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New Orleans just announced this morning:Wicked (season option): Oct. 2-20Dear Evan Hansen: Nov. 5-10A Christmas Story: Dec. 17-22Miss Saigon: Jan. 21-26Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Feb. 11-16Mean Girls: March 17-22Anastasia: April 14-19Fiddler on the Roof: May 12-17

New Orleans:Escape to MargaritavilleThe King and IWhite ChristmasAn American in ParisThe Color PurpleThe Phantom of the Opera (season option)Rent 20th Anniversary TourWaitressand Hamilton in 2018-2019!Honestly, this is one of the best seasons New Orleans has had in some time. Aside from Escape to Margaritaville, I'm looking forward to all of these shows (and please let the Phantom and Christine be able to sing this time around).

Clearly not the same as NYC, but I am playing Lucy/Mrs. Thistletwat/Moving Box in a local production that is opening this Friday. The plan was always to say "Donald Trump" on our opening night since it falls on Inauguration Day and use a local politician's name the rest of the run, but in the end we decided to stick with Trump. It always gets a chuckle any time anyone not familiar with the song sits in on a rehearsal.

Why am I thinking of that song, "Intermission Talk," from Me and Juliet, because of this thread? Hmmm...

I've always thought Miss Saigon would do very well on film.

New Orleans:The Sound of Music: Sept. 20-25, 2016The Illusionists: Oct. 25-30, 2016Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical: Nov. 22-27, 2017Jersey Boys: Dec. 13-18, 2016Beautiful: The Carole King Musical: Mar. 7-12, 2017The Bodyguard: April 4-9, 2017The Lion King: Jan. 4-29, 2017Finding Neverland: May 9-14, 2017Mamma Mia!: June 6-11, 2017

Well that was good. I saw the Fun Home performance on The View and didn't really like it, but this was impressive.

Oh heck yes Christian Borle and Annaleigh Ashford!!!! And Misty Copeland looked beautiful.

Was a bit underwhelmed by The King and I performance.

Y'know, at this point, given that she's won two of the big awards for doing so, I'm starting to think Helen Mirren is the Queen better than the Queen is. :-p Also..."A Musical" was cute. Will have to go pre-order the OBCR now.

When I saw Jersey Boys on tour in New Orleans in January 2013, "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" got a standing ovation. First time I had ever seen a mid-show standing ovation, and it was very much worth it. I stood too (no mean feat given my right ankle was in a full cast due to surgery a few weeks prior).

Jose: I was told Avenue Q was coming. *shrugs* Tours fall through. Not too worried. Two outta three ain't bad. :-p

New Orleans 2015-2016 season: The Little Mermaid Sept. 15-20 Cinderella Oct. 27-Nov.1 Newsies Dec. 1-6 Beauty and the Beast Dec. 29-Jan. 3 Motown Jan 19-24 Kinky Boots Feb. 16-21 The Book of Mormon March 8-13 Cabaret April 5-10 Wicked May 25-June 19 Wicked and B&tB are season specials. *sigh* All I can say is...they want New Orleans to be a first-run theatre town. Problem with that is...you can't be a first-run theatre town if you don't bring the first-run tours in! Was hoping for Beautiful, ...

New Orleans will announce this coming Friday. All I can say is FINALLY.

Since Carnival/Mardi Gras is now behind us, I'd be willing to bet New Orleans will announce soon, if not this week. They tend to wait til after the news buzz surrounding Carnival dies down and newsworthy stories are slim to get the maximum amount of attention.

Apologies if this has already been posted, but I just heard this feature on NPR and thought it might be fun to see what everyone thought. I'd say a good chunk of it is tongue in cheek, but given how much love "Follies" gets around here (and deservedly so)...discussion?

Apologies if this has already been posted, but I just heard this feature on NPR and thought it might be fun to see what everyone thought. I'd say a good chunk of it is tongue in cheek, but given how much love "Follies" gets around here (and deservedly so)...discussion?

Aren't they ALL still around, though?

"Someone said Avenue Q & The Little Mermaid are FOR SURE touring... I highly doubt it." That'd be me. I was right about Cabaret touring before the official announcement was made and I know those two shows are definitely touring as well. PM'd you about it, remember?

This is just going by what came to my city. Here goes: Best: War Horse, Memphis, Rain In between: Phantom of the Opera, Beauty and the Beast, Dirty Dancing Worst: Chicago