Theaters

Delight in Jefferson’s local talent showcasing comedies, dramas, musicals and children’s theater. Choral concerts and children’s choir performances as well as symphonic concerts are presented year round.

The Jefferson Performing Arts Society Theatre Season

The Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) has an exciting season ahead with performances at the Performing Arts Center located in Metairie on the eastbank of Jefferson and at the Westwego Performing Arts Theatre and Teatro Wego! located on the westbank of Jefferson.  There is something for everyone, drama, comedy, kids theatre, and holiday presentations!  Call the box office at 504- or visit www.jpas.org for complete details and to purchase tickets.

Westwego Performing Arts Center
September 30-October 16, 2011; Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday is a 2:00 p.m. Matinee

Directed by Gary Rucker

A rare combination of unprecedented originality and blinding talent, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE boldly addresses a great unspoken desire in all of our hearts: to be entertained. If you've ever sat in a dark theatre and thought, "Dear Lord in heaven, please let it be good," this is the show for you!

It all begins when a die-hard musical-theater fan plays his favorite cast album on his turntable, and the musical literally bursts to life in his living room, telling the rambunctious tale of a brazen Broadway starlet trying to find, and keep, her true love.

Approximate Run Time: 2 Hours. There will be a 15 minute intermission between acts

Jefferson Performing Arts Center
October 22-December 2, 2011; Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

In the little village of Anatevka, Tevye, a poor dairyman, tries to instill in his five daughters the traditions of his tight-knit Jewish community in the face of changing social mores and the growing anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia. Rich in historical and ethnic detail, "Fiddler On The Roof" has touched audiences around the world with its humor, warmth and honesty. It's universal theme of tradition cuts across barriers of race, class, nationality and religion, leaving audiences crying tears of laughter, joy and sadness.

Approximate Run Time: 2 Hours. There will be a 15 minute intermission between acts

Teatro Wego! Theatre
October 21-November 6, 2011; Friday & Saturday at 7:30 p.m.;
Sunday 2:00 p.m. Matinee

Hilarity abounds when the feisty females of Eden Falls, Georgia, decide to shake up their lives. The action in this rollicking Southern comedy takes place in SPA-DEE-DAH!, the abandoned church-turned-day-spa where this group of friends gathers every Friday afternoon. After the loss of a dear friend, the women realize time is precious, and if they're going to change their lives and achieve their dreams, they have to get on it now! But Sugar Lee, their high-spirited, determined leader, has her hands full keeping the women motivated. Carlene's given up on romance, having buried three husbands. Nita's a nervous wreck from running interference between her problematic son and his probation officer. Mavis' marriage is so stagnant she's wondering how she can fake her own death to get out of it. And sweet, simple Crystal entertains them all, singing Christmas carols with her own hilarious lyrics. The comic tension mounts when a sexy ex-boyfriend shows up unexpectedly, a marriage proposal comes from an unlikely suitor and Sugar Lee's archrival vows she'll stop at nothing to steal the spa away from her. By the time the women rally together to overcome these obstacles and launch their new, improved lives, you've got a side-splitting, joyful comedy that will make you laugh out loud and shout "Hallelujah!"

Approximate Run Time: 2 Hours. There will be a 15 minute intermission between acts

Westwego Performing Arts Center
October 28- November 13, 2011; Friday & Satuday at 7:30 p.m.;
Sunday 2:00 p.m. Matinee

Directed by Jim Fitzmorris 

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the Quinncannon Family battles The Archdiocese of New Orleans over the closing of a beloved church. But they are about to find out, their biggest enemy might be their past.

JPAS proudly presents the world premiere of a new play by the three-time Big Easy Award Winner Jim Fitzmorris... FROM A LONG WAY OFF.

Westwego Performing Arts Theatre
December 17&18, 2011; Saturday 7:30 p.m.,
Sunday 2:00 p.m. Matinee

Slip back in time to savor the Christmas season as it has been celebrated among the Celtic people for centuries. This unique, exciting Celtic ChristmasCome join Danny O'Flaherty and friends as they celebrate the holiday season through mesmerizing music and song, fiery dance and tantalizing storytelling that will surely kindle the Christmas spirit in every heart!

Approximate Run Time: 90 minutes. There will be no intermission.

Westwego Performing Arts Theatre
January 6- February 5, 2012; Friday & Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday 2:00 p.m. Matinee

Directed by Dan Goggin

THE NUNSENSE HOLLYWOOD BOWL SHOW! Your favorite Little Sisters take the stage once again! This time, they have been invited to sing at the Hollywood Bowl. They are thrilled at the prospect until they arrive and realize that they are booked into the Hollywood Bowl-A-Rama---a bowling alley with a cabaret lounge - and not the famed "Bowl" they were planning on. The show is structured in the tried and true variety format, but as always, things go awry. The Sisters have to contend with announcements from the bowling alley public address system as well as the activity on the lanes. When the Sisters get wind of the fact that a famed movie producer is across the street auditioning for roles in his new movie musical, the Sisters get starstruck and as always, hilarity ensues! See what happens as the Little Sisters try their hand at Hollywood in this new reincarnation of the Nusnesne series!

Approximate Run Time: 2 Hours. There will be a 15 minute intermission between acts.

Jefferson Performing Arts Center
January 14- February 12, 2012; Saturday at 7:30 p.m.;
Sunday 2:00 p.m. Matinee 

You can't stop the beat! HAIRSPRAY delighted audiences by sweeping them away to 1960's Baltimore, where the 50's are out -- and change is in the air. Loveable plus-size heroine, Tracy Turnblad, has a passion for dancing, and wins a spot on the local TV dance program, "The Corny Collins Show." Overnight she finds herself transformed from outsider to teen celebrity. Can a larger-than-life adolescent manage to vanquish the program's reigning princess, integrate the television show, and find true love (singing and dancing all the while, of course!) without mussing her hair?

Approximate Run Time: 2 Hours. There will be a 15 minute intermission between acts

Westwego Performing Arts Center
February 24- March 18, 2012; Friday & Saturday 7:30 p.m.; Sunday 2:00 p.m.

Move over JERSEY BOYS, make room for... THE BIKINIS! Back together after 20 years! That girl group from the sixties everyone loves is bringing back the sun, fun and all the great songs they sang down on the boardwalk at the Jersey Shore... all to raise money for the good folks at Sandy Shores RV Resort on Florida's Gold Coast.

With a show that promises to get everyone dancing in the aisles, THE BIKINIS, or "The Jersey Girls," relive their heyday and beyond, beginning the summer of 1964, the night these four inseparable friends got their name, winning the Belmar Beach Talent Contest, wearing just their bikinis! The boardwalk was smitten with the 4 teens... Jodi and Annie, two sisters from Paramus New Jersey; Karla, their slightly manipulative first cousin from Philly; and best friend Barbara, from Staten Island. THE BIKINIS is a nonstop celebration of song filled with hits like IT'S IN HIS KISS, YELLOW POLKA DOT BIKINI, HEAT WAVE, MAMBO ITALIANO, UNDER THE BOARDWALK, THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN', AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH, INCENSE AND PEPPERMINT, LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG, MA, WHEN WILL I BE LOVED, I'M EVERY WOMAN, I WILL SURVIVE, IT'S RAINING MEN and many more!

THE BIKINIS?! A new Musical Beach Party!? You'll laugh, you'll cry... you'll do the limbo!

Approximate Run Time: 2 Hours. There will be a 15 minute intermission between acts.

Teatro Wego! Theatre
March 2- April 1, 2012; Friday & Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday Matinee as well at 2:00 p.m.

The hilarious interactive Irish wake! JPAS is pleased as punch to revive this raucus and ridiculous nteractive comedy once again! Join the villagers of the beautiful fictional village of Grapplin, County Sligo, Ireland, as they tell tales, sing songs and mourn the passing of one of their own. Flanagan. You'll be transported to the Emerald Isle to grieve as only the Irish can. You can share tales of your own experiences and misadventures with dear old Flanagan, or simply enjoy the stories and songs of the locals as they recall life with "Himself." Once you have arrived in Grapplin, you'll pay your respects to glowering Mother Flanagan and to poor grieving fiancée, Fiona Finn. Listen to a eulogy written by County Sligo's best-known writer, Mickey Finn, and tip a pint with Brian Ballybunion, himself a weaver of tales. You can cross yourself with the blessings from St. Gregory's parish priest, Father Damon Fitzgerald, or cross your fingers that local pagan Kathleen Mooney doesn't cast a spell on you. Mayor Martin O'Doul will preside over the proceedings with an iron hand (and a parched throat).

Approximate Run Time: 1.5 Hours. There will be a 15 minute intermission between acts.

Jefferson Performing Arts Center
March 10- March 18, 2011; Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday is a 2:00 p.m. Matinee

The romance of Florence comes to life on stage! The six-time Tony Award-winning The Light in the Piazza combines the romance of Italy with a passionate love story. It is the summer of 1953 and Margaret Johnson, the wife of an American businessman, is touring the Tuscan countryside with her daughter, Clara. While sightseeing, Clara-a beautiful, surprisingly childish young woman-loses her hat in a sudden gust. As if guided by an unseen hand, the hat lands at the feet of Fabrizio Naccarelli, a handsome Florentine, who returns it to Clara. This brief episode, charged with coincidence and fate, sparks an immediate and intense romance between Clara and Fabrizio. Margaret, extremely protective of her daughter, attempts to keep Clara and Fabrizio apart. As THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA unfolds, a secret is revealed: in addition to the cultural differences between the young lovers, Clara is not quite all that she appears. Unable to suppress the truth about her daughter, Margaret is forced to reconsider not only Clara's future, but her own hopes as well.

Approximate Run Time: 2 Hours. There will be a 15 minute intermission between acts.

Westwego Performing Arts Center
May 11- June 10, 2012; Friday & Saturday 7:30 p.m.; Sunday 2:00 p.m.

Xanadu follows the journey of a magical and beautiful Greek muse, Kira, who descends from the heavens of Mt. Olympus to Venice Beach, California in 1980 on a quest to inspire a struggling artist, Sonny, to achieve the greatest artistic creation of all time - the first ROLLER DISCO--hey, it's 1980! But, when Kira falls into forbidden love with the mortal Sonny, her jealous sisters take advantage of the situation and chaos abounds.

This hilarious, roller skating, musical adventure about following your dreams despite the limitations others set for you, rolls along to the original hit score composed by pop-rock legends Jeff Lynne and John Farrar, and includes, "Magic", "All Over The World", "Suddenly", "I'm Alive", "Evil Woman", "Have You Never Been Mellow" and "Xanadu", to name a few, and is based on the Universal Pictures' cult classic movie of the same title, which starred Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly.

It's hilarity on wheels for adults, children and anyone who has ever wanted to feel inspired, as one of Broadway's master storytellers, Douglas Carter Beane, weaves a moving, electrifying tale of endless fun that will keep you in stitches, while the original, legendary chart-topping tunes lift you out of your seat. You'll want to keep the music in your head, and Xanadu in your heart, forever.

Approximate Run Time: 2 Hours. There will be a 15 minute intermission between acts

Jefferson Performing Arts Center
September 21, 2011- October 22, 2011; Friday & Saturday 7:30 p.m.; Sunday 2:00 p.m.

Directed and Choreographed by Michael Bobbitt

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! A Swamp Chorus sings backup to the Zydeco-driven score in this foot-stomping, family-friendly musical soaked in Cajun hot sauce! When the Big Bad Gator Claude spies tasty duck Petite Rouge and her sidekick cat TeJean heading down the bayou to bring Grandmere her favorite gumbo and hot sauce, this crafty culinary Gator decides Duck a' L'orange is on his menu! Join Petite Rouge as she leads him on a wild duck chase through the New Orleans Mardi Gras all the way to Grandmere's house and a surprise ending!

Approximate Run Time: 70 minutes. There will be a 15 minute intermission.

Jefferson Performing Arts Center
December 1- December 4, 2011; Friday & Saturday 7:30 p.m.; Sunday 2:00 p.m.

JPAS Theatre Kids! take the stage once more in another classic Disney tale brought to life through song and dance on stage! Performed by an all-kid cast, the jungle is jumpin' with jazz is this exciting Disney classic! Join Mowgli, Baloo, King Louie and the gang as they swing their way through madcap adventures and thwart the ferocious tiger, Shere Khan. Specially adapted from the beloved film, this musical includes all your favorite Disney tunes, like "The Bare Necessities," and "I Wan'na Be Like You." With colorful characters and that toe-tapping jungle rhythm, The Jungle Book KIDS is a crowd-pleaser for audiences of all ages!

Approximate Run Time: 50 minutes. There will be no intermission.

The timeless fairy tale meets the magic of Disney in this adaptation of the treasured animated film. Poor Cinderella is endlessly mistreated by her wicked stepmother and stepsisters, and denied a chance to go to the Royal Ball. With a little help from her mice friends, and a lot of help from her Fairy Godmother, Cinderella goes to the ball, meets the Prince, and falls in love! With a beautiful score including "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" and the classic "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo," this musical will charm its way into your heart, and remind you that dreams really can come true.

Approximate Run Time: 50 minutes. There will be no intermission

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Audubon Nature Institute - Aquarium, IMAX, Insectarium & Zoo

• 6500 Magazine Street
• New Orleans, LA 70118
• Phone: 504-581-4629
• Region: New Orleans

Walk beneath the vivid Caribbean Reef, marvel at the lush beauty of the Amazon Rainforest and journey the Mississippi River at the Aquarium of the Americas.  Penguins, sting rays, sharks and other MORE >>

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Boomtown Casino

• 4132 Peters Road
• Harvey, LA 70058
• Phone: 504-366-7711
• Region: Harvey

Leave your worries behind and escape to Boomtown® Casino New Orleans for a little relaxation and fun. With live entertainment, three great restaurants and three levels of non-stop gaming action, MORE >>

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Jefferson Performing Arts Society

• 1118 Clearview Parkway
• Metairie, LA 70001
• Phone: 504-885-2000
• Region: Metairie

Founded in 1978 by Dennis G. Assaf and Hannah J. Cunningham, the Jefferson Performing Arts Society is a non-profit professional arts organization whose mission is to promote arts performance, MORE >>

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Rivertown Museums

• 405 Williams Boulevard
• Kenner, LA 70062
• Phone: 504-468-7231
• Region: Kenner

Open 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Tuesday thru Friday by appointment ONLY for groups of 10 or more. Open to the public on Saturdays only - tickets available at the Planetarium Box Office 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. MORE >>

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Teatro Wego! Theatre

• 177 Sala Avenue
• Westwego, LA 70094
• Phone: 504-885-2000
• Region: Westwego

Teatro Wego! Theatre/Westwego Community Center is located adjacent to the Westwego Performing Arts Theatre. This venue can be configured in many different seating arrangements for performances, MORE >>

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The National World War II Museum

• 945 Magazine Street
• New Orleans, LA 70130
• Phone: (504) 528-1944
• Region: New Orleans

Holiday Hours: Museum is closed Christmas Eve, December 24th and Christmas Day, December 25th. The Museum is OPEN on New Year's Day! Dedicated in 2000 as The National D-Day Museum and now designated MORE >>

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Treasure Chest Casino

• 5050 Williams Boulevard
• Kenner, LA 70065
• Phone: (504) 443-8000
• Region: Kenner

Gaming on Lake Pontchartrain with nightly entertainment and fabulous food!  Our sales department will assist you with all of your group booking needs. MORE >>

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Westwego Farmers & Fisheries Market

• 484 Sala Avenue and Fourth Street
• Westwego, LA 70094
• Phone: 504-341-3424
• Region: Westwego

The regions premier market!  Open Saturday 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Check the Calendar of Events on this website, as The Market often features concerts and special events.  The Westwego Farmers & MORE >>

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Westwego Performing Arts Theatre

• 177 A-Sala Avenue
• Westwego, LA 70094
• Phone: 504-885-2000
• Region: Westwego

Nestled near the corner of the historic Sala Avenue and River Road, the Westwego Performing Arts Theatre is a proscenium style theatre with 12 rows of raked seating, a seating capacity of 255. MORE >>

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