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theater
AMAZING PLACE, THIS NEW ORLEANS. True Brew Theatre, 200 Julia St., 945-6789. Roberts Batson's solo performance about the history and characters that helped shape New Orleans. Based on his Scandal Tours. Tickets $20. Performances 4:45 p.m. Thursday-Sunday. Open run.
THE ASSHOLE MONOLOGUES. State Palace Theatre, 1108 Canal St., 522-4435. Series
of ribald monologues all related to that one part of human anatomy finally takes
a bow. Written by and starring Chris Rose with Fred "Redbean" Plunkett and Mikko.
Tickets $20-$25. Performances 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday.
AUNTIE MAME. North Star Theatre, 347 Gerard St., Mandeville, (985) 626-1500. An orphaned 10-year-old boy is sent to live with his aunt in 1930s New York City. Lori Bennett directs Anne Pourciau. Tickets $22.95 general, $19.95 seniors, $10.95 children 10-17. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, through April 12.
THE BLACK & WHITE BLUES. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Original musical about waiters and the service industry, written by locals Harry Mayronne and Ricky Graham. Tickets $20. 7:30 p.m. Monday-Tuesday. Open run.
CAPTAIN CARTAGUS CANDOO AND HIS TRASH CANNED. The Howlin' Wolf, 828 S. Peters St., 529-5844. Mixed-media production with puppets follows adventures of pirate Captain Cartagus Candoo. Written and directed by Bryan Spitzfaden, with puppet construction by Jacques Duffourc. Tickets $7 adults, $6 students. Performances 8 p.m. Sunday, through April 6.
COLD READ. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. "Theatre for Writers" series
featuring reading of Mary Gleason's Three Days With Marilyn. Free admission, one-drink minimum. 6 p.m. Wednesday.
THE FOREIGNER. Rivertown Repertory Theater, 325 Minor St., Kenner, 468-7221. Comedy with group of devious characters forced to deal with a stranger who speaks no English. Gary Rucker directs Greg DiLeo, Mike Mallory, Julie Vorus and Amy Alvarez. Tickets $20 adults, $18 seniors and students, $10 children 6-12. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. (Reviewed in this issue.)
FULLY COMMITTED. Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carré, 616 St. Peter St.,
522-2081. Local return of off-Broadway comedy with a struggling actor working at an upscale Manhattan restaurant. Carl Walker directs Sean Patterson in a one-man show. Tickets $26. Performances 8:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, through April 6.
I DIDN'T RAISE YOU THAT WAY. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. A recently published female writer struggles against her mother's influence. Written by Pat Bourgeois; Dane Rhodes directs Lara Grice and Rudy Rasmussen. Tickets $16 plus $6 bar minimum. Performances 11 p.m. Friday-Saturday, through April 5.
I SUDDENLY KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER!. Shim Sham Club, 615 Toulouse St., 606-9903. Running With Scissors' original comedy set in 1972 New York; a director struggles to stage a Tennessee Williams work. Written by Flynn De Marco and Richard Read; starring Elizabeth Pearce, Jim Jeske, Jack Long, Dorian Rush, Brian Peterson, Travis Acosta and De Marco. Tickets $15. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, through April 12.
LATE NIGHT CATECHISM. Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre, 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.
A MORE CONGENIAL CLIMATE: TENNESSEE WILLIAMS IN NEW ORLEANS. Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St., 528-3800. Dog & Pony
Theatre Company presents composite of Tennessee Williams' life in New Orleans
as told through interviews, short stories and poems from the playwright. Stars
Scott M. Jefferson and Billy Slaughter. Tickets $10 CAC members and advance,
$15 door. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.
PRESSED. Ethiopian Theatre, St. Mathias Church, 3911 General Pershing St., 891-6191. Day in a beauty parlor reveals a colorful array of characters in this socially conscious comedy. Written and directed by Carmen White; starring Gail Glapion, Willie Metcalf and Mable Benjamin. Call for ticket info. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.
THE QUEEN OF BINGO. True Brew Theater, 200 Julia St., 362-4451. Comedy about two sisters who play bingo to make up for what is missing from their lives. Dane Rhodes directs Becky Allen, Sandy Bravender, Doris Methe and Michael Sullivan. Tickets $25.50. Performances 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. Open run.
THE ROSE TATTOO. Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre, 616 St. Peter St.,
522-2081. Official production for the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary
Festival about a widowed Sicilian seamstress who gets a second chance at love.
John Grimsley directs Shelley Poncy, Michael Arata and others. Tickets $21. Performances
8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, through April 6.
SHIM SHAM REVUE. Shim Sham Club, 615 Toulouse St., 299-0666. Recreations
of famed "Southern Belle" act by 1940s Bourbon Street exotic dancer Kitty West
and "Dance of the Orient" by
1950s-60s dancer Wild Cherry. West's choreography directed by Bella Rose; Cherry's
dance recreated by Mademoiselle Nicola. Flynn De Marco appears as emcee Danny
Martini. Tickets $17 advance, $20 door, $15 students. Performances 8 p.m. and
10 p.m. Sundays through June 1.
SMALL CRAFT WARNINGS. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Part
of the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival, set in a rundown bar
peopled by a bunch of social outcasts. Stacey Arton directs Maggie Eldred, Dane
Rhodes, Martin Covert, Veronica Russell and others. Tickets $21 evening shows,
$19 matinees. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, through April
5. (Reviewed in this issue.)
TENNESEE SPEAKS IN TONGUES FOR YOU (OR THE 3 1/2-CHARACTER PLAY). True
Brew Theatre, 200 Julia St., 263-5542. Comedy in which playwright Tennessee
Williams wakes up one morning with his tongue replaced by a parasite. Written
and directed by R.J. Tsarov and starring Bob Edes, Steve Zissis and Diana Shortes.
Tickets $20, $12 students and service-industry workers. Performances 8:30 p.m.
Friday-Sunday, through April 13.
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS ONE-ACT PLAYS. Cowpokes Theatre Space, 2240 St.
Claude Ave., 947-0505. Performance of three one-act plays by Tennessee Williams. Hello
From Bertha, directed by Luis Q. Barroso and starring Marinda Woodruff,
Grace Fraga and Nicole Martinez. The Lady of Larkspur Lotion, directed
by Blake Balu and starring Sharon Smetherman, Ellen Tuzzolo and Daniel LaForce. I
Can't Imagine Tomorrow, directed by Steve Patrick and starring Grace Fraga
and Douglas Haller. Admission $8 advance, $7 students and $10 at door. Performances
8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, through April 6.
VIEUX CARRÉ. Southern Repertory Theatre, The Shops at Canal Place,
third floor, 865-5105, ext. 7. The Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary
Festival and the University of Southeastern Louisiana English Department, in
conjunction with The Shakespeare Festival at Tulane, present Williams' 1977 play
about life in the French Quarter. Aimee Michel directs Danny Bowen, Andrea Frankle,
Tony Molina, Beverly Trask and others. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Sunday, 2
p.m. Saturday-Sunday, through April 5.
art
Venues preceded by an asterisk are celebrating opening receptions this week. Call each space for information.
THE ACADEMY GALLERY New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, 5256 Magazine St., 899-8111 -- Self-portraits show with works by 45 artists, through April 1.
ARIODANTE 535 Julia St., 524-3233 -- Debutante Salon, paintings by Kat Fullilove, and jewelry by Ashley King, Steffany Appleton and Betsy Meyers, through March.
ARTHUR ROGER GALLERY 432 Julia St., 522-1999 -- Joint showcase of works by photographer Debbie Fleming Caffery and painters Francis X. Pavy and Elemore Morgan Jr., through March 29.
BARRISTER'S GALLERY 1724 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 525-2767 -- On the Verge, political show of paintings and sculpture by William Warren and Pati D'Amico, through April.
BASSETTI FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHS 233 Chartres St., 529-9811 -- Apariciones, photographs by Jack Spencer, through April.
BREWER LANDRY GALLERY 2022 Magazine St., 522-2022 -- Folk, Fine and Pop Art, group show of mixed-media works by Rachelle O'Brien, Princess Ramona and Jacques Murphree, blues and folk art by Susan Landry, through March.
BRUNNER GALLERY 215 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 893-0444 -- Mixed-media by Billie Bourgeois, fused glass by Anastasia, through March.
BRYANT GALLERIES 316 Royal St., 525-5584 -- The Three Niermans: Leonardo, Daniel and Claudia, through April 6.
CARABAUX GALLERIES 3646 Magazine St., 894-1588 -- Paintings by John Huggett, through March.
CAROL ROBINSON GALLERY 840 Napoleon Ave., 895-6130 -- Group exhibition featuring gallery artists, through March.
*CARROLL GALLERY Tulane University, 865-8710 -- Works by Andrea Freel, Andrew Katz and Michael Richardson, through March 28.
COLE PRATT GALLERY 3800 Magazine St., 891-6789 -- Group show of Plein Air painters including Delach, Durand, Kelso, Stanford and Sandusky, through March.
CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER 900 Camp St., 523-1216 -- Baby-Boom Daydreams, The Art of Douglas Bourgeois; Made in California, selections from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation Collection, through March.
CRESCENT GALLERY 531 Wilkinson Row, 525-5255 -- November in Louisiana and France, recent paintings by Rolland Golden celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase, through March 27.
D.O.C.S. 709 Camp St., 524-3936 -- Ceramic sculpture by Mark Chatterley, through March.
DUQUE ART CENTER 3218 Magazine St., 899-4554 -- Landscapes and Flowers, works by Gustavo Duque; recent paintings by Matilde Alberny and Laxman K., through May.
ENTERTAINMENT GALLERIES 537 Royal St., 588-1777 -- Commemorative retrospective of works by Al Hirschfeld.
EVANS GALLERY 3815 Magazine St., 897-2688 -- Works by gallery artists, through March.
A GALLERY FOR FINE PHOTOGRAPHY 241 Chartres St., 568-1313 -- Sex and Landscapes, photographs by Helmut Newton, through May 15.
HANSON GALLERY 229 Royal St., 524-8211 -- Works by painter Mackenzie Thorpe, through March.
J. PIERRE FINE ART GALLERY 1562 Magazine St., suite 5, 586-1997 -- Jazzin' on Magazine, paintings, sculptures and monoprints by Jamar Pierre, through March.
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY 841 Carondelet St., 522-5471 -- In Between, paintings and other works by Sandy Chism, through March 29.
KURT E. SCHON 510 St. Louis St., 524-5462; 523 Royal St., 523-5902 -- Landscape paintings by Charles Euphrasie Kuwasseg, through March.
*LIONEL MILTON GALLERY 1818 Magazine St., 522-6966 -- Regular Friday evening receptions feature new works by the artist.
MARGUERITE OESTREICHER FINE ARTS 720 Julia St., 581-9253 -- Recent
paintings of singer Madonna by Donna Lief, through April.
MARIO VILLA GALLERY 3908 Magazine St., 895-8731 -- Group show
featuring gallery artists, through March.
MARTIN LAWRENCE GALLERY 709 Royal St., 588-9020; 433 Royal St., 299-9055 --
Featuring rare and unique works by Picasso, Chagall, Miro and Renoir, through
March.
NEIGHBORHOOD GALLERY 1410 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 524-8800 -- Dey
Name Your Wrong, Queen,
drawings of "Eves" by Ibahim Washington, through March.
NEWCOMB ART GALLERY Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Ave., 865-5361 --
Paradise Now: Picturing the Genetic Revolution, through June 15. (Reviewed
in this issue.)
NEW ORLEANS GLASSWORKS, PRINTMAKING AND METAL STUDIO 727 Magazine St.,
529-7277 -- Rock sculptures by Curtiss Brock, metal wind chimes by Skippy
Extraordinaire, glass frogs by Stephen Williams, through March.
ROBERT GUTHRIE GALLERY 922 Royal St., 552-4511 -- 2003 Washington, D.C.,
Mardi Gras Ball poster and other works by Robert Guthrie, through March.
SHANNON C. FOLEY FINE ART 3935 Magazine St., 891-3235 -- Works
by Fritz Bultman, through March.
SPACE GALLERY 4528 Magazine St., 897-9119 -- Bible Study, paintings
by Spencer Livingston, through March.
*STELLA JONES GALLERY Bank One Center, 201 St. Charles Ave., 568-9050 -- Tapestries
of Life, Series I1, works by Alonzo Davis and Peter Wayne Lewis, through
March 27; Happy 88th Birthday, works by Elizabeth Catlett and John Scott,
through May.
STEVE MARTIN STUDIO/GALLERY 624 Julia St., 566-1390 -- Works
by Joe Kight and Michael Thrush, through March 29.
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS FINE ART GALLERY 2000 Lakeshore Drive, 280-6493 -- Masters
of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, works by Jessica Goldfinch, through March
28.
THE UPHILL GALLERY 1500 Gov. Nicholls St., 539-9600 -- Wood carvings
by Ya/Ya artists and students from Fannie Lou Hamer Charter School; Ogden Museum
Education Collection; St. Mark's Community Center art program works, through
March.
VINCENT MANN GALLERY 713 Bienville St., 523-2342 -- Barbizon
School, paintings by Alexander Defaux and Lucien Griveau, through March
WAITING ROOM GALLERY 904 Pauline St., 949-1805 -- Supply and Demand,
computer-generated paintings by David Sullivan, through April 5.
WILLIAMS & JOSEPH GALLERY 713 Royal St., 566-7009 -- Glass
work by Leon Applebaum, paintings by Jaline Polw and Jay Miller, metal sculpture
by Debusk, through June 1.
WYNDY MOREHEAD FINE ARTS 3926 Magazine St., 269-8333 -- Works-on-paper
exhibit by David Smith-Harrison; works by gallery artists, through March.
spare spaces
FIRST GUARANTY BANK 400 E. Thomas St., Hammond, (504) 375-0343 -- Photographs
by Errol Daigle, through March.
PAMPERED SOUL & BODY DAY SPA 4826 Magazine St., 895-5333 -- Hidden
Imagery, recent paintings by Tama Distler, through March.
museums
CABILDO Jackson Square, 568-6990 -- Exhibit celebrating the bicentennial
of the Louisiana Purchase, through 2003.
LONGUE VUE HOUSE AND GARDENS 7 Bamboo Road, 488-5488 -- Sabbatical
Saunterings of Edith and Edgar Stern, 1936-1937, through July 6.
NEW ORLEANS AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM OF ART, CULTURE AND HISTORY 1418
Gov. Nicholls St., 527-0989 -- A Knock at Midnight, group show of artwork
based on the Martin Luther King Jr. sermon, through May 4; Louisiana/Congo,
costumes, beadwork, sculpture and more from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, 488-2631 -- The
Masterful Art of the Transfer Print, 250 Years of American, British and Continental
Ceramics, through July 13; Subject and Creator: Women in Edo-Period Japanese
Painting, through June; Visions From the Soul: The Woodcuts of Hans Friedrich
Grohs, through May 4.
NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC LIBRARY 219 Loyola Ave., 596-2567 -- A Great
and Growing City: New Orleans in the Era of the Louisiana Purchase, through
2003.
PITOT HOUSE 1440 Moss St., 482-0312 -- A Louisiana Legacy,
celebrating James Pitot's election as mayor after the Louisiana Purchase, through
May.
LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM'S PRESBYTERE 751 Chartres St., 568-6968 --
The Golden Age of Costume Design, through August 2003.
books
Tuesday 25
OLYMPIA VERNON. Loyola University, Nunemaker Auditorium, 865-7880. Author reads from her novel Eden about a young girl growing up in Pyke County, Miss. Free admission. 7:30 p.m.
Thursday 27
LOUIS EDWARDS. Beaucoup Books, 5414 Magazine St., 895-2663. Local author reads and signs his latest novel, Oscar Wilde Discovers America. Free admission. 6:30 p.m.
Friday 28
FRENCH QUARTER FICTION. Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carré, 616 St.
Peter St., 522-2081. Authors Poppy Z. Brite, Josh Russell, Julie Smith and Joshua Clark -- all included in anthology French Quarter Fiction: The Newest Stories of America's Oldest Bohemia -- discuss and sign their work. 4 p.m.
Saturday 29
ROSE ANNE ST. ROMAIN. Maple Street Children's Bookshop, 7529 Maple St., 861-2105. Author of Moon's Cloud Blanket appears. Free admission. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
ROSE ANNE ST. ROMAIN. B. Dalton, Lakeside Shopping Center, 3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 837-2868. Author of Moon's Cloud Blanket appears. Free admission. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
FRENCH QUARTER FICTION. Louisiana Music Factory, 210 Decatur St., 586-1049. Authors Valerie Martin, James Nolan, Lee Meitzen Grue, Marda Burton and Joshua Clark read from anthology French Quarter Fiction: The Newest Stories of America's Oldest Bohemia and sign their work. Free admission. 5 p.m.
RAYMOND STROTHER. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., 899-READ (7323). Author and political consultant Strother reads, discusses and signs Falling Up: How a Redneck Helped Invent Political Consulting. Free admission. 7 p.m.
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