Saenger Theatre
The restored Canal Street atmospheric theater for Broadway tours, concerts, and large-scale spectacle.
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The Saenger is the big theater version of New Orleans drama: atmospheric ceiling, restored ornament, Canal Street presence, and a calendar that moves from Broadway tours to concerts and comedy.
It is not where you go for the city's neighborhood music pulse. It is where you go when the night calls for a proper theater and a ticket bought ahead of time. The restoration gives the building enough visual pleasure to make arriving early worthwhile.
Use it selectively. A good Saenger night can be one of the trip's grand gestures; a random one is just a theater booking.
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