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LE PETIT THEATRE

616 St. Peter Street
New Orleans, LA 70116

Upcoming Shows

Guys and Dolls: A Musical Fable of Broadway
Guys and Dolls: A Musical Fable of Broadway
Mar 5 – Mar 29, 2026

One of the greatest musical comedies of all time, this award-winning classic gambles with luck and love under the bright lights of Broadway. Brimming with...



New Orleans Critics Wanted

BWW is always seeking talented theater enthusiasts to head up feature coverage our over 130 regional areas. As a Contributing Editor, you will have the opportunity to review the shows of your choice, conduct interviews with local and touring talent, design features of your own choosing for publishing, and work/network with your local theater press reps to bring exposure to the theatrical offerings in your area.

All applicants should have excellent writing skills and an interest for giving local theaters and productions some prominence on BroadwayWorld.com.

Your compensation as a featured writer with us not only includes exclusive press seats to all of the shows you cover (as is standard in your area and arranged between you and the theater) but also the opportunity to be published under your own byline and publishing profile on both the local and main pages of the site for maximum exposure to our 5M+ monthly visitors.

If this sounds like you, please send a resume and one writing sample to social@broadwayworld.com.

Past Shows

Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit
Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit
Jan 8 – Jan 25, 2026

Novelist Charles Condomine arranges a séance in his home with the eccentric and flighty Madame Arcati as research for his upcoming novel and finds himself...

The Lehman Trilogy
The Lehman Trilogy
Oct 2 – Oct 19, 2025

It's a Southern story of a family that started with a dry goods store in Alabama and grew to a financial powerhouse. The Lehman Trilogy...

The Curtain Call Ball 2025
The Curtain Call Ball 2025
Sep 5

Join us for the 11th Annual Curtain Call Ball at Le Petit Theatre! This year's Co-Chairs are Elizabeth Bryan Bragg, Edwin Bragg, Carroll Gelderman Zimmer,...

Ain't Misbehavin'
Ain't Misbehavin'
Jun 5 – Jun 22, 2025

Ain’t Misbehavin’ will have you tappin’ your toes and movin’ to the swingin’ beat!

STAGE MANAGEMENT BOOT CAMP
May 24 – May 25, 2025

Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carré is hosting a Stage Management Boot Camp on May 24 and 25, 2025, designed for participants ages 16 and...

Doubt, a parable
Doubt, a parable
May 1 – May 18, 2025

Doubt exquisitely explores uncertainty and how we each face difficult decisions.

CLOWNING AROUND
Mar 15 – Apr 26, 2025

CLOWNING AROUND is a six-week course designed for students in grades 3-6, focusing on physical comedy and comedic storytelling. Taught by Alex Smith and Becca...

MODERN SCENE STUDY
Mar 15 – Apr 26, 2025

MODERN SCENE STUDY is a six-week workshop aimed at serious student actors in grades 7-12, focusing on character creation through modern plays. Participants will analyze...

Jersey Boys
Jersey Boys
Mar 13 – Apr 6, 2025

The Story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons

Good Night, Oscar
Good Night, Oscar
Jan 9 – Jan 26, 2025

Journey back in time with us as we walk the line between the fantasy and reality of one infamous night in Good Night, Oscar.

The Skivvies: Stocking stuffers
The Skivvies: Stocking stuffers
Dec 17 – Dec 18, 2024

The Skivvies return to Le Petit Theatre for their third year to perform classic Christmas tunes, comedic mashups, and nostalgic medleys.

The Playwright's Toolbox
The Playwright's Toolbox
Nov 19

Join us on the Le Petit stage for a panel discussion with playwright and author Justin Maxwell to celebrate the release of his new book The Playwright's Toolbox, a...

Live at Le Petit: The Big Easy Beat!
Live at Le Petit: The Big Easy Beat!
Nov 14 – Nov 16, 2024

Back by popular demand, The Big Easy Boys & Babes return to Le Petit Theatre with their hit revue that honors New Orleans' vibrant spirit...

Murder for Two
Murder for Two
Oct 3 – Oct 20, 2024

Murder for Two is the perfect blend of music, mayhem and murder!

Betsy Wolfe *Pants Optional
Betsy Wolfe *Pants Optional
Sep 7

Tony nominee Betsy Wolfe performs her one-woman cabaret *PANTS OPTIONAL at Le Petit Theatre for one night only!Betsy Wolfe can be seen in the hit...

The Curtain Call Ball
The Curtain Call Ball
Sep 6

Le Petit Theatre will kick off our 108th season with our annual Curtain Call Ball on Friday, September 6, at 6:30 pm at Le Petit...

Tom's Elton Tribute
Tom's Elton Tribute
Aug 9

The world’s number one Elton John tribute band is coming to play All The Hits by Elton John.The spectacular show includes “Bennie and the Jets,”...

Petit Reads: A Body of Water
Petit Reads: A Body of Water
Jul 18

NEW PLAY SET IN BATON ROUGE BY LOUISIANA NATIVE KELLEY NICOLE GIROD HOLDS FREE READING AT LE PETIT THEATRELe Petit Theater presents a public reading...

Black Girl Therapy
Black Girl Therapy
Jul 13

Six black girls, strangers to each other, go to a group therapy session.They may be strangers going in but they’ll never be the same coming...

The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest
Jun 6 – Jun 23, 2024

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST is Oscar Wilde's trivial comedy for serious people

Born with Teeth
Born with Teeth
Apr 25 – May 12, 2024

In Liz Duffy Adams' punk-edged play, Born with Teeth, the great Kit Marlowe and up-and-comer Will Shakespeare meet in the back room of a pub...

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Mar 7 – Apr 7, 2024

Before she was hit-maker Carole King - she was Carole Klein, a spunky, young songwriter from Brooklyn with a unique voice. 

BUYER & CELLAR
BUYER & CELLAR
Jan 19 – Feb 3, 2024

Buyer & Cellar, by Jonathan Tolins, is the story of Alex More, a struggling actor in L.A., who takes a job working in the Malibu basement...

The Skivvies | Best in Snow
The Skivvies | Best in Snow
Dec 20 – Dec 21, 2023

Le Petit Theatre is excited for the return of The Skivvies: Best in Snow

Petit Reads presents FAT HAM
Petit Reads presents FAT HAM
Nov 29

Join Le Petit Theatre for a new series called Petit Reads. We'll present play readings throughout the year, some at the theatre and some at...

BriTANicK
BriTANicK
Nov 2 – Nov 3, 2023

Comedy duo Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher, collectively known as BriTANicK, grace the Le Petit Theatre stage for two performances only on November 2nd and...

Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
Oct 5 – Oct 22, 2023

Written by Jack Thorne, based on the novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist, Let the Right One In is an enchanting, brutal vampire myth and coming-of-age love story...

Beth Leavel's IT'S NOT ABOUT ME
Beth Leavel's IT'S NOT ABOUT ME
Sep 9

Tony Award® winner Beth Leavel (The Prom, The Drowsy Chaperone) brings her cabaret show It's Not About Me to New Orleans for one night only! It's Not About...

The Curtain Call Ball
The Curtain Call Ball
Sep 8

Le Petit Theatre will be kicking off our 107th season with our annual Curtain Call Ball on Friday, September 8th at 6:30 pm, honoring Kathleen Van Horn. The evening...

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
May 18 – Jun 4, 2023

A play by Simon Stephens. Based on the novel by Mark Haddon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time follows fifteen-year-old Christopher as he uncovers...

August Wilson's How I Learned What I Learned
August Wilson's "How I Learned What I Learned"
Apr 20 – May 7, 2023

Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson, How I Learned What I Learned is Wilson’s poetic one-man autobiographical show journeying through love, adversity, and self-discovery in the...

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Mar 9 – Apr 2, 2023

The 1955 Pulitzer-Prize winner for Drama, Tennessee Williams’ iconic classic, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, follows the familial struggles of the Pollitts in their patriarch’s...

A Night With Janis Joplin
A Night With Janis Joplin
Jun 5 – Jun 21, 2020

BEGINNING JUNE 5, A LIMITED ENGAGEMENT MUSICAL EVENTFueled by such unforgettable songs as Me and Bobby McGee, Piece of My Heart, Mercedes Benz, Cry Baby...

Angels in America: Millennium Approaches
Angels in America: Millennium Approaches
Apr 17 – May 3, 2020

Part One of Tony Kushners Pulitzer-Prize and Tony-Award winning Gay Fantasia on National Themes, this exploration of a changing America is considered one of the...

The Piano Lesson
The Piano Lesson
Mar 6 – Mar 22, 2020

Berniece Charles is planning to bestow her familys antique piano to her daughter, but her brother Boy Willie has other ideas. He wants to sell...

Something Rotten!
Something Rotten!
Jan 17 – Feb 2, 2020

SOMETHING ROTTEN! is Broadways big, fat hit! (New York Post). Set in 1595, this hilarious musical tells the story of Nick and Nigel Bottom, two...

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
Dec 6 – Dec 23, 2019

Miserly and menacing moneylender Ebeneezer Scrooge learns lessons in love, generosity, and redemption when he is visited by a host of spirits on Christmas Eve....

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