New Orleans On Stage: February 2025
Carnival season is always a slightly quieter time for stage shows in the city, but there are still plenty of good options for drama, musicals and music. Here are our curated highlights for New Orleans On Stage, February 2025.
True West
6th-16th
Westwego Performing Arts Theatre
Set in the sweltering California desert, the play follows two estranged brothers—Austin, a buttoned-up screenwriter, and Lee, a volatile drifter—whose lives collide in a battle of wills. As their roles blur and ambitions spiral out of control, the line between creation and destruction fades, unraveling a darkly comic and raw portrait of the American dream.
Info and ticketing
The Professor Carl Nivale Show
7th-9th
Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts
TV's Professor Carl Nivale & Grand Marshal Marty Graw leave the studio to appear live on the Lagniappe stage at Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts in a new production for a limited three day engagement! More info
The Sound of Music
7th-15th
Docville Barn (Violet, LA)
The heartwarming story of Maria, a spirited young woman who becomes the governess to the seven children of the stern Captain von Trapp. With her love of music and playful spirit, Maria brings joy back into the lives of the children and captures the heart of the widowed Captain. Info and ticketing
Brecht Fest
10th-11th
An annual New Orleans-based celebration of the songs and poems of Bertolt Brecht, featuring the music of Kurt Weill, Hanns Eisler, and others. More info
Neal Todten
11th
New Marigny Theatre
Neal Todten presents and performs a solo piano concert, featuring three works by minimalist composer Philip Glass and three of his own compositions. Ticket sales here or on the door, from 7.30pm / show at 8pm. READ OUR INTERVIEW WITH NEAL
Mamma Mia
11th-16th
The Saenger Theatre
Set on a Greek island paradise where the sun always shines, a tale of love, friendship, and identity is beautifully told through the timeless hits of ABBA. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s quest to discover the father she’s never known brings 3 men from her mother’s past back to the island they last visited decades ago.
Info and ticketing
Camp Bludshed
12th-22nd
UNO’s School of the Arts
This play reimagines a classic 1980’s slasher film onstage. It’s summer 1985 and Camp Bernard Sullivan has reopened once again. The 1953 murders haunt it to this day. With its history of brutal murders, what could possibly go wrong? Will they make it through the summer or will Camp Bludshed earn its name again? Info and ticketing
LPO: Beethoven and Strauss
14th
The Civic Theatre
Join the LPO for a night of romance and delight with the overture from Beethoven’s only opera, followed by Anna Clyne’s mysterious and poetic This Midnight Hour. Follow the legendary lover in his ardent pursuits in Strauss’ epic tone poem Don Juan, followed by Beethoven’s grand Symphony No. 4.
Info and ticketing
Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile
14th-23rd
Jefferson Performing Arts Center
Kay Ridgeway has led a charmed life. Blessed with beauty, enormous wealth, and a new husband, she embarks on a honeymoon voyage down the Nile. Fatal circumstances await when the idyllic surroundings are shattered by a shocking and brutal murder. Under scrutiny is a multitude of memorable passengers, all with a reason to kill. The tension and claustrophobia builds, as a shocking and audacious conspiracy is laid bare.
Info and ticketing
A Valentine's Concert with Bon Operatit
15th
Rivertown Theatres
Celebrate love with an enchanting evening of opera and Broadway favorites including selections from Phantom of the Opera, Carmen, West Side Story, and more! Featuring guest string quartet 'Electric Yat Quartet'.
Info and ticketing
And The Ball & All
22nd-24th
The 30th Anniversary of this New Orleans classic! This classic Ricky Graham comedy is keeping Who Dats in the spirit of carnival! The Yatty ladies of the Krewe Of Terpsichore will be gossiping as only New Orleans ladies can and fighting over their krewe’s ball and float themes!
Info and ticketing
A Taste of Ireland
28th
Jefferson Performing Arts Center
The Irish Music & Dance Sensation returns to stages across the USA in 2025, performing the show that has entertained thousands around the globe. Laugh, cry and jig into the night with a production that is Celtic, for this generation.
Info and ticketing
Carnival season is always a slightly quieter time for stage shows in the city, but there are still plenty of good options for drama, musicals and music. Here are our curated highlights for New Orleans On Stage, February 2025.
True West
6th-16th
Westwego Performing Arts Theatre
Set in the sweltering California desert, the play follows two estranged brothers—Austin, a buttoned-up screenwriter, and Lee, a volatile drifter—whose lives collide in a battle of wills. As their roles blur and ambitions spiral out of control, the line between creation and destruction fades, unraveling a darkly comic and raw portrait of the American dream.
Info and ticketing
The Professor Carl Nivale Show
7th-9th
Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts
TV's Professor Carl Nivale & Grand Marshal Marty Graw leave the studio to appear live on the Lagniappe stage at Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts in a new production for a limited three day engagement! More info
The Sound of Music
7th-15th
Docville Barn (Violet, LA)
The heartwarming story of Maria, a spirited young woman who becomes the governess to the seven children of the stern Captain von Trapp. With her love of music and playful spirit, Maria brings joy back into the lives of the children and captures the heart of the widowed Captain. Info and ticketing
Brecht Fest
10th-11th
An annual New Orleans-based celebration of the songs and poems of Bertolt Brecht, featuring the music of Kurt Weill, Hanns Eisler, and others. More info
Neal Todten
11th
New Marigny Theatre
Neal Todten presents and performs a solo piano concert, featuring three works by minimalist composer Philip Glass and three of his own compositions. Ticket sales here or on the door, from 7.30pm / show at 8pm. READ OUR INTERVIEW WITH NEAL
Mamma Mia
11th-16th
The Saenger Theatre
Set on a Greek island paradise where the sun always shines, a tale of love, friendship, and identity is beautifully told through the timeless hits of ABBA. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s quest to discover the father she’s never known brings 3 men from her mother’s past back to the island they last visited decades ago.
Info and ticketing
Camp Bludshed
12th-22nd
UNO’s School of the Arts
This play reimagines a classic 1980’s slasher film onstage. It’s summer 1985 and Camp Bernard Sullivan has reopened once again. The 1953 murders haunt it to this day. With its history of brutal murders, what could possibly go wrong? Will they make it through the summer or will Camp Bludshed earn its name again? Info and ticketing
LPO: Beethoven and Strauss
14th
The Civic Theatre
Join the LPO for a night of romance and delight with the overture from Beethoven’s only opera, followed by Anna Clyne’s mysterious and poetic This Midnight Hour. Follow the legendary lover in his ardent pursuits in Strauss’ epic tone poem Don Juan, followed by Beethoven’s grand Symphony No. 4.
Info and ticketing
Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile
14th-23rd
Jefferson Performing Arts Center
Kay Ridgeway has led a charmed life. Blessed with beauty, enormous wealth, and a new husband, she embarks on a honeymoon voyage down the Nile. Fatal circumstances await when the idyllic surroundings are shattered by a shocking and brutal murder. Under scrutiny is a multitude of memorable passengers, all with a reason to kill. The tension and claustrophobia builds, as a shocking and audacious conspiracy is laid bare.
Info and ticketing
A Valentine's Concert with Bon Operatit
15th
Rivertown Theatres
Celebrate love with an enchanting evening of opera and Broadway favorites including selections from Phantom of the Opera, Carmen, West Side Story, and more! Featuring guest string quartet 'Electric Yat Quartet'.
Info and ticketing
And The Ball & All
22nd-24th
The 30th Anniversary of this New Orleans classic! This classic Ricky Graham comedy is keeping Who Dats in the spirit of carnival! The Yatty ladies of the Krewe Of Terpsichore will be gossiping as only New Orleans ladies can and fighting over their krewe’s ball and float themes!
Info and ticketing
A Taste of Ireland
28th
Jefferson Performing Arts Center
The Irish Music & Dance Sensation returns to stages across the USA in 2025, performing the show that has entertained thousands around the globe. Laugh, cry and jig into the night with a production that is Celtic, for this generation.
Info and ticketing