NEW ORLEANS (press release) - Due to the emergency situation at the Hard Rock Hotel on Canal St., in the vicinity of the Saenger Theatre, all remaining performances of WICKED, from Oct. 12-20, have been cancelled. All ticketholders will be…
METAIRIE, La (press release) – Jefferson Performing Arts Society presents Rodgers and Hammerstein's, The Sound of Music at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center in Metairie, LA. Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Book by Howard Lindsay and…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Junie B. Jones is back at Rivertown Theaters through Oct. 13! Based on the bestselling books, the saga of the wisecracking first-grader continues in Junie B.'s Essential Survival Guide to School, a goofy and heartwarming…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Wilmer Wilson, among the eleven artists represented in the exhibition Bodies of Knowledge, will discuss his video installation Black Mask, along with a series of travelogue books created from his Running Tour performances, during Friday…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Presents ART FOR ARTS SAKE on Magazine Street on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.! Locals and visitors are invited to this one night only event, with…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Chris Tucker is an international award-winning actor and comedian best known for playing the role of Detective James Carter in the "Rush Hour" film series. He became a favorite on Russell Simmons’ HBO Def Comedy…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The NOCCA Classical Vocal Music Department proudly presents Pretend!, nightly Oct. 3-4, 7 p.m. on NOCCA’s campus in Freda Lupin Memorial Hall (2800 Chartres St., New Orleans-70117). $10 advance tickets are available at www.NOCCA.com. The…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Rivertown Theaters is seeking OLDER TEEN & ADULT actors, singers, dancers and movers for their January 2020 production of OLIVER. VOCALS & DANCE/MOVEMENT CALL: When: Sunday, Oct. 6 Time: Dance/movement call at 4:00pm, vocal…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Producer Mark Cortale has announced that his internationally acclaimed Broadway concert series, hosted and music-directed by Sirius XM Radio star Seth Rudetsky, will return to NOCCA’s Lupin Hall for its eighth consecutive year. For the…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – A day-of-performance lottery for a limited number of seats will be held for WICKED, which is returning to the Saenger Theatre with performances from Oct. 2-20, 2019. Presented by the New Orleans Theatre Association, WICKED…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Upturn Arts is hosting its 7th annual dinner fundraiser, sponsored by the Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust, Appetite for Art. On Wednesday, Nov. 13, join Upturn Arts at the New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute,…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – America’s favorite dance show is going back on tour this winter with “Dancing with the Stars – Live Tour 2020.” The longest tour to date will be dancing through New Orleans on Thursday, March 5…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Join the Ogden Museum for a workshop exploring its new exhibition Memory is a Strange Bell: The Art of William Christenberry. Perhaps no other artist in the American South engaged more deeply and consistently…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Ogden Museum of Southern Art, dedicated to broadening the knowledge, understanding, interpretation and appreciation of the visual arts and culture of the American South, will hold its annual O What a Night! Gala…
NEW ORLEANS – The widely popular musical "Wicked" is set to open again in New Orleans next week. For almost the entire month of October, guests can experience the original story of the witches of Oz during the Hancock…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Hancock Whitney Broadway in New Orleans announced today that the first North American tour of Moulin Rouge! The Musical will run technical rehearsals and premiere in New Orleans in November 2020 as a part…
NEW YORK, NY (press release) – TROIKA Entertainment announced today the tour cities and casting for the 2019-20 North American tour of the Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of THE COLOR PURPLE. Preview performances will begin Oct. 19 in Largo, Maryland…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – "9 to 5, The Musical" opened at Rivertown Theater Sept. 13 and plays through Sept. 29. The play is directed by Gary Rucker with musical direction by Frank Von Hoven and choreography by Frannie…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – In conjunction with Bodies of Knowledge, artists represented in the exhibition have been invited to select a film for screening as a Saturday matinee at NOMA. Join artist Mahmoud Chouki on Saturday, Sept. 14, at…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Friday Nights at NOMA on Sept. 13 will feature another in a series of East-West Safar music collaborations led by New Orleans-based Moroccan musician Mahmoud Chouki, in concert with Georgie Petrov and Sam Dickie. Arrive early and stay…
FOC Concert Series 2019-2020 NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Held in the intimate space of the New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint, Friends of the Cabildo is proud to announce the 2019-2020 FOC Concert Series. This six-part…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Le Petit Theatre is celebrating the start of our 103rd season with opener Noises Off. Called “the funniest farce ever written,” Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On. Doors…
So many of the nation’s finest writers have called Louisiana home, and I love visiting the places where they wrote, lived and placed their characters. Take James Lee Burke, who grew up in New Iberia and sets his award-winning mystery…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Debuting on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 7:30 p.m. for a twelve-night run on select dates through Sept. 29, The NOLA Project returns to NOMA's Great Hall for a new twist on the Shakespearean classic…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – In advance of its full-scale production, the New Orleans Opera will present selections from Georges Bizet's Carmen in the Great Hall during Friday Nights at NOMA on Sept. 6 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – A day of kid friendly art activities and entertainment - all inspired by the American South! Join the Ogden for this annual celebration and FREE admission day featuring art activities, games and performances inspired by…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – This fall Studio KIDS! presents eight workshops for children ages 5 to 10 who want to get creative and learn art-making techniques inspired by works at NOMA and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden. The classes are…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival is now accepting entries for its 2019-2020 Fiction, Poetry, Very Short Fiction, and One-Act Play Contests. Acclaimed fiction writer Maurice Carlos Ruffin (We Cast a Shadow) will…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) presents An Ideal Unity: The Bauhaus and Beyond on view Aug. 16 through March 8, 2020. Celebrating the centennial of the Bauhaus (1919-1933), An Ideal Unity explores the…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The New Orleans Film Society (NOFS) announced the Closing Night Film, the Centerpiece Film, and the feature and short film competition lineup for the 30th annual, Oscar-qualifying New Orleans Film Festival (NOFF), which will take…
