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Le Petit Theatre

616 St. Peter Street
New Orleans, LA 70116

Upcoming Shows

Curtain Call Ball

Curtain Call Ball

Sep 18

On Friday, September 18, 2026 , Le Petit Theatre will hold its 12th Annual Curtain Call Ball to support artistic and education programs. Co-chaired by Judy Barrasso and Brent Barriere , along with Eugene Priestley , the event includes live and silent auctions led by auctioneer...

Review: THE ROSE TATTOO Blooms with Warmth and Heartbreak

Review: THE ROSE TATTOO Blooms with Warmth and Heartbreak

by Tara Bennett · August 3, 2026

There's a moment early in the Tennessee Williams Theatre Company's new production of THE ROSE TATTOO when Kristin Witt's Serafina Delle Rose seems to dare the audience to laugh at her devotion and dares us, just as fiercely, not to. That tension between comedy and heartbreak is the needle this whole…

Review: THE SECRET CIRCUS THE MUSICAL at Mudlark Theatre

Review: THE SECRET CIRCUS THE MUSICAL at Mudlark Theatre

by Tara Bennett · May 4, 2026

The best thing about THE SECRET CIRCUS is that it knows exactly what it is and commits without apology. Chanel Samson and Holly Anne Mitchell's original musical, performed at the intimate Mudlark Theatre in New Orleans, is campy, heartfelt and unabashedly earnest in a way that lesser shows would san…

Past Shows

41 total · showing 31–40

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 Me celebrates her long and storied career as one of Broadway's biggest, belting-est divas. Join us for a night of story...

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 8 th at 6:30 pm, honoring Kathleen Van Horn. The evening will begin with cocktails and cuisine at Tableau before moving into our historic playhouse for live performances...

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 the mysterious murder of his neighbor’s dog. Amid his investigation, he discovers hard truths about his family while...

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 Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Originally performed by Wilson...

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 Mississippi Delta plantation home. Maggie, a young ambitious in-law, is determined to solidify her role in...

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 and Summertime, a remarkable cast and breakout performances, A Night with Janis Joplin is a musical journey celebrating Janis...

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 best plays of the 20th century.

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 the heirloom for cash to buy the land their family once worked as slaves. In this intimate story, brother and sister struggle over how...

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 brothers who are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star known as The Bard. When a...

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. Filled with magic, ghosts, and holiday cheer, Le Petit's second-annual production of Charles Dickens heartwarming...

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