Wwii Museum Stage Door Canteen

The place was the stage door canteen and the guests were the steady stream of gis headed off to war.

Wwii museum stage door canteen. The menu at the stage door canteen in the new orleans wwii museum was far better and more interesting than the typical museum cafeteria food i have experienced. There were several southern favorites including the two that we. Marlene dietrich and lauren bacall danced the night away. Many were leaving home for the first time and the canteens offered a welcome opportunity to forget if only for a night their fears and anxieties.

The national wwii museum is proud to have bb s stage door canteen performances supported by the bob dolores hope foundation. The canteen offered servicemen nights of dancing entertainment food and nonalcoholic drinks and even opportunities to rub shoulders with celebrities. We re more than just a museum we re a destination for the entire family. Stage door canteen in world war 2.

Bette davis served the desserts. Bb s stage door canteen holds up to 200 guests reception style and is the museum s largest daytime venue with seating for over 150 guests. The stage door canteen keyring located on the campus of the national world war ii museum the stage door canteen pulls its inspiration directly from the world war ii era stage door canteen in new york city. The canteen measured 40 by 80 feet and could accommodate 500 people at a time.

Join the national wwii museum and the mississippi civil rights museum as we explore world war ii as catalysts of the modern civil rights movement. Are available in addition to regularly scheduled wednesday matinees and weekend shows. Take part in enriching and unforgettable experiences for all ages. And all this was for free.

Please call our box office at 504 528 1943 for more. If you are a veteran of any war you may be eligible for free show only tickets to bb s stage door canteen performances through our tickets for troops program. The price of admission was food supplies for the kitchen and more than half a ton of sugar was collected. Having a hostess seat us plus excellent waitress service and food runners made for a very classy and relaxing experience.

Red skelton told the jokes and bing crosby crooned. Broadway s stage door canteen was open for a public preview on march 1 just three weeks after construction had begun. The stage door was a place where gis could go to forget their anxieties for the night being entertained by some of the top stars of the time. The stage door canteen was started and directed by the american theatre wing war service inc.

The national world war ii museum in new orleans la presents the music of the 1940s era in the stage door canteen part of its 60 million expansion that features the solomon victory theater and.