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An extraordinary presentation of 'The Normal Heart'
Playwright Larry Kramer wrote what was a largely autobiographical work on the beginnings of the AIDS crisis in New York City back in 1985. It covers the years from 1981 to 1984, when no one knew what...
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Stage Door Canteen takes wraps off 'Andrew Brothers'
The National World War II Museum's entertainment staff has been busy with several original productions for the past several years including the critically acclaimed "Jump, Jive and Wail" - a tribute...
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Oliver Thomas returns with guest stars in 'Reflections 2'
"Reflections" bowed in 2011, shortly after Oliver Thomas was released from his 37-month sentence in federal prison in 2010. It is not at all apparent that much dialog was added to the new script titled...
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Hilarious reruns on stage as 'Golden Girls Returns' to Mid City Theatre
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the theatre - they’re back! With the exception of Betty White, TV's original "Golden Girls" are now playing on the celestial stage. But...
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Joe Krown Trio thrills 2014 Jazz Fest Shabbat crowd
While not every religious service becomes a religious experience, the annual Jazz Fest Shabbat at Touro Synagogue comes close to firing on all cylinders. The combination of jazz, blues and funk set...
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NOLA Project's 'Adventures in Wonderland' delights audiences
The NOLA Project has done it again. Celebrating its 10th anniversary this week, the cutting edge company is serving up a sumptuous feast of theatre al fresco at the New Orleans Museum of Art's Walda...
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It's Alive! Rivertown's 'Young Frankenstein' a reanimated hit
For those who have missed the news, “it’s alive” in Kenner! Yes, Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein" has made its regional premiere here and it may well be one of the best musical productions...
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Le Petit's 'Death of a Salesman' misses a sale with audience
Arthur Miller's immortal "Death of a Salesman" has been given hallowed status by critics for decades. Indeed, it has found itself parked at the top of nearly every list for best American drama joining...
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Powerful 'Bent' as relevant as ever
When "Bent" premiered in London's West End in 1979 with Ian McKellan and in 1980 on Broadway with Richard Gere, hardly anyone knew about the persecution of homosexuals during the Nazi era. In a way...
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Musical 'Reefer Madness' is a real drag
MGM musicals of the golden age would often see youngsters like Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland and Deanna Durbin deciding to get together and "put on a show" for whatever worthy cause needed fundraising....
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Some light fare at 'The Human Buffet'
The concept of Internet dating as a subject for movies and books is not new, but "The Human Buffet" written by Bunny Wingate-Tavaras and David Tavaras takes that theme and runs with it in territory...
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Superb 'Chorus Line' at Tulane's Summer Lyric Theatre
When it's done right, "A Chorus Line" can blow audiences away. When the ensemble is truly an ensemble that works and performs together, but is larger than the sum of its parts, the work written by...
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Linda Rondstadt tribute show a real rush
Dorian Rush has proven to be quite successful singing the songs of female performers of note. Her "Livin' Janis" tribute show to the late Janis Joplin snagged her a Big Easy Award for Best Cabaret in...
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The trip to 'Beautiful'
For kids growing up in the Seventies, Carole King's "Tapestry" album was the pivotal album of independent women and a testament that relationships and feelings went far beyond "He's So Fine" and...
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Allways Theatre can't stop creepy 'Bug'
The medical treatment of post traumatic stress disorder and paranoia is in many ways un-chartered territory. The imaginings of so-called madmen frequently have some basis in reality, but it is through...
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'A Gentleman's Guide' makes a killing (or 8) on Broadway
When "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" opened at the Walter Kerr Theatre on Broadway last year, it was the culmination of nine years of collaboration between bookwriter Robert Freedman and...
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Joanna Gleason makes rare appearance here
For Tony Award winner Joanna Gleason, tomorrow evening's special concert with sexy and talented quartet Well Strung is long overdue. Slated to trod the boards at Le Petit Theatre as part of the...
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Jewish Twist to several Fringe Fest shows
The seventh annual New Orleans Fringe Festival was held in three main areas of the city - Faubourg Marigny, Bywater and Central City - from Wed. to Sun., Nov. 19 - Nov. 23. Within its 82 different...
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Bio of Patsy Cline to hit Stage Door Canteen soon
There are few listeners of American music who don't know the tragedy of Patsy Cline, one of country's most successful and promising artists, who was killed in a plane crash at the age of 30. Cline...
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'Mamma Mia' continues to charm audiences
The Broadway production of "Mamma Mia," comfortably ensconced at the Broadhurst Theatre, is the fourth longest currently running show, sitting in ninth place of all-time Broadway musicals. Recently,...
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