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Trodding the Boards trodding the boards by Brian Sands Email: [email protected] Sleeping Beauty at Le Petit Théâtre du Vieux Carré through Feb. 14 I’ve never seen a panto, that traditional program of tomfoolery beloved by the British that turns up each Christmas season throughout England and usually retells a classic fairy tale with song, buffoonery, slapstick, in-jokes, audience participation, and winking innuendo. But I worked on a musical, Poppy, by Monty Norman and the esteemed British playwright Peter Nichols that used the form of the panto to relate the story of the British- Chinese Opium Wars. It won the West End’s Olivier Award for Best Musical in 1984, but, perhaps understandably, never made it chop chop ...from 25 over to this side of the Atlantic. So I was quite intrigued when Le Petit Lake Ave., Metairie, 831.1316; announced that it would be doing Sleeping Deanies.COM. Featured on the Travel Beauty, an “original American Panto” writ- Channel’s “Man v. Food,” Deanie’s signa- ten by Jon Greene whose production of ture BBQ Shrimp served the New Orleans Faustus last year had greatly impressed way--jumbo head-on Louisiana Shrimp me. It’s just the kind of adventuresome served in our unique blend of seasonings programming that the dowager lady of St. with a crusty baguette. For 50 years Deanie's Peter Street needs. has been serving huge portions of the best As with any panto, Greene has taken boiled, broiled and fried seafood in New the basic Sleeping Beauty story and re- Orleans. constituted it to allow for local jokes, current Gene's Po-Boys & Daquiris,1040 events references, puns, and an older fe- Elysian Fields Ave., 943.3861, male character, or “pantomime dame”, www.genespoboys.com, is famous for its played by a man in drag; signs cue the New Orleans style po-boy sandwiches audience to call out various catchphrases chockful of ingredients. Open 24 hours. at appropriate times. All well & good, and Ilys Bistro, 1040 Elysian Fields Ave., quite a bit of fun. 947.8341, www.Facebook.com/ILYSBistro, I just wish the production was funnier, offers home cooking and friendly service, Stuffed Bell Pepper Special with tighter or both. Greene gets in some good serving breakfast, lunch and dinner featur- Mac & Cheese, Potato Salad, Peas lines but he doesn’t sustain them the way Varla Jean Merman or Bianca Del Rio do in ing plates, poboys, and daily specials. & Texas Toast @ Ilys Bistro, 1040 Breakfast Mon.-Sat. 6am-11am & Sun. their shows. This Beauty takes a while to 11am-1pm; lunch and dinner 11am-close. Elysian Fields Ave. get going and a certain talkiness substi- The Classic Archie Burger with Kingfish Kitchen & Cocktails, 337 tomers back to the Huey P. 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