New Orleans Theater

Stages are full of fantastic productions and alternative eye-openers

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New Orleans is home to theater companies big and small all offering an array of choices all year long. Loyola and Tulane universities each house more than one company and many small nonprofits are dedicated to producing new plays. Broadway shows make a pit stop with a tour and avant garde alternative theater also thrives. Here is where the curtain goes up.

New Orleans Theater Companies

Anthony Bean Community Theater

Anthony Bean Community Theater serves as a major production company in the "Hollywood South" and as a school for the performing arts.
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Broadway in New Orleans

The city's premier theatrical arts performing season is the Broadway in New Orleans series that typically brings around six touring Broadway musicals to the city each season.
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Crescent City Lights Youth Theater

Crescent City Lights Youth Theater began in 1993 is New Orleans' only year round children's theater presenting 3 to 4 musicals per year. The theater company has staged over 30 musicals since 1993....
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Cripple Creek Theater Company

The Cripple Creek Theatre Co. is a professional, nonprofit theatre incorporated in New Orleans, Louisiana dedicated to producing dramatic works of cultural, historical, and political relevance in...
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Delta Festival Ballet

As a leader in the cultural development of New Orleans, the Delta Festival Ballet devotes itself to the appreciation of and skill in the art of dance, and puts on performances like the Nutcracker.
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Ellis Marsalis Center for Music

The Ellis Marsalis Center for Music is located in Musicians Village in the hip Marigny/Bywater neighborhood. The New Orleans Habitat Musicians' Village was built after Hurricane Katrina as a place to...
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Jefferson Performing Arts Society

An award-winning nonprofit arts organization dedicated to supporting, producing and promoting the performing arts in the Gulf South since 1978. JPAS manages theatre venues located in Jefferson and...
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Joy Theater

Landmark Canal Street theater restored to its Art Deco grandeur. One block to French Quarter. State-of-the-art 10,000 square foot multi-purpose venue. Capacity of 1,200. Available for receptions,...
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Le Petit Theatre

New Orleans’ most historic playhouse, Le Petit Théâtre Du Vieux Carré, plays an important role in our nation’s theatrical history. Located off of Jackson Square, our current stage at 616 St. Peter...
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Loyola Opera Theatre

Operating under the auspices of the Bachelor of Music in Voice degree program of the School of Theatre Arts of Loyola University, Loyola Opera Theatre encompasses the student performance of an annual...
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Marigny Opera House

A nonprofit performing arts center housed in a landmark 1853 church, presenting a full season of classical music, opera, theatre and jazz. Home of the Marigny Opera Ballet. Occasionally available for...
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The New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA)

The New Orleans Center for Creative Arts is a regional, pre-professional arts training center that offers secondary school-age children intensive instruction in dance, media arts, music (classical,...
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Orpheum Theater

Three levels of seating available for 1460 or standing reception for 1000. Private VIP boxes, six bars and a speakeasy lounge round out the audience experience. Offers state-of-the-art sound and...
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Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts

Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts is a locally owned theater company dedicated to bringing performance entertainment to the New Orleans area. The theaters were founded as a place for local...
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Saenger Theatre

Built in 1927 and newly renovated in 2013, the Saenger Theatre reflects a 15th century Italian courtyard with a starlit ceiling, meticulously hand-painted features, state-of-the-art technologies and...
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Southern Rep Theatre

As New Orleans' only year round professional theatre Southern Rep offers world premiere new plays and the best of Broadway and off-Broadway that reflect the diversity of the city we call home.
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The Tennessee Williams Theatre Company

The Tennessee Williams Theatre Company of New Orleans (TWTC) is a year-round non-profit professional theatre company based in New Orleans. Founded in 2015, TWTC is the first theatre company in the...
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Tulane Summer Lyric Theatre

With over 40 years on the stage, Tulane Summer Lyric Theatre has offered at least one production a season continuously since 1968 "“ and usually up to three; sometimes even as many as four. Tulane...
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