Where Y'at

After an unpredictable theatrical year caused by COVID, the Jefferson Performing Arts Society plans to return with a full season this fall. Although JPAS has continued to put on plays as COVID restrictions in Jefferson Parish loosened, it has been unable to produce the opulent musicals to which faithful audience members are accustomed to. It stuck to the classics like Arsenic and Old Lace and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in this...

It's been said, many times and in many ways, that music heals and lifts us up. Music can lift me from the grip of lethargy or depression; it's Adderall for my focus, an analgesic for my arthritis, and an endless fountain of youth. Take the other day—my feet were almost immobile with Mrs. Arthur-itis. I mean, them dogs were barkin' after hours of working. And I still had a ways to walk before returning home. So I tuned in Jon Batiste's...

Guy Ritchie is a writer/director who can run hot and cold. Last year, he stumbled a bit with the uninspiring The Gentlemen. However, he's back on track with the entertaining heist thriller Wrath of Man. The movie (now in theaters), based on the 2004 French film Cash Truck, opens with an armored truck robbery that goes horribly wrong. A few months later, a mysterious man (Jason Statham) gets a job working as a driver for that...

The Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, a usual Jazz Fest hangout spot, is hosting Jazz @ the Blue Dog, a live jazz series in the Rodrigue Gallery on 730 Royal St. on Friday and Saturday nights from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Doors will open for guests at 7:00 p.m. to reserve a spot and get comfortable before the show. Musicians and admissions prices, which start at $10, will vary from week to week, and a ticket purchase will also include...