Broadway’s Finally Coming Back to the Big Easy

For the first time, the Big Easy will see the Broadway hit “Wicked” this fall when the Mahalia Jackson Theater will play host to “wicked” and four other Broadway shows in their special Broadway Across America Series! It has been a while since New Orleans has seen any serious form of entertainment (specifically since Spring 2005) when Hurricane Katrina washed away the majority of the theatres in the area in the fall of 2005, including the Saenger Theatre, which is still under repair. Though no Broadway shows have made their way to the foundation of Mardi Gras since, the area is amped up to be finally experiencing some of today’s greatest Broadway hits and more as “Wicked” will kick off the series with a three week run, following by “Mama Mia,” “The Color Purple,” “Avenue Q” and “Cats.” Mayer Ray Nagin said the shows will probably attract more than 100,000 people and allow the city some more regrowth efforts as they incorporate jobs and tax revenue for the city still looking to recover for the disaster that our government likely extended physical and fiscal damages. “This is what we envisioned when we made the decision to renovate this wonderful theater and the grounds to world class standards. This is for our cultural community adn all of our citizens,” the Mayer said to WWLTV.

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Posted in Uncategorized on June 26, 2009

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