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Love musicals? You’ll love the 2015-16 Broadway in New Orleans season.
A bit of something for everyone, the season begins with a series of Disney favorites: “The Little Mermaid” (Sept.
15-20), Rogers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” (Oct. 27-Nov. 1), “Newsies” (Dec. 1-6) and “Beauty and the Beast” (Dec. 29-Jan. 3).
The start of the new year kicks off with “Motown the Musical” (Jan. 19-24), followed by “Kinky Boots” (Feb.
16-21). “The Book of Mormon” (March 8-13) returns for a limited engagement. “Cabaret” (April 5-10) celebrates its 50th anniversary season, which includes a Saenger visit, followed by a return four-week engagement of “Wicked” (May 25-June 19), which sold out its first time around.
“This season once again celebrates the diversity of Broadway and brings its biggest hits along with widely-loved family classics to the Saenger Theatre,” David Skinner, general manager of the Saenger and Ace Theatrical Group Inc., said in a release. “From the memorable scenes to outstanding scores, we are proud to offer a sensational new season that we hope our audiences will appreciate.
“What a great season … this may be our most memorable series for many years.”
Season tickets are on sale at Broad-wayinNewOrleans.com. A six-show package – excluding “The Book of Mormon” – starts at $170. The seven-show alternative starts at $205.
Closer to home, LePetit Theatre de Terrebonne announced its 2005-06 season.
“They’re Playing Our Song” runs July 16.26. Penned by Neil Simon, the funny romantic play features music by the late Marin Hamlish and lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, and centers on an established composer and his relationship with a zany aspiring young female lyricist. Find out what happens with professional and personal dealings collide.
The classic “Arsenic and Old Lace” runs Sept. 12-21. The Joseph Kesselring comedy centers on the charming and innocent ladies who populate their cellar with the remains of socially and religiously ‘acceptable” roomers; the antics of their brother who thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt; and the activities of their nephew.
“In-Laws, Outlaws and Other People that Should Be Shot” runs Nov. 13-22. The Steve Franco hit joins the Douglas family as they busily prepare to be invaded by their quirky relatives for their annual Christmas Eve dinner. After robbing a neighborhood liquor store Tony, and his dim-witted side-kick Vinny, find themselves in need of a place to hide out. Using a ruse to gain entrance into the Douglas home, they suddenly find themselves in charge of an ever-growing list of family members that they are forced to hold hostage. With outrageous characters, laugh-a-minute-dialogue, and a surprise, heart-felt ending this is a comic treasure that is sure to leave your audience in stitches while celebrating the true meaning of Christmas.
“Tuesdays with Morrie,” which runs Feb. 26, 2016, through March 6, 2016, was penned by Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom. It is the autobiographical story of Albom, an accomplished journalist driven solely by his career, and Morrie Schwartz, his former college professor. Sixteen years after graduation, Mitch happens to catch Morrie’s appearance on a television news program and learns that his old professor is battling Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Mitch is reunited with Morrie, and what starts as a simple visit turns into a weekly pilgrimage and a last class in the meaning of life.
The season closes with Katherine DiSavino’s “Things My Mother Taught Me,” which runs April 22, 2016, through May 1, 2016.
Olivia and Gabe have packed up all their belongings, and moved halfway across the country into their first apartment together in Chicago. Their moving day gets more complicated when all of their parents show up to help! Can their two bedroom apartment contain all of the love, laughs, worry and wisdom that’s about to happen? This brand new comedy looks at relationships, and how parents sometimes pass their best lessons on to their children without even meaning to.
Season tickets are $50 for the five shows. Single seats are $15. Memberhip forms are available online at houmalittletheatre.com. For more information, call 985-876-4278.
The 2015-16 Broadway in New Orleans series at the Saenger Theater promises a great variety of shows, including the return of “Wicked,” as well as Disney’s “Newsies,” “Little Mermaid” and “Motown.” Season tickets start at $170 and are available through Ticketmaster. Season tickets to the LePetit Theatre de Terrebonne are also now on sale.
