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Stage and Screen Actor Timothy West Dies at Age 90
by Stephi Wild - Nov 13, 2024

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 Will Present SCHOOL OF ROCK Next Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 17, 2024

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.

Jefferson Performing Arts Society to Present YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 17, 2023

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.

STEEL MAGNOLIAS Opens September 21 At Westwego Cultural Center
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 16, 2023

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 to Present SPRING STORM Next Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 27, 2023

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 to Open at Teatro Wego in January
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 28, 2022

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 Begins Management Of Jefferson Performing Arts Center
by Stephi Wild - Jul 18, 2022

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 Presents A COMEDY OF TENORS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 11, 2021

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.

BWW Review: ARSENIC & OLD LACE Delivers Killer Performance at JPAS
by Tara Bennett - Mar 2, 2021

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 Brings Back AND THE BALL AND ALL
by Stephi Wild - Jan 14, 2021

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 Announced For The 2020 BroadwayWorld New Orleans Awards! Playmakers of Baton Rouge, 30 By Ninety Theatre, The NOLA Project, & More Take Home Wins!
by BWW Staff - Jan 13, 2021

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! 

INTO THE WOODS Opens At Rivertown Theaters March 15
by Stephi Wild - Feb 19, 2019

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.

Photo Flash: First Look at LET IT SNOW at Rivertown Theaters
by Stephi Wild - Dec 7, 2018

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!

LET IS SNOW Comes to Rivertown Theaters
by Stephi Wild - Nov 13, 2018

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!

BWW Review: THE MUSIC MAN at Rivertown Theaters
by Jenny Bravo - Sep 22, 2018

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.

Winners Announced For The 2017 BroadwayWorld New Orleans Awards; Rivertown's BILLY ELLIOT Wins Best Musical!
by Alan Henry - Jan 17, 2018

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

Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld New Orleans Awards; Just One Week Left!
by Alan Henry - Dec 22, 2017

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.

There'll Be A Whole Lot Of Shaking Going On At Rivertown with MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 22, 2017

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.

Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld New Orleans Awards; Just Two Weeks Left!
by Alan Henry - Dec 15, 2017

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.

Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld New Orleans Awards; BILLY ELLIOT Leads Best Musical!
by Alan Henry - Dec 8, 2017

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.