Les Misérables, or The Sun’ll Come Out Tomorrow? How much have things changed in the past two months since everything shut down? Well, depending on who you are or what you’re asking about, a lot or a little. For, as some places begin to reopen, alas for live theater, it’s turning into a hard knock life. (Hmmm...two Annie references already, more than I’ve probably made … [Read more...] about Trodding the Boards May 19, 2020
PAST PRESENT FUTURE II for Trodding the Boards
With no shows to critique or even help publicize, I wanted to offer this column to Artistic Directors of New Orleans’ theater companies to let us know what was going on when things shut down, what they’re doing now, and what plans they have for the future. For the second installment of PAST PRESENT FUTURE, Jon Greene of The Radical Buffoons shares his thoughts … [Read more...] about PAST PRESENT FUTURE II for Trodding the Boards
PAST PRESENT FUTURE for Trodding the Boards
While we’re suffering from theatrum interruptus, I wanted to offer this column to the Artistic Directors of New Orleans’ theater companies to let us know what was going on when things shut down, what they’re doing now, and what plans they have for the future. First up for PPF (Past Present Future) is The NOLA Project’s A.J. Allegra who has been nominated for eight Ambie … [Read more...] about PAST PRESENT FUTURE for Trodding the Boards
Metropolitan Opera HD Encore/Agrippina at AMC Elmwood Palace 20 through May 13 (hopefully) plus “Nightly Met Opera Streams”
Metropolitan Opera HD Encore/Agrippina at AMC Elmwood Palace 20 through May 13 (hopefully) plus “Nightly Met Opera Streams” One might think of the Met's HD Broadcasts as substitutes, most worthy substitutes but still substitutes, for the thrill of attending live performances. And you might be right. Yet such broadcasts can provide front row seats to superb productions. … [Read more...] about Metropolitan Opera HD Encore/Agrippina at AMC Elmwood Palace 20 through May 13 (hopefully) plus “Nightly Met Opera Streams”
Trodding the Boards February 11, 2020
Folk Rhythms/Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra at the Orpheum Much as I enjoy Beethoven and Mozart and Chopin and Bach, when I go to hear live classical music, I prefer something I’m not likely to encounter elsewhere. The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) delivered that abundantly with its recent Folk Rhythms featuring composer and oud player Simon Shaheen, and a program … [Read more...] about Trodding the Boards February 11, 2020
Trodding the Board January 28, 2020
The Uninvited at Gallier House through Feb. 14 The Uninvited, Goat in the Road Productions’ new show, adds another chapter of immersive historical drama to its successful The Stranger Disease of 2018. Set and performed in Gallier House, The Uninvited explores with imagination and theatrical flair how a real-life incident might have impacted the actual Gallier family and … [Read more...] about Trodding the Board January 28, 2020
Meatball Séance at Southern Rep
Southern Rep Theatre will host Meatball Séance, created and performed by John Michael, January 31 - February 2 in the Sanctuary Stage at 2541 Bayou Road. In this interactive comedy, John Michael has a new boyfriend who’s been invited to meet John’s mom. But she’s deceased. So John Michael is gonna summon her from the dead by cooking her famous meatballs onstage for the new … [Read more...] about Meatball Séance at Southern Rep
Trodding the Board January 14, 2020
Curtain Up On 2020 With the Holidaze over and Carnival not quite yet fully kicking in, the first part of our annual theater season is upon us. The following are some shows that should get you in the mood for Mardi Gras...and some others for those who prefer some seriousness amidst the marvelous madness. Writer/director Nari Tomassetti’s 3 Ring Circus definitely falls in … [Read more...] about Trodding the Board January 14, 2020
Trodding the Boards 2019 in Review
The Year in Review I wish I could say that the 2019 theater season in New Orleans was exciting and provocative and rip-roaring and outrageous and edge-of-your-seaty and challenging and all sorts of other superlatives. But I can’t. Sure, there were many good shows as well as bad ones, some fantastic productions (which I’ll get to) and some stinkers (which I won’t, at … [Read more...] about Trodding the Boards 2019 in Review
Trodding the Boards December 17, 2019
Period of Adjustment at Loyola’s Lower Depths Theatre through Dec. 21 Some people like to see things they’re familiar with; they’ll go to New York and get tickets to Phantom of the Opera or Chicago or Wicked. They’ll attend Romeo and Juliet rather than Troilus and Cressida (not that there’s much opportunity to see the latter). Similarly, here, audiences flock to … [Read more...] about Trodding the Boards December 17, 2019
