Valley of the Dolls
June 12 - July 5 • Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm • Sundays at 6pm
Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue

Tickets $26 (Fri & Sat) and $21 (Sun), including a $5 bar credit
Visit CabaretLeChatNoir.com to order tickets now, or call 504 581 5812!


The action heats up this summer as Running With Scissors stumbles back to Le Chat Noir, bringing to life everyone’s favorite guilty pleasure: Jacqueline Susann’s VALLEY OF THE DOLLS! In 2005, the company performed the show as a one-night-only staged reading, and fans have been clamoring for us to do a full production ever since. Which only goes to prove: clamor and y’all shall receive!

One part homage, one part parody, Running With Scissors' adaptation of Susann’s camp classic follows three very different young women as they enter the tantalizing, treacherous world of show-biz: Anne Welles (Brian Peterson), a WASPy good girl in search of true love; Jennifer North (Dorian Rush), a knockout model with seriously bad luck; and Neely O’Hara (Lisa Picone), a crass cutie who’d crawl over her own mother for a starring role—or a stiff drink. A cavalcade of characters stands between these three and their glittery dreams—nosy secretaries, invalid lounge singers, and of course, Helen Lawson (Bob Edes Jr.), a particularly blousy Broadway babe who’s been around the block. The production also stars Brad Caldwell, Jack Long, and Dwayne Sepcich. Costumes are by Kate Jensen and Brian Peterson; sets by Brad Caldwell; props by Liz Zibilich. The script was adapted by the company from Susann’s novel, the subsequent movie, and other fabulous sources.