New Orleans natives Jennifer Theriot, 35, and Vernon Brooks III, 28, have spent years living out of a few suitcases and a trunk. Touring with Disney’s Broadway musical “The Lion King” means packing light with vacuum-sealed clothes.
But there is always room in the luggage for a little New Orleans flavor.
Brooks, a dancer who grew up in Metairie, never forgets to pack Crystal Hot Sauce and Tony’s Chachere’s Creole spice blend. Theriot, a singer who grew up on the West Bank and the 9th Ward, makes room for a bag or two of red beans.
The Broadway stars are restocking during a three-week run through Nov. 8 at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans…