Victory Belles Matinees - Wednesdays at 12 pm
Take a break from the typical weekday lunch with the Victory Belles at The Stage Door Canteen. This Andrews Sisters-style girl group will perform all the hits of era while the American Sector provides scrumptious buffet of John Besh specialties.
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Let Freedom Swing! - Returning in September
A cast of eight dynamic singers and dancers bring to life a crooning comic, an alluring leading lady, a harmonizing sister act, and our boys in uniform. An all-singing, all-dancing, all-American salute to the men and women who won the war!
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July
The High Ground Drifters
July 16 and 17
Everything old is new again! Bluegrass traditional American music was tremendously popular during the WWII era! The High Ground Drifters, a New Orleans based bluegrass band, performs traditional bluegrass but also eclectic music stylings and influences including mountain music, old-time country, Celtic and more.
The Victory Belles
July 18
The Museum’s popular new entertainers will take audiences on a nostalgic journey through 1940s musical classics such as Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, I’ll be Seeing You and a rousing patriotic finale! Enjoy this Sunday matinee trip down memory lane with our charming vocal trio in delightful period costumes, plus a delectable lunch by Chef John Besh.
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Stage Door Idol
July 20 and 27, August 3, 10 and 17
Join us in the Museum’s Stage Door Canteen where contestants will vie for the title of the first-ever Stage Door Idol! Area hopefuls will perform hits of the war years for celebrity judges. Finalists will compete for the grand prize, an opportunity to headline with the Museum’s Victory Six Swing band in their own show. The winner will be announced after the final competition on Tuesday, August 17. For more information on this free event, call 504-528-1944 x 267.
Salute to Satchmo!
July 30 and 31, August 1
Back by popular demand! Troy Anderson’s musical tribute to Louis Armstrong was a sellout during his last run at the Stage Door Canteen. Don’t miss this fabulous musical event celebrating New Orleans’ most famous native son. Jazz radio host Stu Gant called the performance “simply the best Satchmo tribute I have had the pleasure to see and hear!”
