Theater: Audra McDonald
On May 18, five-time Tony winner, two-time Grammy winner and two-time Emmy nominee Audra McDonald will perform at NOCCA, accompanied by pianist/interviewer Seth Rudetsky.
Subverting the Status Quo
The image—black women, mostly prostitutes, dressed as baby dolls, dancing and singing bawdy songs in segregated New Orleans—at first seems to be one of self-denigration.
Theater: Megan Mullally Performs in Broadway at NOCCA
Next up in Broadway at NOCCA, on April 6, is Megan Mullally, best known for her Emmy-winning turn in “Will and Grace,” but also an accomplished singer and stage performer.
March Arts: Two Performances Not to Be Missed
Two time Tony winner Sutton Foster is performing in New Orleans on March 2 as part of the Broadway at NOCCA series featured in the February issue of this magazine. Recently, I conversed with the multi-talented star.
Celebrate the Holidays at Loyola
Integrate the arts into your holiday festivities
Southern Rep Paints the Town ‘Red’
Play helps mark 25 years of the acclaimed theater company
State Civil Rights Museum Sponsors First Exhibition
“Race: Are We So Different” runs through September 25 at the Old U.S. Mint
Once Upon a Time in New Orleans …
Eric Peterson as the lovable green ogre takes audiences to the far-away land of ‘Shrek the Musical’
A One-Man Show with a Universal Theme
Playwright/actor Carlo Alban puts a compassionate face on his family’s personal immigration story
Left of Center
On the West Bank, the Jefferson Performing Arts Society presents cutting-edge theater
The Illustrated Man
A new exhibition captures the life’s work of Tennessee Williams, as seen through Al Hirschfeld’s legendary drawings
Art on the Horizon
Prospect.1.5 highlights New Orleans artists while previewing the next Big Easy biennial
Love, Love Them Do
Beatles mania comes to New Orleans and then heads to Broadway
New Horizons
Susan M. Taylor, the new director of the New Orleans Museum of Art, plans to expand on the vision of her predecessor
Artists to the Rescue
Mignon Faget and the painter Tuna create very different works for a common cause
Young Samaritan
A 13-year-old’s bar mitzvah project raises money for those in need in St. Bernard
Shelter After the Storm
Dan and Jackie Silverman help women and children get off the street
Bounce Is Back
An exhibit at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art spotlights the New Orleans rap and hip-hop scene
Taking the Longue Vue
The nonprofit institution continues the spirit of philanthropy begun by Edgar and Edith Stern
The Little Theater That Could
Gary Solomon, the man behind Le Petit’s resurgence, talks about the importance of the French Quarter icon
Worth a Thousand Words … and More
The pictures taken by an amateur photographer get recognition at the Historic New Orleans Collection
War Stories
The Battle of New Orleans Anniversary commemorates a piece of Chalmette’s–and the nation’s–history each year
Dream Team
The New Orleans Museum of Art and Disney pair up in an exclusive exhibition of animation artwork
Young at Art
NOCCA allows students to explore their talents in an enriching and challenging environment
Season’s Greetings
As 2009–2010 shows, the performing arts are alive and well in New Orleans
Culture Club
Mary Len Costa helps the creative community through the Arts Council of New Orleans
Summer With Shakespeare
Tulane’s theater festival is much ado about something
Deconstructing Katrina
Through a trilogy of plays, author John Biguenet looks back at what the hurricane wrought
Captured on Canvas
Jazz Fest artist James Michalopoulos lives, breathes and paints New Orleans
Let’s Get Literary
The Tennessee Williams festival showcases theater icon Frances Sternhagen
The Artful Krewe
As with tradition, Rex and its commissioned artist have their designs on Mardi Gras
In Good Company
The community at large benefits from NOBA’s role as both arts educator and dance presenter
Out of the Shadows
JPAS programs get the spotlight they deserve in a first-rate arts center
One for the Books
The Words & Music conference attracts writers and all those who love literature
Reeling Them In
The New Orleans Film Festival expands its offerings and its audience
A Royal Affair
Dirty Linen Night lets you stroll the Quarter and support local artists (while drinking damn good martinis)
Props to ‘Pops’
The Satchmo SummerFest honors our native son and the founding father of jazz
Remembrance of Things Past
With its latest expansion, the National World War II Museum plans to tell the whole story of the war
And the Orchestra Played On
Carlos Miguel Prieto has been instrumental in the LPO’s comeback
The Gang’s All Here
West Side Story is added to the New Orleans Opera Association’s repertory
Art in the park
NOMA is back and better than ever with three stellar exhibitions
Postcards from New York
Friends from afar weigh in on the future of New Orleans