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Murder on the Orient Express
4/25 - 5/4/2025
Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but ...
Doubt, a parable
5/1 - 5/18/2025
Doubt exquisitely explores uncertainty and how we each face difficult decisions.
Noises Off
8/15 - 8/24/2025
Called “the funniest farce ever written,” Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On . Doors slamming, on ...
The Importance of Being Earnest
9/26 - 10/5/2025
Meet Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff — two dapper Edwardian gents who shamelessly invent people in order to shirk their responsibilities and follow their whims. For country-dwelling Jack, ...
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Latest New Orleans Reviews
Review: WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? with The Fire Weeds
by Tara Bennett - January 13, 2025
Edward Albee’s WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? is a raw, relentless, and deeply unsettling theatrical titan. Since its debut in 1962, it has held its place as one of the most harrowing portraits of marital discontent and social decay in American theatre. The play dares its audience to sit through ne...
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....
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Ain't Misbehavin'
Le Petit Theatre (6/5 - 6/22) | |
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Tutti Frutti The Musical Tribute to Little Richard Live in New Orleans
Dew Drop Inn Hotel & Lounge (3/21 - 3/22) | |
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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Mahalia Jackson Theater (3/21 - 3/22) | |
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And That''s Why We Drink: The Pour Decisions Tour
The Joy Theater (4/10 - 4/10) | |
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Elf The Musical
Sullivan Theater (12/4 - 12/14) | |
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The Psychology of a Murderer
The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts (5/6 - 5/6) | |
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