Broadway in New Orleans cranks up the jukebox while St. Tammany Parish borrows from the Bard, Loyola University gets squirrelly, Cutting Edge cuts up with some tuna tales and a St. John the Baptist Parish theater flips the script on an odd couple.

Yes, the November calendar for theatrical adventures is a wide assortment of fun with a beautiful noises on both sides of the lake.

Diamond in the rough

The uplifting story and music of the iconic troubadour comes to life in A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical" opening Tuesday at the Saenger Theatre as part of the Broadway in New Orleans series.

Diamond worked with the creators of the show to tell his story, which ranges from childhood in Brooklyn, New York, to being at the top of the pop music charts with such songs as "Forever in Bl

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