Louisiana Entertainment

Cirque Du Soleil Debuting 'Ovo' In Lake Charles

3.22.16 - Cirque du Soleil will be performing in Lake Charles for the first time ever in April with "OVO," its newest touring show. The production will be presented at the Lake Charles Civic Center from April 8-10 for three performances only. It's part of a global tour of North America.

The Passion: New Orleans' Live Musical Track List Revealed

2.26.16 - March 18 will see the release of The Passion: New Orleans, the soundtrack for Fox's two-hour live musical.

Freemasons Temple Downtown To Become Nolaluna Circus Theater

2.15.16 - New Orleans Freemasons moved to the suburbs this summer after more than a century downtown and left behind a 162-year-old ceremonial temple. The 19th-century structure sits in the middle of a construction boom of new apartments and hotels.

Le Petit's 'Our Town' profoundly touches hearts with deceptive simplicity

10.5.15 - There is a paradox about Thornton Wilder's classic American drama, "Our Town," that reminds me of one of the late Yogi Berra's famous mangled maxims. Of a popular restaurant, Berra once declared, "No one goes there anymore. It's always too crowded."

Wilco rattled the restored Orpheum Theater with 'Star Wars' and much more

9.29.15 - Whatever your opinion of Wilco, its members can't be accused of pandering. At a sold-out Orpheum Theater on Monday (Sept. 28), frontman Jeff Tweedy and his bandmates strolled onstage, took up their instruments and, with nary a word of explanation or even acknowledgement, proceeded to perform their new "Star Wars" album in its entirety, front to back.

10 YEARS ON, MUSIC RETURNS TO ORPHEUM THEATER IN NEW ORLEANS

9.16.15 - Ten years after Hurricane Katrina struck and shuttered the doors of the historic Orpheum Theater, the venue is set to reopen. The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra returns Thursday to what had been its home base for 14 years before the venue closed after the 2005 storm.

NEW VENUES, NEW PROMOTERS AMP UP NEW ORLEANS LIVE MUSIC SCENE

9.14.15 - Sonny Schneidau became a founding owner of Tipitina's with a $100 investment. It was 1977 and he wasn't quite yet 18. He hung out with his sister Georgia who, eight years older, had a group of buddies who liked to put on concerts and dances where and when they could. "The Rhapsodizers, Earl King, the Meters, Fess," Schneidau said.

ORPHEUM THEATER MAKEOVER GILDS NEW ORLEANS RENAISSANCE

8.26.15 - Orpheum Theater developers will pop corks at the historic New Orleans hall on Thursday (Aug. 27), unveiling a $13 million, year-long renovation to invited guests. For those on the list, it's a chance to check sightlines at the legendary 1,500-seat listening room, which was shuttered by floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina.

AEG Live opens new Gulf Coast office, acquires Buku promoter Winter Circle Productions

8.4.15 -

AEG Live, the massive entertainment company that partnered with the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in 2004, is opening a new Gulf Coast office, it was announced Tuesday (Aug. 4). AEG has acquired Winter Circle Productions, which will run the new regional base of operations.