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BroadwayWorld is sad to report that Timothy Lancaster West, CBE, stage and screen actor, has died at age 90. Read the full obituary for Timothy West here.

Jefferson Performing Arts' upcoming production of School of Rock: The Musical will feature 36 local performers, half of whom are local middle and high schoolers. Several cast members will perform with real instruments live onstage at Jefferson Performing Arts Center September 13-22, 2024.

Get ready for a hilarious Halloween treat! Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein comes to Jefferson Performing Arts Center, directed by Leslie Castay. Don't miss this award-winning Broadway musical.

Jefferson Performing Arts Society kicks off its Westbank 46th season stage productions with Steel Magnolias this month at the Westwego Cultural Center on Sala Avenue in Westwego.

The Tennessee Williams Theatre Company of New Orleans ends its seventh season with Spring Storm by Tennessee Williams this September at The Lower Depths Theatre on the campus of Loyola University New Orleans, directed by Salvatore Mannino.

Sistas the Musical will be presented by Jefferson Performing Arts Society for three weekends, from January 27 through February 12, 2023, at Teatro Wego.

Jefferson Performing Arts Society, the 45-year-old non-profit performing arts institution dedicated to presenting musical theatre, dramas, ballet, orchestral concerts, and youth programming, will be taking on the management of the Jefferson Performing Arts Center at 6400 Airline Drive in Metairie, effective July 1, 2022.

Jefferson Performing Arts Society will stage the New Orleans area debut of Ken Ludwig’s hit A Comedy of Tenors from April 9-18, 2021, at Jefferson Performing Arts Center in Metairie. A total of six performances will be offered at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2:00 p.m. on Sundays.

At first glance, the living room in the Brewster home is quaint and unassuming. But when young Mortimer Brewster discovers that his aunts Abby and Martha are serving their boarding guests something a little stronger than tea, things become a bit complicated in ARSENIC & OLD LACE by Joseph Kesselring. This 1939 murder-filled classic is brought to vibrant life at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center this month. If you’re a fan of dark humor and screwball comedy, then you’ll enjoy this enthusiastic production that nothing drives you crazy quite like family.

Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts will bring back the popular, locally written And The Ball and All on the Main Stage this January. The production is written and directed by Ricky Graham.

Winners have been announced for the 2020 BroadwayWorld New Orleans Awards - which were back bigger than ever, celebrating the best in local theatre of the past decade! 

Rivertown Theaters rises to new heights with the upcoming production of one of Stephen Sondheim's most intriguing musicals, Into The Woods, on the Main Stage March 15 - 31.

Rivertown Theaters is offering a new option for families to celebrate the holiday season with "Let It Snow," a brand new musical review by Rich Arnold & company with added jukebox hits from the 50's & 60's all new for the Rivertown stage!

Rivertown Theaters is offering a new option for families to celebrate the holiday season with "Let It Snow," a brand new musical review by Rich Arnold & company with added jukebox hits from the 50's & 60's all new for the Rivertown stage!

We've got trouble, y'all. Thanks to last night's non-stop, energy-packed performance of Rivertown Theater's The Music Man, I cannot stop the endless refrain of 'Seventy-Six Trombones' in my head.

The votes have been counted... Check out the fill list of winners for the 2017 BWW Regional Awards!

The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.

Rivertown Theaters continues to raise the theatrical bar with their premiere local production of Million Dollar Quartet, one of the most challenging shows for actors who play musical instruments, sing, and portray the four music world's iconic legends who created Rock & Roll.

The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.

The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.