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TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE. Actor’s
Theatre of New Orleans, WTIX-FM Building, second floor, 4539 N. I-10 Service Road, Metairie, 456-4111 — The play is based on Mitch Albom’s account of his visits with his former college professor who had Lou Gehrig’s disease. Tickets $20 general admission, $18 students and seniors. 7:30 p.m Thursday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 30.
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THEATER 6X6. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812 — Six playwrights get a topic and one week to write a 10-minute-long play. Tickets $10. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
BURLE SQUE & CABARET
ALMOST AN EVENING.
NOCCA|Riverfront, Nims Blackbox Theatre, 2800 Chartres St. — The NOLA Project presents Ethan Coen’s trio of plays sharing an underlying theme of hell. Call 940-2875 or visit www.facebook.com/thenolaproject for details. Tickets $10. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday through Feb. 5.
ALWAYS SATURDAY. AllWays Lounge,
2240 St. Claude Ave., 218-5778; www.marignytheatre.org — In R.J. Tsarov’s play,a man takes an experimental antidepressant drug and ends up in a strange alternate reality. Tickets $10. 8 p.m. FridaySunday through Jan. 29. BREAKING LEGS. Rivertown Reper-
tory Theatre, 325 Minor St., Kenner, 468-7221 — A professor and fledgling playwright turns to the mafia to fund his latest work. Tickets $30 general admission, $28 students and seniors, $15 children. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, through Feb. 6.
DOUBLEWIDE LUST. La Nuit Comedy
THE EXCEPTION AND THE RULE. Elm
Theatre, 220 Julia St., 218-0055; www.elmtheatre.org — Bertolt Brecht’s short play is about a rich merchant who embarks on a trek with his servant. Visit www. neutralgroundensemble.org for details. Free admission. 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.
FANTASTIC MISTER FOX. Contem-
porary Arts Center, 900 Camp St., 528-3800; www.cacno.org — Roald Dahl’s adventure comes to life in a cardboard catacomb set. Tickets $20. Runs through Feb. 20. Days and times vary; visit the CAC website for details.
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY. Slidell Little
Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive, Slidell, (985) 641-0324; www.slidelllittletheatre.org — Gerard Alessandrini’s rapid-fire revue of Broadway musicals. Tickets $19 general admission, $14 children. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday through Feb. 6. GOODNIGHT MOON. Teatro Wego,
177 Sala Ave., Westwego, 885-2000; www.jpas.org — The classic children’s bedtime story comes to life in the stage musical. Friday night performances offer free cookies
Gonzo Comedy Is there a fortune to be made marketing Viagra to vampires? Perhaps, according to Fear and Loathing in New Orleans, a sketch comedy show on the boards at La Nuit Comedy Theater. “Vampire men are lousy lovers,” a female vampire says to a friend she has transformed into one of the undead. “They have no blood. Think about it. No blood, no erection!” La Nuit occupies a comfortable, ramshackle storefront on Freret Street, and Fear and Loathing fits in well with its bohemian aura. The short, amusing pieces are performed by the actors/comedians who write them. La Nuit proprietor and artistic director Yvonne Landry is a cast member and director, and other participants are graduates of Bud Faust’s sketch-writing class. There’s nothing glitzy about the show. It’s up to the breezy, spirited clowning of Landry, Cecile Monteyne, George Mauer, Nelson Gonzalez and Josh Anderson to win over the audience. The sketches vary considerably. For instance, one scene featured a deceived girlfriend shouting furious invectives at her cheating boyfriend. We soon realize, however, that we are not meant to be seeing the flesh-and-blood girlfriend, but a videotape she’s made of herself and left for the boyfriend. Another skit featured a loudmouth Fox News reporter interviewing a soft-spoken but mulish guest from a conservative think tank. The show is ongoing and constantly evolving with new sketches working their way in to replace old ones. A recent evening featured a recurring sub-theme of afterlife with sketches involving vampires and zombies. Some of the skits’ characters returned a second or third time. Fear and Loathing is not improv, although you get the sense the cast is not strict about sticking to a script, and the looseness is part of the fun. This is not great theater in the tradition of Sophocles, but Plautus or the Marx Brothers might have enjoyed it. — Dalt Wonk
Fear and Loathing in New Orleans 8:30 p.m. Friday; ongoing La Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., 231-7011; www.nolacomedy.com Tickets $10
and milk to those wearing pajamas. Tickets $25 general admission, $20 students and seniors, $15 children. 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. SaturdaySunday through Jan. 30. MESHUGGAH-NUNS. Teatro Wego,
177 Sala Ave., Westwego, 885-2000; www.jpas.org — The sisters from Dan Goggin’s Nunsense series embark on a multi-faith cruise, and high-seas hijinks ensue. Tickets $1530. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 23.
REFLECTIONS: A MAN AND HIS TIME.
Anthony Bean Community Theater, 1333 S. Carrollton Ave., 862-7529; www.anthonybeantheater.com — Former Councilman Oliver Thomas tells his own story of crime, punishment and redemption. Tickets $20. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 23. THIS IS OUR YOUTH. Tulane Univer-
sity, Lupin Theatre, 16 Newcomb Place — Three young adults in 1982 come to grips with the conflicting ideologies of the Regan-era. Tickets $12 general admission, $9 Tulane
BURLESQUE BALLROOM. Irvin May-
field’s Jazz Playhouse, 300 Bourbon St., 553-2270; www.sonesta.com — Trixie Minx stars in a burlesque show featuring the music of Leon “Kid Chocolate” Brown. Call 553-2331 for details. 11:50 p.m. Friday.
LESLIE CASTAY: UNSCRIPTED. Le Chat
Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812 — Leslie Castay sings standards and Broadway classics. Tickets $30 (includes $5 drink credit). 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 6 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 29.
THE MIDNIGHT REVUE. Starlight
by the Park, 834 N. Rampart St., 561-8939; www.starlightbythepark. com — Marcy Marcell directs a weekly female-impersonation jazz cabaret. Call for ticket information. Midnight Friday.
THE RICKY GRAHAM SHOW. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812 — Graham, along with accompanist Jefferson Turner, leads a musical tour of New Orleans. Tickets $26 (includes $5 drink credit). 8 p.m. Monday.
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SLOW BURN BURLESQUE. Howlin’ Wolf, 907 S. Peters St., 522-9653; www.thehowlinwolf.com — The burlesque troupe hosts its Hatter’s Ball. Tickets $15 general admission, $20 VIP. 11 p.m. Friday.
DANCE ALONZO KING’S LINES.
NOCCA|Riverfront Lupin Hall, 2800 Chartres St., 940-2787; www. nocca.com — The New Orleans Ballet Association presents the San Francisco-based company. Visit www.nobadance.com for details. Tickets $65. 2 p.m. Saturday. JOURNEYS. Fair Grinds Coffeehouse,
3133 Ponce de Leon Ave., 913-9073; www.fairgrinds.com — Dancer and choreographer Alicia Morton performs a solo modern dance show. Free admission. 7:30 p.m. Friday.
AUDITIONS ELM THEATRE 2011 SEASON. Elm Theatre, 220 Julia St., 218-0055; www. elmtheatre.org — The theater seeks actors ages 18 and older for its upcoming productions. Actors should prepare a contemporary monologue no longer than two minutes. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday.
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Theater, 5039 Freret St., 644-4300; www.nolacomedy.com — Family members living together in a trailer look for love and escape in Ed Furman’s dark comedy. Tickets $10. 10 p.m. Saturdays through Jan. 29.
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