theater
AMADEUS. Hellenic Cultural Center, 1200
Robert E. Lee Blvd., 832-0923. Peter Shaffer's Tony Award-winning play set
in 18th century Vienna presented in puppet adaptation format. Created by Arthur
Mintz and Steve Zissis, starring Mark Krasnoff, Ryan Reinike, Jesse Meriwether,
Raphaelle, Kim Collins, Oskie Creech and C. Caine Lee. Tickets $20. Performances
8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, through Sept. 22.
AMAZING PLACE, THIS NEW ORLEANS. True Brew
Theatre, 200 Julia St., 945-6798. Roberts Batson's solo performance brings
to life the history and characters that helped shape the story of New Orleans.
Tickets $20. Call box office for show times. Open run.
ANYTHING GOES. Le Petit Theatre du Vieux
Carre, 616 St. Peter St., 522-9958. Classic Broadway musical comedy by Cole
Porter set aboard a cruise ship with adventures of passengers that include a
female nightclub singer and a group of British and American aristocrats. Derek
Franklin and Sonny Borey direct Karen Hebert, Jimmy Murphy and others. Tickets
$26 adults, $16 students. Performances 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday,
through Sept. 29. (Reviewed in this issue.)
THE BLACK AND WHITE BLUES. Le Chat Noir,
715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Musical comedy documenting the cuisine culture
of New Orleans, told from the viewpoint of waiters and waitresses. Writer Ricky
Graham directs Russell Hodgkinson, Jorindas Junius and others. Tickets $23,
Mondays $18.50. Performances 7:30 p.m. Monday, 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, through
Sept. 28.
CRAZY FOR YOU. Rivertown Repertory Theatre,
325 Minor St., Kenner, 468-7221. Classic musical with score composed by
George Gershwin with story of 1930s socialite and ladies' man Bobby Child striving
to reach goal of becoming a dancer, against the wishes of his mom and wife.
Alton Geno directs Gary Rucker, Kelly Hirling Fouchi and Lorin Moore. Tickets
$22 adults, $20 seniors and students, and $12 children ages 6-12; pre-performance
buffet catered by Messina's $16. Performances 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m.
Sunday, through Sept. 29.
DEAR HEARTS AND GENTLE PEOPLE. Le
Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Cabaret performance with Phil
Melancon singing Perry Como's hits, including "Catch a Falling Star," "Sing
for Me" and "Round and Round." Also features Dianne Brant, Mary Flynn Thomas
and Heidi Campbell. Tickets $16. Performance 8 p.m. Tuesday.
LATE NIGHT 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 $26. Call box office for
showtimes. Open run.
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. City
Park, Popp Memorial, 595-8899. Dog & Pony Theatre Company staging of Shakespeare's
complex comedy set in Venice, Italy, about a money lender seeking payment in
the form of a pound of flesh. John Grimsley directs Martin Covert, Scott M.
Jefferson, Diana Shortes and Ann Casey. Tickets $10, cash only at the door.
Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Sunday, though Sept. 29.
NO NIGGERS, NO JEWS, NO DOGS. Anthony
Bean Community Theatre, 1333 S. Carrollton Ave., 862-PLAY (7529). Southern
premiere of John Henry Redwood's drama of the Cheeks, an African-American family
living in North Carolina in 1949. Anthony Bean directs Oliver Thomas, Gwendolyne
Foxworth and others. Tickets $15 general, $13 seniors and students. Performances
8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, through Oct. 13. (For more, see Hot 7
section in this issue.)
ROMEO AND JULIET. W Hotel,
Bacco courtyard, 316 Chartres St., 522-2426. Hotel's courtyard holds new
twists on Shakespeare classic performed with colonial Mexican wardrobes and
interactive performance that moves the audience around the property. Directed
and performed by the Mikko Presents theater troupe. Tickets $15, includes hors
d'oeuvres from Bacco, or $30 for hors d'oeuvres plus two-course meal and glass
of wine. Performances 7 p.m. Monday.
SPINNING INTO BUTTER. Southern
Rep Theatre, Shops at Canal Place, third floor, 522-6545. Louisiana premiere
of Rebecca Gilman's critically acclaimed work dealing with race relations and
political correctness at a liberal arts college. Lisa Jo Epstein directs Lara
Grice, Gavin Mahlie, Shelley Poncy, Randy Cheramie, Jerry Lee Leighton, Michael
Salinas and Kalon Thibodeaux. Tickets $20, with discounts for students, seniors
and theater professionals. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday,
through Oct. 13. (For more, see Hot 7 section in this issue.)
THE ZOO STORY. Mama's
Blues, 616 N. Rampart St., 864-0357. Edward Albee's 1959 play about a drifter
who plots his own murder is considered the mother of American absurdist drama.
Sarah Clifford directs Bryan Spitzfaden and Adam Haver. Friday and Saturday
tickets $10 adults, $6 students, Sunday tickets Pay What You Can. Performances
8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 6 p.m. Sunday, through Sept. 29.
art
ABITA ART GALLERY 72078 Maple St., Abita
Springs, (985) 867-3323 -- Paintings by John Akers, through October.
ACADEMY GALLERY New Orleans Academy of
Fine Arts, 5256 Magazine St., 899-8111 -- Recent projects including paintings
and models by Jose-Maria Cundin, through September.
ANTHONY KELLEY GALLERY 1933 Sophie Wright
Place, 529-4443 -- Inaugural exhibit of gallery artists, through September.
ARIODANTE 535 Julia St., 524-3233 --
Fall Furniture Perspective, through October.
ARTHUR ROGER GALLERY 432 Julia St., 522-1999
-- Grid Coordinates, group exhibition by gallery artists (reviewed in
this issue); Natural Affinities, recent work by Mary Jane Parker, through
Sept. 28.
BARRISTER'S GALLERY 1724 Oretha Castle
Haley Blvd., 525-2767 -- Displaced, group show of documentary photographs
of New Orleans housing projects, through September.
BRUNNER GALLERY 215 N. Columbia St., Covington,
(985) 893-0444 -- Figures, work by Aubry Frederick and Babette Wattigny,
through Oct. 5.
CAMERON JONES 2127 Magazine St., 524-3119
-- Group show by 12 local artists including George Ufford, Marcel Flisiuk, Ruth
Marie Wright and Chris Clark, through September.
CARABAUX GALLERIES 3646 Magazine St.,
894-1588 -- Paintings by William Tolliver and Belinda Flores-Shinshillas,
through September.
CAROL ROBINSON GALLERY 840 Napoleon Ave.,
895-6130 -- Group show of gallery artists including Noah Saterstrom
and Walter Crump, through August.
CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER 900 Camp St.,
523-1216 -- When Time Stands Still, photos by David Halliday; Southern
Contemporary, group show of works from the Ogden Museum of Southern Art.
DELGADO FINE ARTS GALLERY 615 City Park
Ave., 483-4048 -- Snipe Hunting in Lavonia: New Works by Anthony Carriere,
through Sept. 26.
DILLARD UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY Cook Fine
Arts and Communication Center, Collier Conference Center, 816-4711 --
Harrington House, new work by Amy Bryan, through September.
D.O.C.S. 709 Camp St., 524-3936 --
Glass sculpture by Gregory Geniusz, paintings by Kathy Sizeler, through September.
EVANS GALLERY 3815 Magazine St., 897-2688
-- New work by Auguste Garufi and Jason Kimes, through September.
GALERIE ECLAT 3116 Magazine St., 896-2307
-- A View From the Pass, new paintings by Sharon Mortillaro, through September.
GALERIE SIMONNE STERN 518 Julia St., 529-1118
-- Optical Optimism, new-media group show, through Oct. 2.
GEORGE SCHMIDT GALLERY 626 Julia St., 592-0206
-- Just Us, courtroom drawings of Edwin Edwards, through September.
GALLERIES AT THE SAULET 1420 Annunciation
St., 586-9800 -- New works by John Zeringue; mixed media on paper by Eduardo
Exposito; paintings by Caprica Joseph and Jordan Ivanov, through September.
HANSON GALLERY 229 Royal St., 524-8211
-- Group show of gallery artists including Steve Taylor, T.L. Lange and Thomas
Arvid, through September.
HERIARD-CIMINO GALLERY 440 Julia St., 525-7300
-- Group show of gallery artists, through September.
HUBER HOUSE GALLERY 1522 St. Charles Ave.,
561-0628 -- Paintings and prints by Al Federico, through September.
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY 841 Carondelet
St., 522-5471 -- Paperwork, group show featuring works on paper,
through Sept. 25.
KURT E. SCHON 510 St. Louis St., 524-5462;
523 Royal St., 523-5902 -- Marine paintings from the 18th and 19th century,
through September.
LEMIEUX GALLERIES 332 Julia St., 522-5988
-- Right Here, paintings and drawings by Leslie Staub, through September.
MARGUERITE OESTREICHER FINE ARTS 720 Julia
St., 581-9253 -- New portraits by Alexander Stolin, through September.
NEIGHBORHOOD GALLERY 1410 Oretha Castle
Haley Blvd., 524-8800 -- Festival of Color, works by Thomas Edward
Gallagher, through September.
N.O. SCHOOL OF GLASSWORKS & PRINTMAKING STUDIO
727 Magazine St., 529-7277 -- Fusion of Glass, Culinary, and Musical
Artistry, works by Curtiss Brock, Josh Cohen and Angela Wilson, through
Oct. 5.
OBJETS TROUVE 3713 Magazine St., 897-5066
-- Paintings by Gabe Hausmann, through September.
THE PICKERY 433 Orange St., 561-5661
-- The Liquid Revival, group show, through September.
POET'S GALLERY 3113 Magazine St., 899-4100
-- Interiors, paintings by Rob Goldsmith, through Oct. 19.
SOREN CHRISTENSEN 400 Julia St., 569-9501
-- Paintings by Carol Pelletier, through Sept. 28.
SPACE GALLERY 4528 Magazine St., 897-9119
-- Woman, As Thou Art, monoprints by Lori Markman, through September.
STELLA JONES GALLERY Bank One Center, 201
St. Charles Ave., 568-9050 -- Windows of the Soul, Series VII,
new work by Yvonne Edwards-Tucker and Michele Wood, through September.
STEVE MARTIN STUDIO/GALLERY 624 Julia St.,
566-1390 -- Horses and Hounds, paintings by Jennifer Cocoma Hustis,
through September.
SYLVIA SCHMIDT GALLERY 400A Julia St.,
522-2000 -- Images of Water, group show, through Sept. 25.
WAITING ROOM GALLERY 904 Pauline St., 949-1805
-- Paintings and shadowboxes by Colombian artist Soco Ocampo, through Oct.
26.
WILLIAMS & JOSEPH GALLERY 713 Royal St.,
566-7009 -- Photographs by Christopher Porche West, through August;
recent work by Barrett Debusk, through October.
WYNDY MOREHEAD FINE ARTS 3926 Magazine
St., 269-8333 -- New work by Christy Diniz Liffman, through September.
spare spaces
DANTE'S KITCHEN 736 Dante St., 861-3121
-- Photography exhibit featuring work by Cheryl Gerber, Sarah Essex, Eugenie
Uhl and David Spielan, through Sept. 28.
museums
HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION 533 Royal
St., 523-4662; Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres St., 598-7171 -- A Visible
Presence, a Legacy of Service: 275 Years of the Ursulines in New Orleans,
through Dec. 14.
NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART 1 Collins Diboll
Circle, City Park, 488-2631 -- Enduring Vision: 17th to 20th Century
Japanese Painting from the Gitter-Yelen Collection, through Oct. 26.
SLIDELL CULTURAL CENTER 444 Erlanger St.,
Slidell, (985) 646-4375 -- Paintings by Elemore Morgan Jr., through Sept.
28.
books
Wednesday 18
COLEEN SALLEY. Barnes
& Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135. Author
reads from new children's book, Epossumondas. Free admission. 7 p.m.
Thursday 19
KERRI MCCAFFETY. Cafe
Sbisa, 1011 Decatur St., 523-3939. Author signs photography book Etouffee,
Mon Amour: The Great Restaurants of New Orleans. Dinner at Cafe Sbisa follows.
Free admission to signing, dinner $37.95 plus tax and tip. Book signing 6 p.m.
to 8 p.m., dinner follows.
Saturday 21
A.V. MARGAVIO AND JEROME J. SALOMONE.
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie,
455-5135. Authors sign their new book Bread and Respect, covering
the history of Italians in Louisiana. Free admission. 2 p.m.
CHEF ANDREA APUZZO. Barnes
& Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135. Chef
signs and presents a tasting of recipes from series of Italian recipe books.
