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.
Press Release: JPAS presents Duetti Solo
JPAS Presents Ensemble La Variazione in
DUETTI SOLO (Duets Only)
An Afternoon of Classical Chamber Music and Operatic Duets
The Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) proudly presents Ensemble La Variazione & All'Opera in DUETTI SOLO (Duets Only), an afternoon of classical chamber music and operatic duets, Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 2PM at the Westwego Performing Arts Theatre, 177 Sala Avenue in
Review: Viagra Falls
A review by Bradley Troll
No chemical enhancement was needed to rouse the audience during JPAS's season opener of Viagra Falls by Joao Machado and Lou Cutell. With one-liner after one-liner, there is barely time to marvel at the amount of puns that can be made from the most taboo topic of the male anatomy. Though somewhat gimmicky, the actors sustain the two-hour play, and the surprising sentiment beneath the humor keeps the show from going flaccid.
Press Release: JPAS presents The Rocky Horror Show
That sweet transvestite from outer-space is taking over the Westwego Performing Arts Theatre just in time for Halloween! Complete with sass from the audience and an array of outrageous audience participation, this deliberately kitschy, rock'n roll sci-fi Gothic is more fun than ever!
Richard O'Brien's THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW is ALIVE! and on stage October 23-November 7, 2009 at the Westwego Performing Arts Theatre, 177 Sala Avenue in Westwego.
Press Release: JPAS 14th Annual Pasta & Puccini Gala October 16!
The Robert and Jeri Nims FoundationJefferson Performing Arts Society’s 14th Annual Pasta & Puccini Gala
Proceeds benefit the JPAS Children's Programming and Theatrical Endeavors throughout the 32nd Season
Jefferson Performing Arts Society’s (JPAS) 14th Annual Pasta & Puccini Gala will be held Friday October 16, 2009 at InterContinental New Orleans, 444 St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans. Doors will open at 7PM. Gala patrons will enjoy an evening of world class entertainment, delicious food donated by a wide array of local restaurants and caterers and exciting auctions to the music of the great Giacomo Puccini. Proceeds from this annual fundraiser will benefit JPAS children’s programs that reach over 10,000 youth throughout five parishes in Southern Louisiana. These programs include the JPAS Children’s Choir and the New JPAS Jam & Jive Show Choir, programs and special performances for school groups and arts outreach programs that integrate the arts into the curriculum and cater to at-risk youth. Proceeds will also benefit JPAS' theatrical endeavors throughout the 32nd Season that enrich and serve over 20,000 arts patrons annually. ONLY A FEW SEATS REMAIN for this elegant affair! To donate, for tickets or for more information, contact Pasta & Puccini coordinator Valerie Hart at 504.885.2000 ext. 212, email valerie@jpas.org or visit www.jpas.org.
The Jefferson Performing Arts Society is deeply honored to have the generous support of The Robert and Jeri Nims Foundation once again for their Pasta & Puccini Fund-Raising Gala. This is the second year Mrs. Jeri Nims, President of The Robert and Jeri Nims Foundation, has sponsored the Pasta & Puccini Gala with JPAS. Through the generosity of the Robert and Jeri Nims Foundation and the InterContinental New Orleans, gala patrons will surely experience an elegant night to remember.
"Mrs. Jeri Nims is truly a champion for the performing arts in our community and especially for the Jefferson Performing Arts Society," said JPAS Executive/Artistic Director Dennis G. Assaf. "JPAS is honored to have her continued support, leadership and friendship. It is gracious individuals like Mrs. Nims that enable the arts to thrive and grow."
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Press Release: JPAS Kicks Off 32nd Season with New Comedy in VIAGARA FALLS!
A CALL GIRL...
AND A LITTLE BLUE PILL!
The Jefferson Performing Arts Society kicks off its 32nd Season with the regional premiere of VIAGARA FALLS!
David Jacobs and Dane Rhodes star in the comedy VIAGARA FALLS in Teatro Wego! in Westwego
There are laughs aplenty in VIAGARA FALLS, A NEW COMEDY PLAY about the waning days of physical pleasure for two widowers and best friends, Charley Millhouse (played by Dane Rhodes) and Moe Crubbs (played by David Jacobs). On the night of his seventy-seventh birthday, Charley decides that what he and Moe need more than a balloon and a birthday cake is a fling (perhaps the last) with two "ladies of the evening." When only one girl, Jacqueline Tempest (played by Cindy Marinangel), a beautiful and sympathetic $100 per hour happy-hooker arrives assuring them she is enough girl for both of them, comedy ensues with rapid fire jokes and vaudevillian sensibility that is both hilarious and heart-warming! VIAGARA FALLS is warm, sentimental, sexy and full of good clean fun that will have audiences rolling in the aisles from start to final curtain! VIAGARA FALLS is Read more...