Apr 08, 2022
In the heights October 7 - 16, 2022 Fri + Sat @ 7:30 pm Sun @ 2:00 pm Jefferson Performing Arts Center 6400 Airline Drive | Metairie, LA Runtime: 2 hours 30 minutes with one 15 minute intermission. Purchase Tickets Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda Book by Quiara Alegría Hudes Conceived by Lin-Manuel Miranda Featuring live music accompaniment by the JPAS Orchestra! In the Heights is a Tony-Award winning musical with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda (creator of Hamilton and the Encanto songwriter) and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. The story is set over the course of three days, involving characters in the largely Dominican American neighborhood of Washington Heights in Upper Manhattan, New York City. In the Heights centers on Usnavi, a bodega owner who looks after the aging Cuban lady next door while trying to woo the gorgeous woman working in the neighboring beauty salon, all the while dreaming of winning the lottery and returning […]
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Jun 30, 2021
Murder on the Orient Express March 10 - 19, 2023 Fri + Sat @ 7:30 pm Sun @ 2:00 pm Jefferson Performing Arts Center 6400 Airline Drive | Metairie, LA Purchase Tickets Sponsored By An adaptation of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express, by Ken Ludwig Agatha Christie’s ultimate mystery novel is now an elegant comedic thriller! Murder on the Orient Express is widely regarded as one of Agatha Christie’s greatest literary achievements. This theatrical adaption by Tony-nominated playwright Ken Ludwig is a stylish, suspenseful murder mystery about an unlikely cast of potential suspects - including a colonel, a princess and a countess, all with alibis – trapped aboard the luxurious Orient Express. The gruesome murder of a commuter in his cabin forces famed Belgian detective Hercule Poirot to investigate. Ludwig’s stage adaptation promises fans of the mystery classic the same suspenseful, thrilling ride. Ludwig, whose show A Comedy of Tenors concluded the JPAS Spring 2021 season, was approached […]
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Jun 30, 2021
Shrek the Musical Mar. 11 - 20, 2022 Fri + Sat @ 7:30 pm Sun @ 2:00 pm Jefferson Performing Arts Center (JPAC) 6400 Airline Drive | Metairie Purchase Tickets Are you a member of a group or organization interested in attending JPAS performances? Learn more about our group sales! Group Benefits Music by Jeanine Tesori Book and Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire The beloved ogre fairy tale comes to life in this colorful, Tony Award-winning production based on the hit movie. "Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek...." And thus begins the tale of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking Donkey and a feisty princess who resists her rescue. Throw in a short-tempered bad guy, a cookie with an attitude and over a dozen other fairy tale misfits, and you've got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero. Luckily, there's one on hand... and his name […]
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Jun 30, 2021
COVID SAFETY As of December 27, 2021, Jefferson Parish requires that "face masks or face coverings shall be worn…upon entering and while present in common areas of Jefferson Parish government buildings,” which includes the Jefferson Performing Arts Center, the Westwego Performing Arts Center, and the Westwego Cultural Center. Therefore, masks will be required at all events while this order is in effect. Fly February 4 - 13, 2022 Fri + Sat @ 7:30 pm Sun @ 2:00 pm Jefferson Performing Arts Center (JPAC) 6400 Airline Drive | Metairie View Seating & Pricing Purchase Tickets SPONSORED BY A play inspired by the Tuskegee Airmen Written by Trey Ellis and Ricardo Khan Creative Team Collapse Tommye Myrick, Director Donald Jones Jr., Choreographer Dionna Malone, Stage Manager Nailah Dabon, Asst. Stage Manager Eric Porter, Scenic Designer Marcus Roberts, Video Designer / Sound Designer Camille Griffin, Lighting Designer Reagan Lincoln, Costume Designer This 2009 play tells the stories of four of the approximately 1,000 […]
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Jun 30, 2021
The Addams Family has been rescheduled to October 22 - 31 due to Hurricane Ida. Please note the change of venue to East Jefferson Auditorium. Those holding tickets to the previously scheduled performances can learn more HERE. The Addams Family October 22 - 31, 2021 Fri + Sat @ 7:30 pm Sun @ 2:00 pm East Jefferson Auditorium 400 Phlox Avenue | Metairie Purchase Tickets Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa Creative Team Expand Leslie Castay, Director Michael Paternostro, Music Director Camille von Hoven, Choreographer Kiane Davis, Stage Manager Full Program Credits The Addams Family is a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family. Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he has never done before– […]
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May 04, 2021
JPAS Theatre Kids! Production Shrek the Musical JR June 25 - 27, 2021 Fri + Sat @ 7:30 pm Sun @ 2:00 pm Jefferson Performing Arts Center (JPAC) 6400 Airline Drive | Metairie Purchase Tickets A JPAS Theatre Kids! Production Music by Jeanine Tesori Book and Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire Based on the DreamWorks Animation Motion Picture and the book by William Steig Everyone's favorite ogre is back in this hilarious stage spectacle, based on the Oscar-winning smash hit film and outrageous Broadway musical. Once upon a time, in a far away swamp, there lived an ogre named Shrek. One day, Shrek finds his swamp invaded by banished fairytale misfits who have been cast off by Lord Farquaad, a tiny terror with big ambitions. When Shrek sets off with a wisecracking donkey to confront Farquaad, he's handed a task — if he rescues feisty princess Fiona, his swamp will be righted. Shrek tries to win Fiona’s love and vanquish Lord Farquaad, […]
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Apr 30, 2021
God of Carnage was rescheduled to October 1 - 10 due to Hurricane Ida. Those who had tickets to the originally scheduled performances can learn more HERE. GOD OF CARNAGE Oct. 1, 2, 3, & 8 at 7:30 pm Oct. 3 & 10 at 2:00 pm Teatro Wego! (TW) 177 Sala Ave. | Westwego, LA *Seating is General Admission Purchase Tickets *Contains strong language. Recommended for ages 16+ by Yasmina Reza Creative Team Expand Donald Jones Jr., Director Elizabeth Odell, Stage Manager This triple Tony Award-winning comedy without manners is about two sets of parents who meet up to resolve a playground fight between their sons. As the parents discuss bullying and seek resolutions, their civility quickly devolves into savage bickering and accusations. As their middle-class cocktail gathering becomes an ideological warzone full of tears and tantrums, it becomes clear that these grown-ups need some disciplining of their own. Season Ticket Info Don't miss a single act by subscribing to […]
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Feb 01, 2021
Overview | About the Artist | Interviews | Review (Click to Play) The World is my home The life of paul robeson Presented onstage Jan. 23 & 24, 2021 Jefferson Performing Arts Center (JPAC) 6400 Airline Drive | Metairie FREE TO STREAM THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY! Written & Performed by Stogie Kenyatta A one man tribute to the life and career of the great African American bass baritone that celebrates diversity, compassion, African pride, social justice & the music of the Harlem Renaissance. This entertaining, music-filled show with audience participation highlights his friendships with Albert Einstein, W. E. B. Dubois, Langston Hughes, Cab Calloway, Jomo Kenyatta, Kwame Nkrumah & many others who contributed to the cultural movement known as the Harlem Renaissance. Program Credits About the Artist STOGIE KENYATTA Stogie Kenyatta The World Is My Home: The Life of Paul Robeson is the most requested Pan African show on the American & Caribbean educational circuit about the Harlem Renaissance, diversity & […]
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Dec 21, 2020
Overview | Cast | Photos & Video Special Message About Covid-19 Click for more information about our plans to welcome you back to the theatre safely during Phase 3. Covid Safety A Comedy of Tenors April 9 - 18, 2021 Fri + Sat @ 7:30 pm Sun @ 2:00 pm Jefferson Performing Arts Center (JPAC) 6400 Airline Drive | Metairie Run time: 2 hours + 15 minute intermission Purchase Tickets by Ken Ludwig Creative Team Expand Anthony Laciura, director Reagan Lincoln, stage manager Eric Porter, scenic designer Laurin Hart, wigs & makeup designer Roland Guidry, costume designer Kathleen Holmes, lighting designer Kage Laney, sound designer One hotel suite, four tenors, two wives, three girlfriends, and a soccer stadium filled with screaming fans. What could possibly go wrong? It’s 1930s Paris and the stage is set for the concert of the century – as long as producer Henry Saunders can keep Italian superstar Tito Merelli and his hot-blooded wife, Maria, from […]
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Dec 16, 2020
Overview | Cast | Photos & Video FROM THE TONY AND OLIVIER AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR OF LES MISÉRABLES and NICHOLAS NICKLEBY AND THE TONY NOMINATED COMPOSER OF JANE EYRE Estella Scrooge A Christmas Carol with a Twist Now Available to stream! (Through Jan. 31) Use the code DICKENS45 TO SAVE 45%! Purchase Tickets Created by John Caird & Paul Gordon The Holidays are here and this year Estella Scrooge (like her ancestor Ebenezer) is haunted by three uninvited visitors. In this unique take on a classic story, you'll experience a mix of a few Dickens classic tales brought to life as a lush new Broadway musical. Estella Scrooge is a young Wall Street tycoon with a penchant for foreclosing. A hotelier in her hometown of Pickwick, Ohio has defaulted on his mortgage loan and Estella fancies the idea of delivering the foreclosure in person on Christmas Eve. Arriving at Harthouse, Estella discovers that the defaulting party is none other than her childhood sweetheart, […]
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