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“dedicated to bringing "joy" to the city of New Orleans”
The Joy Theater was once one of four original movie theaters to grace downtown New Orleans alongside the Orpheum (1921), State Palace Theater (1926) and the Saenger Theatre (1927). The Joy Theater opened its doors on February 7, 1947 and was viewed as a “modern” movie house with its iconic neon marquee and art deco architecture. Opening night’s feature film was “Lover Come Back,” starring Lucille Ball and George Brent, while one of the longest running films was the 1975 film “Jaws,” which ran for more than 20 weeks. In 2003, due to growing movie theater competition, which offered stadium seating and multiple screens, the marquee light that glowed over Canal Street was turned off and the doors to the Joy Theater were closed. In 2011, visionaries Allan McDonnel, Joe Yaeger and Todd Trosclair saw the potential of resurrecting the historical landmark and rebuilding the Joy Theater as a state of the art venue for live music, theatrical performances, comedy, special events and event space. Barry Mendelson, who has a long history with the CIty of New Orleans, came on board as President of Joy Production in 2013. Today, the Joy Theater is dedicated to bringing “joy” back to the City of New Orleans and surrounding areas by providing first class entertainment to a wide variety of audiences.
The show was great, but the theater was grossly overfilled. I'm pretty sure there were some overcapacity issues taking place. We had to practically stand in the lobby to see the show. Definitely... Read more
Visiting NOLA and walked to Joy Theatre on a Friday afternoon when they had a "no service charges" promo on and bought a ticket to an event that weekend. Lucked out with a seat up front to a... Read more
A New Orleans icon! We had an awesome time dancing the night away at the Joy Theater (one of New Orleans first movie theaters in 1940s, now a theater hosting concerts and shows). The security... Read more
The Joy Theater
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- Sun: 10:00 am - 12:00 am
- Mon - Thu: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Fri: 10:00 pm - 2:00 am
- Sat: 10:00 am - 2:00 am
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