productions Volume 23/Issue 4/2005
by
Brian Sands
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
AMAZING PLACE, THIS NEW ORLEANS.
True Brew Theatre, 200 Julia St., 945.6789 — Roberts Batson’s solo performance brings to life the history and characters that helped shape the story of New Orleans. Based on his Scandal Tours. Tickets $25 (includes one drink). 4:30pm Saturday–Sunday. Open run.LES BALLETS DE MONTE-CARLO.
Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts (located in Louis Armstrong Park, adjacent to the Municipal Auditorium), 522.0996. — One of the world’s most prestigious dance companies founded by Serge Diaghilev and acclaimed for their unique synthesis of classical technique with contemporary influences. Friday—Cendrillon (Cinderella); Saturday– Mixed repertoire with works by William Forsythe and Jean-Christophe Maillot. Tickets $26.50-75.50 with discounts for students and seniors. 8pm Feb. 25-26.BLACK AND WHITE BLUES.
Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812 — Long-running show about working in the service industry. 7:30pm Monday, Feb. 21.EATING RAOUL.
Le Petit Théâtre du Vieux Carré, 616 St. Peter St., 522.2081 — Cult film classic comes to life as a wild musical. Directed by Gary Rucker. 8pm Thursday-Saturday, 2pm Sunday. Through March 20.AN EVENING OF DANCE.
Dixon Hall, Newcomb Quad, Tulane University Uptown Campus, 865.5106 — The Newcomb Dance Company celebrates its 20th Annual Concert with a program of five pieces. Tickets $12, Tulane Faculty & Staff $9, Students & Seniors $7.50. 8pm Friday and Saturday, 2pm Sunday. Feb. 18-20.THE EXONERATED.
Reilly Theatre on LSU’s Campus, Baton Rouge.225.578.3527 — Swine Palace presents the award-winning Off-Broadway play about the American justice system told through the true stories of six former death row inmates all proven innocent after years of incarceration. Tickets $27-$30, Senior citizens and LSU faculty & staff $19, Students and Feb. 17 $12. 7:30pm Feb. 16-19, 22-26, March 2-5, 8-12, 2pm Sunday, February 20, 27, March 6 and 13.EZURU.
Beau Rivage Theatre, Biloxi, 888.566.7469. From the creators of Balagan and Taganai comes Ezuru, the breathtaking and sophisticated new show featuring an international cast of 40 performers including acrobats from Zheng Zhou China, a famous European comedy act, and popular flying acts from the famous Moscow Circus. Tickets $22.95 and $29.95 plus tax and service fee. Performances Mon.-Thurs., 7:30pm; Sat., 7 & 9:30pm; and Sun., 3 & 7pm, through June 12.THE GOLEM.
Southern Rep Theatre, The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., third floor, 522.6545 — Staged reading of local playwright Dalt Wonk’s adaptation of the Jewish mythical tale. Part of the 2005 Southern New Plays Festival. 7pm Wednesday. Feb. 23.GOOD EVENING.
Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812 — British revue originally done by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore on Broadway. Starring Gary Rucker & Mason Wood. 8pm Thursday-Saturday. Feb. 24-26.HOLLYWOOD HEAVEN.
Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812 — Ricky Graham and Roy Haylock in the final performance of their award-winning hilarious tinsel town spoof. 6pm Sunday, Feb. 20.HOUSEWARMING.
The Anthony Bean Community Theatre, 1333 South Carrollton Ave., 862.7529 – Comedy by Phyllis M. Clemons about 4 sisters (with volatile temperaments) who gather to paint the family matriarch’s home. With Carol Sutton, Patricia McGuire-Hill, Adella "The Story Teller" Gautier and Gwendolyne Foxworth, directed by Anthony Bean. Tickets $18, students and seniors $15. 8pm Friday-Saturday, 3pm Sunday. Through March 6. (The final performance on Sunday, March 6 will be at 8pm.)MESHUGGAH-NUNS! THE ECUMENICAL NUNSENSE. S
kyfire Theatre, 332 N. New Hampshire St., Covington, 985.875.7577 — The Skyfire Theatre presents a play about showbiz nuns stranded on a stormy ship. Rita Stockstill directs Jill Lane McGuire, Deborah Marcelle, Sandy Landry and others. Tickets $20, $15 students/seniors. 8pm Friday-Saturday, 3pm Sunday. Through March 5.NICKEL AND DIMED.
Marquette Theatre, Loyola University, 6363 St. Charles Ave., 865.3824 — Based on Barbara Ehrenreich best-selling book about what it’s like to survive on $6 an hour in America. Featuring Sean Patterson. Directed by Anne James. Tickets $12, students and seniors $7. 8pm Feb. 18, 19, March 3, 4 and 5; 2pm Feb. 20.THE RETURN TO ZION.
Southern Rep Theatre, The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., third floor, 522.6545 — Staged reading of Mark Leib’s The Return to Zion which explores a young lawyer’s decision to embrace his religion and the repercussions this has on his career, his fiancée and his family. Part of the 2005 Southern New Plays Festival. 7pm Monday. Feb. 28.STAR CROSSED.
Flour Power Confectionary & Tea Room, 2101 Paris Rd., Chalmette, 277.SHOW or 276.9095 — Shine Productions presents a comedy by writer-director Christian Bordelon. Christina Cuenca, Barry Lemoine and others star. Tickets $18. 8pm Friday-Saturday, 3pm Sunday. Through Feb. 19.THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI & THE FACE OF EMMETT TILL.
University Theater, Dillard University, 2601 Gentilly Blvd., 816.4857 — True-to-life dramatization commemorating the 50th Anniversary of 14-year-old Emmett Louis Till’s lynching in Money, MS. Feb. 18-23.THE SUBWAY MUSIC VIDEOS.
True Brew Theatre, 200 Julia St., 524.8440 — Lady Bebe Theatre Company presents a two-part play by Sarah b Shotland. Liz Ladach-Bark and Rebecca Johnson direct and star. Through March 3.TRUE WEST.
Minacapelli’s Dinner Playhouse, 1540 Lindberg Drive, Slidell, 985.781.6565 — Minacapelli’s presents Sam Shepard’s play about two brothers. Rickie Luke directs Patrick Rouse, Rich Lyon, Ken Thompson and Carla Constanza. Tickets $35 for dinner and show. 7pm Friday-Saturday. Through Feb. 19.THE VULGAR SOUL.
Southern Rep Theatre, The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., third floor, 522.6545 — A young man devoid of any religious belief watches as the five wounds of the Crucifixion gradually appear on his body. Celebrated New Orleans novelist John Biguenet’s first play headlines this year’s Southern New Plays Festival. Starring Barret O’Brien, Dane Rhodes, Diana Shortes, Cristine McMurdo-Wallis and Bernard Hocke Directed by Ryan Rilette Tickets $23; $30 Opening Night (Feb. 19) including post-show party; $18 Previews (Feb. 16-18) with discounts available for students, seniors, theater professionals and groups. 8pm Thursday-Saturday and Wednesday, Feb. 16. 3pm Sunday. Through March 13.WINE IN THE WILDERNESS.
Hatcher Hall Theatre (located in the basement of Hatcher Hall), LSU Campus, Baton Rouge, 225.578.3533 — Staged reading of Alice Childress’ seminal black drama directed by undergraduate Stephanie D. Chavis. Suggested donation $6. 7:30pm Saturday. Feb. 19.
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