Plan ahead for the hottest acts passing through South Louisiana!

Broadway in Baton Rouge: The Great White Way comes to the Red Stick with performances of The Color Purple, Straight, No Chaser and more. Grab advance tickets at brrivercenter.com.

Cirque Du Soleil Quidam: The colorful, magical Cirque returns to Baton Rouge with its imaginative show, Quidam, Feb. 22-26, 2012. Visit brrivercenter.com for more information.

Arlo Guthrie: Arlo Guthrie is back at Manship Theatre kicking off his Boys' Night Out tour this fall performing his hits spanning more than 40 years including the classic hits "Alice's Restaurant" and "City of New Orleans." March 1-2. Tickets are available at manshiptheatre.org.

Kathy Mattea: Grammy Award-winning singer of such classics as "18 Wheels and A Dozen Roses," "Where've You Been," and many other hits comes to the Manship Theatre on March 19. manshiptheatre.org 

Jerry Seinfeld: Due to popular demand, America’s premier comedian is hitting the road in a return to his first love—stand-up comedy. Catch him when he comes through Baton Rouge on March 23. brrivercenter.com 

Natalie Cole: The 2012 Guest Artist for the Pennington Great Performances Series is none other than Natalie Cole, daughter of jazz legend Nat King Cole and a stellar performer in her own right. The concert's not till April, but get your tickets now, as they're expected to sell out fast! Click here to purchase.

Canadian superstar Bryan Adams brings his highly successful solo-acoustic concert tour to Baton Rouge providing a rare opportunity for fans to see Adams as they've not seen him before! If you’re still holding a ticket for his original show, never fear, your reservation will be honored—but tickets are still available for this new show this Thursday night! Don’t miss Adams as he plays sweet lo-fi versions of his hits like “Summer of ‘69” and “It’s Only Love.” Visit brrivercenter.com for more information.

New Orleans’ famous Soul Rebels Brass Band get together to pump up the volume at Chelsea’s this Friday night at 10 p.m. Famous for thumping original compositions and thrilling takes on old standards—as well as mixing in the odd OutKast or Jay-Z tune—you’ll be shouting along and shaking it up under the overpass in no time. Visit chelseascafe.com or call 387-3679 for more information.