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Past Shows

The Search for Signe of Intelligent Life in the Universe


Just when you thought life couldn't get any wilder, Yvette Hargis takes the stage in this Lilly Tomlin/Jane Wagner comedic one-woman throw-down featuring 12 characters ...

Muck Dynasty


Philip Melancon and Chris Champagne in a jaunty satirical romp through the landscape of New Orleans and Louisiana politics in music and comedy. With material ...

OPEN A NEW WINDOW: Songs For A New Chapter


Cabaret Singer, Best-Selling Author, Motivational Speaker Karen Berg-Arlington with Broadway musical director Phil Hall at the piano welcome guest stars of the New York Stage, ...

The New Orleans Non Prophet Comedy Tour


Three men, three opinions, one funny show. Phil DeGruy is Coltarne meets Mel Brooks at a party for Salvador Dali when he's not channeling Lenny ...

A Lie of the Mind
A Lie of the Mind
9/12 - 10/4/2014


After pushing audiences to the edge of their seats with raw acting and bold storytelling for four seasons (BLACK BIRD, ORANGE FLOWER WATER, THE ADVENTURES ...

The Fourth Circle
The Fourth Circle
8/8 - 8/24/2014


The Fourth Circle - Teamwork Makes the Dream Work. Dane Rhodes and DaDa Productions present a performing arts experience that shows what can happen when ...

A Midsummer Night's Cabaret: An Evening of Sin and Song


"The wages of sin may be death, but for a much smaller price of admission "A Midsummer Night's Cabaret" ensures that audiences will have a ...

Marry Me, a Little
Marry Me, a Little
5/8 - 5/18/2014


Opening May 8th at Mid City Theatre, Promethean Theatre Co. presents an evening featuring the work of one of America's greatest living composer, Stephen Sondheim. ...

Bremner Duthie's Le Continentale!


A night out in Paris at Mid-City Theatre: A Concert Cabaret of French Chanson Bremner sings songs of Paris and ‘La France Profonde’ - Jacques ...

Paul Oswell's Narrowing My Horizons


Paul has been to paradise, but sadly, he’s never been away from himself. Via his usual comedic blend of stand up, song, poetry, film and ...

Leslie Castay - unscripted


Performing songs that range from American Standards to classic Broadway, Jazz and Pop, Castay’s show is a tribute to all the “unscripted” moments one inevitably ...

The Isand of Dr. Fitzmorris
The Isand of Dr. Fitzmorris
10/30 - 11/2/2013


PUT ON YOUR COSTUMES, TURN OFF THE LIGHTS, AND BRACE YOURSELF FOR LAUGHTER....Spend your Halloween week with Monologic Mad Scientist Jim Fitzmorris on the scariest ...

The Renew Revue Retirement Party!


THE RENEW REVUE RETIREMENT PARTY! brings together again the creators and performers of several wildly successful installments of THE RENEW REVUE to perform some of ...

Tuesday Night Football


Chris Champagne's new show about his Dad's life as a football player back in the 30's and 40's is a masterpiece. Chris tells amazing (and ...

The New Orleans BINGO! Show
The New Orleans BINGO! Show
8/23 - 8/25/2013


Three More Chance to WIN with The New Orleans BINGO! Show... A Musical Game Show Cabaret, it's a series of vignettes and a songbook of ...

Mrs. Cage
Mrs. Cage
8/9 - 8/11/2013


Mrs. Cage by Nancy Barr While shopping for groceries, Mrs. Cage witnesses a young bagboy she is extremely fond of get killed while trying to ...

The Women
The Women
8/9 - 8/11/2013


Set in the glamorous Manhattan apartments of high society and in Reno where they obtain their divorces, it presents an acidic commentary on the pampered ...

The 'Quarter' Rat Pack


"The 'Quarter' Rat Pack" is a high-energy cabaret show featuring classics from the Rat Pack era performed by a talented young cast....

Saved by the Bell
Saved by the Bell
8/2 - 8/4/2013


Whether you want to admit it or not, you have seen this show if you were a child of the 90's. Yes, the writing was ...

Hell's Belles
Hell's Belles
6/28 - 6/29/2013


This side-splitting send-up of seduction, sideburns, and the South was inspired by the cult movie, "The Beguiled." HELD OVER !!! JUNE 28 & 29 OUR ...

Re-Designing Women
Re-Designing Women
5/23 - 6/2/2013


RE-DESIGNING WOMEN Is the latest wacky take-off from Varla Jean Merman, and SHUT UP SWEET CHARLOTTE co-stars, Ricky Graham, Brian Peterson, and Jack Long. See ...

Paul Oswell presents: This Rhyme It's Personal


“This Rhyme It’s Personal”, will mix elements of Paul's two two successful one-man shows from the New Orleans Fringe Festivals of 2011 and 2012, together ...

Hot Stuff!
Hot Stuff!
5/11


"Hot Stuff" stars Becky Allen, Harry Mayronne and Christopher Wecklein. These three great friends have a fabulous time on stage, singing and generally cutting up...and ...

Harry Mayronne and Dorian Rush In Concert


Pianist/puppeteer Harry Mayronne and singer/actress Dorian Rush join musical forces in an eclectic evening of jazz, blues, and more...and meet Harry's newest puppet, “Becky Allen.”...

The New Orleans BINGO! Show


The New Orleans Bingo! Show is a late night, early morning ride through Downtown New Orleans. It’s the soundscape created by the sirens, a calliope, ...

Wolfboy by Brad Fraser
Wolfboy by Brad Fraser
4/11 - 4/21/2013


A young man, convinced he's a werewolf, and a fellow patient on the psychiatric ward. This is an uncomfortably funny, dark and sometimes erotic trip ...

Lola Falana, Showgirl


Anaïs St. John presents her smash-hit cabaret about the “First Lady of Las Vegas.” Don’t miss this delightful evening of song!...

Lisa Sings Lee
Lisa Sings Lee
3/22 - 3/23/2013


This Big Easy Award winner for Best Cabaret Show is an homage to Miss Peggy Lee, celebrating the music and life of this incomparable performer ...

The Songs of Hal David


The lyrics of Hal David helped define a generation of music lovers. Given his success collaborating with Burt Bacharach penning the likes of “Wishin’ and ...

An Evening With…Rich Look


Cabaret singer, songwriter, Great American Songbook performer and raconteur fills an evenig with stories and song. In addition to his own eclectic songs, Rich will ...

From Berlin to Broadway


Bremner Duthie sings the Cabaret Songs of Kurt Weill - from 'Mack the Knife' to 'Speak Low' with Harry Mayronne at the piano. "One of ...

Pat Bourgeois’ DEBAUCHERY


NEW ORLEANS’ ONLY LIVE THEATER SOAP OPERA... Produced by Southern Rep and Hosted by: Mid City Theatre Follow the adventures of this uptown family with ...

3×3
3×3
3/11 - 3/12/2013


Presented by Southern Rep. at Mid City Theatre, this evening of three original one-acts features three authors from the 6×6 writing crew...and in March it's ...

Red Hot Blue Notes


Dorian Rush delivers song and story featuring classic jazz and blues…with a cameo by Harry Mayronne’s marionettes....

Banu Gibson, Chick Singer


New Orleans chanteuse Banu Gibson swings the American Songbook and intersperses some hilarious stories from her years leading a band....

The Beatles: Love, Love, Love (yeah, yeah, yeah!)


From A Hard Day's Night to Abbey Road and Let it Be, Big Easy Award winners Amy Alvarez and Butch Caire join in this tribute ...

My Funny Valentine


A wonderful cabaret diva from the cold north graces the Mid City Theatre's Cabaret Month Calendar with this show about Love: finding, losing, confusing, finding ...

THE QUARTER RAT PACK


THE "QUARTER" RAT PACK is about the wacky efforts of one member to reunite a once-busy trio. It's a show filled with classic crooner tunes ...

Banu Gibson, Chick Singer


Tales from the Bandstand... New Orleans chanteuse Banu Gibson swings the American Songbook and intersperses some hilarious stories from her years leading a band....

Lola Falana, Showgirl
Lola Falana, Showgirl
2/5 - 2/6/2013


Anaïs St. John presents her new cabaret about the “First Lady of Las Vegas.”...

Cabaret Open Mic


CALLING ALL SINGERS!! GOT A SONG IN YOUR HEART? COME SHARE THE WEALTH!! Bring your music (in the correct key) and show us your talent ...

Shut Up, Sweet Charlotte
Shut Up, Sweet Charlotte
12/29 - 1/19/2013


Magna Puella and Mid City Theatre will present Shut Up, Sweet Charlotte!, a side splitting parody of the original book and cult film Hush…Hush, Sweet ...

Scrooge In Rouge
Scrooge In Rouge
12/7 - 12/23/2012


Performed with tongue firmly in cheek,“Scrooge in Rouge” works as a master class of comic timing in the English music hall tradition, where bawdiness ruled. ...

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