Trodding the Boards

Medea at the Greenway Station through May 30 Do NOT miss The NOLA Project’s gripping production of Medea, Euripides’ still all-too-relevant 2,500-year-old tragedy, at the Greenway Station. Do NOT miss Natalie Boyd’s phenomenal performance as Medea, the granddaughter of the sungod Helios, who is cast aside for another woman by Jason (a terrific Jon Greene) of Argonaut … [Read more...] about Trodding the Boards May 18, 2026

Jagged Little Pill at Jefferson Performing Arts Center There’s not much to say about the recent Jefferson Performing Arts (JPA) production of Jagged Little Pill other than “Bravo!” for presenting this new, challenging musical and doing such a fine job with it. Using songs from Alanis Morissette’s catalog, including two newly written ones, Jagged Little Pill tells the … [Read more...] about Trodding the Boards May 1, 2026

Curtain Up What with French Quarter Fest and Jazzfest, there isn’t as much theatrical activity, especially on the Southshore, going on this April. Still, there are quite a few shows worth checking out on both sides of Lake Pontchartrain this month and next. Le Petit Theatre continues its 109th season with Yasmina Reza’s 2009 Tony Award-winning play God of Carnage … [Read more...] about Trodding the Boards April 14, 2026

The Great Gatsby at the Saenger Theatre The Great Gatsby, a new musical, recently played at the Saenger Theatre as part of its national tour. Was it great? No. But it was better than I anticipated. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel has been adapted many times, including four movie versions and three on television. This one opened on Broadway two years ago to decent but not … [Read more...] about Trodding the Boards April 5, 2026

Guys and Dolls at Le Petit through March 29 I’ll wager you’ll leave Le Petit humming one of the songs from its current production of Guys and Dolls. Or many songs. Take Back Your Mink. If I Were a Bell. Luck Be a Lady. The title song. And more. All classics. After enduring such recent Broadway touring productions as Back to the Future: The Musical and Hell's Kitchen (not … [Read more...] about Trodding the Boards March 26, 2026

HEDY! The Life & Inventions of Hedy Lamarr at the WWII Museum’s Stage Door Canteen March 13-15 [HEDY! The Life & Inventions of Hedy Lamarr returns to the WWII Museum’s Stage Door Canteen March 13-15. The following are excerpts from my June 2021 review of it.] HEDY! The Life & Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, Heather Massie’s one-woman show, made it to … [Read more...] about Trodding the Boards March 6, 2026

Curtain Up Now that Mardi Gras is just a happy memory, it's time for theater to move back indoors again. Through the beginning of Jazzfest, lots of shows will be debuting on local stages all around town. Hope you'll be able to check out some—or all—of the following. New Orleans doesn't often see the world premiere of a new musical, but, down in the Bywater, Goat in … [Read more...] about Trodding the Boards February 24, 2026

Water for Elephants at the Saenger Theatre through February 8 If you want to get into the Carnival spirit by watching high-flying acrobatics and spectacular circus acts from the comfort of a seat, by all means head to the Saenger Theatre where Water for Elephants is playing through Sunday, February 8.  On the other … [Read more...] about Trodding the Boards February 6, 2026

Fat Ham at Dillard University's Cook Theater through February 6 Forsooth, get thee to Fat Ham, the brilliant Pulitzer Prize-winning dramedy being given its regional premiere by The NOLA Project at Dillard University's Cook Theater. Playwright James Ijames has reconfigured Hamlet so that its famously dysfunctional … [Read more...] about Trodding the Boards January 23, 2026