Ballet Hispánico Mahalia Jackson
Ballet Hispánico Mahalia Jackson
and blues / funk band has been wowing audiences with its fun mix of vintage funk and soulful jazz .
LE PETIT THEATRE | lepetittheatre . com Mar . 4 – 20 : The House That Will Not Stand Sensuous , witty , heartbreaking , and uplifting , the 2019 Obie Award-winning play unearths a story about free women of color in 1836 New Orleans , where black Creole women entered into common-law marriages with rich white men . It is a humorous and gripping family drama told in a rich and lyrical river of words .
Apr . 8 – 24 : Tribes Nina Raine ’ s Tribes took New York theatre by storm , where it won the 2012 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play . In this searing comedy , we meet Billy who was born deaf into a hearing family , which is fiercely idiosyncratic and politically incorrect . It ’ s not until he meets Sylvia , a young woman on the brink of deafness , that he finally understands what it means to be understood .
May 13 – 29 : A Night with Janis Joplin Like a comet that burns far too brightly to last , the legendary Janis Joplin exploded onto the music scene in 1967 and , almost overnight , became the queen of rock ‘ n ’ roll . Written and directed by Randy Johnson , this musical journey celebrates Janis and her biggest musical influences including Aretha Franklin , Etta James , Odetta , Nina Simone and Bessie Smith .
MAHALIA JACKSON THEATER saengernola . com Mar . 12 : New Orleans Ballet Association presents Ballet Hispánico Ballet Hispánico marks their 50th anniversary with the debut performance of Doña Perón : The Rise and Fall of a Diva , a new , full-length ballet celebrating Eva “ Evita ” Perón . www . FrenchQuarterly . com Spring 2022 | 39