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RIVERTOWN THEATERS FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

325 Minor St
Kenner, LA 70062

Fancy Nancy Splendiferous Christmas


Based on the best-selling picture book by Jane O’Connor, this delightful musical follows Nancy as she prepares for what she’s sure will be the most ...

It's A Wonderful Life Y'all
It's A Wonderful Life Y'all
12/5 - 12/20/2025


It’s Christmas time in New Orleans and George Bailey is saved by the love and support of his friends and family, with a little heavenly ...

Christmastime in New Orleans with The Big Easy Boys


The Boys are back with their signature harmonies in this limited engagement to bring you some rockin' holiday cheer!...



Jefferson Performing Arts Welcomes Gary Rucker As New Creative & Managing Director


by A.A. Cristi - December 03, 2025

Jefferson Performing Arts has announced that acclaimed local theatre leader Gary Rucker, Co-founder and Artistic Director of Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, has joined the organization as Creative & Managing Director of the Westwego Performing Arts Theatre....

DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Rivertown Theaters For The Performing Arts


by Tara Bennett - September 09, 2025

Rivertown Theaters is making national history with the first U.S. non-replica staging of Dear Evan Hansen. In our interview, Co-Artistic Director Kelly Fouchi shares why the show’s themes of connection and compassion resonate so powerfully and why Kenner is the perfect stage....

DEBBIE WITH A D'S TENNESSEE WITH THE TEA is Coming to TWTC


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 30, 2025

The Tennessee Williams Theatre Company of New Orleans is partnering with Debbie with a D—voted Best Drag Performer in Gambit's Best of New Orleans 2024—to present Debbie with a D's Tennessee with the Tea, an adults-only drag queen story hour. ...

Past Shows

Annie
Annie
7/10 - 7/20/2025


Leapin' Lizards! The irrepressible comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world's best-loved musicals. Annie  plays at Rivertown Theaters July 10th through ...

Something Rotten!
Something Rotten!
5/9 - 5/25/2025


Two brothers set out to write the world’s first musical in this hilarious mash-up of sixteenth-century Shakespeare and twenty-first-century Broadway. Welcome to the Renaissance and ...

Xanadu
Xanadu
1/10 - 1/26/2025


A Greek muse inspires love, laughter and the world's first roller disco in this 1980s musical glitter explosion based on the cult classic movie. Directed ...

Xanadu
Xanadu
1/10 - 1/26/2025


A Greek muse inspires love, laughter and the world's first roller disco in this 1980s musical glitter explosion based on the cult classic movie. Directed ...

Hairspray
Hairspray
9/13 - 9/29/2024


Playing on Rivertown's Mainstage, with Hairspray,  directed by Kelly Fouchi, you can't stop the beat in this big and bold musical about one girl's inspiring ...

Newsies
Newsies
7/13 - 7/23/2023


Stop the presses! This Disney film turned Tony-winning Broadway hit inspires everyone to fight for what's right and seize the day. It's time to carry ...

Spongebob The Musical
Spongebob The Musical
5/5 - 5/21/2023


Adapted from the iconic Nickelodeon series! SpongeBob, Patrick, Sandy, Squidward and all of Bikini Bottom face total annihilation - until a most unexpected hero rises ...

The Play That Goes Wrong
The Play That Goes Wrong
3/10 - 3/26/2023


Called “the funniest play Broadway has ever seen” (The Huffington Post), this classic murder mystery is chock-full of mishaps and madcap mania! Welcome to opening ...

Raise Your Voice 4
Raise Your Voice 4
1/28 - 1/30/2022


Raise Your Voice is back January 28, 29, 30! A cast of 26 will delight audiences with musical theatre and pop hits from shows like ...

Videos


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Big Couch New Orleans (3/19 - 4/3)
Hadestown (Non-Equity) in New Orleans Hadestown (Non-Equity)
Saenger Theatre (1/23 - 1/25)
SIX (Boleyn Tour) in New Orleans SIX (Boleyn Tour)
Saenger Theatre (4/14 - 4/19)
Liverpool Legends The Complete Beatles Experience! in New Orleans Liverpool Legends The Complete Beatles Experience!
Heymann Performing Arts Center (1/22 - 1/22)
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in New Orleans Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Mahalia Jackson Theater for Performing Arts (3/21 - 3/21)
Back to the Future: The Musical in New Orleans Back to the Future: The Musical
Saenger Theatre (12/9 - 12/14)
C.S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters (Baton Rouge, LA) in New Orleans C.S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters (Baton Rouge, LA)
River Center Theatre for Performing Arts (3/14 - 3/14)
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