‘Jay and Silent Bob’ Star Jason Mewes Performs At Daughter’s Nutcracker Play

Jason Mewes goes from stoner comic to candidate for father of the 12 months … as a result of he had a giant function dancing ballet in his daughter’s manufacturing of “The Nutcracker.”

Jay carried out in his daughter Logan‘s play earlier this month, dancing alongside different dads of the solid.

It appears like Jason’s daddy-daughter ballet gig was a 12 months within the making … we’re advised Logan noticed the ‘Nutcracker’ final Christmas on the Marat Daukayev Faculty of Ballet in Los Angeles and liked it a lot, she had her mother and father enroll her within the faculty’s ballet lessons.

Rehearsals for this 12 months’s play have been occurring since a minimum of October, which is when Jason was approached about being a Dancing Dad.

We’re advised Jason was first approached by Pamela Daukayev, the college’s government director and Marat‘s spouse, with Jason agreeing regardless of having no clue what being a Dancing Dad entailed.

Jason’s ballet duties included 4 dances onstage in costume with ballerina Lola Vernetti … plus serving to the opposite 27 Dancing Dads help the crew and transfer furnishings and set items between scenes. No simple job to say the least.

We’re advised Jason rehearsed a number of occasions every week main as much as the massive present … and he additionally participated in every day tech rehearsals onstage the week earlier than the efficiency.

Logan appears like a fairly good dancer herself … we’re advised she earned a demi-solo ballet routine within the Pulcinella scene — a 21-section ballet.

We’re advised Jason feels the expertise is one among his finest moments as a father … and Logan was proud to have him onstage together with her.