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November 8, 2009

New Orleans WWII Museum adds theater, restaurant and "canteen" | Suburban Chicago's Information Source - Daily Herald

National World War II Museum dedicated a $60 million expansion with a new theater, a restaurant and a replica of the "Stage Door Canteens" that cheered military men during the war. Hundreds of World War II veterans were on hand for Friday's ceremony including Tom Hanks, Patricia Clarkson and Mickey Rooney.

The National World War II museum celebrates the grand opening for the new section, to the right, Solomon Victory Theater, Stage Door Canteen and the American Seactor Friday.

Reborn theater district within grasp after progress made on Saenger | News for New Orleans, Louisiana | Top Stories | wwltv.com

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The once famed theater district of New Orleans has seen its billboards replaced with wooden boards post-Katrina. But Thursday night, news of a bright and promising future took center stage as a public-private venture celebrated progress on the Saenger Theater.

Louisiana Division of the Arts Artist Fellowship in Music - Fellowship Recipients

2009/2010

FY 2010 Louisiana Division of the Arts Grant Recipients

Program	Category	Applicant/Sub-Applicant	City	Grant
Fellowship	Dance	Leonard Augustus Jr.	Baton Rouge	$5,000
Fellowship	Folklife	Sammie Williams	New Orleans	$5,000
Fellowship	Literature	Jacob Blevins	Lake Charles	$5,000
Fellowship	Media	Kevin H. Jones	New Orleans	$5,000
Fellowship	Music	Dennette Derby-McDermott	Natchitoches	$5,000
Fellowship	Theatre	Jeff Becker	New Orleans	$5,000
Fellowship	Visual Arts	Lee Deigaard	New Orleans	$5,000

New Musical Family Fortune is Aiming for Broadway After New Orleans Bow | Playbill News

According to Variety, Manny Fox is producing Family Fortune, which will debut at New Orleans' Mahalia Jackson Theater in summer 2012 with a possible Broadway bow after that time.

Tremé theater solidifies resurgence with ‘The Color Purple’ | The Louisiana Weekly

After a four-year absence, Broadway is returning to the Crescent City. Five of the best Broadway productions are heading to New Orleans, as Broadway Across America brings a full season of celebrated musicals to the Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts. One of which is “The Color Purple,” the acclaimed stage play based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer prize-winning novel.

New Orleans Burlesque Festival gets the spotlight in September | NOLA.com

Bustout Burlesque
Bustout Burlesque's dancers will featured at New Orleans Burlesque Festival in September.

Curtain to open again on a New Orleans theater that made history | WWL - AM870

The Carver Theater, a former community centerpiece, will return to New Orleans in time for next year's Jazz Fest.

Tennessee Williams Fest: Stella!

March 29th, 2009 — Each year hundreds gather in the French Quarter for the Tennessee Williams Festival. One of the big draws is a contest to see who can best emulate Stanley Kowalski from A Streetcar Named Desire, most famously played in the film adaptation by Marlon Brando. For this year, the winner was Matt Payne of New Orleans. Photographer Walter Brandell shot the event.

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March 14, 2009

93-year-old New Orleans theater lays off staff

The board operating Le Petit Theatre announced Friday that it will not close but has accepted management help from The Solomon Group, an entertainment management company headed up by Gary Solomon, Jr.

New plans for the 93-year-old theater include a new business model that will expand the uses of the facility, which is near the Cabildo and St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square.

Bossier City plans $15M arts center

Bossier City Mayor Lorenz "Lo" Walker dropped a bombshell during a city workshop Tuesday: the state has agreed to fund a $15 million performing arts center to tie into the Louisiana Boardwalk. The center will include a digital media center for music and film professionals, theater venues and an interactive Southern music museum. READ MORE

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