Saenger Theatre
Built in 1927, The Saenger has impressive ceiling decorations, a chandelier that came from a château near Versailles, and Italian baroque–style flourishes. It hosts a Broadway in New Orleans series as well as national headliners.
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Built in 1927, The Saenger has impressive ceiling decorations, a chandelier that came from a château near Versailles, and Italian baroque–style flourishes. It hosts a Broadway in New Orleans series as well as national headliners.
This well-established theater company specializes in original, first-rate contemporary theater productions. It stages premiers by regional and international playwrights and hosts a variety of community workshops and classes. Performances take place in a gorgeously renovated former church, with a full bar and plenty of gothic charm.
This theater produces three crowd-pleasing musicals every summer at Tulane's Dixon Hall. Tickets run from $5 to $35 and tend to sell out fast.
Best known for its summer bills of fare, the university has several arts and theater groups that stage top-notch musical and dramatic productions.
Summer Lyric Theatre. This theater produces three crowd-pleasing musicals every summer at Tulane's Dixon Hall. Tickets run $28 to $37, and tend to sell out fast. (504/865–5269; www.summerlyric.tulane.edu).
Summer Shakespeare Festival. Tulane's Summer Shakespeare Festival, at the university's Lupin Theater, interprets the Bard's work in a series of four imaginative, high-quality productions. (504/865–5106; www.neworleansshakespeare.com).
Working with volunteer staff and a shoestring budget, Zeitgeist founder and filmmaker Rene Broussard established this funky and eclectic space as a venue for experimental theater. It later developed into the city's center for alternative cinema, though it continues to stage live performances as well.