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Bay Saint Louis Little Theatre Announces Next Show ‘Mama Won’t Fly’

We thank you for making ‘That Championship Season’ a most successful production – 8 shows with 8 standing ovations! Pulitzer Prize winning plays tend to receive that kind of reception and we thank you!

Now we move on to the next Bay Saint Louis Little Theatre production – the comedy ‘Mama Won’t Fly’! Another ferociously funny, family-friendly Jones-Hope-Wooten comedy that will have you laughing from beginning to end.

Show dates + times are March 15, 16 at 8 pm and March 17 at 2 pm. March 22 and 23 at 8 pm and March 24 at 2 pm.

Tickets are available here or by calling our box office at 228-467-9024.


An Evening With – Jon Cleary (New Orleans Piano) – LIVE at the Little Theatre

Jon Cleary (solo piano) LIVE at the Bay St. Louis Little Theatre.

Jon Cleary’s love and affinity for New Orleans music goes back to the rural British village of Cranbrook, Kent, where he was raised in a musical family. 

As a teen, Cleary grew increasingly interested in funk-infused music and discovered that three such songs that he particularly admired – LaBelle’s “Lady Marmalade,” Robert Palmer’s version of “Sneakin’ Sally Through the Alley,” and Frankie Miller’s rendition of “Brickyard Blues” – were attributed to Allen Toussaint as either the songwriter, the producer, or both. Cleary’s knowledge of Toussaint’s work expanded significantly when his uncle returned home to the U.K., after a two-year sojourn in New Orleans, with a copy of a Toussaint LP and two suitcases full of New Orleans R&B 45s.

In 1981 Cleary flew to New Orleans for an initial pilgrimage and took a cab straight from the airport to the Maple Leaf Bar, a storied venue which then featured such great blues-rooted eclectic pianists as Roosevelt Sykes and James Booker. Cleary first worked at the Maple Leaf as a painter, but soon graduated to playing piano there – even though his first instrument was the guitar, which he still plays and has recently reintroduced into his live performances.

As word of Cleary’s burgeoning talent began to spread around town, he was hired by such New Orleans R&B legends as Snooks Eaglin, Earl “Trick Bag” King, Johnny Adams, and Jessie “Ooh Poo Pah Doo” Hill, while also gaining the respect of the great Crescent City pianists Dr. John and the late Allen Toussaint. Years later, in 2012, Cleary recorded a critically acclaimed album of all-Toussaint songs entitled Occapella.

Today, Cleary’s work pays obvious homage to the classic Crescent City keyboard repertoire created by such icons as Jelly Roll Morton, Fats Domino, Professor Longhair, Art Neville, Dr. John, and James Booker – while also using it as a launching pad for a style that incorporates such other diverse influences as ’70s soul and R&B, gospel music, funk, Afro-Caribbean and Afro-Cuban rhythms, and much more.

Deciding to stay in New Orleans, Cleary recorded his first album of nine, to date, in 1989. His ever-elevating profile led to global touring work in the bands of Taj Mahal, John Scofield, Dr. John, and Bonnie Raitt. Cleary has led his own group, the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, for over two decades now, but he still collaborates frequently with these old friends. At the 2018 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, for instance, Cleary performed alongside Raitt in a heartfelt tribute to Fats Domino. 

This is a Good Earth Records production in collaboration with T-Fat Entertainment & Fox Pocket. Tickets for Advanced General Admission and VIP seating can be purchased by clicking the photo below. VIP seating includes reserved seating in the first 2 rows, a signed poster and 2 drink tickets.

Jon Cleary live solo piano show at the Bay Saint Louis Little Theatre on Saturday, March 30th, 2024. $30 for advanced General Admission seating or $45 for limited VIP seating. VIP seating includes reserved seating in the first 2 rows, a signed poster and 2 drink tickets. Get your tickets on our website.

Bay Saint Louis Little Theatre Announces Auditions for ‘A Man for All Seasons’

The Bay St. Louis Little Theatre will hold auditions for “A Man for All Seasons” opening June 21st, 2024. There are roles for male and female ages teens and up. All are welcome. Auditions are a cold reading from the script. Audition dates and times are Thursday, April 11 at 7pm and Saturday, April 13 at 10:30am. If more information is required, please call 228-467-9024 and leave a message.