NEW ORLEANS THEATER LISTINGS - WHAT'S ON STAGE IN NEW ORLEANS, JULY 2025
Summer on stage: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (photo by James Kelly) and A Midsummer Night's Dream
New orleans on stage - JULY 2025
1st
The Welcome Affair
The Orpheum Theatre
The Welcome Affair is the signature concert event produced by WYLD-FM and WQUE-FM, marking the kickoff to the Essence Music Festival and 4th of July weekend in New Orleans. More info
3rd-6th
Essence Festival of Culture
Various venues
With the theme "We Are Made Like This” - acts include Boyz II Men, Davido, Maxwell, Master P, GloRilla, The Isley Brothers, Nas, and Summer Walker are among the artists set to take the stage. Jermaine Dupri will perform a tribute to legendary producer Quincy Jones. More info
10th-27th
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
The Marquette Theatre at Loyola University
Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece about family, legacy, and truth comes to the stage in summer 2025. Everyone in the Pollitt house has something to gain and something to lose on Big Daddy’s birthday. But Big Daddy’s not handing anything over until a few things get sorted out—whether his family is ready for it or not. Watch as Maggie the Cat struggles to get her distant husband Brick to claim his throne, while in-laws Mae, Gooper, and Big Mama struggle with denial and greed that keeps the house in a strangle-hold. More info
11th-27th
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Lupin Theater, Dixon Hall Annex, Tulane University
Magic, chaos, and passion collide in A Midsummer Night’s Dream! Step into a world where the rules of reality don’t apply, where fairies weave spells and hearts are tangled in the most unexpected ways. The magic is real, the love is complicated, and the comedy is anything but ordinary in this enchanting, wild adventure. More info
12th
2025 New Orleans Beatles Fest
Jefferson Performing Arts Center
Founded by Chuck Credo IV, "Beatles Fest" has brought together local, regional, and national talent to the stage to perform the music of the Fab Four. No costumes or wigs needed for this show - this is a concert celebration of the music that has inspired generations. More info
18th
Sorry We’re Singing: Musical Improv Comedy
Big Couch
A talented group of singers and improvisers who create an entire musical in the moment, with unique characters, compelling plot, and brand new songs. More info
18th-20th
Slowpoke! The True Story of a Tortoise & Hare
Le Petit Theatre
Join Tori the Tortoise, in this Appalachian retelling of Aesop's "Tortoise & the Hare" as she stands up for her beloved town, Fable Farms, and races a big city hare with even bigger plans. In this musical for all ages, Tori and her friends, Ruben the Rooster and Bea the Bee, must learn to embrace what makes them unique and the importance of community. More info
28th-31st
FLUID: A New Dance by Calvin Rowe
The Marigny Opera House
Rowe’s original modern dance, pole dancing, & spoken word piece is accompanied by Landon Strause’s live & electronic musical compositions. More info
The Welcome Affair
The Orpheum Theatre
The Welcome Affair is the signature concert event produced by WYLD-FM and WQUE-FM, marking the kickoff to the Essence Music Festival and 4th of July weekend in New Orleans. More info
3rd-6th
Essence Festival of Culture
Various venues
With the theme "We Are Made Like This” - acts include Boyz II Men, Davido, Maxwell, Master P, GloRilla, The Isley Brothers, Nas, and Summer Walker are among the artists set to take the stage. Jermaine Dupri will perform a tribute to legendary producer Quincy Jones. More info
10th-27th
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
The Marquette Theatre at Loyola University
Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece about family, legacy, and truth comes to the stage in summer 2025. Everyone in the Pollitt house has something to gain and something to lose on Big Daddy’s birthday. But Big Daddy’s not handing anything over until a few things get sorted out—whether his family is ready for it or not. Watch as Maggie the Cat struggles to get her distant husband Brick to claim his throne, while in-laws Mae, Gooper, and Big Mama struggle with denial and greed that keeps the house in a strangle-hold. More info
11th-27th
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Lupin Theater, Dixon Hall Annex, Tulane University
Magic, chaos, and passion collide in A Midsummer Night’s Dream! Step into a world where the rules of reality don’t apply, where fairies weave spells and hearts are tangled in the most unexpected ways. The magic is real, the love is complicated, and the comedy is anything but ordinary in this enchanting, wild adventure. More info
12th
2025 New Orleans Beatles Fest
Jefferson Performing Arts Center
Founded by Chuck Credo IV, "Beatles Fest" has brought together local, regional, and national talent to the stage to perform the music of the Fab Four. No costumes or wigs needed for this show - this is a concert celebration of the music that has inspired generations. More info
18th
Sorry We’re Singing: Musical Improv Comedy
Big Couch
A talented group of singers and improvisers who create an entire musical in the moment, with unique characters, compelling plot, and brand new songs. More info
18th-20th
Slowpoke! The True Story of a Tortoise & Hare
Le Petit Theatre
Join Tori the Tortoise, in this Appalachian retelling of Aesop's "Tortoise & the Hare" as she stands up for her beloved town, Fable Farms, and races a big city hare with even bigger plans. In this musical for all ages, Tori and her friends, Ruben the Rooster and Bea the Bee, must learn to embrace what makes them unique and the importance of community. More info
28th-31st
FLUID: A New Dance by Calvin Rowe
The Marigny Opera House
Rowe’s original modern dance, pole dancing, & spoken word piece is accompanied by Landon Strause’s live & electronic musical compositions. More info