theater
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM. Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 400 Phlox St., 885-2000. Uncle Wayne Daigrepont makes his directorial debut with this humorous play, combining situations from the time-tested comedies of Roman playwright Plautus with the infectious energy of classic vaudeville. Stars Marc Belloni, Michelle Marcotte, Scott Sauber and Eric DeForest. Tickets $22-$24 adults, $12 students and children. Performances 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.
AS BEES IN HONEY DROWN. Le chat noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue, 581-5812. Douglas Carter Beane’s play about an up-and-coming writer and his bubbly agent who promises fame and fortune. David Hoover directs Peter Callahan and Francine Segal. Tickets $15 Thursday; $20 Friday-Saturday. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, through June 16.
CHERRIES JUBILEE. Southern Repertory Theatre, 333 Canal St., Canal Place, 861-8163. This original play, written by Lynne Goldman, Marcy Nathan, Harriet Nelson and Joyce Pulitzer, tells the story of enduring friendship among five college friends limited by the social and economic restrictions of the 1950s, and how they find social and financial independence by the 1990s. Buzz Podewell directs Aimee Hayes, Tari Hohn Lagasse, Pauline Prelutsky, Gia Rabito, Lynn Toal and Sandi Williams. Tickets $20 adults, $15 seniors and students. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.
DEADLY DESIGNERS. Saia’s Beef Room, 2645 N. Causeway Blvd., I-10 Service Road, Metairie, 835-8555. Murder mystery dinner theatre presented by Murder a la Carte. Tickets $42. Performance 6:15 p.m. Sunday.
GODSPELL. Napoleon Avenue United Methodist Church, 2524 Napoleon Ave., 895-6196. Jonne Dendinger directs this classic folk-rock musical based on the gospel according to St. Matthew. Stars Nic Young as Jesus and Travis Resor as John the Baptist/Judas. Call for tickets. Performances 8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday, through June 17.
KIKI LE BONBON’S CABARET OH-LA-LA! Le chat noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Running With Scissors brings back Kiki and her entourage for an intimate evening of delightful performances. Travel to Paris, 1920, to the luxurious salon of Kiki le Bonbon to see everything from torchsingers to ventriloquists to glamorous girls. Tickets $12. Performance 11 p.m. Friday.
LATE NITE CATECHISM. Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carré, Directors Studio, 616 St. Peter St., 522-2081. The "Sister" teaches an adult catechism class and alternately rewards and chastises her students. Amanda Hebert stars. Tickets $20 Thursday and Sunday; $25 Friday and Saturday. Performances 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday. Open run.
THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD. Le Petit Theatre, 616 St. Peter St., 522-2081. Join a cast of suspects for this solve-it-yourself Tony Award-winning mystery by Rupert Holmes. The various suspects sing through a memorable score with mad obsessions, delectable talents and a penchant for disguises. Every performance could have a different ending. Directed by Sonny Borey and Derek Franklin. Tickets $25 general, $20 students. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, through June 17.
NIGHTTIME NAUGHTIES. The True Brew Theater, 200 Julia St., 524-8440. The Producers Circle brings a burlesque entertainment tour of 1920s nightlife, New Orleans-style. Written by Ricky Graham and Fred Palmisano, the play stars Becky Allen, Danon Smith, Angela Mannino, and Sean Patterson. Tickets $25. Performances 8 p.m. Friday, 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday, through July 1.
PLAZA SUITE. Carlone’s Dinner Theater, 100 N. Labarre Road, Metairie, 838-9906. Carlone’s presents Neil Simon’s classic about three separate couples who occupy the same suite at the Plaza Hotel. Starring Nigel Mist, Suzanne Yee McKamey, Alex Beaudry and Michael Miller. Directed by C. Patrick Gendusa. Tickets $39 dinner and show, $26 show only. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, through June 10.
SNOW WHITE. Tulane University, Roger’s Memorial Chapel, Newcomb Campus, 865-5106. Tulane University’s Improvisational Children’s Theatre Company presents their version of this children’s classic. Members of the Patchwork Players create characters right before children’s eyes and let them be a part of the show. Tickets $6. Performances 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Wednesday-Friday.
THIS IS OUR YOUTH. The A.R.K., 511 Marigny St., 566-7989. Play depicts two days in the lives of three college-age Upper West Siders who are from wealthy families but are living in doped-up squalor. It’s written by Kenneth Lonergan, Oscar nominee for his screenplay, You Can Count on Me, and stars Christopher Lee, Christian Middleton and Amelia Stocker. Tickets $20 general, $10 college student with ID. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.
art
Venues preceded by an asterisk are celebrating opening receptions this week. Call each space for information.
A Gallery For Fine Photography 322 Royal St., 568-1313 – Orotones by Edward S. Curtis, Norman Edson and James Barton; photos from the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair; work by the Pilsbury brothers, through August.
Academy Gallery New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, 5256 Magazine St., 899-8111 – Annual Student Exhibition, through July 28.
Ariodante 535 Julia St., 524-3233 – Summer exhibit by gallery artists, through June.
Arthur Roger Gallery 432 Julia St., 522-1999 – Works by John Scott (from his Circle Dance installation), Robert Colescott and David Bates, through June 16.
Barrister’s Gallery 1724 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 525-2767 – Women Without Walls, group show of work by five female artists, through July.
brunner Gallery 522 N. New Hampshire St., Covington, 893-0444 – New clay work by Ruth Siporski, paintings by Kirby Rogere, through July 7.
Carol Robinson Gallery 840 Napoleon Ave., 895-6130 – Setting the Stage, watercolors by Patricia Pilie, through June.
cole pratt gallery 3800 Magazine St., 891-6789 – Landscape paintings by John Stanford, through June.
Contemporary Arts Center 900 Camp St., 523-1216 – Chelsea Rising, exhibit spotlighting new works from New York’s Chelsea district, through June 9.
CRESCENT GALLERY 531 Wilkinson Row, 525-5255 – Group show of gallery artists, through August.
DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE 501 City Park Ave., 483-4048 – Ethemera, mixed-media work by Raine Bledsoe, through June 15.
d.o.c.s. 709 Camp St., 524-3936 – Annual group show by gallery artists, through Aug. 2.
EVANS GALLERY 3815 Magazine St., 897-2688 – Group show featuring work by Kelley Jones, Jean Geraci and Ann Jamali, through July.
GALERIE AVANCE 4202 Magazine St., 899-3995 – Group show of gallery artists, through June.
GALLERY GORGON 2042 Magazine St., 2nd floor, 529-5350 – Works by Terrance Osborne and Maggie McEleney, through June.
GALERIE LAFItTE 533 St. Louis St., 524-0105 – Group show featuring Christina Juran, Jordan Idanov, Arthur Silverman and Gustavo Duque, through June.
Galerie Simonne Stern 518 Julia St., 529-1118 – My Pinocchio Syndrome for Abigail, multimedia work by Blake Boyd, through July 3.
Hanson Gallery 229 Royal St., 524-8211 – Paintings of Life, work by Adrian Deckbar, through June 10.
Heriard-Cimino Gallery 440 Julia St., 525-7300 – Landscape paintings by Melissa Smith, through June.
hickory street gallery 71561 Hickory St., Abita Springs, 892-8618 – Paintings by Marcie Gottschalck, through June.
HUBER HOUSE GALLERY 1522 St. Charles Ave., 561-0628 – Group show to benefit the restoration fund for the St. Louis Cathedral, through August.
Jonathan Ferrara Gallery 841 Carondelet St., 522-5471 – Paintings by Alex Beard, sculpture by Adam Farrington, through June.
LeMieux Galleries 332 Julia St., 522-5988 – Virtues vs. Vices, paintings by Charles Barbier, through July 3.
RIVERTOWN FINE ARTS GALLERY 409 Williams Blvd., Kenner, 468-7231 – Works by William Reinhardt Sr. and Paul H. Lewis, through July 5.
Sylvia Schmidt Gallery 400A Julia St., 522-2000 – Suspension of Disbelief, paintings and digitally animated images by Dona Simons; drawings by Wade Welch; and sculpture by Harriet Quick, through June.
waiting room gallery 904 Pauline St., 949-1805 – Paintings and collages by Michael Fedor, through June 17.
WINDSOR FINE ART 313 Royal St., 586-0202 – Paintings by Robert Orr, through June.
Wyndy Morehead FIne Arts 3926 Magazine St., 269-8333 – Movement by Color, paintings by James Leonard, through June.
museums
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, 488-2631 – Acquisitions in Prints and Drawings, 1996-2000, works by Picasso, Matisse, Chagall and more, through June 10; Simply Brilliant: American Brilliant Period Cut Glass, 1890-1915, works from the period, through June 24.
OGDEN MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN ART 603 Julia St., 539-9600 – Visualizing the Blues: Images of the American South, 1862-1999, photographic exhibit on blues music, through July 15.
books
Tuesday 5
BOOK CLUB. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135. Romance group discusses Fate by guest author Pamela Starr. Free admission. 7 p.m.
Wednesday 6
HUMBERTO FONTOVA. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135. Local author signs copies of The Helldivers Rodeo. Free admission. 7 p.m.
BOOK CLUB. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135. Small business group discusses Steps to Small Business Startup by Linda Pinson. Free admission. 7 p.m.
Friday 8
BOOK CLUB. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135. Drawing with Paulette Purser for adults and children. Free admission. 6 p.m. adults, 7 p.m. children.
Saturday 9
RANDY WAYNE WHITE. Garden District Book Shop, 2727 Prytania St., 895-2266. Author signs copies of Shark River. Free admission. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Sunday 10
SALLY REEVES. Our Lady of the Rosary School, Vincent Hall, 1324 Moss St., 483-0733. Author signs copies of New Louisiana Gardener. Free admission. 3 p.m.
BOOK CLUB. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135. Group discusses Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien. Free admission. 3 p.m.
Monday 11
LAWRENCE J. COHEN, Ph.D. Garden District Book Shop, 2727 Prytania St., 895-2266. Author signs copies of Playful Parenting: A Bold New Way To Use Play in Raising Your Children. Free admission. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
BOOK CLUB. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135. Horror group discusses Gerald’s Game by Stephen King. Free admission. 7 p.m.
