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This is for Reviews of Entertainment that is not directly involved with New Orleans.
Robin Hood Hits Its Target
Robin Hood (Thief/Brigand) is the NOLA Project’s newest production. Done in conjunction with the New Orleans Museum of Art, Robin Hood is the latest show staged in the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Created by…
The Sun Shines On Annie At The Saenger
Annie has started playing at the Saenger and it is a spectacular hit for the entire family. This cast of amazing talent brings this beloved musical to life. Annie was the first play (and musical) I saw when a child and has been one of my…
The Laughter Is Blowing In The Wind
From the moment the curtain rises on “Gone with the Breaking Wind” at Mid-City Theatre, the audience is besieged with non-stop jokes, innuendos and one-line zingers that rival the invading of the South by Sherman’s army. This parody…
Oh Mamma!
You can dance, you can jive, Having the time of your life, Ooh see that girl, watch that scene, Diggin' the dancing queen! One of my favorite feel good musicals is now at the Saenger here in NOLA. Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus’…
Let’s Go Crazy
The NOLA Project electrifies the stage for the opening of its 10th season with a riveting production of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” Director Mark Routhier does an outstanding job of bringing Dale Wasserman’s adaptation of the novel…
Sisters Doing For Themselves
The Second Star Performance Collective is staging a new show by Ren French entitled “Saints and Sisters: Nuns With Guns in Old New Orleans.” And I have to admit, the Ursuline Convent has never been so sexy. French, a local playwright and…
Catch the “BUG”
There is nothing pretty about Tracy Lett’s emotional drama BUG now being performed on stage at the Allways Theatre. It is a gritty, desperate tale of two people that have severe psychological problems. The main characters issues whether…
Sashay You Win!
On Monday, May 19, almost the entire city of New Orleans (and many locals living around the country) was glued to their television sets. Bars were packed to capacity, friends gathered at numerous house parties and many were glued to their…
“Oh God!” Zilla
So very rarely am I one of those people who run right out to catch a film on the weekend it is released to the public. But call me reminiscent of the days of my youth of watching those cheesy monster movies from the past; but I could not…