Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker is one of the most-cherished holiday traditions, and so, like any tradition, it was a matter of time until Louisiana gave the ballet a twist. Hence, The Pecan Cracker, adapated from The Nutcracker by Ricky Graham, Sean Patterson and Mandy Zirkenbach, directed by Graham with musical arrangements by Jefferson Turner. The musical [...]
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New Orleans Fringe Festival Parade: Photos
November 23, 2011 – 2:17 pm
In celebration of the New Orleans Fringe Festival, the annual Fringe Parade rolled Saturday, November 19. Starting on Poland Avenue, the parade went up St. Claude Avenue, down Press Street, and then back up Franklin Avenue to finish at the St. Roch Tavern. The GoodChildren Carnival Club produced the parade. All photos were taken by [...]
New Orleans Fringe Festival: 5 Picks Filled with Music
November 15, 2011 – 7:01 pm
The New Orleans Fringe Festival starts Wednesday, November 16 with its fourth year of unconventional theatre, but with more than 70 mostly-unheard-of shows, a Yard Art Tour, trunk show, and free-for-all tent, it can be difficult to choose what to attend. The shows include everything from puppetry, improvisational, and spoken word to dance, burlesque, and [...]
Lloyd Price: Adults Only
September 1, 2010 – 12:05 am
By virtue of recording the classic R&B “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” in 1952, Kenner’s Lloyd Price is not just a pioneer of rock ’n’ roll, he just might well be the founding father. Besides recording several hits over the next 15 years, Price hasn’t been content to assume the role of an “oldies” performer and sit [...]
Southern-Baked Drama at Southern Repertory Theater
February 1, 1991 – 12:01 am
Greed. Lust. Racism. Tormented genius and simmering small town hypocrisy. Just a few of the ingredients that make up rich, sometimes sorrowful, always sexually-charged Southern-baked drama. Those with a taste for it can fill their plates again and again this year with each visit to the Southern Repertory Theater, which begins its fourth season this [...]
