Loved it!
by Yvonne on 4/10/25Jefferson Perf Arts Center - MetairieRating: 5 out of 5The productions and performances were excellent. Most importantly, my niece and classmate cannot stop talking about it.

The productions and performances were excellent. Most importantly, my niece and classmate cannot stop talking about it.
The young man playing Billy did an amazing job.The entire cast did a great job.
The sound system was not good at all. The actor’s microphones were connected to two speakers. All talking and singing came thru theses speakers so you could not determine was actually speaking, especially in group settings. We left before intermission it was so bad. Not sure what JPAC or JPAS did to the previous sound system, but this was the worst since the place opened. Not sure I want to go back again.
Great venue. The show was excellent. The singing, sets, acting, dancing was wonderful. Charlie Stover brought Billy to Life.
I saw the show last week and it was absolutely a great experience. The hard work and energy that this group of actors was so apparent that it made for an exceptional experience. Go see it before it closes this weekend. You will be giving yourself a great and memorable gift.
The actors, the music, the dancing, the storyline were incredible. It was funny, emotional, professional, and entertaining. I highly recommend this play to both young & old.
Billy Elliot makes your spirits fly and inspires you to reach for your dreams!
I had very high hopes for this show and I really hate to give a bad review, because I Love live theater, but this show was drab, sad and the actual numbers went on and on. The long dance number was good, but why sooooo long. The lack of laughter, pizazz and clever sets, costumes (aside from the dancing dresses), catchy tunes, added to the strong accents made it very trying experience. I guess if my own child was in it, it would have been worth the tik price, and I hope many watching came to see siblings, etc. At intermission, my husband left, as did the father and 2 young men next to us. The young man in front of us fell asleep, despite the persistent nudges from his Mom. My daughter and I struggled through the second half hoping that something would light a spark, but alas no go. We live up in Vista and have many wonderful theaters around us, so I will avoid this theater as their show expectations and not mine. So sorry.
This is a local theatre but Broadway couldn't do better. Move this performance to NY.
I saw the movie many years ago and was interested to see how the musical would handle some of the scenes. The musical did not disappoint!! The production, music, singing, dancing and acting were great. One aspect I really enjoyed was the men harmonizing as they sang as a chorus. Beautiful!