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Posted March 2011
A timeless classic! A girl. A twister. A pair of ruby slippers. With a click of your heels and a sprinkle of musical theatre magic, be prepared to journey into the enchanted Land of Oz in this enduring tale of a Kansas farm girl trying to find her way home. The Wizard of Oz is [...]
Continue ReadingPosted February 2011
On March 3rd and 4th at 7:00pm, Bolton High School will present the classic Jerry Herman musical Hello Dolly! Based on The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder, the play is the story of Dolly Gallagher Levi (played by Maggie Conerly), a matchmaker who has been hired to arrage a marriage for the widowed half-millionaire, Horace Vandergelder [...]
Continue ReadingPosted February 2011
What has 13 wheels, 15 dogs, and a flying outhouse? Alexandria Country Day School’s upcoming production of “the most fantasmagorical musical in the history of everything” – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Now – for the first time ever – families in Central Louisiana will be able to enjoy the staged Broadway version of this classic [...]
Continue ReadingPosted February 2011
There is nothing like live local theatre, and City Park Players begins its 63rd Season on February 25th with its production of The Lion in Winter by James Goldman. Directed by Diane Falcone, the larger-than-life characters will be brought to life in the Hearn Stage, a black box theatre, in the Kress Theatre space of [...]
Continue ReadingPosted November 2010
The 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, All the King’s Men, is one of the undisputed classics of American literature. Fifty years after the novel’s publication, Warren’s characters still stand as powerful representations of the moral dilemmas faced by individuals in positions of power. Loosely based on the life of Huey P. Long, the Governor of Louisiana, [...]
Continue ReadingPosted November 2010
The students at Alexandria Senior High have been working hard since school started to bring the musical Grease to the stage. Grease: School Version is an adaptation that is appropriate for all ages. All of your favorite characters and music come to life in the halls of Rydell High. The entire school has contributed to [...]
Continue ReadingPosted November 2010
Ladies and gentlemen dancing at a grand party, children opening gifts and watching a puppet show…these scenes and more await you at the 2010 Nutcracker Ballet presented by the Red River Dance Theatre Company (RRDTC). Sword fighting mice and soldiers, angelic dancers and swirls of snow give way to a succession of dancers portraying various [...]
Continue ReadingPosted September 2010
Hank and My Honky Tonk Heroes is Lagniappe Theatre Company’s first show to completely book in from Nashville. Jason Petty is brilliant as Hank Williams and he brings his entire band with him as they recreate a magical night that will transport you back to a Hank Williams concert. This nostalgic look at Hank [...]
Continue ReadingPosted August 2010
Pippin is a sort of play, within a play, within a dream. It is a story that is veiled with gossamer ideals and catchy pop tunes from the 1970’s, written by Stephen Schwartz, one of the great American composers, whose most recognizable work is his recent hit, Wicked. Pippin (Malik Victorian) is the earnest, attractive, [...]
Continue ReadingPosted July 2010
The Moncla Community Theatre, which has not staged a production in some time, is happy to announce that it is “back in operation.” On July 9th – 11th and 15th – 18th, the theatre will present an exciting original musical by Nettie Chenevert of Evergreen, entitled “Dear Enemy”. This is the dramatic true story of [...]
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