 performance season with Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House and Hedda Gabler in repertory at the UNO Performing Arts Center, Robert E. Nims Theater, April 12-29.
Rivertown Theaters Presents MARY POPPINS, JR. This April
by BWW News Desk - April 02, 2018
The producers of Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts continue their commitment to showcase and develop the talents of budding local thespians with this very special production of Mary Poppins, Jr. The delightful musical will feature young performers from around the metropolitan New Orleans area. Cast members will be in the lobby after the show for a meet and greet with the audience.
by BWW News Desk - April 02, 2018
The producers of Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts continue their commitment to showcase and develop the talents of budding local thespians with this very special production of Mary Poppins, Jr. The delightful musical will feature young performers from around the metropolitan New Orleans area. Cast members will be in the lobby after the show for a meet and greet with the audience.
BWW Review: Tennessee Williams Theatre Company's ONE ARM is compelling story of loss and salvation
by Tara Bennett - April 02, 2018
The Tennessee Williams Company's latest production may raise an eyebrow after seeing playwright Moises Kaufman's name attached, but rest assured, ONE ARM is most ardently Tennessee Williams' work. It is the latest production in keeping with the company's mission to bring the rare gems of Williams canon to broader audiences.
by Tara Bennett - April 02, 2018
The Tennessee Williams Company's latest production may raise an eyebrow after seeing playwright Moises Kaufman's name attached, but rest assured, ONE ARM is most ardently Tennessee Williams' work. It is the latest production in keeping with the company's mission to bring the rare gems of Williams canon to broader audiences.
DEATH PART 7: THE LAST WORD Opens in New Orleans, 4/20
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2018
Following the successful and exciting run at the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Jack Trinco's darkly comic cabaret act, 'Death Part 7: The Last Word' plays two nights at The Allways Lounge (2240 St. Claude Avenue, New Orleans) on April 20th and 21st at 9:00 p.m.
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2018
Following the successful and exciting run at the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Jack Trinco's darkly comic cabaret act, 'Death Part 7: The Last Word' plays two nights at The Allways Lounge (2240 St. Claude Avenue, New Orleans) on April 20th and 21st at 9:00 p.m.
Southern Rep Theatre Announces Cast & Details For ECLIPSED By Danai Gurira
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2018
Southern Rep Theatre announces casting details and performance schedule for a limited engagement of ECLIPSED, Danai Gurira's award-winning play about five women during the Second Liberian Civil War. The production, part of Southern Rep's 2017-18 season in residence at Loyola University's Department of Theatre Arts and Dance, runs April 18 - May 6, 2018 in Marquette Theatre.
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2018
Southern Rep Theatre announces casting details and performance schedule for a limited engagement of ECLIPSED, Danai Gurira's award-winning play about five women during the Second Liberian Civil War. The production, part of Southern Rep's 2017-18 season in residence at Loyola University's Department of Theatre Arts and Dance, runs April 18 - May 6, 2018 in Marquette Theatre.
#TWF18 Crowns Stella Shouting Contest Winner
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2018
Participants of the 32nd annual Tennessee Williams Literary Festival descend to Jackson Square for the 2018 edition of the Stella Shouting Contest in hopes of seeing who will best channel their inner Tennessee Williams.
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2018
Participants of the 32nd annual Tennessee Williams Literary Festival descend to Jackson Square for the 2018 edition of the Stella Shouting Contest in hopes of seeing who will best channel their inner Tennessee Williams.
New Orleans Literary Festival Announces 3/25 Events
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2018
Today's Events; Sunday, March 25
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2018
Today's Events; Sunday, March 25
Tennessee Williams Literary Festival Announces Today's Events
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2018
Particularly in light of the 2016 documentary I Am Not Your Negro, author and civil rights activist James Baldwin is garnering new attention and appreciation for his astute analyses of race, class, and sexuality in U.S. culture. Our reading group will take up his groundbreaking semi-autobiographical first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain (1953). Attendees are invited to read this seminal text that brought mid-20th Century African-American literature out of the shadow of Richard Wright while deftly exploring the post-Civil War Great Migration, its southern roots, its religious inflections, and its generational tensions. The suggested edition is the most recent paperback (ISBN 978-0345806543). Traditional New Orleans fare of coffee and beignets at Muriel's Jackson Square with lively discussion to follow led by Festival favorite and Southern literary scholar Gary Richards. Seating is limited to 50 persons; pre-registration is required.
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2018
Particularly in light of the 2016 documentary I Am Not Your Negro, author and civil rights activist James Baldwin is garnering new attention and appreciation for his astute analyses of race, class, and sexuality in U.S. culture. Our reading group will take up his groundbreaking semi-autobiographical first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain (1953). Attendees are invited to read this seminal text that brought mid-20th Century African-American literature out of the shadow of Richard Wright while deftly exploring the post-Civil War Great Migration, its southern roots, its religious inflections, and its generational tensions. The suggested edition is the most recent paperback (ISBN 978-0345806543). Traditional New Orleans fare of coffee and beignets at Muriel's Jackson Square with lively discussion to follow led by Festival favorite and Southern literary scholar Gary Richards. Seating is limited to 50 persons; pre-registration is required.
Ted Louis Levy Receives Two Nominations at The Big Easy Awards
by BWW News Desk - March 22, 2018
Broadway Veteran Ted Louis Levy, garners a double nomination for the 2018 Big Easy Awards. Fresh from taping an appearance with New Orleans native son Harry Connick Jr., Ted Louis Levy receives nominations for both 'Choreography' and 'Best Lead Actor in A Musical' in the roll of another New Orleans Icon, Mr. Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe Morton a.k.a Jelly Roll Morton in Jelly's Last Jam.
by BWW News Desk - March 22, 2018
Broadway Veteran Ted Louis Levy, garners a double nomination for the 2018 Big Easy Awards. Fresh from taping an appearance with New Orleans native son Harry Connick Jr., Ted Louis Levy receives nominations for both 'Choreography' and 'Best Lead Actor in A Musical' in the roll of another New Orleans Icon, Mr. Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe Morton a.k.a Jelly Roll Morton in Jelly's Last Jam.
Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival Returns
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2018
The Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival returns to the historic French Quarter for its 32nd annual celebration of contemporary literature, culture, theater, and the works of Tennessee Williams. From March 21-25, 2018, attendees will enjoy celebrated award-winning speakers alongside fresh new voices on the literary scene.
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2018
The Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival returns to the historic French Quarter for its 32nd annual celebration of contemporary literature, culture, theater, and the works of Tennessee Williams. From March 21-25, 2018, attendees will enjoy celebrated award-winning speakers alongside fresh new voices on the literary scene.
BWW Review: PHANTOM OF THE OPERA enchants at Saenger Theatre
by Tara Bennett - March 20, 2018
Broadway's longest-running production is well over 30 years, but still finds ways to remain incredibly "phantasmic."
by Tara Bennett - March 20, 2018
Broadway's longest-running production is well over 30 years, but still finds ways to remain incredibly "phantasmic."
Announcing BWW New Orleans on Stage Facebook Group
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2018
BroadwayWorld is excited to announce we're launching a new Facebook Group for the New Orleans Theatre community, bringing together performers, audience members, theatre groups, and more to create a local space for discussion and networking.
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2018
BroadwayWorld is excited to announce we're launching a new Facebook Group for the New Orleans Theatre community, bringing together performers, audience members, theatre groups, and more to create a local space for discussion and networking.
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