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HER VOICE. HIS VISION. THEIR STORY. On Your Feet! is the inspiring true story about heart, heritage and two people who believed in their talent - and each other - to become an international sensation: Gloria and Emilio Estefan. Now their story is an all-ne exhilarating original musical winning the hearts of critics and audiences alike,...
Broadway’s Come From Away is a Best Musical winner all across North America! This New York Times Critics’ Pick takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. Cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night, and...
We regret to inform our patrons that the performance of Mean Girls scheduled for Monday, January 20 at the Lafon Arts Center has been canceled due to inclement weather. Your safety is our top priority! Refunds will be processed to the original form of payment.
Take a journey through the unforgettable soundtracks that have defined generations with The Music of John Williams, performed live by your Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. One of the most celebrated composers in film history, John Williams has shaped the emotional landscape of cinema with soaring themes, heroic fanfares, and magical melodies. This concert features selections from...
This 44-minute screening of selections from the documentary The U.S. and the Holocaust by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein examines the rise of Hitler and Nazism in Germany in the context of global antisemitism and racism, the eugenics movement in the United States, and race laws in the American south. It also sheds light on...
Giant mice, dancing snowflakes, a growing Christmas tree, and an enchanted nutcracker are sure to delight the inner child in everyone. Ballet Images’s combination of amazing dancers, gorgeous sets and costumes and Tchaikovsky’s timeless music makes this one of the greatest holiday shows! Come experience this beautiful ballet that truly portrays the magic of the...
Join us for a screening of Casablanca (1943, PG,102 minutes) in conjunction with Americans and the Holocaust: A Traveling Exhibition for Libraries. A cynical American expatriate struggles to decide whether or not he should help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape French Morocco. The program will be in the Black Box Theater. A discussion will follow the film...
Join us for a laugh-out-loud musical journey through love, relationships, and everything in between! I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change is a witty and heartfelt celebration of the modern relationship, from first dates and awkward pickups to marriage, parenthood, and the trials of growing older together. With clever songs and hilarious vignettes, this beloved...
Take a ride on the “Midnight Train to Georgia” over “River Deep, Mountain High” while award-winning vocalist CeCe Teneal delivers you the “R-E-S-P-E-C-T” you deserve in DIVAS OF SOUL — a one-of-a-kind concert event! This spectacular celebration of fifty years of chart-topping music from legendary artists like Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston, and more has wowed audiences worldwide, featuring hits from...