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Rivertown Theaters Closes 2017-18 Season With DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

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.
BWW Review: MAMMA MIA! deserves its uproarious applause at Theatre Baton Rouge

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.
Lenne Klingaman is Dawn in National Tour of WAITRESS

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.
BWW Review: Bryan Batt Gives Heavenly Performance in AN ACT OF GOD at Le Petit Theatr

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.
AIN'T ALWAYS BEEN SAVED Heads To New Orleans

AIN'T ALWAYS BEEN SAVED Heads To New Orleans

by BWW News Desk — June 9, 2018
A spiritually uplifting, hilarious, powerful and timely new gospel comedy stage play, Ain't Always Been Saved, is heading to New Orleans, LA.
Windowsill Pies' Unique Creation Crowned Official Pie Of WAITRESS New Orleans

Windowsill Pies' Unique Creation Crowned Official Pie Of WAITRESS New Orleans

by BWW News Desk — June 1, 2018
Windowsill Pies' Lazy Summer Strawberry and Cream Pie has been named the "Official Pie of WAITRESS New Orleans.
AIN'T ALWAYS BEEN SAVED Heads To New Orleans

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.
TWFest Partners With NOMA For Arts & Letters Series

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.
ALL'S WELL Comes to Shakespeare Fest

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.
Southern Rep Theatre Announces 2018-19 Season Productions

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 Maha
The NOCCA Institute's Artists-in-Residence Program Awarded A Grant From The National

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.
Patchwork Players Begins Another Season At Rivertown Theaters With CINDERELLA

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.
Photo Flash: NOLA  Artists Grapple with Gentrification in SEA OF COMMON CATASTROPHE

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.
Join The BWW New Orleans on Stage Facebook Group

Join The BWW New Orleans on Stage Facebook Group

by BWW News Desk — May 9, 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

Photo Flash: First Look at Rivertown's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

by BWW News Desk — May 3, 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

BWW Review: JPAS Takes Flight with CATCH ME IF YOU CAN

by Heidi Scheuermann — May 2, 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.
Two Local Young Actresses Cast As Lulu For The New Orleans Engagement Of WAITRESS

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.
Rivertown Theaters Presents The Horrifically Hysterical Re-Make Of LITTLE SHOP OF HOR

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.
BWW Review: RENT at Saenger Theatre

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.
Sammy Ferber is Mark in RENT 20th Anniversary Tour

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 he
RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Announces $25 Tickets Day Of Performance

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.
A DOLL'S HOUSE and HEDDA GABLER Come to Theatre UNO, 4/12-22

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.
Rivertown Theaters Presents MARY POPPINS, JR. This April

Rivertown Theaters Presents MARY POPPINS, JR. This April

by BWW News Desk — April 2, 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.
BWW Review: Tennessee Williams Theatre Company's ONE ARM is compelling story of loss

BWW Review: Tennessee Williams Theatre Company's ONE ARM is compelling story of loss and salvation

by Tara Bennett — April 2, 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.
DEATH PART 7: THE LAST WORD Opens in New Orleans, 4/20

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.

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