Little Shop of Horrors
May 4-20
Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts
325 Minor Street, Kenner
(504) 461-9475
Composed by Alan Menken and
written by Howard Ashman, Little
Shop of Horrors is a horror comedy
rock musical about a hapless florist
shop worker who raises a plant that
feeds on human blood and flesh. Fri.-
Sat. 8 pm; Sun. 2 pm.
2
An Act of God
May 11-27
Le Petit Theatre
616 St. Peter Street
(504) 522-2081
After many millennia, and in just
90 minutes, God (assisted by His
devoted angels), has arrived back on
Earth to address some of the deepest
questions that have plagued mankind
since Creation. Call theater for show
times.
2
The Kingfish
May 12
Jefferson Performing Arts Center
6400 Airline Drive, Metairie
(504) 885-2000
John “Spud” McConnell reprises one
of his best-known roles as Huey P.
Long (aka “The Kingfish”) in this oneman
show sponsored by the Jefferson
Performing Arts Society. The show
was “a soaring success” (New York
Post) when it was performed off-
Broadway in 1991. 8 pm.
2
All the Way
May 17-27
Marquette Theatre, Loyola University
6363 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans
(504) 523-9857
Presented by Southern Rep, this
production follows the career of
Lyndon B. Johnson who assumed the
presidency after the assassination of
President Kennedy and used all of his
political skills to win passage of key
civil rights legislation, despite fierce
opposition from Southern senators
and congressmen. Call for show times.
2
Carmina Burana
May 18 & 19
Orpheum Theater
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129 Roosevelt Way, New Orleans
(504) 523-6530
Concluding its 2017-18 season, the
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
wraps up in grand style with Carl
Orff ’s powerful choral work,
“Carmina Burana,” featuring three
soloists and the NOVA Masterworks
Chorale. Also featured is the local
premiere of “Hominum: Concerto
for Orchestra” by Gabriela Ortiz.
7:30 p.m.
2
Alice in Wonderland (ballet)
May 18-20
Jefferson Performing Arts Center
6000 Airline Drive, Metairie
(504) 885-2000
The Jefferson Performing Arts Society
presents Alice in Wonderland, a ballet
in two acts retelling the classic Lewis
Carroll story in the form of dance, set
to unforgettable music by Tchaikovsky.
Fri.-Sat. 7:30 pm; Sun. 2 pm.
2
MOVEment for Change
May 19 & 21
The Art Klub
1941 Arts Street, New Orleans
artklub@gmail.com
The Art Klub presents three nights of
“socially themed art” featuring Tariona
“Tank” Ball of Tank & The Bangas,
Reese Johanson, Nic Aziz, Daniel
MASTERpiece Jones, Dante Fuoco,
May Hemmer, Remy Dee & Fathoms
Deep, Artivism Dance Theatre and
more. Fri. 6:30 pm; Sun. 9 pm.
2
Giselle
May 25
Orpheum Theater
129 Roosevelt Way, New Orleans
(504) 274-4870
New Orleans Ballet Theatre presents
Giselle, one of the greatest classical
ballets of all time set to music
composed by Adolphe Adam in 1841.
NOBT dancers will include Jennifer
Kronenberg as Giselle and Carlos
Guerra as Albrecht. 8 pm.
2
Birdfoot Festival
May 29-June 3
(Various Locations in New Orleans)
(504) 451-6578
The 7th annual Birdfoot Festival
brings to New Orleans some of the
world’s finest talents in the genre
of chamber music. For more details
about specific events, dates, times
and locations visit the Birdfoot
website at https://birdfootfestival.org.
2
The Medium
June 1 & 3
New Orleans Jazz Market
1436 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., NO
(504) 529-3000
Presented by the New Orleans Opera
Association, Giancarlo Menotti’s
The Medium follows the inevitable
demise of Madame Flora, a charlatan
who, assisted by her daughter, holds
séances for bereaved customers to
communicate with their departed loved
ones. She then undergoes a crisis of
conscience, entangled in her own web
of deceit. Fri. 8 pm; Sun. 2:30 pm.
2
All’s Well That Ends Well
June 1-17
Lupin Theater
Tulane University, New Orleans
(504) 865-5106
New Orleans Shakespeare Festival
at Tulane kicks off its 25th season
with its first-time-ever presentation
of William Shakespeare’s All’s Well
That Ends Well, a romantic comedy
that proves the old saying, “All’s fair
in love and war.” Fri.-Sat. 7:30 pm;
Sun. 1:30 pm.
2
Bernstein at 100
June 2 & 3
Dixon Hall, Tulane University, NO
(504) 865-5269
A celebration of some of the greatest
songs and classical pieces composed
by Leonard Bernstein on the 100th
anniversary of his birth, including
works from “Candide,” “West Side
Story” and others. 8 pm.
2
Midsummer Introspection
June 9
Marigny Opera House
725 St. Ferdinand Street, New Orleans
(504) 948-9998
The New Orleans Chamber
Orchestra presents classical works
by Vivaldi, Sibelius, and Purcell, plus
premieres of pieces composed by
conductor Maxim Samarov and New
Orleans area composer Jerry Seig.
Soloists are soprano Amy Pfrimmer
and bass-baritone Ivan Griffin. 8 pm.
2
Waitress
June 12-17
Saenger Theatre
1111 Canal Street, New Orleans
(800) 218-7469 or (800) 840-9227
Waitress tells the story of Jenna, a
waitress, and expert pie maker, who
dreams of a way out of her small
town and loveless marriage. Show
times vary; call or visit the website for
more information.
2
World of Dance
June 15
Marigny Opera House
725 St. Ferdinand Street, New Orleans
(504) 948-9998
New Orleans Chamber Orchestra
co-founder Phillip Larroque conducts
Samuel Barber’s Medea, Ottorino
Respighi’s “Ancient Airs and Dances
Suite No. 3” plus a world premiere of
“Dancing Shadows” by Kevin George,
2018 Composition Competition
winner. 8 pm.
2
Crowns
June 15-July 1
Le Petit Theatre
616 St. Peter Street
(504) 522-2081
Told in a mix of gospel, jazz, blues,
hip-hop and spoken word, Crowns is
a moving and celebratory exploration
of history and identity as seen
through the eyes of Yolanda, a young
African-American woman who
comes down South after her brother
is killed, and is introduced to her
grandmother’s circle of hat queens.
Call for show times.
2
My Fair Lady
June 21-24
Dixon Hall
Tulane University, New Orleans
(504) 865-5269
Lerner & Loewe’s all-time classic
Broadway musical, My Fair Lady,
opens Summer Lyric Theatre at Tulane
University’s 2018 season. Features
such classics as “I Could Have Danced
All Night,” “With a Little Bit of Luck,”
“On the Street Where You Live” and
others. Thu.-Sat. 8 pm; Sun. 2 pm.
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