Press Release: JPAS presents Footloose
The Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) is proud to kick off 2010 with the explosive musical FOOTLOOSE to the stage! Based on the popular 80's movie starring Kevin Bacon, JPAS' production of FOOTLOOSE, The Musical brings together a vibrant cast with the rockin' rhythms of 80's pop hits that is sure to have you on your feet and cutting Footloose! Behind the scenes, JPAS' FOOTLOOSE technical staff has designed a production that relies primarily on recycled and reused materials in an effort to make this production not only technically spectacular but also environmentally conscious. Directed and Choreographed by Frannie Rosenberg and Musically Directed by Natalie True, FOOTLOOSE is on stage January 29, 30 and February 5, 6 at 7:30PM and January 31 and February 7 at 2PM at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 400 Phlox Street in Metairie. Tickets are $15 for children (12 and under), $20 for students (with valid ID), $25-30 for seniors (65+)/military and $30-35 for adults. Group Discounts for 10+ available! For tickets call 504.885.2000 or visit Starring P. J. McKinne, Angela Paple, David Jacobs and Scott Sauber.
JPAS Needs Your Help
While attending the delightful production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast at JPAS this past weekend (take your kids, it's a
wonderful evening!), an alarming situation was brought to my attention. We here at TheatreBelowSeaLevel urge you to read the following letter and give JPAS the support and help it so desperately needs and deserves.
AN URGENT LETTER FROM THE BOARD OF JEFFERSON PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY: The Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) is capable, uniquely qualified and has earned the right to manage the new Jefferson Performing Arts Center.
Press Release: JPAS presents Beauty and the Beast
Disney’s Broadway Smash Hit BEAUTY AND THE BEAST is back by popular demand just in time for the holiday season! Disney’s animated masterpiece attains new life and depth in this Tony Award-winning stage version. Step into the enchanted world of this modern Broadway classic that includes all the wonderful songs from the movie, as well as new ones created especially for the live show. The JPAS Production of DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST is on stage Saturdays at 7:30PM and Sundays at 2PM, November 28 through December 13, 2009 at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 400 Phlox Street in Metairie. Tickets are $15 for children (12 and under), $20 for students (with valid ID), $25-30 for seniors (65+)/military and $30-35 for adults. Group Discounts for 10+ available! For tickets call 504.885.2000 or visit www.jpas.org.
Press Release: UNO Hosts Louisiana College Theatre Festival
Theatre UNO is pleased to announce the Louisiana College Theatre Festival, a part of the Kennedy Center American 
College Theatre Festival (KCACTF), as a special event in their 2009-2010 season.
The four day festival will include performances from NINE universities from across the state of Louisiana. This is one of the largest KCACTF state theatre festivals Louisiana has seen in quite some time.
Review: I Am My Own Wife
A review by Bradley Troll
A light touch of her pearls, a soft swish of the matronly black apron over the black lace of a modest skirt. She turns a squeaky crank and delicately places the needle to the record as the soft static of an Edison phonograph prepares to tell its symphonic story. Behind her--antiques. Clocks, record players, sideboards... looming just behind the lace scrim screens. And on a table, small representations of these things, lingering memories of the grandeur of her famous museum in Bernlin-Mahlsdorf.
Press Release: TBSL’s Jared Gore is ‘Dying to Say This to You’
EVERYONE CHECK OUT JARED'S LATEST VANITY PROJECT!
Bobby is a married neurotic wreck. His friend Sam is a recovering alcoholic. When Bobby gets drunk on an airplane and meets an intriguing woman, he makes a mistake that affects his friendships and his marriage. Tickets are $7 and can be purchased from http://nofringe.org. For more information visit http://blacklistedtheatre.com
Featuring Elizabeth Gore, Kevin Songy, Jared Gore, and Suzannah Murray. Directed by Lisa Picone.
Press Release: JPAS is having HOT FLASHES!
JPAS and Sandi Roads Productions Present HOT FLASHES!
The Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) and Sandi Roads Productions proudly present HOT FLASHES, A Comedy by Dori Appel and Carolyn Myers on stage November 13-29, 2009 at Teatro Wego! Theatre, 177 Sala Avenue in Westwego. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30PM and Sundays at 2PM. Directed by Dane Rhodes, this laugh-out-loud comedy stars Becky Allen, Sandy Bravender, Claire Conti, Karen Hebert and Mary Burns.
Press Release: Southern Rep presents I Am My Own Wife
Southern Rep announces its second production of the season, I Am My Own Wife by Doug Wright, co-produced by All Kinds
of Theatre.
Pulitzer Prize and Tony winner for Best Play, I Am My Own Wife is the hauntingly complex true tale of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, a German transvestite who successfully outwitted not only the Nazis and Communists, but could also spot a priceless antique at 100 yards. Returning after his award-winning direction of Doubt two seasons ago, Carl Walker stages this smart and involving play. The much-in-demand Bob Edes, Jr. takes on the tour-de-force role of Charlotte after hitting home runs in SRT's productions of Sick, The Clean House, and The Breach.
Review: The Rocky Horror Show
A review by Bradley Troll
I was a Sophomore in college the first time I watched the movie version. My best friend Julie brought over this VHS with a big pair of lips on the cover, and she promised that my life would never again be the same. I settled in and watched--determined to find the meaning, understand the symbolism and waited for that moment when every odd thing I was watching would suddenly be explained, make sense. I didn't heed Frank-N-Furter's advice; I didn't simply "give myself over to absolute pleasure." When it ended, I was perplexed. I watched it again the next week, didn't think too hard, and something finally soaked in. Julie was right; my life was never the same.
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Press Release: Silent Night of the Lambs
Life on the North Pole ain't what it used to be: Rudolph's long gone, Kris Kringle's in jail, and as if that weren't enough, now someone's offing the holiday's brightest stars! First, the Little Match Girl, then Tiny Tim -- jiminy Christmas, who's next? Read more...