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3540 Toulouse St., 488-1460; www.midcitytheatre.com — Longtime Times-Picayune social columnist Nell Nolan, along with others, performs monologues in the show benefiting the Dash30Dash fund for severed T-P employees. Tickets $25 general admission, $40 preferred seating. 8 p.m. Saturday, 6 p.m. Sunday.
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TheaTeR BALM IN GILEAD. NOCCA Riverfront, Nims Blackbox Theatre, 2800 Chartres St., 940-2875; www.nocca.com — Mark Routhier directs the NOLA Project and Cripple Creek Theatre co-production of Lanford Wilson’s play. Tickets $25 general admission, $20 students, seniors and artists, “pay what you will” Sept. 13. 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Sunday through Sept. 23.
C’EST LA VIE. Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave., 5686990; lsm.crt.state.la.us/site/ mintex.htm — Jessie Terrebonne and Ann Mahoney portray two down-on-their-luck 1950s Paris cabaret chanteuses who, after being forced to sing Edith Piaf songs every night, debut some original material. Tickets $20. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday through Sept. 22.
GREASE. Cutting Edge Theater, 747 Robert Blvd., Slidell, (985) 290-0760; www.cuttingedgeproductions. org — The theater presents the classic musical about teenagers navigating life at high school in the 1950s. Tickets $18.50. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday through Sept. 15. LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL. Rivertown Repertory Theatre, 325 Minor St., Kenner, 468-7221 — Gary Rucker directs the musical based on the comedy about a California sorority girl who enrolls at Harvard Law to win back her ex-boyfriend. Tickets $35 general admission, $33 seniors, $30 student/military. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday through Sept. 23. MONOLOGUES AND MUSINGS FOR THE MONEY, HONEY. Mid-City Theater,
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VERBATIM VERBOTEN. Shadowbox Theatre, 2400 St. Claude Ave., 298-8676; www. theshadowboxtheatre.com — Actors present dramatized readings of surveillance tapes, wiretapped conversations, on-camera diatribes, released emails and other transcripts of notorious recorded conversations. Tickets $8. 8 p.m. Wednesday through Sept. 12. WAITING AROUND: THE RESTAURANT MUSICAL. AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., 218-5778; www. theallwayslounge.com — Ricky Graham and Harry Mayronne’s musical comedy that once had an off-Broadway run depicts life in the service industry. Visit www. waitingaroundthemusical.com for reservations. Tickets $20. 8 p.m. Monday through Sept. 24. THE WORLD IS MY HOME: THE LIFE OF PAUL ROBESON. NOCCA Riverfront
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THE RAT PACK NOW. Stage Door Canteen, National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., 528-1944; www.stagedoorcanteen.org — The tribute show seeks to recapture the music, style and comedy of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday.
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BURLeSQUe & CaBaReT BURLESQUE BALLROOM. Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta Hotel, 300 Bourbon St., 553-2270; www.sonesta.com — Trixie Minx stars in the weekly burlesque show featuring the music of Leon “Kid Chocolate” Brown. Call 553-2331 for details. 11:50 p.m. Friday. FLEUR DE TEASE. One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse St., 569-8361; www.oneeyedjacks. net — The burlesque troupe kicks off its seventh season. Tickets $15 general admission, $20 reserved seating. 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Saturday. LE ROYAL ROUGE SHOW. Harrah’s Casino (Harrah’s Theatre), 1 Canal St., 533-6600; www.harrahsneworleans.com — Comedian Jodi Borrello hosts the Parisian-style show of cancan dancing and variety acts. Tickets start at $30. 8 p.m. WednesdaySunday through Oct. 28.
aUdITIoNS BALLET HYSELL’S “THE NUTCRACKER”. New Orleans School of Ballet, 717 Adams St., 866-0652 — The ballet company presents the show on Dec. 2223. Call 897-5505 or email audition@jpas.org for details. 1 p.m. dancers ages 5-11 years old, 3 p.m. dancers 12 years and older. Sunday. THE NUTCRACKER. River Region Performing Arts & Cul-
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tural Center, 15146 River Road, Norco, 904-1129; www.rrpa. org — The theater holds auditions for the December production of the ballet. There is a $10 audition fee. Call (985) 764-7678 or visit www.rrpa.org for details. Auditions noon to 1:30 p.m. for dancers ages 6-12 years old; dancers 13 and older audition at Images Dance Studio (105-A River Point Drive, Destrehan) from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday.
Comedy ALLSTAR COMEDY REVUE. House of Blues Voodoo Garden, 225 Decatur St. — Leon Blanda hosts the stand-up comedy show with special guests and a band. Free admission. 8 p.m. Thursday. COMEDY BEAST. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 828 S. Peters St., 5229653; www.thehowlinwolf.com — The New Movement presents a stand-up comedy showcase. Tickets $5. 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays. COMEDY CATASTROPHE. Lost Love Lounge, 2529 Dauphine St., 944-0099; www. lostlovelounge.com — Cassidy Henehan hosts the weekly comedy showcase. Free admission. 9 p.m. Tuesday. COMEDY SPORTZ. La Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., 231-7011; www.nolacomedy.com — The theater hosts an all-ages improv comedy show. Tickets $10. 7 p.m. Saturday. FEAR & LOATHING WITH GOD’S BEEN DRINKING. La Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., 231-7011; www. nolacomedy.com — The double bill includes Fear and Loathing, the sketch comedy show, and God’s Been Drinking, the improv comedy troupe. Tickets $10, $5 with drink purchase. 8:30 p.m. Friday. THE FRANCHISE. The New Movement, 1919 Burgundy St.; www.newmovementtheater.com — TNM house improv troupes Claws with Fangs, Stupid Time Machine, Super Com-
puter, Chris and Tami and The Language perform. Tickets $5. 10:30 p.m. Friday. LAUGH & SIP. Therapy Wine Lounge, 3001 Tulane Ave., 784-0054; www.therapynola. com — PissYoPants Comedy presents the weekly event featuring Louisiana comedians and live music. Visit www.pissyopants.com for details. Tickets $7. 8 p.m. Thursday. THE MEGAPHONE SHOW WITH GAVIN BRISTOL. The New Movement, 1919 Burgundy St.; www.newmovementtheater. com — The actor who has appeared in the Twilight movies is the guest at a special edition of the theater’s weekly show that benefits the upcoming Hell Yes Fest. Tickets $10. 9 p.m. Thursday. THE MEGAPHONE SHOW. The New Movement, 1919 Burgundy St.; www.newmovementtheater.com — Each show features a guest sharing favorite true stories, the details of which are turned into improv comedy. Tickets $5. 10:30 p.m. Saturday. SATURDAY NIGHT LAUGH TRACK. La Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., 2317011; www.nolacomedy.com — The theater hosts a stand-up comedy showcase. Tickets $5. 11 p.m. Saturday. STUPID TIME MACHINE PRESENTS. The New Movement, 1919 Burgundy St.; www. newmovementtheater.com — The improv comedy troupe presents improv, sketch comedy, videos and guest performers. Tickets $5. 10:30 p.m. Friday. THINK YOU’RE FUNNY? COMEDY SHOWCASE. Carrollton Station, 8140 Willow St., 865-9190; www.carrolltonstation.com — The weekly open-mic comedy showcase is open to all comics. Sign-up is 8:30 p.m., show 9 p.m. Wednesday.
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BINGO! THE WINNING MUSICAL. AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., 2185778; www.theallwayslounge. com — Becky Allen, Tracy Collin and Dorian Rush star in the interactive musical comedy about friends who have driven through a terrible storm in the name of their weekly obsession. Tickets $20. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 6 p.m. Sunday, through Sept. 23.
FUNKY TIMES AT THE BLUE DOOR SHACK. Cafe Istanbul, New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave.; www. neworleanshealingcenter.org — The debut performance from InterAct NOLA, a theater troupe of performers with disabilities, is a series of short sketches interspersed with musical numbers centering around a mysterious cabaret. Call 897-0134 for reservations. Tickets $10. 7 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday.
THE NERD. Playmakers Theater, 19106 Playmakers Road (off Lee Road), Covington, (985) 893-1671; www.playmakersinc. com — In Larry Shue’s play, an unassuming architect receives an unexpected visit from the awkward, inappropriate man who saved his life in Vietnam. Tickets $15 general admission, $10 students. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, through Sept. 23.
Lupin Hall, 2800 Chartres St., 940-2787; www.nocca. com — Stogie Kenyatta stars in the play about the groundbreaking African-American artist to benefit the NOCCA Institute’s Plessy Project. A Q&A with Keith Plessy and Phoebe Ferguson, descendants of the litigants in the Plessy v. Ferguson court case and founders of the Plessy & Ferguson Foundation, follows the performance. Tickets $20. 8 p.m. Saturday.
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