NIC AT NOON – NOVEMBER 7, 2025

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Join Nicole Dorignac on Nic@Noon as she dives into local events and community updates! Today, Nicole chats with Dennis Assaf about the upcoming JPAS season, giving you a sneak peek at exciting performances.  Dennis shared details of the Crecent City Theater Awards being held in the auditorium at WYES :

The nominees for the first annual Crescent City Theatre Awards were sent via email yesterday and you received your pair of tickets as you are the artistic director for JPA with two of the five nominated works for Best Musical, “Jesus Christ Superstar” and “Jekyll and Hyde.”   Among the other JPA nominees are:

Leon Contravespire as Best Featured Actor in a Play for “Noises Off”

Nadine Kühn as Best Featured Actress in a Musical for “Jesus Christ Superstar” 

Michael Moore as Best Leading Actor in a Musical for “Jesus Christ Superstar” 

Tyler Walls as Best Leading Actor in a Musical for “Jekyll & Hyde” (

Leslie Castay as Best Director of a Musical for “School of Rock”

Ken Leach as Best Musical Director of a Musical for “Jekyll & Hyde”

Max DoVale as Best Musical Director of a Musical for “Jesus Christ Superstar” 

For tickets, click here https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crescent-city-theatre-awards-tickets-1732667608459?aff=oddtdtcreator

She also talks with Eric Stuart about the Corporate Cup 5K happening this Saturday in City Park. Plus, Nicole shares the latest sales and specials at Dorignac’s Food Center, helping you make the most of your grocery shopping this week.