Kelsey Theatre’s 2018-19 Season Preview
Extra, extra. Read all about it! Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre in West Windsor has announced its blockbuster schedule for 2018-19. The curtain goes up on Kelsey’s 45th season Sept. 6 with the award-winning musical “Newsies,” followed by other major musicals, dramas, comedies, and shows for the entire family.
“Newsies, The Musical” – Sept. 6 – 16
Presented by PinnWorth Productions
Based on the Newsboy Strike of 1891, this Disney movie adaptation stars a rag-tag band of teenaged “newsies” who take a stand against newspaper moguls Pulitzer and Hearst.
“Fun Home” – Sept. 21 – 30
Presented by Pierrot Productions
Told from the perspective of a character at several stages of her life, it’s a refreshingly honest, at times heartbreaking, story about seeing one’s parents through grown-up eyes.
Green Day’s “American Idiot” – Oct. 5 – 14
Presented by The Pennington Players
“A Raisin in The Sun” –Oct. 19 – 28
Presented by Theater To Go
Audiences will meet the Youngers, a black working-class family struggling to achieve the American Dream in the face of racial tensions and economic disenfranchisement in 1950s Chicago.
“Beauty and the Beast” –Nov. 2 – 11
Presented by The Yardley Players
“A Christmas Story, The Musical” – Nov. 16 – Dec. 2
Presented by M & M Stage Productions
“Twas the Night Before Christmas” – Dec. 7 – 9
Presented by The Kelsey Players
“The Nutcracker” –Dec. 14 – 16
Presented by The Dance Connection
“Snow Day” – Dec. 22 – 23
Presented by Maurer Productions Onstage
“Noises Off” –Jan. 11 – 20, 2019
Presented by Maurer Productions OnStage
“Zorro, The Musical” –Jan. 25 – Feb. 3, 2019
Presented by PinnWorth Productions
“Love Letters” –Feb. 8 – 10, 2019
Presented by M & M Stage Productions
“Four Weddings and an Elvis” – Feb. 15 – 24, 2019
Presented by The Yardley Players
“Chicago II” –March 2 & 3, 2019
Presented by Reock & Roll Revue
“Peter and The Starcatcher” – March 8 – 17, 2019
Presented by The Pennington Players
“The Sound of Music” –March 22 – 31, 2019
Presented by Pierrot Productions
“Sunset Boulevard” –April 5 – 14, 2019
Presented by Playful Theatre Productions
“Return to Forbidden Planet” – April 25 – May 5, 2019
Presented by MCCC’s Academic Theatre and Dance Program
Students are once again center stage as The Mercer Dance Ensemblepresents a collaborative concert, May 11 & 12. In addition to current students, the show features alumni, faculty members, and community choreographers and dancers in a spelling-binding performance that incorporates multiple genres.
“Inherit the Wind” –May 24 – June 2, 2019
Presented by Forté Dramatic Productions
“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” – June 7 – 16, 2019
Presented by Maurer Productions OnStage
“Macbeth” – June 21 – 30, 2019
Presented by Shakespeare ‘70
“Crazy for You” –July 12 – 21, 2019
Presented by M & M Stage Productions
“Tom Sawyer” –July 26 – Aug. 4, 2019
Presented by The Yardley Productions
Check out the Kelsey Theatre’s 2018-19 season, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. For tickets and information, go to www.kelseytheatre.net; 609-570-3333.
