Esma Orgeron
July 2, 2007
NSU business college dean elected to state CPA board
July 4, 2007“Cats” (Baton Rouge)
July 6-29, at the Baton Rouge Little Theatre, 7155 Florida Blvd., at 7:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. weekend matinees. Tickets are $25. For more info: (225) 924-6496. Based on the universally popular poetry of T.S. Eliot, “Cats” tells the story, in son and dance, of the annual gathering of Jellicle Cats at which time one special cat is selected to ascend to the Heaviside Layer.
“Sugar Babies” (New Orleans)
through July 8, at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, with 2 p.m. curtain times on Sundays, at the Le Petit Theatre, 616 St. Peter St. For more info: (504) 522-2081. Tickets are $28 for general admission, $25 for students. A nostalgic trip to the days of burlesque. Includes songs “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love,” “On the Sunny Side of the Street” and “Don’t Blame Me.”
“The Lieutenant of Inishmore” (New Orleans)
July 25-Aug. 19, at the Southern Repertory Theatre, Canal Place, third floor. Tickets are $24. Irish playwright Martin McDonagh’s hilarious dark comedy about Mad Padriac, a ruthless terrorist with one soft spot: his wee black kitty.
“Trifles” and “The Conduct of Life” (Baton Rouge)
July 9-14, at 7:30 p.m., and July 15 at 2 p.m., at Hatcher Hall Theatre on LSU’s campus. A $6 donation will be collected at the door. For more info: (225) 578-4174. Directors Suzanne Chambliss and James Reiser showcase their projects at the Summer Studio production.
“Lucky Stiff” (Thibodaux)
July 19-22 and July 26-29, at 7:30 p.m., and July 15 at 2 p.m. For more info: (985) 446-1896. A zany, offbeat murder mystery farce about a salesman forced to take the corpse of his recently-murdered, Atlantic City croupier uncle on a week-long vacation to Monte Carlo. Should he succeed, Harry Witherspoon stands to inherit $6 million. If not, the money goes to the Universal Dog Home of Brooklyn, N.Y.
“Honk” (Houma)
July 12-29, at Le Petit Theatre de Terrebonne, 7829 Main St. For more info: (985) 876-4278. The story of Ugly, whose odd, gawky looks instantly incite prejudice from his family and neighbors. Separated from the farm and pursued by a hungry Cat, Ugly must find his way home. Along his journey, he not only discovers his true beauty and glorious destiny, but also finds love and acceptance.
