IN AND AROUND NEW ORLEANS Maria de Buenos Aires: A Tango Opera September 9-10 JW Marriott New Orleans Ballroom 614 Canal Street, New Orleans (504) 529-2278 The New Orleans Opera Association, in its first chamber opera of the season, presents Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla’s tango masterpiece, María de Buenos Aires. The work combines the finest elements of opera, dance and classical music into one intimate theater-in-the-round experience. It is billed as “an evening of love, betrayal, and tango” featuring an all-Latin American cast and the Polymnia Chamber Quartet. 7:00 p.m. September 9 and 2:00 p.m. September 10. 7 Ravel’s Bolero and Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F September 14 & 16, 2017 Orpheum Theater 129 Roosevelt Way, New Orleans (504) 523-6530 The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates the beginning of their season with Maurice Ravel’s somber yet meaningful La Valse, followed by Gershwin’s bright and jazzy Piano Concerto in F performed by Marc- Andre Hamelin. The concert continues with Debussy’s rich composition, La Mer, and is topped off with the everpopular Boléro by Ravel. Carlos Miguel Prieto conducts. 7:30 p.m. 7 So Happy Together: The Greatest Hits of The Big Easy Boys September 15-October 1 Westwego Performing Arts Center 177 Sala Avenue, Westwego (504) 885-2000 The Jefferson Performing Arts Society presents The Big Easy Boys, a New Orleans-based vocal quartet that revisits the timeless music from the Fabulous ‘50s and the Swingin’ ‘60s. Classic hits originally performed by The Four Seasons, The Beach Boys, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and more great icons are reborn in this evening of great music sung to the accompaniment of an exceptional eight-piece band. Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; Sundays at 2:00 p.m. Once On This Island CULTURAL EVENTS SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2017 September 15 - October 1 Le Petit Theatre 616 St. Peter Street, New Orleans (504) 522-2081 On a tropical isle in the Caribbean, a child seeks comfort in a storm. Her fellow villagers tell her the story of Ti Moune, a young peasant girl who falls in love with a wealthy boy from the other side of the island, and of the four impassioned gods who make a bet over which is stronger, love or death. 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3:00 p.m. Sundays. 7 Fun Home September 27-October 22, 2017 Nims Black Box Theatre, New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts (NOCCA) 2800 Chartres Street, New Orleans (504) 52- 6545 Sponsored by Southern Rep Theatre, Fun Home is a musical adapted by Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori from Alison Bechdel's 2006 graphic memoir of the same name. The story concerns Bechdel's discovery of her own sexuality, her relationship with her gay father, and her attempts to unlock the mysteries surrounding his life. It is the first Broadway musical with a lesbian protagonist. Show times vary; call for details. 7 Hello, Dawlin! September 29 & October 1 Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts 325 Minor Street, Kenner (504) 461-9475 Back by popular demand, Hello, Dawlin! brings on parodies of some all-time favorite Broadway shows done New Orleans style including “Phantom of the Okra,” “My Fair New Orleans Lady,” “West Bank Story,” “Les Miserardi Gras” and more classics reimagined in the local patois. Created and performed by New Orleans’ funniest male trio, Ricky Graham, Jeff Roberson and Sean Patterson, with Jefferson Turner on piano. Show times vary; call the theater for details. 7 Urinetown September 29-October 14, 2017 Robert E. Nims Theatre University of New Orleans Lakefront (504) 302-9117 The NOLA Project Staged by The NOLA Project ensemble, Urinetown depicts a dystopian metropolis where a terrible water shortage caused by a 20-year drought has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, owned and operated by a single malevolent company and its ruthless egomaniacal CEO that profits by charging admission for one of humanity’s most basic needs. One worker decides that enough is enough and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom.8:00 p.m.; 3:00 p.m. Sundays. 7 Book of Saints (contemporary ballet) October 6-8 Marigny Opera House 725 St. Ferdinand Street, New Orleans (504) 948-9998 Marigny Opera Ballet literally “kicks” off its fourth season with some high kicking and other contemporary dance moves in this tribute to some notable Catholic saints. Choreography is by Teresa Fellion to music composed by Tucker Fuller. Francis Scully conducts the New Resonance Chamber Orchestra and Paul Weber directs the Krewe de Voix choir. Call for show times. 7 Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci October 6 & 8 Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts Louis Armstrong Park, New Orleans (504) 529-2278 The New Orleans Opera Association opens its 75th anniversary season with two short, tragic Italian operas, Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci, are combined into one program with English translations projected above the stage. Revenge and murder are the underlying themes of both, with memorable arias made famous by immortal tenors ranging from Caruso to Pavarotti and often heard in TV commercials. 8:00 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6 and 2:30 Sunday, Oct. 8 with two optional brunches offered before the Sunday performance. Chicago (the Musical) October 6-15 Jefferson Performing Arts Center 6400 Airline Drive, Metairie (504) 885-2000 This famous collaboration by Fred Ebb, John Kander and Bob Fosse takes place in Roaring ‘20s Chicago where chorus girl Roxie Hart murders a faithless lover and is convicted and sent to death row, Roxie and another “Merry Murderess” Velma Kelly, vie for the spotlight and the headlines, ultimately joining forces in search of the “American Dream”: fame, fortune and acquittal. Fridays and Saturdays 7:30 p.m.; Sundays 2:00 p.m. 7 Escape to Margaritaville October 20-28 Saenger Theatre 1111 Canal Street, New Orleans (800) 218-7469 or (800) 840-9227 The season-opening production in the Broadway in New Orleans series features the original songs and most loved Jimmy Buffett classics. This new musical, Escape to Margaritaville, is the story of a part time bartender, part time singer and full time charmer named Tully who thinks he’s got life all figured out until a beautiful career minded tourist steals his heart and makes him question everything. More than a musical. It's a way of life. Show times vary; call for details. 7 Ballet Hispanico October 21 Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts Louis Armstrong Park, New Orleans (504) 522-0996 The New Orleans Ballet Association opens its 2017-18 season with the return of the widely popular Ballet Hispanico led by charismatic, Cuban-American director Eduardo Vilaro. The evening will feature Vilaro’s electrifying tribute to Cuban dance with music by Grammywinner Paquito D’Rivera, plus the lush, cinematic work of Mexican choreographer Tania Pérez Salas and a passionate, flamenco-inspired piece by internationally acclaimed dance maker Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. 8 p.m. S 26 E P | T BREAKTHRU E M B E R / O MEDIA C TOB |E R breakthrumediamagazine. 2 0 1 7 com breakthrumediamagazine.S E P com T E M | B BREAKTHRU E R / O C TOB MEDIA E R 2 |0 1 26 7
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