Five Guys Named Moe
The ultimate musical cure for the summertime blues.
Shaver Theater Dalrymple Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
Know how to shake off the summertime blues? Pull up a seat at the Funky Butt Club and celebrate the fresh, feel-good music of “The King of the Jukebox,” Louis Jordan. New Venture Theatre's latest offering is a production of the joyous musical with book by Clarke Peters and music by Louis Jordan. Suffering from a severe case of the blues, a young man gets the surprise of his life when “the greatest band around” pops out of his radio to cure what ails him. Driven by joyful swing and bouncing be-bop tunes like “Let the Good Times Roll,” “Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby” and “Choo Choo Ch’Boogie,” Five Guys Named Moe has a proven track record of getting audiences out of their seats and dancing in the aisles. 7:30 pm Friday and Saturday, 3 pm Sunday at the Shaver Theatre on the LSU campus. $32 adults, $27 students. newventuretheatre.org.
