Photo Flash: Jefferson Performing Arts Society's XANADU Opens Tonight
The Louisiana premiere of XANADU opens at the Jefferson Performing Arts Society tonight, May 11, as the final production of JPAS' 34th season. See photos from the show below!
Based on the cult film of the same name, which starred Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly, this riotous musical follows the efforts of a magical Greek muse who drops in on Venice Beach, California in 1980, disguised as an Australian, to help a struggling artist achieve his dream of opening a roller disco.
The show runs tonight, May 11 through May 20 at the Westwego Performing Arts Theatre, June 2 and 3 at Covington's Fuhrmann Auditorium and June 10 at the Meridian, MS' Temple TheatreDirected by Dane Rhodes with choreography by Tara Brewer and musical directon by Jonne Dendinger, the show stars Tiffany Michaela Jones EMC, Edward Simon, Vatican Lokey AEA
Tara Brewer, Brian Peterson, Leslie Limberg EMC, Vanessa Van Vranken AEA, Jason A. K. George EMC, Jessica Mixon, Ryan Jones EMC.
Photos courtesy Jefferson Performing Arts Society.
Jason Allan Kennedy George, Tiffany Michaela Jones, Edward Simon, Jessica Mixon and Ryan Jones
Tiffany Michaela Jones and Vatican Lokey
Vatican Lokey and Edward Simon
Tiffany Michaela Jones and Edward Simon
Jessica Mixon, Ryan Jones, Jason Allan Kennedy George and Company
Jason Allan Kennedy George, Ryan Jones, Jessica Mixon and Company
Vatican Lokey, Tiffany Michaela Jones and Edward Simon
Tiffany Michaela Jones and Vatican Lokey
Jessica Mixon, Vatican Lokey and Company
Ryan Jones, Tara Brewer, Vatican Lokey, Jessica Mixon and Company
Jason Allan Kennedy George, Tiffany Michaela Jones, Jessica Mixon and Ryan Jones
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