New Orleans Theatre Newsroom

Jefferson Performing Arts Center will host three nationally touring performers in November, from comedy to country and Christian music. Performers will include Brad Williams, Amy Grant, and Lorrie Morgan. Learn where to catch one of these performances here!

FAN EXPO New Orleans has revealed new celebrity guests for its 2025 event, including Anthony Daniels from STAR WARS, Tyler Hoechlin and Bitsie Tulloch from SUPERMAN & LOIS, and Jodie Whittaker from DOCTOR WHO. Learn more!

Hannah Shankman and Stephen Mark Lucas are bringing Fanny Brice and Nick Arnstein to a city near you over the next six months in the national tour of Funny Girl. In this video, watch as the duo chats about their friendship offstage, why they love performing this piece across the country, and more.

Time is running out to submit nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld New Orleans Awards. Don't miss Thursday's October 31st deadline!

Experience the Grammy-nominated Liverpool Legends at Heymann Center in Lafayette. Handpicked by George Harrison's sister, they bring The Beatles' history to life. Learn how to purchase tickets.

The Tennessee Williams and New Orleans Literary Festival will host a Gala on November 21st at 7 pm at The Temple, the beaux-arts style home of Tony Award-winner John Cameron Mitchell. The Temple is a beautifully restored Italianate sidehall in the Bywater neighborhood with a storied past. 

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 also reveals the vulnerability and inner turmoil hidden behind her biting social commentary.

Time is running out to submit nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld New Orleans Awards. Don't miss next week's October 31st deadline!

The Big Easy Boys & Babes will return to Le Petit Theatre with 'Live at Le Petit: The Big Easy Beat!' featuring music by Fats Domino, Irma Thomas, and more, celebrating New Orleans' musical heritage. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Irish balladeer and storyteller Danny O'Flaherty will join Brendan Mulvihill, Angelina Carberry and Dan Brouder this Sunday for a concert of Celtic song onstage at Westwego Performing Arts Theatre at 177 Sala Avenue in Westwego, LA.

This week, GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY takes the stage at the Saenger Theatre, bringing its powerful Depression-era story to New Orleans.

There are just two weeks left to submit nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld New Orleans Awards. The 2024 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

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

Jefferson Performing Arts is staging Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center for two weekends, October 25 through November 3, 2024.

Celebrate the 40th anniversary of BACK TO THE FUTURE at FAN EXPO New Orleans with stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, and more. Plus, meet cast members from SMALLVILLE and FIREFLY. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Tonight, Thursday, October 3 at 7:30 p.m., Jefferson Performing Arts (JPA) will open the murder-mystery farce Clue: Onstage. Check out new photos of the cast here!

The Rep has announced the return of its Studio Season with THE ROOMMATE, running from October 23 to November 17.

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.

The Fire Weeds announced the cast and dates for Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at Big Couch New Orleans, running December 4-21, 2024.

Le Petit Theatre's 108th season opens with MURDER FOR TWO, a 90-minute musical comedy where two performers play 13 roles and the piano. Featuring Max DoVale and Mark Schenfisch, this show is a witty homage to classic murder mysteries.

Crescent City Stage is bringing a contemporary take on a theatrical classic to life with its current production of A DOLL' S HOUSE, adapted by playwright Amy Herzog. Known for her character-driven storytelling, Herzog reimagines Henrik Ibsen's 19th-century masterpiece for today's audiences, offering a fresh yet faithful interpretation of this enduring exploration of love, identity and liberation.

Rivertown Theaters announced their season opener, HAIRSPRAY, directed by Kelly Fouchi, running from September 13 to 29, 2024. Follow Tracy Turnblad's journey in this Tony Award-winning musical set in 1960s Baltimore.

Nominations are now open for the 2024 BroadwayWorld New Orleans Awards. The 2024 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Strangers’ Ball II: A Little Death comes to the Tennessee Williams Theatre of New Orleans in October. The event is on Saturday, October 19 2024 at 7:30pm.

Discover the final show of 2024 at TW Theatre NOLA, PENNY DREADFULS: THE REMARKABLE ROOMING-HOUSE OF MADAME LE MONDE. Learn how to purchase tickets.