Jefferson Performing Arts Society

Jefferson Performing Arts Society

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The Nutcracker

December 21 & 22, 2024

JEFFERSON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

6400 AIRLINE DRIVE | METAIRIE, LA

THE NUTCRACKER

Jefferson Ballet Theatre

Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Book by Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin

Based on “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” by E. T. A. Hoffmann

Featuring Guest Artists from Ballet West

Director & Choreographed by  Kenneth Beck and Kimberly Matulich-Beck

With JPA Symphony Orchestra: Maestro Dennis G Assaf, Conductor

Costume Designers: Kenneth Beck and Kimberly Mutulich-Beck
Lighting Designer: Grant Vicknair
Wig & Makeup Designer: Amanda Bravender

STARRING

Claire Spainhour as Sugar Plum Fairy
Tyler Gum as Cavalier
Chloe Slade as Arabian Princess
LeAnthony Douglas as Arabian Prince
Kate Lougon as French Variation
Peter Elliot as Mouse King

"THE NUTCRACKER SWEET" POST-PERFORMANCE PARTY

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AN EXCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITY ONLY FOR THE NUTCRACKER TICKET-HOLDERS*

* THIS IS A SPECIAL NUTCRACKER TICKET ADD-ON: YOU MUST PURCHASE YOUR NUTCRACKER TICKETS BEFORE SELECTING THIS OPTION!

Join us for a special, limited-ticket experience called “The Nutcracker Sweet” after both 2024 performances of The Nutcracker on Dec 21 and 22 at Jefferson Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $25 per child. Children will be able to meet and take photos with the Sugar Plum Fairy and other Nutcracker performers and characters, receive a Raising Cane’s plush puppy, and enjoy an assortment of sweets, including Nutcracker and Sugar Plum Fairy-themed pastries from Haydel’s Bakery with Raising Cane’s lemonade and sweet tea.

The event will be limited to 50 children and their guardians only and will be held immediately following The Nutcracker performance in the Jefferson Performing Arts Center lobby. The party will last from approximately 4:45 p.m. to approximately 5:45 p.m.

Photos by John Barrois of the December 2023 production of The Nutcracker presented by JPA & Jefferson Ballet Theatre