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A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
12/6 - 12/15/2024


Theatre Baton Rouge is bringing back Charles Dickens’ holiday classic A Christmas Carol, opening on December 6th on our Main Stage, for one last holiday season. ...

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens a new adaptation by Patrick Barlow


Patrick Barlow, writer of the Broadway and West End hit The 39 Steps , has retold Charles Dickens’ holiday classic, A Christmas Carol .  This ...

Winter Wonderettes
Winter Wonderettes
12/6 - 12/15/2024


The Wonderettes are back! This seasonal celebration finds the girls entertaining at the annual Harper’s Hardware Holiday Party. When Santa turns up missing, the girls ...

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
3/14 - 3/23/2025


Based on the Victor Hugo novel and songs from the Disney animated feature,  The Hunchback of Notre Dame  showcases the film’s Academy Award-nominated score, as well as ...

Jersey Boys
Jersey Boys
3/13 - 4/6/2025


The Story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons

Ain't Misbehavin'
Ain't Misbehavin'
6/5 - 6/22/2025


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

Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
6/13 - 6/22/2025


Rodgers & Hammerstein’s first collaboration remains, in many ways, their most innovative, setting the standards and rules of modern musical theatre. In a Western territory ...

Elf The Musical
Elf The Musical
12/4 - 12/14/2025


Buddy, a young orphan mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised unaware that ...



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Review: WIT & WRATH: THE LIFE & TIMES OF DOROTHY PARKER at BB's Stage Door Canteen


by Tara Bennett - October 23, 2024

Dorothy Parker, the sharp-tongued wit of the Jazz Age, remains one of America’s most fascinating literary figures. In WIT & WRATH: THE LIFE & TIMES OF DOROTHY PARKER, Claudia Baumgarten brings this iconic figure to life in a one-woman performance that not only celebrates Parker’s legendary humor but...

Review: MURDER FOR TWO at Le Petit Theatre Is High-Energy Hilarity


by Tara Bennett - October 11, 2024

It’s official. Le Petit Theatre’s MURDER FOR TWO is the can’t-miss show of the year!...

Review: PENNY DREADFULS: THE REMARKABLE ROOMING-HOUSE OF MADAME LE MONDE


by Tara Bennett - September 25, 2024

The Tennessee Williams Theatre Company has launched the spooky season ahead of schedule with their production of PENNY DREADFULS: The Remarkable Rooming-House of Madame Le Monde....

Review: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at Tennessee Williams Threatre Company


by Tara Bennett - July 23, 2024

For almost a decade, anticipation has simmered among NOLA theatre enthusiasts, waiting for The Tennessee Williams Theatre Company to tackle one of the playwright’s most iconic works, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, that has left an indelible mark on theatre....

Review: THE CAKE at Crescent City Stage


by Tara Bennett - June 13, 2024

THE CAKE, receiving its regional premiere, is the latest offering from Crescent City Stage and is now running now through June 16th. There are four more chances to experience this rich, emotional cultural reflection, which was a delight for this critic during Pride in Louisiana....

Review: MRS. DOUBTFIRE at Saenger Theatre


by Tara Bennett - May 17, 2024

Get ready to experience the beloved story of MRS. DOUBTFIRE like never before in this heartwarming and hilarious musical adaptation....

Review: KINGDOM OF EARTH at Tennessee Williams Threatre Company


by Tara Bennett - March 14, 2024

When the Tennessee Williams Theatre Company burst onto the Nola theatre scene in 2015, it sparked excitement and swiftly established itself as a leading authority on the works of the Bard of the South....

Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Crescent City Stage


by Tara Bennett - December 18, 2023

In a festive and spirited adaptation of Charles Dickens’s timeless tale, the iconic miser Ebenezer Scrooge takes center stage in Crescent City Stage’s latest production, A CHRISTMAS CAROL....

Review: Tennessee Williams Theatre Company's SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH


by Tara Bennett - August 01, 2023

Tennessee Williams’ SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH, an underrated tale of comebacks and second chances while desperately clinging to the past, is the playwright’s latest steamy, brutal Southern drama to hit the stage in New Orleans....

Review: VANYA, SONIA, MASHA AND SPIKE Delivers Chekhovian Comedy at Its Best


by Tara Bennett - June 28, 2023

What did our critic think of VANYA, SONIA, MASHA AND SPIKE at Crescent City Stage? The gloom and angst of Chekhovian characters provide funny fodder for Christopher Durang’s VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE, now in production through the Crescent City Stage....



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