Kelsey Theater in West Windsor never goes dark for long. The summer season begins on Saturday, July 12, with the first of four productions that run through August 16.
Reock & Roll Revue, a band presenting rock and roll classics to the Kelsey stage since 2011, presents a “Classic Album Encore” on Saturday, July 12, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, July 13, at 2 p.m. The band will perform selected highlights from each of its shows — the Beatles White Album, the Who’s Quadrophenia, Crosby Stills, Nash and Young’s Deja Vu, the Band, the Allman Brothers’ Eat a Peach, and Eric Clapton’s Journeyman. The music will be accompanied by video and narrative that tie the bands together from a political and cultural perspective. Tickets are $25.
Yardley Players presents “Meet Me in St. Louis,” on weekends, from Friday, July 18, to Sunday, July 27. Travel back to the turn of the 20th century when the World’s Fair comes to St. Louis and the Smith children can’t wait to enjoy the fair. The show is based on the 1944 Judy Garland movie and features memorable songs including “Skip to My Lou,” “The Boy Next Door,” and “The Trolley Song.” Tickets are $20, $18 for seniors, and $16 for students. An opening night reception with the cast and crew follows the show on July 18.
The cast includes West Windsor actors Makenna Katz as young Agnes Smith, Charlotte Singh as Katie, and Jonathan Logan as Clinton. Ensemble, dancers, and chorus members from West Windsor and Plainsboro include Daniel Brugger, Marissa Marciano, Jeanette Smith, and Gretchen Zimmer.
M & M Stage present “Li’l Abner” on weekends from Friday, August 1 to Sunday, August 9. Watch Al Capp’s cartoon characters come off the page and onto the stage in a musical tale of hillbilly nonsense in Dogpatch. Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors, and $16 for students.
The fourth annual Kelsey Theater awards ceremony will be held on Saturday, August 16, at 8 p.m. Presented by K2KEntertainment and the Kelsey Theater Advisory Board, the festive evening is a comedic musical event and ceremony rolled into one, complete with reprises of memorable scenes and performance numbers from the 2013-’14 season. Fans are invited to nominate and vote for their favorites online at thekelseyawards.wordpress.com. Tickets are $16.
Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. 609-570-3333. www.kelseytheater.net.
