tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90536528657597312592012-01-30T15:26:55.517-06:00Latest News, Audition Notices and Updates from the Jefferson Performing Arts SocietyJPAShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116621443569442369noreply@blogger.comBlogger1381100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053652865759731259.post-7485761072060971192012-01-30T11:45:00.001-06:002012-01-30T15:26:55.531-06:00

 By popular demand, JPAS has added an additional performance of HAIRSPRAY This Friday, February 3, 2012 at 7:30PM Jefferson Performing Arts Center/EJHS Auditorium in Metairie TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE NOW! ONLINE, BY PHONE OR AT THE JPAS BOX OFFICE!CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS! 504-885-2000JPAS Box Office 1118 Clearview Pkwy in Metairie "With its first-class production of “Hairspray,” now playing at the

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HAIRSPRAY with JPAS! Please note, Box Office will be open this Saturday, January 28, 2012 from 11am - 3pm. The Box Office will be closed Sunday, January 29, 2012. Tickets for both HAIRSPRAY and NUNSET BOULEVARD will be available for purchase one hour prior to showtime! Due to the popularity of HAIRSPRAY this weekend, we suggest ordering tickets online in advance as soon as possible! Online

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JPAS to receive Distinguished Merit Award from the American Association of Community Theatres for contributations made to promote and develop the highest standards of community theatre!

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See Spud's Transformation into Edna... Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now! See Spud's Transformation into Edna... Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now! GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! 504-885-2000 THE BEST SEATS ARE GOING FAST! Jan 28 & 29, Feb 4 & 5* Jefferson Performing Arts Center/EJHS Auditorium in Metairie Feb 10 - Columbia Theatre in Hammond  (Contact the Columbia Theatre for tix to this performance only)  Feb 12 -

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JPAS Theatre Kids! AUDITIONS for Disney's CINDERELLA, KIDS January 28!Seeking Kids ages 7-12 to participate in this fairy tale classic just for kids! Are you a Theatre Kid? JPAS will hold auditions for the musical Disney’s CINDERELLA, KIDS (Music and Lyrics by Mack David and Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston. Book adapted by Marcy Heisler Music adapted and arranged by Bryan Louiselle) on

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JPAS still needs your help! Please help us in our continued quest to fund a new touring vehicle!After our initial appeal, we have reached about 15% of our goal of $38,000! Please consider making a tax-deductible donation today!ADD A DONATION IN ANY AMOUNT to your ticket order today! CLICK HERE TO DONATE NOW (if you are not taken directly to the donations page, hit refresh!)

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Please show your support for JPAS Cultural Crossroads program by purchasing a packet of handmade greeting cards designed by Cultural Crossroads students! These beautiful handmade card features the heart designed pictured and are perfect for thank you notes and upcoming Valentine's Day notes! Each packet of cards contains two handmade cards with envelopes. Packets are $6 each and are available for

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HAIRSPRAY On Stage & On Tour January 28 - February 12Sponsored By AT&T and Adams and Reece LLP JPAS is thrilled to present the Broadway smash hit HAIRSPRAY on stage and on tour with JPAS!  January 28, 29 & February 4, 5, 2012 SAT @ 7:30PM, SUN @ 2PM (Matinee)Jefferson Performing Arts Center (400 Phlox St. in Metairie, LA) February 12, 2012 - SUN @ 2PM (Matinee)Temple Theatre (2320 8th St.,

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Thanks to everyone who supported us yesterday for our big ONE DAY ONLY Ticket Sale! It was a huge success and we are looking forward to a bright New Year filled with great theatre and GREAT AUDIENCES.... YOU!!  Just a reminder, JPAS Offices will be closed Thursday, December 22, 2011 through Monday, January 2, 2012 for the Christmas holidays. The Office will resume normal business hours on

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ONE DAY ONLY TICKET SALE! Christmas is coming early for JPAS Patrons! OUR GIFT TO YOU! For ONE DAY ONLY on December 20.... Get $15 ADULT TICKETS ONLY TO ANY JPAS MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION(YOU MUST ADD ADULT TICKETS ONLY TO YOUR CART TO GET THE DISCOUNT! Nunset Boulevard, Hairsrpay, The Bikinis, Flanagan's Wake, The Light in the Piazza, Xanadu)! Use discount code "gift" at checkout online or

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For patrons visiting our Westwego Theatres this weekend, please note... Sat., December 17 and Sun., December 18, 7 am to 5 pm, complete closure of River Road on the West Bank under the bridge.  Fri., December 16 to Sun., December 25, complete closure of Hooter Road. Detour available on Wiegand Drive or Bolo Ct. All residents, deliveries and emergency vehicles will have access. Please plan

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NUNSET BOULEAVARD: The Nunsense Hollywood Bowl Show Takes the Stage in Teatro Wego & On Tour January 6 - February 5! Sponsored By AT&T The Real Yellow Pages YOUR FAVORITE NUNS ARE BACK ON STAGE IN AN ALL NEW MUSICAL COMEDY SHOW! Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) is pleased to present the local premiere of NUNSET BOULEVARD: The Nunsense Hollywood Bowl Show. Directed once again by "

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ONE DAY ONLY TICKET SALE! Christmas is coming early for JPAS Patrons! OUR GIFT TO YOU! For ONE DAY ONLY on December 20.... Get $15 ADULT TICKETS TO ANY JPAS MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION(Nunset Boulevard, Hairsrpay, The Bikinis, Flanagan's Wake, The Light in the Piazza, Xanadu)! Use discount code "gift" at checkout online or call the Box Office!* Or GET $5 OFF ALL TICKETS to How I Became a Pirate &

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Please note, BOX OFFICE hours in December are TUESDAY - FRIDAY, 9am - 5PM. Box Office is closed Saturday through Monday. Tickets are always available 24/7 at www.jpas.org!  If you have any questions, please call the Box Office 504-885-2000 x202. Wishing you the happiest of holidays!  Aaron Richert as Ralphie from the 2010 JPAS production of A CHRISTMAS STORY.

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click to donate now!  JPAS IS BRINGING THE ARTS TO YOU! But we need your help! Dear Friends of JPAS:    Our amazing expansion in outreach and service this season has highlighted a glaring need. We need a 15-passenger van to efficiently transport actors, musicians and small set pieces to the many venues, cities, parishes and states with whom we have contracted. The demand for JPAS shows

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 Two Shows Only! December 17 & 18, 2010Danny O'Flaherty's Celebration of Celtic Holiday Music and Traditions Comes to the Westwego Performing Arts Theatre! Sponsored by Gibbs Construction Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) is pleased to present once again the joyous holiday celebration A CELTIC CHRISTMAS with Irish Balladeer Danny O' Flaherty and Friends at the Westwego Performing Arts

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JPAS Box Office will be closed Thursday, November 24-Monday November 28, 2011 for Thanksgiving. Administrative Offices will re-open Monday, November 27. Box Office will re-open Tuesday, November 28 at 9am. Please remember, tickets are available 24/7 at www.jpas.org! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

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JPAS Theatre Kids! Production of Disney's JUNGLE BOOK, KIDS! December 2-11 Westwego Performing Arts Theatre Jefferson Performing Arts Society's Theatre Kids! take the stage once again in their production of the musical Disney's JUNGLE BOOK, KIDS! (Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman and Terry Gilkyson. Additional lyrics and Book Adapted by Marcy Heisler. Music

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Don't miss your last chance to catch FIDDLER ON THE ROOF with JPAS on stage at the Northshore Harbor Center this Sunday 11/20 at 2PM. This family favorite has been wowing audiences from the Southshore to the Northshore and beyond! Final performance on tour with JPAS will be this Sunday! Tickets are still available online and by phone and at the door! Audiences and critics are raving about

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Leslie Castay with the JPAS Orchestra Conducted by Maestro Assaf at NIGHT OF OPERA AND BROADWAY at Tulane's Dixon Hall. JPAS had a splendid week of stunning performances for A NIGHT OF OPERA AND BROADWAY at Tulane's Dixon Hall, the Northshore Harbor Center and our Annual Pasta & Puccini Gala! Did you see the show? Catch up or relive the excitement in our photo gallery for NIGHT OF OPERA AND

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Due to the annual Pasta & Puccini Gala, Box Office at 1118 Clearview Parkway and online ticket sales for Friday, 11/09's performance of FROM A LONG WAY OFF will be closed today at 2PM. Tickets for FROM A LONG WAY OFF tonight are still available and will be available for purchase at the door tonight! Tickets for all other shows and performances including this weekend's Saturday and Sunday 11/12-

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A note for anyone traveling to our Westwego Theatres this weekend. The Huey P. Long Bridge, which crosses the river in Jefferson Parish, will be closed for 48 straight hours to traffic during the entire period. The The closure will begin at 12 am (midnight) Friday night/Saturday morning and last through 12 am (midnight) Sunday night/Monday morning. The 48-hour closure is necessary to pour

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SOLD  OUT! JPAS 16th Annual Pasta & Puccini Gala NOVEMBER 9 at InterContinental New OrleansProceeds benefit the JPAS Theatrical Endeavors and Arts Outreach throughout the 34TH Season Generously presented by SAMMY L. STEELE, III AND THE DR. DONALD AND JJ DOOLEY FUNDAlso sponsored by InterContinental New Orleans and supported by At&T Real Yellow Pages, Gibbs Construction, Lexus of New OrleansThe

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http://www.timedla.com/bridge/long/traffic/There will be a complete closure of the Huey P Long Bridge in both directions for 48 hours all day Saturday November 12 and Sunday, November 13. The closure is necessary to pour concrete for the new lanes on both sides of the bridge. Alternate date will be weekend of November 19 in case of bad weather.Please think of this and plan accordingly when

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Featuring LEGALLY BLONDE The Musical, 9 to 5 The Muscial and AVENUE Q!!

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Tickets available online, by phone and at the door! Sorry for any inconvenience earlier!

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A FREE MUSIC EVENT FOR FRIENDS OF JPAS!  LET’S TALK MUSIC! New Orleans Friends of Music invites you to   MUSICAL CONVERSATIONS A Free Family Concert!  With the World Renowned  Jupiter String Quartet Explore how 4 parts make a whole  A

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504-885-2000 x205publicity@jpas.org Jim Fitzmorris Presents a New Play at JPAS Westwego Performing Arts TheatreThis Friday, October 28-November 13, 2011 JPAS is honored to present the world premiere of FROM A LONG WAY OFF, A New Play by Jim Fitzmorris at the Westwego Performing Arts Theatre  (177 Sala Avenue in Westwego). The production opens this Friday, October 28 and runs Fridays &

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A NIGHT OF OPERA AND BROADWAY ON STAGE AT TULANE'S DIXON HALL NOV 9 & THE NORTHSHORE HARBOR CENTER NOV 13FEATURING Broadway's "Phantom of the Opera" BRAD LITTLE Broadway Star LESLIE CASTAY Opera Star Juan Carlos Valls & More! The Jefferson Performing Arts Society proudly brings you A NIGHT OF OPERA AND BROADWAY, two performances only in New Orleans and on the Northshore!:Wednesday, November 9

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Online tickets sales for PETITE ROUGE on Saturday, October 15 at St. John Theatre are now closed (Friday, October 14, 5PM), however, tickets will be available at the door for all Saturday performances! Tickets for Sunday are still available online and will be available at the door! See you in the bayou! CLICK HERE FOR MORE ABOUT PETITE ROUGE!

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MAKE THIS SHOW A "TRADITION!" FOR YOUR WHOLE FAMILY THIS FALL! ON STAGE OCTOBER 22-DECEMBER 2! Sponsored by Peoples Health, The Metairie Office of Raymond James Financial Services, Entergy, Tulane Lakeside Hosptial and Iberia Bank The Jefferson Performing Arts Society is pleased to bring FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (Book by Joseph Stein, Music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, Based on Sholem

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The "Broad"-Minded Comedy You've Been Praying For! STARRING GENNIFER FLOWERS!Presented by Sammy L. Steele and the Dr. Donald and JJ Dooley Fund Can I get an Amen?! The Jefferson Performing Arts Society brings the laugh-out-loud comedy THE HALLELUJAH GIRLS (A James Hope Wooten Comedy) to the stage at Teatro Wego! Theatre (177 Sala Ave. in Westwego, LA) October 21-November 6, 2011 with

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Online tickets sales for PETITE ROUGE are now closed (Thursday, September29, 4:45PM), however, tickets will be available at the door for all performances this weekend at Saint Joseph Abbey/Benet Hall in Covington!  MIKE ARTELL, author of PETITE ROUGE will be at the show on Friday 09/30 at 7:30PM to meet, greet and sign books after the show! See you in the bayou! CLICK HERE FOR MORE ABOUT PETITE

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JPAS Theatre Kids! AUDITIONS for Disney's JUNGLE BOOK, KIDS OCTOBER 1!Seeking Kids ages 7-12 to participate in this hip, jazzy musical just for kids! Are you a Theatre Kid? JPAS will hold auditions for the musical Disney’s JUNGLE BOOK, KIDS Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman and Terry GilkysonAdditional lyrics and Book Adapted by Marcy Heisler. Music adapted and

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ON STAGE SEPT 30-OCT 16!  JPAS and Theatre 13 Present“The Drowsy Chaperone”Music and Lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison . Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar StarringRICKY GRAHAM as "The Man in the Chair"BRIAN PETERSON as "Aldolpho"     KELLY FOUCHI as "Janet Van DeGraff"     MARC FOUCHI as "Robert Martin"JANET SHEA as "Mrs. Tottendale"     CARRIE HILL as "The Drowsy Chaperone" Directed By

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ALL JPAS 33RD & 34TH SEASON SUBSCRIBERS, SPONSORS, MAESTRO'S CIRCLE INVITED!  JEFFERSON PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY’SSECOND ANNUALSpotlight Awards* FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2011Honoring Outstanding Support, Leadership and Talent in the JPAS 2010-2011 SeasonDoors Open at 6:30pm, Award Ceremony Begins at 7:30pmTEATRO WEGO! THEATRE, 177 SALA AVENUE WESTWEGO  Please join the JPAS Board of Directors and 

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Welcome to the newest members of the JPAS crew! Read more about 'em here!  RICHARD C. CROY (Technical Director) is happy to be joining JPAS for his first season. Richard graduated from UT Knoxville with a BA in Theatre in 2006. He most recently worked on DIRTY DANCING in London’s West End and prior to that, he worked as the Technical Director for the Sierra Repertory Theatre in Northern

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Auditions for Specific Roles to be Held August 17 & 18 The Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) will hold a second round of  auditions for specific roles in its 2011-2012 Season Wednesday and Thrusday, August 17 and 18, 2011 beginning at 6PM at the Westwego Performing Arts Theatre (177 Sala Avenue in Westwego, LA). JPAS seeks actors ages 17 and up to fill certain roles listed below.  

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Pictured from left to right is Aaron Richert, Coldin Grundmeyer, Rebecca D'Antonio. Gabriella Trentacoste, Olivia Worley in NYC filiming the MTI Junior Choreography DVDs Recently, five JPAS Theatre Kids! returned from New York where they were part of a national cast of MTI Junior choreography videos which will be used in thousands of schools and performing arts centers across the country. The

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The Award Winning JPAS Theatre Kids Competition Team Seeks New Young Performers to Compete in the  iTheatrics Junior Theatre Festival 2012 JPAS Theatre Kids! Competition Team* is seeking talented young singers/dancers in grades 2-12 to join them in competing at the 2012 iTheatrics Musical Theatre Festival. Auditions will be held Saturday August 6, 2011 at the Westwego Performing Arts

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SAVE THE DATE! NEW AND RETURNING VOLUNTEERS INVITED!If you are interested in volunteering with JPAS in any capacity in the 2011-2012 Season, please complete a NEW Volunteer application (available for download here) and bring it with you to the..... JPAS Volunteer Orientation* & Annual Volunteer Appreciation Party! Sunday, August 28, 201, 2pm-6pm Teatro Wego! Theatre, 177 Sala Avenue in Westwego

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Seussical tickets are going...going...! Due to the overwhelming response, SEUESSICAL, JR. PERFORMANCEADDED!Saturday, July 23, 2011 at 2PMWestwego Performing Arts Theatre, 177 Sala Ave in Westwego Tickets are $10 for Kids, $12 for Seniors/Students/Military, $15 for AdultsCLICK HERE for tickets! or 504-885-2000 x202 Only a handful of tickets remain for all other Seussical Performances! Don't wait

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JULY JPAS Youth Musical Theatre Productions of Seussical, Jr. and Guys and Dolls Take the Stage!!2 New Sessions of JPAS Summer Youth Musical Theatre features over 100 kids and teens The June Production of SEUSSICAL, JR. at Jefferson Performing Arts Center The July Sessions of JPAS Summer Youth Musical Theatre are about to take the stage on the East and West banks at the Jefferson Performing

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The JPAS Box Office will be closed Friday, July 15, 2011. Tickets are always available online 24/7 here. If you have any questions or need assistance, please feel free to email boxoffice@jpas.org or call 504-855-2000 x202 and leave a message. Box Office will re-open on Monday, July 18 at 9am! PLEASE NOTE! JPAS HAS NEW BOX OFFICE HOURS! Box Office is now open MONDAY-FRIDAY, 9am-5pm! Box Office

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July 30, 2011! Game starts at 7PM! Join JPAS and Zephyrs Fans at the July 30th game at Zephyrs Stadium! Come out to a great Zephyrs baseball game and help support JPAS! A portion of ticket sales for the July 30th Home Game will be donated back to JPAS! Also, JPAS will be providing the talent for the National Anthem that night! Don't miss this night of fun!   Tickets are $6-12. For tickets,

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JPAS would like to extend thanks to the Storer Boone Committee and to everyone who voted! We are truly honored! Congrats to all of this  year's nominees and winners, especially:AARON RICHERTWinner! Best Performance by a Child Actor for A CHRISTMAS STORY BOB EDES, JR.Winner! Best Supporting Actor in a Musical for THE PRODUCERS CHRIS WECKLEINWinner! Best Actor in a Musical for THE PRODUCERS

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Why advertise in the JPAS 34th Season Program "IN PERFORMANCE"?Your ad will be seen by over 20,000 Theatre Patrons from the New Orleans Metro Area to the Northshore, to Mississippi and beyond at 140+ performances across 10 different venues!  Reach an affluent audience that includes families, business leaders and other supporters of arts and culture! Get 9 months of visibility! Your ad will

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Online tickets have returned! Monday, June 13, 2011. Thank you for your patience! If you need assistance, please call the JPAS Box Office at 504-885-2000 x202. Please remember, Box Office is closed on Mondays! Please leave a message and our Box Office staff will promptly return your call tomorrow! Thanks for your patience!

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Jefferson Performing Arts Society has been chosen to be an inaugural ArtsPartner. JPAS will be conducting artist residencies in partnership with ReNEW Charter Management Organization and Jefferson Parish Public Schools! We are so excited to be part of this innovative new program. ArtsPartners is a groundbreaking collaboration between Young Audiences of Louisiana (YALA), Jefferson Parish Public

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A Special Fundraising Production for JPAS On Stage at Teatro Wego!  JUST ADDED TO THE JPAS SUMMER! Don't miss two special fundraising performances of Playbill Production's PRELUDE TO A KISS by Craig Lucas on stage June 24 & 25 at 7:30PM at Teatro Wego Theatre (177 Sala Ave. in Westwego). All ticket sales from these performances will help support JPAS Programming, from mainstage to kid's stuff,

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JPAS Youth Musical Theatre Productions of Seussical, Jr. and Guys and Dolls Take the Stage in June! It's summer time, and for the Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) that means it's time to once again put kids and teens at center stage! The Jefferson Performing Arts Society is pleased to kick-off another summer of Youth Musical Theatre on the East and West banks at the Jefferson

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Subscribe to the Season YOUR WAY and Save up to 34% Off Regular Ticket Prices!ON SALE NOW! ONLINE* - CALL - BY MAIL - IN PERSON *online ticket sales are back up and running!! Thanks for your patience!! JPAS Season 34th Anniversary Package22 Tickets at 34% Off!22 (twenty-two) tickets to use your way! Choose 22 tickets (any type: adult, senior, student, child)

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It's the great 2011 Heat Wave of JPAS! Our Box Office is temporarily closed due to a broken a/c today, Tuesday, May 31! Please note, if you are in need of tickets, you can still order them online from the comfort of your own air-conditioned home anytime at www.jpas.org! If you need assistance, please leave a message 504-885-2000 x202 and our Box Office staff will be back to you as soon as

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Please note, online ticket sales will stop Friday, May 27, 2011 at 4:30 pm for that evening’s show and they will stop on Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 2:30 pm for Saturday and Sunday’s performances.  Tickets will be available at the door for all performances of I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE! See you at the theatre! -JPAS Box Office

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The Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) will hold auditions for its 2011-2012 Season Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 10-12, 2011 at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center (EJ High School Auditorium), 400 Phlox Street in Metairie. JPAS seeks singers, dancers and actors ages 17 and up of all ethnicities for their 2011-2012 season productions. AUDITIONS ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.

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Online ticket sales for the Friday, May 20 performance of I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change will be offline at 4:30pm today. Online ticket sales for the Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22 performances will end on Saturday, May 21 at 2:30 pm. Tickets will be available at the door for all performances this weekend one hour prior to showtime! Thanks! The JPAS Box Office

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Karel Sloane-Boekbinder & JPAS Cultural Crossroads recognized for inspiring innovating use of technology in the classroom Recently, Jefferson Performing Arts Society's (JPAS) Cultural Crossroads program under the direction of Karel Sloane-Boekbinder was selected for inclusion in the 2011 US Innovative Education Forum (IEF) Presented by Microsoft's Partners in Learning. This forum

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Past Subscribers & Seat Adopters can get 34th Season Subscriptions NOW! Packages and Tickets will go on sale to the general public on June 1! CLICK HERE to explore the NEW JPAS Season Packages! The new way to subscribe to the JPAS Season YOUR WAY!  The BENEFITS OF THE JPAS Season Package: Sharing is caring! You don't have to use the season pass just for you (unless you want to!)Is there one

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Announcing the JPAS 34th Season 2011-12!   Tickets and Subscriptions on sale soon.... stay tuned...! On Stage in Metairie, LA; Slidell, LA; Covington, LA; New Orleans, LA; Reserve, LA; Meridian, MS and more!

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The JPAS Box Office and Administrative Office will be closed Friday, April 22 - Sunday April 24 for the Easter Holiday. Tickets will still be available 24/7 at www.jpas.org! Have a great weekend!

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04/20/11: Ticket sales online and by phone are back!!! Thanks for your patience! 04/19/11 Another friendly message from your JPAS Box Office. We are installing a NEW TICKET SERVER and running NEW UPDATES today! Hopefully, this will alleviate some of the earlier problems we've been experiencing with our ticketing system. So, ticket sales will be down temporarily online and by phone. We'll let

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Jefferson Performing Arts Society and Theatre-13 Seeking Singers and Dancers for this Tony Award Winning Musical Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) and Theatre-13 are thrilled to announce auditions for their upcoming production of the Tony Award winning musical THE DROWSY CHAPERON (Music and Lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar), starring Ricky

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Tickets available for purchase at the door for Northshore Harbor Center in Slidell and Temple Theatre in Meridian, MS! Please note that online and phone ticket sales for THE SOUND OF MUSIC this weekend at the Northshore Harbor Center and at Temple Theatre will close at 4:30PM today. TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT THE DOOR ONE HOUR PRIOR TO THE PERFORAMNCES!

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On Stage May 13-29 in Hammond, Mandeville and New Orleans! BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!Jefferson Performing Arts Society's Production of I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE Everything you have ever secretly thought about dating, romance, marriage, lovers, husbands, wives and in-laws, but were afraid to admit!  Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) is thrilled to announce a remount of their

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Tickets still available for Friday at 7:30PM and Saturday at 2P! We're excited to report that Theatre Kids! production of Disney's Aristocats this Saturday, April 9 at 7:30PM and  Sunday, April 10 at 2pm are SOLD OUT!! Tickets are still available for Friday, April 8 at 7:30PM and Saturday, April 9 at 2PM! Don't miss these cool cat kiddies!

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 Proceeds to fund this JPAS Arts Education Program! An evening concert featuring NANETTE LEDET and JULIAN GARCIA SHELTON "Shakespear" ALEXANDER LUTHER GRAY and BAMBOULA 2000 and Cultural Crossroads Students Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) will hold a BENEFIT CONCERT FOR JPAS CULTURAL CROSSROADS on May 14, 2011 at 8PM at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center (EJHS Auditorium, 400

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Portion of Ticket Sales to Support Le Petit Theatre! BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND AND ON STAGE AT LE PETIT THEATRE!Jefferson Performing Arts Society's Production of I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE Everything you have ever secretly thought about dating, romance, marriage, lovers, husbands, wives and in-laws, but were afraid to admit!  Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) is thrilled to

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Please note that online sales for Theatre Kids! Aristocats, Kids will close at 2PM this Saturday and Sunday, April 2 and 3, 2011.  Tickets will still be available at the door for all performances of Aristocats!! Thanks and hope to see you at the theatre!

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Everybody wants to be a cat! Obviously! Opening night, April 1 at 7:30PM for Theatre Kids! Aristocats, Kids is sold out! Tickets still available for all other performances, but seats are filling fast! Don't miss the hep, jazzy Disney musical just for kids performed by a double cast of over 100 JPAS Theatre Kids! <p><br>a</p> Disney's Aristocats, Kids!

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03/29/11 - TICKET SALES BY PHONE ARE BACK! So sorry again for the inconvenience. If you are calling the box office and cannot get through, please leave us a message and our awesome box office ladies will get back to you asap! Ticket sales via the internet is patchy today. We are working on finding the problem. We suggest calling the box office to purchase tickets today!  03/28/11 - Ticket system

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The JPAS phone lines are lit up like a big tree at Christmas! Please be patient if you are trying to call the box office. Our awesome box office ladies, Melinda and Giselle, are on the job and will call you back! Thanks! Love, the JPAS Staff

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4-HOUR ONLY TICKET DEAL FOR AN EVENING OF CELTIC MUSIC!  Last minute ticket deal! Get $10 off your ticket for An Evening of Celtic Music TONIGHT ONLY at Jefferson Performing Arts Center! USE DISCOUNT COUPON CODE 32533 at checkout ONLINE or call the JPAS Box Office TODAY and mention "Lucky Break!" Don't wait! OFFER IS ONLY VALID FOR TONIGHT'S PERFORMANCE (Friday, 03/25/11) of An Evening of

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03/23/10, 1:10PM: TICKET SALES ARE BACK UP AND RUNNING! thanks for your patience! Don't forget, this Friday, March 25 Danny O'Flaherty and Noel Nash will be in concert for AN EVENING OF CELTIC MUSIC at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center in addition to continuing performances of THE SOUND OF MUSIC!  03/21/10, 10:47am: Hi again from the JPAS Box Office, Unfortunately, our ticketing system is

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Kids ages 7-12 bring Disney's Classic Kitty Caper to Life at the Westwego Performing Arts Theatre Presented by Tulane Lakeside Hospital and Mississippi River Bank Everybody wants to be a cat in Jefferson Performing Arts Society's Theatre Kids! production of the musical Disney's ARISTOCATS, KIDS! (Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman and Al Rinker and Floyd Huddleston

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 Be the first to know what's on stage next season with JPAS! Join us for opening night of THE SOUND OF MUSIC on Saturday, March 19, 7:30PM at Jefferson Performing Arts Center in Metairie! Get your tickets now for Sound of Music! 34th Season Tickets and Subscriptions on sale soon!    **************************************************      On Stage in Metairie, Slidell and Meridian, MS | March 19-

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UPDATE 03/11/11 AT 2:15PM: TICKET SALES ARE BACK ONLINE AND RUNNING! Thanks again for your patience! UPDATE 03/11/11: Ticket sales are still down, HOWEVER we will be back and running sometime this afternoon! Thank you for your continued patience!! 03/09/11: Spring means spring cleaning and updating at the JPAS office! Please hold tight while we undergo more software updates. Ticketing system is

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JPAS Theatre Kids Selected for National Choreography DVD and Named All Stars!  The JPAS Theatre Kids! Competition Team continues to win honors from their performance at the iTheatrics Junior Theatre Festival in Atlanta, GA this past January. Six JPAS Theatre Kids Competition Team members have been selected to participate in the filming of MTI's Junior Choreography DVD in New York City June

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It's Awards Season! Congrats to all the JPAS recipients and nominees for theatre and arts awards in 2010! Big Easy Classical Awards  CONGRATS TO Karel Sloane-Boekbinder for receiving the Big Easy Classical Award for Arts Education! CONGRATS TO THE JPAS AMBIE AWARD WINNERS OF 2010! WINNER! Best Production of a Musical - JPAS, THE PRODUCERS WINNER! Best Actor in a Musical - Chris Wecklein & A.

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The JPAS ticketing system is back on-line!! Tickets are ON SALE NOW!! Thank you for your patience! Love, the JPAS Box Office Staff

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Congratulations to the OUTSTANDING PRODUCTIONS at the Louisiana State AACT Festival 2011, February 18-19, 2011 at the Westwego Performing Arts Theatre. Mahogany Ensemble Outstanding Performance - MOVING ON TO REGIONAL FESTIVAL Awarded to Mahogany Ensemble "For Colored Girls..." Ashe Cultural Arts Center Outstanding Performance - MOVING ON TO REGIONAL FESTIVAL Awarded to Efforts of Grace

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Now, on stage April 1 IN COVINGTON, too! JPAS is excited to have Danny O'Flaherty back on the JPAS stage this season for An Evening of Celtic Music with Danny himself and fellow Irish Balladeer Noel Nash! Audiences were treated to the sounds and tales of Danny O'Flaherty's CELTIC CHRISTMAS this past December. Danny returns to JPAS with Noel Nash in a concert performance featuring more traditional

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Seussical, Jr. and Guys and Dolls on stage with JPAS this summer! Registration begins March 1! Join us on stage this summer! Announcing the 2011 Summer Youth Musical Theatre Productions!JPAS' Summer Youth Musical Theatre Intensive Program provides a challenging and high-quality musical theatre education to students of the Greater New Orleans area. The students at our summer theatre programs

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THE SOUND OF MUSIC - On stage March 19-April 10!JPAS Brings Rodgers and Hammerstein's Triumphant Musical Classic to the Stage at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center (Metairie), Northshore Harbor Center (Slidell) and The Temple Theatre (Meridian, MS)Proudly Sponsored by AT&T, Raymond James Financial Services, and the JPAS Leading Ladies GuildJefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) is thrilled

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Check out all the awesome kudos for the 2011 JPAS Theatre Kids! Competition Team! Theatre Kids! Performers take first in festival - East Bank Bureau, nola.com 02/10/11 Algiers boy wins top honors at theatre festival in Atlanta - West Bank Bureau, nola.com 02/10/11 JPAS Theatre Kids! garner top honors at iTheatrics Junior Theatre Fest - Featured on Atlanta Broadwayworld.com, 01/31/11 Highlights

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WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE ON STAGE? Please take a moment to complete this 2-minute survey and tell us what you want to see most at the theatre soon! CLICK HEREto take the survey ...and enter for a chance to win free tickets to a JPAS show!  We want your feedback and input on what you would like to see on stage! Here's your chance to let us know! 

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Cultural Crossroads has been invited to participate in “Imagination Across America,” this year’s All Kids Can CREATE visual arts program.  The All Kids Can CREATE visual arts program showcases how students with and without disabilities learn through the arts in their schools and communities.    Student artwork created by a participant in the JPAS Cultural Crossroads program will be featured in

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Jefferson Performing Arts Society to host the Louisiana American Association of Community Theatres Fest 2011, February 18-19, 2011 Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) is honored to host the 2011 Louisiana American Association of Community Theatres Fest (AACT/Fest) February 18-19, 2011 at the Westwego Performing Arts Theatre, 177 Sala Ave in Westwego, Louisiana. The two-day festival will

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NEW PERFORMANCE DATE ADDED IN COVINGTON! JPAS is excited to have Danny O'Flaherty back on the JPAS stage this season for An Evening of Celtic Music with Danny himself and fellow Irish Balladeer Noel Nash! Audiences were treated to the sounds and tales of Danny O'Flaherty's CELTIC CHRISTMAS this past December. Danny returns to JPAS with Noel Nash in a concert performance featuring more traditional

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SOLD OUT! Meshuggah-Nuns! on Saturday, January 29, 2011 at Benet Hall, Saint Joseph Abbey in Covington, LA is SOLD OUT!  We are looking forward to a great show! Thanks to everyone for their support and we can't wait to see you at the theatre!For more about the production, click here!

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JPAS Theatre Kids swept the iTheatrics Junior Theatre Festival with awards and honors!   Recently, the JPAS Theatre Kids! garnered top honors at the 2011 iTheatrics Junior Theatre Festival in Atlanta, GA January 14-16, 2011. Under the direction of Lynne L. Bordelon and Tammy Mansfield with Justine Anderson, the JPAS Theatre Kids Competition Team won first place “Outstanding Performance” in

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JPAS Theatre Kids swept the MTI Jr. Musical Theatre Festival with awards and honors!   CONGRATULATIONS TO THE JPAS THEATRE KIDS! COMPETITION TEAM FOR WINNING FIRST PLACE/ OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN THEIR DIVISION at the MTI Jr. Musical Theatre Festival in Atlanta! CONGRATS TO EVERY MEMBER OF THE JPAS THEATRE KIDS! COMPETITION TEAM  for achieving invites to the MTI Choreography DVD audition that

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JPAS 34th Theatrical Season includes co-production with Theatre 13 of DROWSY CHAPERONE Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) is  thrilled to be working with New Orleans theatre mega-talents Gary Rucker and Kelly Fouchi of Theatre 13 in the upcoming 34th Season 2011-2012. These two local theatre regulars join JPAS as director and choreographer (respectively) for a co-production of THE

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JPAS Brings the Off-Broadway Hit Musical on the Relationship Conundrum to the stage February 4-20! In every weekly issue since 1996, New York Magazine has revealed the secret of "I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE": “The musical revue about heterosexual love!" "They’re here! They’re straight! Get used to it!” Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) is pleased to present the Off-Broadway

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Break a Leg to the JPAS Theatre Kids Competition Team at the MTI Junior Theatre Festival in Atlanata, GA this weekend!  This group of Theatre Kids! has been rehearsing and preparing all Fall to compete with other youth theatre groups from around the nation at this festival! They will present their production of Seussical, The Musical, Jr! Bravo and Break a Leg! More news on the Theatre Kids

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JPAS Theatre Kids! AUDITIONS for Disney's ARISTOCATS, KIDS February 5! Seeking Kids ages 7-12 to participate in this hip, jazzy musical just for kids! Are you a Theatre Kid? JPAS will hold auditions for the musical Disney's Aristocats, Kids (Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman and Al Rinker and Floyd Huddleston . Music Adapted and Arranged and Additional Music and

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ANNOUNCING PREVIEW NIGHT FOR  GOODNIGHT MOONThursday 01/13/11 @ 7:30PM!General Admission for All! $10 at the Door! No advance ticket reservations needed or accepted! Pictured above, GOODNIGHT MOON in rehearsal! Click here for all the great details and performances of GOODNIGHT MOON! Westwego Performing Arts Theatre, 177 Sala Ave. On stage weekends Jan 14-30!JPAS brings the classic children's

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ANNOUNCING PREVIEW NIGHT FOR  Meshuggah-Nuns!Thursday 01/06/11 @ 7:30PM!General Admission for All! $10 at the Door! No advance ticket reservations needed or accepted! CLICK HERE for all the great details and performances of Meshuggah-Nuns!  Teatro Wego! Theatre, 177 Sala Ave. On stage weekends Jan 7-23!Your favorite nuns are at it again in a brand new adventure on the high seas of comedy!

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MESHUGGAH-NUNS! On Stage at Teatro Wego@ January 7-23, 2011 Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and yours from everyone at Jefferson Performing Arts Society! Thank you for supporting JPAS in the first half of our 33rd Season! Hope to see you at the theatre in 2011!  The JPAS Box Office will be closed Wednesday, December 22, 2010 through Monday, January 3, 2011 and will re-open Tuesday,

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The 7:30PM performance of A CHRISTMAS STORY on Saturday 12/18  has been canceled due to actor's illness. It has been rescheduled for Sunday 12/19 at 5PM. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door a half hour prior to performance. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience. Patrons with tickets for tonight's canceled performance can transfer their tickets to the Sunday 5PM performance.

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