Gone Pecans
November 2-18
Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts
325 Minor Street, Kenner
(504) 461-9475
This original spoof created by and
starring Ricky Graham and Varla Jean
Merman with musical direction by
Jefferson Turner and choreography
by Clayton Shelvin “celebrates 300
nutty years of livin’ in New Orleans.”
Call for show times and tickets.
EVERYBODY
November 7-17
Southern Rep Theatre
2541 Bayou Road, New Orleans
(504) 522-6545
This new production, featuring the
Southern Rep Acting Company,
follows these brave performers as
they journey through life’s greatest
mystery – the meaning of living – and
try to defy the inevitability of death.
Call for show times and tickets.
Pygmalion
November 8-11
Le Petit Theater for the Performing Arts
616 St. Peter Street, New Orleans
(504) 529-3000
The New Orleans Opera Association
performs French Baroque composer
Jean-Philippe Rameau’s one-act opera
about a mythological Greek sculptor
who falls in love with a female statue
he created and is brought to life by
Venus, the goddess of love. 7:30 p.m.,
Thu-Fri; 2:30 p.m. Sat-Sun.
La Resistance
November 9-11
Contemporary Arts Center
900 Camp Street, New Orleans
(504) 528-3800
Performed by the Melange Dance
Company, La Résistance is an
energetic tribute to the power of
people joined together for a cause
in an evolving venture through the
ages of resistance and effectively
organizing for change. 8 pm.
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
November 15
Orpheum Theater
129 Roosevelt Way, New Orleans
(504) 523-6530
Ryan McAdams guest conducts the
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
through a program of compositions
by Ralph Vaughan Williams, a
Tchaikovsky symphony and Nico
Muhly’s “Viola Concerto” performed by
guest soloist Nadia Sirota. 7:30 p.m.
Schola NOLA
November 27
Marigny Opera House
725 St. Ferdinand Street, New Orleans
(504) 948-9998
The Marigny Opera House joins the
global celebration of World Choir
Day with this choral performance by
Schola NOLA. The program focuses
on three sources that enrich the art
of choral singing: sacred texts, poetry
and traditional music. 8-9:30 pm.
Mandatory Merriment
November 28-December 23
Southern Rep Theatre
2541 Bayou Road, New Orleans
(504) 522-6545
In this world premiere of a new
holiday musical created by Leslie
Castay and Ian Hoch, New Orleans’
first blizzard has the city thrown off.
When circumstances beyond their
control strand six strangers together
in a French Quarter bar just two days
before Christmas, they’re forced to
find new ways to celebrate the season.
Call for show times and tickets.
Pictures at an Exhibition
November 29
Orpheum Theater
129 Roosevelt Way, New Orleans
(504) 523-6530
Pianist Anne-Marie McDermott
returns to New Orleans to join
with the Louisiana Philharmonic
Orchestra in a performance of
Beethoven’s “Piano Concerto No.
2.” Also on the program is a world
premiere of local composer Jay
Weigel’s “New Orleans Concerto for
Orchestra” and Modest Mussorgsky’s
“Pictures at an Exhibition. Carlos
Miguel Prieto conducts. 7:30 pm.
The Santaland Diaries
November 30-December 23
Teatro Wego
177 Sala Avenue, Westwego
(504) 885-2000
The Jefferson Performing Arts Society
presents this Joe Mantello/David
Sedaris production in which an actor
portraying an elf at Macy’s department
store endures the mayhem and
hazards in front of and behind the
scenes during a chaotic holiday
season. Fri-Sat 7:30 pm; Sun 2 pm.
White Christmas
December 7-16
Jefferson Performing Arts Center
6400 Airline Drive, Metairie
(504) 885-2000
The Jefferson Performing Arts Society
stages this spectacular holiday musical
centered around Irving Berlin’s classic
holiday song. The dazzling score also
features such well known standards as
“Blue Skies,” “I Love a Piano,” “How
Deep is the Ocean” and more. Fri-Sat
7:30 pm; Sun 2 pm.
A Christmas Carol
December 7-23
Le Petit Theatre
616 St. Peter Street, New Orleans
(504) 522-2081
Le Petit's production of Charles
Dickens’ Victorian holiday classic
features 20 young artists from their
newly-launched Young Conservatory
Program. Miserly moneylender
Ebenezer Scrooge learns lessons in love,
generosity and redemption when he is
visited by three spirits on Christmas
Eve. Show times vary; call for details.
The Mutilated - A Tennessee
Williams Christmas
Spectacular
December 7-22
Zeitgeist Arts Center
1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., New
Orleans
(504) 264-2580
Presented by the Tennessee Williams
Theatre Company of New Orleans,
The Mutilated is one of Williams’
few musical comedies. Featuring
an all-local cast, the action centers
on two friends who are at odds with
each other as the Holiday Season
gets underway and they may or may
not reconcile by the time the bells of
St. Louis Cathedral toll midnight on
Christmas Eve. 8 pm.
The 610 Stompers’ Holiday
Spectacular
December 8
Mahalia Jackson Theater
Louis Armstrong Park
(504) 523-6530
For the fourth consecutive year,
the 610 Stompers, New Orleans’
“Ordinary Men with Extraordinary
Moves” return to “Save Christmas”
with the Louisiana Philharmonic
Orchestra. They will be joined
by Dancing Grounds’ Elite Fleet
Students, vocalist Varla Jean Merman
and the Landry-Walker High School
Gospel Choir. Raul Gomez guest
conducts. 7:30 pm.
Beethoven and Janacek
December 9
Marigny Opera House
725 St. Ferdinand St., New Orleans
The Polymnia Quartet, a chamber
group consisting of Kate Withrow
and Benjamin Hart on violins, Amelia
Clingman on viola and Philip von
Maltzahn on cello, will perform a
program featuring works by Ludwig van
Beethoven and Leos Janacek. 5 pm.
Civic Symphony Winter
Concert
December 9
UNO Performing Arts Center
2000 Lakeshore Dr., New Orleans
The New Orleans Civic Symphony
presents its annual Winter Concert
on the campus of the University of
New Orleans Lakefront. The concert
will feature the winner of the 2018
New Orleans Piano Institute's
International Piano Concerto
Competition. 7 pm. FREE.
Baroque Christmas
December 20
First Baptist Church of New Orleans
5290 Canal Blvd., New Orleans
The Louisiana Philharmonic presents
its annual holiday program with
Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia
on Greensleeves, Corelli’s “Christmas
Concerto,” Bach’s “Brandenburg
Concerto No. 3” and selections
from Handel’s Messiah; including
the “Hallelujah!” chorus sung by the
NOVA Masterworks Chorale. Jose
Luis Gomez guest conducts. 7:30 pm.
A Lyrical Christmas
December 21
Christ Church Cathedral
2919 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans
Lyrica Baroque, a New Orleans-based
chamber music ensemble celebrates
the Holiday Season with an evening
of exquisite music and festive holiday
favorites. Featured works will be
selections from opera star Sarah Jane
McMahon’s Christmas album, Bach’s
“Brandenburg Concerto No. 5” and
Mendelssohn’s “Piano Trio.” 7 pm.
CULTURAL EVENTS
IN AND AROUND NEW ORLEANS
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2018
NOTE: All performances listed here are ticketed events unless otherwise noted.
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