BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL. Southern Repertory Theatre, The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., third floor, 835-6002. Musical parody about a half-bat, half-boy found in a West Virginia cave. Emma Griffin directs Adam B. Hose, Andre du Broc and Lara Grice. Tickets $20 general, $15 students and seniors, $10 theater professionals. Thursday night sold out. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, through June 1.
BEATLES 4EVER. W French Quarter, Bacco courtyard, 316 Chartres St., 522-2426. One-man show remembering the night the Beatles played in New Orleans on Sept. 16, 1964. Mikko directs Greg Di Leo. Tickets $15 for show only, $30 for show and three-course meal at Bacco. Performances 8 p.m. Monday, through May 19.
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 Jr. and Ricky Graham. Tickets $21, plus $6 one-drink minimum; discount available for service industry workers. 7:30 p.m. Monday, through May 19.
CINDERELLA BATTISTELLA. Ty Tracy Theatre, Gallier Hall, St. Charles Ave., 565-7860. NORD Theatre presents Creole version of classic fairy tale with the Canales and the DeLaParishes families attending the ball. Ty Tracy directs Christina Peck. Tickets $10. Performances 2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, through May 25.
THE DINNER PARTY. NOVA Center, 7200 Alexander St., Arabi, 271-0833. Neil Simon's comedy of six strangers brought together for a dinner with a lawyer they all know. Starring Jason Meyers, Wayne McCarthy and Michael Brossette. Advance tickets $6 adults, $4 seniors and students, at door $7 adults, $4.50 seniors and students. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.
DRAMA! ONE-ACT PLAYS. Cowpokes Theatre Space, 1030 Marigny St., 948-9924. Theater troupe DRAMA! presents one-act plays Adam & Steve, with two former lovers meeting by chance in a New Orleans gay bar, and Bar Stories, a collection of scenes set in a local gay bar. Adam & Steve written and directed by Keith Istre; Bar Stories written by Pat Bourgeois, Timm Holt, Lewis Routh and Ginger Snapp and directed by Routh and Blake Balu. Tickets $8 advance, $7 students, $10 day of show. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, through May 25.
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM. Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive, Slidell, (985) 643-0556. Musical comedy about a slave in ancient Rome trying any method to gain freedom. Julia and Paul Wood direct David Jacobs and others. Tickets $15 adults, $8 children. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, through May 17.
GALATOIRE'S MONOLOGUES. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Surprising return of Chris Rose's parody of the firing of a beloved old-line waiter at Galatoire's. Featuring Rose, Redbean, Harry Mayronne Jr., Miss Viola and Davis Rogan. Tickets $16 plus $6 one-drink minimum. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 7 p.m. Sunday.
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.
LOOZIANA ROULETTE. Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St., 528-3805. Dog & Pony
Theatre Company presents original comedy with satirical slant on the history
and politics of the Louisiana Purchase. Tickets $12 general, $10 CAC members,
students and seniors. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, through
May 25.
OUR CLASS REUNION ... AND ALL. Rock 'N' Bowl Cafe, downstairs, 4133 S. Carrollton Ave., 483-9980. The Producers Circle's audience-participation comedy with ladies of Krewe of Terpsichore returning for their high school reunion. Written and directed by Ricky Graham; starring Becky Allen, Rene Maxwell and Amanda Hebert. Tickets $28, includes first drink. Performances 8 p.m. Friday, 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Saturday, through May 25.
SHIM SHAM REVUE. Shim Sham Club, 615 Toulouse St., 299-0666. Southern Jeze-Belles perform. Tickets $17 advance, $20 door, $15 students. Performances 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Sunday, through June 1.
SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL. Saenger Theatre, 147 N. Rampart St., 524-2490. Musical exploration through several of Theodor Geisel's (aka Dr. Seuss) classic children's stories. Cathy Rigby stars. Tickets $20-$44. Performances 8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Thursday, Saturday-Sunday.
SUGAR. Rivertown Repertory Theatre, 325 Minor St., Kenner, 468-7221. Musical comedy based on the screenplay for Some Like it Hot. Chip Stelz directs Lisette Bayle, Kate Abreo, Robert Richardson, Greg Di Leo and Gary Rucker. Tickets $22 adults, $20 seniors and students, $12 children 6-12. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, through May 25.
VERBATIM VERBOTEN. Funky Butt, 714 N. Rampart St., 957-0280. Parody with series of secretly recorded conversations revealing the hidden truths of figures ranging from Tom Cruise to Richard Nixon to Louis Armstrong. Michael Martin directs Paul Bileci, Rob Fielding, KeShuna Jones, Veronica Russell and others. Tickets $8. Performances 7 p.m. Sunday, through June 1.
A WALK IN THE WOODS. Oak Alley Plantation, 3645 Hwy. 18, Vacherie, (800) 442-5539. Political comedy/drama featuring high-level negotiations for nuclear disarmament. Perry Martin directs Randy Cheramie and Bob Edes. Tickets $25-$35, based on seating, include Oak Alley Restaurant-prepared meal. Dinner 6 p.m., show 7:30 p.m. Saturday, through May 25.
art
Venues preceded by an asterisk celebrate opening receptions this week.
THE ACADEMY GALLERY New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, 5256 Magazine St., 899-8111 -- New work by Philip C. Thompson and Michael Prokos, through May 6.
*ALEXANDER & VICTOR FINE ART 312 Royal St., 586-7555 -- Paintings by Jann Harrison, through May.
AMISTAD RESEARCH CENTER ART GALLERY Tilton Hall, Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Ave., 865-5000 -- Masterpieces From the Aaron Douglas Collection, through May.
ARTHUR ROGER GALLERY 432 Julia St., 522-1999 -- Works by John Scott, through May.
AXELLE FINE ARTS GALERIE ROYALE 709 Royal St., 299-1666 -- Musical-themed paintings by Jacques Godin, new works by Michel Delacroix, Andre Bourrie, Jean-Daniel Bouvard, Jacques Godin and Philippe Vasseur, through May.
BARRISTER'S GALLERY 1724 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 525-2767 -- The Louisiana Purchase Dis-Mantled: Re-Visions of Our History, through May.
BASSETTI FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHS 233 Chartres St., 529-9811 -- Photographs Elsewhere, multi-media images by photographers Maggie Taylor, Linda Broadfoot, Holly Roberts and Dan Ragland, through June.
BERTA'S AND MINA'S ANTIQUITIES GALLERY -- 4138 Magazine St., 895-6201 -- New paintings by Nilo Lanzas, works by Noel Rockmore, Clementine Hunter and May Kugler, through May.
THE BIG TOP 1638 Clio St., 569-2700 -- Southern Textures, textiles by Oliver, photographs by Renee Bigelow, and paintings by Eleanor Bernadas, through May 10.
BRUNNER GALLERY 215 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 893-0444 -- Paintings by John Darling Haynes, through June 5.
CALLAN FINE ART 240 Chartres St., 524-0025 -- Recent works by Jim Pennington, through May.
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 May.
CAROL ROBINSON GALLERY 840 Napoleon Ave., 895-6130 -- A Touch of Blue, paintings by Michael Chambers, through May.
COLE PRATT GALLERY 3800 Magazine St., 891-6789 -- Paintings by Charles Keiger and Juan Laredo, through May.
CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER 900 Camp St., 523-1216 -- Comic Release: Negotiating Identity for a New Generation, group show featuring artwork based on comic books and cartoon images, through June 8. (Reviewed in this issue.)
D.O.C.S. 709 Camp St., 524-3936 -- Paintings by Chic Connell and sculpture by Sam McCarty, through June 5.
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.
GALLERY 811 811 Royal St., 524-6918 -- Jewelry by Charles Bazzel, collage and paintings by Michael Fedor, through May.
*GALLERY CLAIBORNE 2109 N. Claiborne Ave., 949-5300/944-7001 --Photographs by Gus Bennett Jr., Sidney Garrison, Morris Jones Jr., Latisha Lokumbe, Girard Mouton III, Greg Simms, Paul Sylvester Jr., J.R. Thomason, Eric Waters and Jim Thorns; works by visual and mixed-media artists Waddell O. Piquet, Nat Williams and Natalie Keller
A GALLERY FOR FINE PHOTOGRAPHY 241 Chartres St., 568-1313 -- Sex and Landscapes, photographs by Helmut Newton, through May 15; new photographs by Jerry Uelsmann, through August.
HANSON GALLERY 229 Royal St., 524-8211 -- Music-related paintings by Christian Vey, Gary Patterson and Marion Barnes; paintings by Steve Taylor, through May.
HERIARD-CIMINO GALLERY 440 Julia St., 525-7300 -- Paintings and installations by Rosario Marquardt and Roberto Behar, through May.
JOHN STINSON FINE ARTS 900 S. Peters St., 566-1944 -- The Lenses, music photographs by Skip Bolen and Steven Forster, through May.
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY 841 Carondelet St., 522-5471 -- Response, Reaction, Reaction: The photographs of Reggie Scanlan (bass player for the Radiators), through May 15.
LA BELLE GALERIE 309 Chartres St., 529-3080 -- Showcasing one of
the largest collections of African-American art in the country, including the
official 2003 Congo Square and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival posters.
LEMIEUX GALLERIES 332 Julia St., 522-5988 -- New paintings by Nancie Warner, through May 24.
NEIGHBORHOOD GALLERY 1410 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 524-8800 -- Strange Fruit, mixed-media exhibition by Revalasha, through May 9.
*NEW ORLEANS CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS/RIVERFRONT 2800 Chartres St., 940-2787 -- Student exhibition of visual art, through May 16.
NEW ORLEANS GLASSWORKS, PRINTMAKING AND METAL STUDIO 727 Magazine St., 529-7277 -- Glass textiles by Andrew Brott, vessels by Brandon Mansell, jazz etchings by Darlene Biggus, through May.
POET'S GALLERY 3113 Magazine St., 899-4100 -- Altared Images, the Second Coming, second annual group show of artist interpretations of altars, through May.
RIVERSTONE GALLERY 719 Royal St., 412-9882 -- The Sound and Color
of
New Orleans, group show; works by Columbian artist Ricardo Lizano, through
May.
ROYAL CAMEO GLASS 322 Royal St., 522-7480 -- New works by glass artist and painter Ulla Darni, through May.
SABLE V GLASS ART AND CONTEMPORARY CRAFT GALLERY 3420 Magazine St., 894-4444 -- Expressions
of Motherhood & Children's Creations, group show, through May.
SOREN CHRISTENSEN 400 Julia St., 569-9501 -- Fantasy Voyaging, paintings by Rusty Culotta, through May.
SOUTHEASTERN ARCHITECTURAL ARCHIVE -- Tulane University, Jones Hall third floor, 6801 Freret St., 865-5699 -- Drawing Inspiration: Travel Sketches From the Southeastern Architectural Archive, through May.
SPACE GALLERY 4528 Magazine St., 897-9119 -- Shaking Hands With Swift: Political Paintings and Silkscreen Prints by Steve Bachmann, through May.
STELLA JONES GALLERY Bank One Center, 201 St. Charles Ave., 568-9050 -- Happy 88th Birthday, works by Elizabeth Catlett and John Scott, through May.
SYLVIA SCHMIDT GALLERY 400A Julia St., 522-2000 -- The Light in August: The Countrysides of Italy and Mississippi, paintings by Clive Pates, through May.
VINCENT MANN GALLERY 713 Bienville St., 523-2342 -- Impressionist Landscapes, recent paintings by Luc Didier, through May.
VISUAL JAZZ ART GALLERY 2337 St. Claude Ave., 949-9822 -- New Orleans Floating Totem (Make Jazz, Not War), new work by Richard Thomas, through May.
WAITING ROOM GALLERY 904 Pauline St., 949-1805 -- Paintings and drawings by Bunny, through June 12.
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.
spare spaces
HOTEL INTERCONTINENTAL 444 St. Charles Ave., 469-3581 -- Paintings by William T. McInnis, through May 7.
JEFFERSON PARISH LIBRARY EAST BANK REGIONAL 4747 W. Napoleon Ave.,
Metairie, 838-1100 -- Captured on Canvas: Louisiana Paintings and
the Artists Who Created Them, through July 10.
museums
CABILDO Jackson Square, 568-6990 -- Louisiana Purchase bicentennial exhibit, 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 -- 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 -- Jefferson's
America & Napoleon's France, through August; 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.
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.
books
Wednesday 7
LOU JONES. Gallery Claiborne, 2109 N. Claiborne Ave., 949-5300/944-7001. Award-winning commercial and art photographer signs Final Exposure: Portraits From Death Row. 6 p.m.
Saturday 10
FRANK DAVIS. Barnes & Noble, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-4929. Local author of several cookbooks and the upcoming The Fisherman's Tackle Box Bible signs and presents food samples. Free admission. 10 a.m. to noon.
FRANK DAVIS. B. Dalton Booksellers, Lakeside Shopping Center, 3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 837-2868. Local author of several cookbooks and the upcoming The Fisherman's Tackle Box Bible signs and presents food samples. Free admission. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
LOCAL AUTHOR SHOWCASE. Beaucoup Books, 5414 Magazine St., 895-2663. Writers Ruby Guidry Hotard (A Life Gone By ...), Whitney Lakin (A Paintbrush in the Devil's Toolbox) and John E. Wade II (Deep Within My Heart) sign. Free admission. 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
DAVID LINDSLEY. Barnes & Noble, 1601B West Bank Expwy., Harvey, 263-1482. Artist signs his book New Orleans: An Artist's Sketchbook, an illustrated history of the city. Free admission. 3 p.m.
ERNEST HILL. The Afro-American Book Stop, Lake Forest Plaza, 5700 Read Blvd., suite 275, 243-2436. Author of Cry Me a River reads and signs. Free admission. 3 p.m.
JENNY DAVIDSON. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., 899-READ. Novelist reads and signs her new book, Heredity. Free admission. 7 p.m.
