4th Annual Culture Collision Set for Today, 9/5
by BWW News Desk - September 05, 2012
Local arts lovers are invited to attend a celebration to kick off the 2012-2013 cultural season. Culture Collision 4 will be held today, September 5, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., at Generations Hall, with an after-party in the Big Room featuring Ratty Scurvics from 8 to 10 p.m.
by BWW News Desk - September 05, 2012
Local arts lovers are invited to attend a celebration to kick off the 2012-2013 cultural season. Culture Collision 4 will be held today, September 5, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., at Generations Hall, with an after-party in the Big Room featuring Ratty Scurvics from 8 to 10 p.m.
Shadowbox Theatre presents FROM CHOCOLATE CITY TO AN ENCHILADA VILLAGE, 8/28
by BWW News Desk - August 27, 2012
Shadowbox Theatre presents FROM CHOCOLATE CITY TO AN ENCHILADA VILLAGE, a performance event with Jose Torres-Tama, August 28th at 8:30pm. Tickets are $10 for general population and $7 for students. For more information, visit: http://theshadowboxtheatre.com/Shadowbox/Now_Showing.html
by BWW News Desk - August 27, 2012
Shadowbox Theatre presents FROM CHOCOLATE CITY TO AN ENCHILADA VILLAGE, a performance event with Jose Torres-Tama, August 28th at 8:30pm. Tickets are $10 for general population and $7 for students. For more information, visit: http://theshadowboxtheatre.com/Shadowbox/Now_Showing.html
Broadway in New Orleans Presents STOMP, 9/14
by BWW News Desk - August 27, 2012
Broadway in New Orleans presents STOMP at the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts, Friday, September 14, 2012 at 8:00pm, Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 2:00pm & 8:00pm and Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 2:00pm & 7:30pm. Tickets are on sale now starting at $30. To purchase tickets, visit the box office, call Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000, or visit Stomponline.com.
by BWW News Desk - August 27, 2012
Broadway in New Orleans presents STOMP at the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts, Friday, September 14, 2012 at 8:00pm, Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 2:00pm & 8:00pm and Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 2:00pm & 7:30pm. Tickets are on sale now starting at $30. To purchase tickets, visit the box office, call Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000, or visit Stomponline.com.
Southern Rep Theatre Delays Season Announcement and 3x3: THE ONE ACTS Due to Hurricane Isaac
by Kelsey Denette - August 27, 2012
Due to Hurricane Isaac Southern Rep Theatre has postponed 3x3: THE ONE ACTS which were scheduled to run Monday, August 27-Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at the Mid-City Theatre. New dates will be announced later this week. Also, Southern Rep Theatre's 2012-13 Season Announcement which was to take place Tuesday, August 28th, at the CAC's Spun Cafe will be delayed until further notice.
by Kelsey Denette - August 27, 2012
Due to Hurricane Isaac Southern Rep Theatre has postponed 3x3: THE ONE ACTS which were scheduled to run Monday, August 27-Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at the Mid-City Theatre. New dates will be announced later this week. Also, Southern Rep Theatre's 2012-13 Season Announcement which was to take place Tuesday, August 28th, at the CAC's Spun Cafe will be delayed until further notice.
Southern Rep Presents 3X3: THE ONE ACTS, Now thru 8/29
by BWW News Desk - August 27, 2012
Southern Rep continues its 'New Plays New Orleans' mission with 3X3: THE ONE ACTS by Jared Gore, Brian Sands and Paul Werner, the first production in a year-long cycle presenting works by eleven senior members of 6X6 Play Slam. The 6X6 Play Slam, now in its third year, is a group of local playwrights who write 10-minute plays which are presented monthly by Southern Rep Theatre. 3X3: THE ONE ACTS runs today, August 27-August 29, 2012, at 7:30pm, at Mid-City Theatre, 3540 Toulouse Street, New Orleans, LA.
by BWW News Desk - August 27, 2012
Southern Rep continues its 'New Plays New Orleans' mission with 3X3: THE ONE ACTS by Jared Gore, Brian Sands and Paul Werner, the first production in a year-long cycle presenting works by eleven senior members of 6X6 Play Slam. The 6X6 Play Slam, now in its third year, is a group of local playwrights who write 10-minute plays which are presented monthly by Southern Rep Theatre. 3X3: THE ONE ACTS runs today, August 27-August 29, 2012, at 7:30pm, at Mid-City Theatre, 3540 Toulouse Street, New Orleans, LA.
Photo Flash: Costume and Set Renderings from Swine Palace's A FREE MAN OF COLOR
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2012
Swine Palace's season will kick off with a production of A FREE MAN OF COLOR by John Guare, a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer prize for Drama, and which had its world premiere at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre in the Lincoln Center in November of 2010. Swine Palace will be producing the first regional premiere of the play; no other production has been done. A FREE MAN OF COLOR runs at the Claude L. Shaver Theatre from September 19 - 30, 2012. Below, Swine Palace has provided costume and set renderings for the production!
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2012
Swine Palace's season will kick off with a production of A FREE MAN OF COLOR by John Guare, a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer prize for Drama, and which had its world premiere at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre in the Lincoln Center in November of 2010. Swine Palace will be producing the first regional premiere of the play; no other production has been done. A FREE MAN OF COLOR runs at the Claude L. Shaver Theatre from September 19 - 30, 2012. Below, Swine Palace has provided costume and set renderings for the production!
Las Vegas PHANTOM's Rebecca Spencer Joins World Tour of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA in Manila, Seoul
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2012
Rebecca Spencer, who premiered the role of Madame Giry to critical acclaim in Phantom-The Las Vegas Spectacular, will don the black dress again when she joins the world tour of The Phantom of the Opera this month in Manila and early 2013 in Seoul, South Korea. Spencer portrayed Madame Giry for more than two years in Sin City.
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2012
Rebecca Spencer, who premiered the role of Madame Giry to critical acclaim in Phantom-The Las Vegas Spectacular, will don the black dress again when she joins the world tour of The Phantom of the Opera this month in Manila and early 2013 in Seoul, South Korea. Spencer portrayed Madame Giry for more than two years in Sin City.
Southern Rep to Announce 26th Season at Contemporary Arts Center's Spun Cafe, 8/28
by Kelsey Denette - August 24, 2012
Southern Rep Theatre will announce its 2012-13 Season at the Contemporary Arts Center's Spun Cafe 'Happy Hour' Tuesday, August 28, 2012, 5-7pm. Southern Rep and the CAC are welcoming friends, subscribers, members, audiences, local artists and press to gather for the announcement and to celebrate the two companies' partnership in the coming year. Complimentary Hors D'oeuvres and a Cash Bar will be available.
by Kelsey Denette - August 24, 2012
Southern Rep Theatre will announce its 2012-13 Season at the Contemporary Arts Center's Spun Cafe 'Happy Hour' Tuesday, August 28, 2012, 5-7pm. Southern Rep and the CAC are welcoming friends, subscribers, members, audiences, local artists and press to gather for the announcement and to celebrate the two companies' partnership in the coming year. Complimentary Hors D'oeuvres and a Cash Bar will be available.
Swine Palace Kicks Off New Season with Regional Premiere of A FREE MAN OF COLOR, 9/19-30
by Patrick Nugent - August 23, 2012
Swine Palace celebrates the Louisiana Bicentennial with a season of plays that explore the culture and history of Lousiana. The season kicks of with a regional premier of A FREE MAN OF COLOR by John Guare, a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer prize for Drama, with a world premiere at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre in the Lincoln Center in November of 2010.
by Patrick Nugent - August 23, 2012
Swine Palace celebrates the Louisiana Bicentennial with a season of plays that explore the culture and history of Lousiana. The season kicks of with a regional premier of A FREE MAN OF COLOR by John Guare, a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer prize for Drama, with a world premiere at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre in the Lincoln Center in November of 2010.
LES MIS Comes to New Orleans, 10/30
by Kelsey Denette - August 21, 2012
East Jefferson General Hospital Broadway in New Orleans today announced the premiere New Orleans engagement of Cameron Mackintosh's new 25th anniversary production of Les Miserables, playing at the Mahalia Jackson Theater, October 30 - November 4, 2012. Tickets will go on sale to the public Friday, August 24, at 11 a.m.
by Kelsey Denette - August 21, 2012
East Jefferson General Hospital Broadway in New Orleans today announced the premiere New Orleans engagement of Cameron Mackintosh's new 25th anniversary production of Les Miserables, playing at the Mahalia Jackson Theater, October 30 - November 4, 2012. Tickets will go on sale to the public Friday, August 24, at 11 a.m.
Southern Rep Presents 3X3: THE ONE ACTS 8/27-29
by Kelsey Denette - August 14, 2012
Southern Rep continues its 'New Plays New Orleans' mission with 3X3: THE ONE ACTS by Jared Gore, Brian Sands and Paul Werner, the first production in a year-long cycle presenting works by eleven senior members of 6X6 Play Slam. The 6X6 Play Slam, now in its third year, is a group of local playwrights who write 10-minute plays which are presented monthly by Southern Rep Theatre. 3X3: THE ONE ACTS runs August 27-29, 2012, at 7:30pm, at Mid-City Theatre, 3540 Toulouse Street, New Orleans, LA.
by Kelsey Denette - August 14, 2012
Southern Rep continues its 'New Plays New Orleans' mission with 3X3: THE ONE ACTS by Jared Gore, Brian Sands and Paul Werner, the first production in a year-long cycle presenting works by eleven senior members of 6X6 Play Slam. The 6X6 Play Slam, now in its third year, is a group of local playwrights who write 10-minute plays which are presented monthly by Southern Rep Theatre. 3X3: THE ONE ACTS runs August 27-29, 2012, at 7:30pm, at Mid-City Theatre, 3540 Toulouse Street, New Orleans, LA.
4th Annual Culture Collision Set for 9/5
by Kelsey Denette - August 13, 2012
Local arts lovers are invited to attend a celebration to kick off the 2012-2013 cultural season. Culture Collision 4 will be held on Wednesday, September 5, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., at Generations Hall, with an after-party in the Big Room featuring Ratty Scurvics from 8 to 10 p.m.
by Kelsey Denette - August 13, 2012
Local arts lovers are invited to attend a celebration to kick off the 2012-2013 cultural season. Culture Collision 4 will be held on Wednesday, September 5, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., at Generations Hall, with an after-party in the Big Room featuring Ratty Scurvics from 8 to 10 p.m.
Southern Rep Hosts WORK HARD! PLAY HARD! Fundraiser for 3x3 Series Tonight, 7/30
by BWW News Desk - July 30, 2012
Southern Rep Theatre will be hosting WORK HARD! PLAY HARD!, a Fundraiser and silent auction to help fund '3x3,' an inaugural new playwrights' series which will feature one-act original works by local writers. The event will be held at Il Posto Café, 4607 Dryades Street tonight, July 30, from 5pm-9pm.
by BWW News Desk - July 30, 2012
Southern Rep Theatre will be hosting WORK HARD! PLAY HARD!, a Fundraiser and silent auction to help fund '3x3,' an inaugural new playwrights' series which will feature one-act original works by local writers. The event will be held at Il Posto Café, 4607 Dryades Street tonight, July 30, from 5pm-9pm.
BWW Reviews: Playmakers Bring Onstage Chemistry to LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
by Heidi Scheuermann - July 22, 2012
This 1960s inspired musical tells the tale of Seymour (Alexander Sibley), an assistant to Mr. Mushnik (Ed Morvant) at a skid row flower shop who discovers a new breed of plant that feeds on human flesh and blood. Seymour later finds love with Audrey (Charlotte Voelkel), rescues her from an abusive relationship with Dr. Scrivello (Cameron Welch) in a rather unconventional way, and they live happily ever after… or do they?
by Heidi Scheuermann - July 22, 2012
This 1960s inspired musical tells the tale of Seymour (Alexander Sibley), an assistant to Mr. Mushnik (Ed Morvant) at a skid row flower shop who discovers a new breed of plant that feeds on human flesh and blood. Seymour later finds love with Audrey (Charlotte Voelkel), rescues her from an abusive relationship with Dr. Scrivello (Cameron Welch) in a rather unconventional way, and they live happily ever after… or do they?
Jefferson Performing Arts Society Announces URINETOWN and LITTLE MERMAID JR This Summer
by Kelsey Denette - July 20, 2012
The Jefferson Performing Arts Society will present the July sessions of it's Summer Youth Musical Theatre Intensives on the East and West banks at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center in Metairie and the Westwego Performing Arts Theatre.
by Kelsey Denette - July 20, 2012
The Jefferson Performing Arts Society will present the July sessions of it's Summer Youth Musical Theatre Intensives on the East and West banks at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center in Metairie and the Westwego Performing Arts Theatre.
Southern Rep Hosts WORK HARD! PLAY HARD! Fundraiser for 3x3 Series, 7/30
by BWW News Desk - July 16, 2012
Southern Rep Theatre will be hosting WORK HARD! PLAY HARD!, a Fundraiser and silent auction to help fund '3x3,' an inaugural new playwrights' series which will feature one-act original works by local writers. The event will be held at Il Posto Café, 4607 Dryades Street on Monday, July 30, from 5pm-9pm.
by BWW News Desk - July 16, 2012
Southern Rep Theatre will be hosting WORK HARD! PLAY HARD!, a Fundraiser and silent auction to help fund '3x3,' an inaugural new playwrights' series which will feature one-act original works by local writers. The event will be held at Il Posto Café, 4607 Dryades Street on Monday, July 30, from 5pm-9pm.
Jefferson Performing Arts Society’s Dennis Assaf Recieves National Theatre Award
by Kelsey Denette - July 16, 2012
Maestro Dennis Assaf and the Jefferson Performing Arts Society based in Metairie, Louisiana was recently honored with an award from the American Association of Community Theatre (AACT). The award was presented to Maestro Assaf at the AACT NYC Convention 2012, NY, July 14, 2012.
by Kelsey Denette - July 16, 2012
Maestro Dennis Assaf and the Jefferson Performing Arts Society based in Metairie, Louisiana was recently honored with an award from the American Association of Community Theatre (AACT). The award was presented to Maestro Assaf at the AACT NYC Convention 2012, NY, July 14, 2012.
BWW Reviews: ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD - Perfect Comedy at New Orleans Shakespeare Fest.
by Heidi Scheuermann - July 02, 2012
The best way to describe ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD is to compare it to Disney's The Lion King 1 ½. The Lion King is loosely based on Shakespeare's HAMLET, and Simba's pals Timon and Pumba have often been associated with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. In The Lion King 1 ½, the audience watches the story unfold from the perspectives of Timon and Pumba. Similarly, in ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD, the title characters enlighten their audience on their perspective of what was happening in Denmark. A prior knowledge of HAMLET makes this play much easier to understand.
by Heidi Scheuermann - July 02, 2012
The best way to describe ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD is to compare it to Disney's The Lion King 1 ½. The Lion King is loosely based on Shakespeare's HAMLET, and Simba's pals Timon and Pumba have often been associated with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. In The Lion King 1 ½, the audience watches the story unfold from the perspectives of Timon and Pumba. Similarly, in ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD, the title characters enlighten their audience on their perspective of what was happening in Denmark. A prior knowledge of HAMLET makes this play much easier to understand.
Running With Scissors' AN ALIEN HOME COMPANION Runs Through 7/1
by BWW News Desk - July 01, 2012
'Travel back in time -- before the internet, before television, before Americans knew words like OMG and LOL and Kardashian. Join us in this heady era, when queens were queens and radio was king,' as the Running With Scissors Radio Players present AN ALIEN HOME COMPANION & THE TITANIC COMEDY HOUR.
by BWW News Desk - July 01, 2012
'Travel back in time -- before the internet, before television, before Americans knew words like OMG and LOL and Kardashian. Join us in this heady era, when queens were queens and radio was king,' as the Running With Scissors Radio Players present AN ALIEN HOME COMPANION & THE TITANIC COMEDY HOUR.
Running With Scissors Presents AN ALIEN HOME COMPANION & THE TITANIC COMEDY HOUR, 6/21 - 7/1
by BWW News Desk - July 01, 2012
Travel back in time -- before the internet, before television, before Americans knew words like OMG and LOL and Kardashian. Join us in this heady era, when queens were queens and radio was king, as the Running With Scissors Radio Players present a hilarious, action-packed double-bill: AN ALIEN HOME COMPANION & THE TITANIC COMEDY HOUR!
by BWW News Desk - July 01, 2012
Travel back in time -- before the internet, before television, before Americans knew words like OMG and LOL and Kardashian. Join us in this heady era, when queens were queens and radio was king, as the Running With Scissors Radio Players present a hilarious, action-packed double-bill: AN ALIEN HOME COMPANION & THE TITANIC COMEDY HOUR!
Running With Scissors' AN ALIEN HOME COMPANION Runs Through 7/1
by Kelsey Denette - June 28, 2012
'Travel back in time -- before the internet, before television, before Americans knew words like OMG and LOL and Kardashian. Join us in this heady era, when queens were queens and radio was king,' as the Running With Scissors Radio Players present AN ALIEN HOME COMPANION & THE TITANIC COMEDY HOUR.
by Kelsey Denette - June 28, 2012
'Travel back in time -- before the internet, before television, before Americans knew words like OMG and LOL and Kardashian. Join us in this heady era, when queens were queens and radio was king,' as the Running With Scissors Radio Players present AN ALIEN HOME COMPANION & THE TITANIC COMEDY HOUR.
Running With Scissors Presents AN ALIEN HOME COMPANION & THE TITANIC COMEDY HOUR, Now thru 7/1
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2012
Travel back in time -- before the internet, before television, before Americans knew words like OMG and LOL and Kardashian. Join us in this heady era, when queens were queens and radio was king, as the Running With Scissors Radio Players present a hilarious, action-packed double-bill: AN ALIEN HOME COMPANION & THE TITANIC COMEDY HOUR!
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2012
Travel back in time -- before the internet, before television, before Americans knew words like OMG and LOL and Kardashian. Join us in this heady era, when queens were queens and radio was king, as the Running With Scissors Radio Players present a hilarious, action-packed double-bill: AN ALIEN HOME COMPANION & THE TITANIC COMEDY HOUR!
New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane Presents HAMLET, 6/17
by Heidi Scheuermann - June 19, 2012
Sunday, June 17 was The New Orleans Shakespeare Festival's first matinee performance of William Shakespeare's HAMLET, directed by Clare Moncrief. The show was held in Lupin Theater inside of Dixon Annex on Tulane University's campus.
by Heidi Scheuermann - June 19, 2012
Sunday, June 17 was The New Orleans Shakespeare Festival's first matinee performance of William Shakespeare's HAMLET, directed by Clare Moncrief. The show was held in Lupin Theater inside of Dixon Annex on Tulane University's campus.
Matt Lemmler to Return to Loyola University, 6/22-24
by Kelsey Denette - June 15, 2012
Loyola University New Orleans alumnus and noted jazz pianist Matt Lemmler '90 will return to campus to perform a special concert with the New Orleans Jazz Revival Ensemble, featuring guitarist Steve Masakowski, bassist James Singleton and drummer Geoff Clapp, on Saturday, June 23 to at 7 p.m. in Nunemaker Auditorium in Monroe Hall.
by Kelsey Denette - June 15, 2012
Loyola University New Orleans alumnus and noted jazz pianist Matt Lemmler '90 will return to campus to perform a special concert with the New Orleans Jazz Revival Ensemble, featuring guitarist Steve Masakowski, bassist James Singleton and drummer Geoff Clapp, on Saturday, June 23 to at 7 p.m. in Nunemaker Auditorium in Monroe Hall.
Summer Stages: BWW's Top Summer Theatre Picks - New Orleans!
by Heidi Scheuermann - June 07, 2012
Theatre in New Orleans this summer offers selections that cater to the Shakespeare lover as well as musicals that the whole family can enjoy. Here are the top 5 picks: HAMLET will be playing at Dixon Performing Arts Center in June. This performance is part of the New Orleans Shakespeare Festival, which is hosted at Tulane University every summer (http://neworleansshakespeare.tulane.edu/blog/)
by Heidi Scheuermann - June 07, 2012
Theatre in New Orleans this summer offers selections that cater to the Shakespeare lover as well as musicals that the whole family can enjoy. Here are the top 5 picks: HAMLET will be playing at Dixon Performing Arts Center in June. This performance is part of the New Orleans Shakespeare Festival, which is hosted at Tulane University every summer (http://neworleansshakespeare.tulane.edu/blog/)
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