A New Orleans premiere and a world premiere are waiting in the wings as fall gets rolling with theatrical stories, from classic Sherlock Holmes to a homespun musical about football.

Post-COVID capers afoot

The only real mystery would be why you would miss Crescent City Stage's "Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson — Apt. 2B" when playwright Kate Hamill takes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's traditional characters and propels them into the present with a twist.

The show opens Aug. 28 at Marquette Theater with a fresh take on Sherlock and Dr. Watson, both in terms of time and gender. Hamill has crafted the show to focus on two women post-COVID and their efforts to solve a mystery, coexist and survive and thrive in a new world after the pandemic.

Elizabeth Newcomer, the company's artistic director, helms the

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