Kelsey Theatre at Mercer

12/07/2023

“Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.”
The show opens Friday and runs for only 1 weekend. Be sure to grab your tickets for this wonderful Kelsey Theatre Holiday Tradition!

www.kelseytheatre.org

12/05/2023

THE MAGIC BEGINS!
Be sure to grab your tickets for this ONE NIGHT ONLY ENGAGEMENT!
A VERY KELSEY CHRISTMAS CABARET | presented by Off Centre Stages

Keanu is SO excited to see Santa! You can too at A Very Kelsey Christmas Cabaret on Saturday, December 9th. To purchase tickets visit https://tinyurl.com/5xzhe7vb

12/05/2023

Looking for a fun way to bring in the holiday magic? We have 2 shows this weekend that can do just that!

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS… presented by the Kelsey Players

Fri. Dec. 8, 2023 at 7pm
Sat. Dec. 9 at 1pm & 4pm
Sun. Dec. 10 at 1pm & 4pm

The excitement and wonder of the long-awaited midnight visit by Santa Claus, made famous in Clement Moore’s beloved poem, is brought to life in a fun and enchanting musical perfect for even the littlest ones. Bring the whole family for this joyous Kelsey holiday tradition. Stay and take a photo with Santa!

Then One Night Only!!! A Very Kelsey Christmas Cabaret!
Sat. Dec. 9, 2023 at 8pm

It’s almost Christmas and families around the country are gathered around their TVs for the most exciting holiday musical r***e show of the year. But how lucky are you? You’ve been invited to join this year’s studio audience! The lights are on, the cameras are ready to roll, and the producer is even eyeing the most festively dressed audience members to join the talent on stage!

More information and ticket links on our website: www.kelseytheatre.org
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12/02/2023

Lots of nominees! Including some for our resident theatre companies! Be sure to vote for your favorites!

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Voting is Now Open!

12/02/2023

2 performances today of E.P.Dowdalls Holiday classic Parfumerie! Be sure to grab your tickets before this show dissapears from the Kelsey stage. 2 chances today and 1 final chance tomorrow to catch Parfumerie! Presented by the MTM players!

More information: www.kelseytheatre.org

11/30/2023

Are you ready for a second weekend of performances to get you in the holiday mood? One more full weekend of Parfumerie starts Friday night! That’s 4 more chances to catch this wonderful production.

More information on our website: www.kelseytheatre.org

11/28/2023

While we still have one more weekend left of Parfumerie we wanted to spotlight what’s coming up next! We have ‘Twas the night before christmas

Fri. Dec. 8, 2023 at 7pm
Sat. Dec. 9 at 1pm & 4pm
Sun. Dec. 10 at 1pm & 4pm

The excitement and wonder of the long-awaited midnight visit by Santa Claus, made famous in Clement Moore’s beloved poem, is brought to life in a fun and enchanting musical perfect for even the littlest ones. Bring the whole family for this joyous Kelsey holiday tradition. Stay and take a photo with Santa!

And One Night Only!!! A Very Kelsey Christmas! Sat. Dec. 9, 2023 at 8pm

Presented by Off Centre Stages

It’s almost Christmas and families around the country are gathered around their TVs for the most exciting holiday musical r***e show of the year. But how lucky are you? You’ve been invited to join this year’s studio audience! The lights are on, the cameras are ready to roll, and the producer is even eyeing the most festively dressed audience members to join the talent on stage!

More info on our website: www.kelseytheatre.org

11/28/2023

11/26/2023

The final performance of this weekend has arrived! 2pm curtain for Parfumerie today. After that you will only have 4 more chances next weekend to catch this show before - it’s gone! Ticket links and more information on our website: www.kelseytheatre.org

11/25/2023

Wonderful! ❤️

Just a little review from an old friend of the author for last night's performance of Parfumerie! Thank you, Jim! 7 more performances - double show day today! Call 609-570-3333 or visit http://www.kelseytheatre.org for tickets!

11/25/2023

Are you ready for a 2 show Saturday?! Performances for Parfumerie at 2pm and 8pm today! Hope to see you there!
More info on our website: www.kelseytheatre.org

11/24/2023

The Kelsey Theatre at Mercer family would love to wish broken legs to the cast, crew, and production team of PARFUMERIE | presented by MTM Players. The show opens tonight and runs for 2 weekends (8 performances)

More information on our website!
www.kelseytheatre.org

11/23/2023

While you’re gathering with your family & loved ones today, don’t forget that the OPENING of PARFUMERIE | presented by MTM Players is tomorrow night! And we have a special guest attending: The author - E.P. Dowdall!

Grab your tickets for this wonderful way to kick off the holiday season!

Performances:
Fri. Nov. 24 & Dec. 1, 2023 at 8pm
Sat. Nov. 25 & Dec. 2 at 2pm & 8pm
Sun. Nov. 26 & Dec. 3 at 2pm

A new adaptation of the play that inspired “You’ve Got Mail,” “The Shop Around The Corner,” “She Loves Me,” and “In The Good Old Summertime.” Just days before Christmas, George Horvath’s boss at the Parfumerie fires him after mistakenly suspecting him to be his unfaithful wife’s lover. Then George discovers that the stranger he has fallen in love with through a secret correspondence…. Oh my!

Check out our website for ticket links and more information on our full season!
www.kelseytheatre.org

11/21/2023

OPENING THIS FRIDAY!

The cast of PARFUMERIE is awaiting your arrival this Friday! Shop until you almost drop, then come see this wonderful show as Kelsey opens up their holiday show season. https://www.tinyurl.com/mtmparfumerie for tickets! It runs Nov. 24th-Dec 3rd for 8 glorious performances at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer.

11/20/2023

Opening this Friday and running for 2 weekends (a total 8 performances) is PARFUMERIE | presented by MTM Players!

A new adaptation of the play that inspired “You’ve Got Mail,” “The Shop Around The Corner,” “She Loves Me,” and “In The Good Old Summertime.”! Just days before Christmas, George Horvath’s boss at the Parfumerie fires him after mistakenly suspecting him to be his unfaithful wife’s lover. Then George discovers that the stranger he has fallen in love with through a secret correspondence is none other than Amalia Balash, a co-worker with whom he constantly feuds. Oh my!

Fri. Nov. 24 & Dec. 1, 2023 at 8pm
Sat. Nov. 25 & Dec. 2 at 2pm & 8pm
Sun. Nov. 26 & Dec. 3 at 2pm

More information and ticket links on our website: www.Kelseytheatre.org

11/18/2023

Performances again tonight on both of our stages!

More information and ticket links on our website: www.kelseytheatre.org

11/18/2023

The cast looking sharp in their holiday best. Think you can outdo them? If you’re the most festive dressed at the performance on December 9th, you’ll get a prize!

Order your tickets today at https://tinyurl.com/5xzhe7vb

11/17/2023

Kelsey Theatre at Mercer would love to wish broken legs to the 2 different performances across our stages this weekend!

The Christmas Hymn presented by Kim Warren (on our Mainstage) and The Seven Deadly Sins presented by the MCCC Theatre and Dance Department (in the Studio Theatre).

More information and ticket links can be found on our website:
www.kelseytheatre.org

11/16/2023

Rehearsals are underway for A VERY KELSEY CHRISTMAS CABARET | presented by Off Centre Stages

Be sure to grab your tickets!
More information and ticket links are on our website: www.kelseytheatre.org

11/16/2023

MCCC's award-winning Dance & Theatre programs will take over the Studio Theatre starting Friday as they present "The Seven Deadly Sins”

This movement based performance is based on seven original pieces allowing students to explore the fun and dark sides of human nature.

The show runs for 1 weekend so be sure to grab your tickets and experience this - one of a kind - show!

More information and ticket links on our website:
www.kelseytheatre.org

11/15/2023

Wonderful news! We are so looking forward to seeing Mercer County Community College’s President, Dr. Deborah Preston making her Kelsey Theatre stage debut in PARFUMERIE | presented by MTM Players! Be sure to visit our website for tickets and more information!
www.kelseytheatre.org

Our President, Dr. Deborah Preston, will make her Kelsey Theatre at Mercer stage debut in the theatre's upcoming production of Parfumerie from 11/24 through 12/3!

Dr. Preston, who has a bachelor's degree in theater and is a veteran of live stage productions, will be back in front of a live audience for the first time in 7 years when she plays the role of a persnickety shop customer in the upcoming Kelsey production.

Read more about Parfumerie: https://www.mccc.edu/pr/General/2023/PrestonParfumerie.html

11/13/2023

Here is a wonderful look into Parfumerie!
Proudly presented by The MTM Players

Fri. Nov. 24 & Dec. 1, 2023 at 8pm
Sat. Nov. 25 & Dec. 2 at 2pm & 8pm
Sun. Nov. 26 & Dec. 3 at 2pm

A new adaptation of the play that inspired “You’ve Got Mail,” “The Shop Around The Corner,” “She Loves Me,” and “In The Good Old Summertime.” Just days before Christmas, George Horvath’s boss at the Parfumerie fires him after mistakenly suspecting him to be his unfaithful wife’s lover. Then George discovers that the stranger he has fallen in love with through a secret correspondence is none other than Amalia Balash, a co-worker with whom he constantly feuds. Oh my!

More information and ticket links on our website: www.kelseytheatre.org

Video Credit: Jenna Rachael Moschella

11/11/2023

The last 3 chances to catch ON GOLDEN POND | presented by Broken Leg Productions & Zeff Entertainment are here. Today we have 2 shows and tomorrow we have the closing performance. Be sure to grab a ticket and catch this show before it’s gone.

More information and ticket links on our website:
www.kelseytheatre.org

11/11/2023

Honoring all who answer the call to serve our country. Thank you

11/10/2023

Only 3 more chances left to Catch On Golden Pond this weekend. 2 performances tomorrow (2pm & 8pm) and a 2pm left on Sunday! Be sure to grab your tickets and catch this “heartwarming and hilarious meditation on aging, family and forgiveness.”

11/08/2023

CAST ANNOUNCEMENT FOR HALF MOON | presented by In Death's Company!

11/07/2023

Special Performance tomorrow at 2pm. Then we have a weekend filled of shows.

Sat. Nov. 11th at 2pm & 8pm
Sun. Nov. 12th at 2pm

More information: www.kelseytheatre.org

11/07/2023

BIG NEWS for PARFUMERIE | presented by MTM Players. The Author will be attending Opening night!

“PARFUMERIE” AUTHOR, E.P. DOWDALL TO ATTEND OPENING NIGHT GALA AT KELSEY THEATRE

WEST WINDSOR, NJ – ”Parfumerie” – the original Hungarian play that inspired three movies and a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical – opens an eight-performance run on Black Friday, November 24, 2023 at Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre. Author E.P. Dowdall plans to attend opening night and will be available to audience members at the Opening Night Gala in the lobby immediately following the performance – a tradition at Kelsey of a meet and greet with the actors replete with refreshments that returned this season after a hiatus during the pandemic. “Parfumerie” is produced by The MTM Players – a producing partner at Kelsey Theatre.

Penned in his native Hungarian tongue, Miklós László had his work “Illatszertár” produced after he emigrated to the US in 1938. He and his wife, Florence, sat down in their Astoria, NY apartment and translated it into English with the plan to have it copyrighted. After László’s death, nephew Dowdall adapted his aunt’s original translated play into a more stage worthy version as many of the original jokes and situations didn’t translate well.

The adaptation of the play is a warm, gentle comedy that follows the tangled tale in 1937 Budapest, Hungary of Hammerschmidt’s Parfumerie employee George Horvath. Just days before Christmas, George's boss fires him after mistakenly suspecting him to be the lover of his unfaithful wife. Meanwhile, George's own love life goes awry when he discovers that the stranger he has fallen in love with through a secret correspondence is none other than Amalia Balash, a co-worker with whom he constantly feuds. For the employees of the Parfumerie, only the truth can lead to a happy resolution in this old-fashioned, romantic Christmas tale.

If this story seems familiar, the original work was produced by Ernst Lubitsch as The Shop Around the Corner starring Jimmy Stewart, Margaret Sullavan, and Frank Morgan in 1940. It was subsequently produced for two more movies: In the Good Old Summertime{1949) with Judy Garland, S.Z. Sakall and Van Johnson, and You’ve Got Mail(1998) with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. The Broadway musical She Loves Me(1963) was also based on this holiday tale and has won numerous accolades – including several Tony Awards – for its original run and subsequent revivals over the decades.

Sitting down for an interview, Dowdall reminisces about how his aunt and uncle sat down to begin translating the original script, his own adaptation process, and shared some secrets along the way. He recalls that his uncle was a very close friend to S.Z. Sakall (the shopkeeper character in In the Good Old Summertime) who attended opening night of She Loves Me in 1963 and sent congratulatory wishes to László. The full interview with Dowdall is available on YouTube on The MTM Players page or at their website https://www.mtmplayers.org.

Dates and show times for the eight live performances of “Parfumerie” are Fridays and Saturdays, November 24th, 25th, December 1st & 2nd, 2023 at 8:00 pm and Saturdays and Sundays, November 25th, 26th, December 2nd & 3rd, 2023 at 2:00 pm.
Tickets are $22 for adults, $20 for seniors, veterans, active military & students and may be purchased online or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333. Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible, with free parking next to the theater. For a complete listing of adult and children's events, visit the Kelsey website http://www.kelseytheatre.org or call the box office for a brochure.

11/06/2023

What’s coming up on the Kelsey Theatre at Mercer Stage? Well this is the post for you!

~First, we have a second weekend of ON GOLDEN POND | presented by Broken Leg Productions & Zeff Entertainment. 4 more performances to catch this wonderful show. A heartwarming and hilarious meditation on aging, family and forgiveness.
Performances:
Sat. Nov. 11 at 2pm & 8pm
Sun. Nov. 12 at 2pm
(Special weekday matinee for groups Nov. 8 at 2pm - reduced group rate for 10 or more!)

~ Then we have a Special Guest Production! KIM S WARREN PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS: THE CHRISTMAS HYMN
2 Performances Only!
November 17th at 7pm &
November 18th at 6pm

Ebony is a modern day scrooge who has found employment in a department store of all places. Ebony tries to navigate this Christmas season unscathed but a surprise visit from a family member proves to make this an impossible task. This musical is filled with music, dancing and heartfelt emotions. This production does discuss topics that may be considered inappropriate for children under 13.

**Ticket link: https://kim-warren-productions.ticketleap.com/the-christmas-hymn/

~That same weekend Students from the MCCC’s, multi award-winning, Theater and Dance programs perform “The Seven Deadly Sins”.
It features four original one act plays and three dance numbers in a unique collaboration with professionals artists from Passage Theater, Moving Productions, New York City playwrights and area playwrights. These seven original pieces will allow students to explore the fun and dark sides of human nature.

(This performance takes place in the STUDIO THEATRE)

Friday Nov. 17 at 7:30pm
Saturday Nov. 18 at 7:30p
Sunday Nov. 19 at 1:30pm

~Then we have PARFUMERIE | presented by MTM Players
A warm old-fashioned romantic comedy to carry us sweetly into the holidays. A new adaptation of the play that inspired “You’ve Got Mail,” “The Shop Around The Corner,” “She Loves Me,” and “In The Good Old Summertime.”

Performances:
Fri. Nov. 24 & Dec. 1, 2023 at 8pm
Sat. Nov. 25 & Dec. 2 at 2pm & 8pm
Sun. Nov. 26 & Dec. 3 at 2pm

Ticket links for all performances can be found on our website:
www.kelseytheatre.org

11/04/2023

2 show Saturday!
We have a 2pm and an 8pm today. Come and enjoy ON GOLDEN POND | presented by Broken Leg Productions & Zeff Entertainment

This is the love story of Ethel and Norman Thayer, who are returning to their summer home on Golden Pond. He is a retired professor, nearing eighty, with heart palpitations and a failing memory—but still is tart-tongued, observant, and eager for life as ever. Ethel, his wife, delights in all the small things that have enriched their long life together. On Golden Pond navigates the ups and downs of family life and the importance of ultimately enjoying the moments we have.

More information and ticket links: www.kelseytheatre.org

11/03/2023

The Kelsey Theatre at Mercer Family would love to wish broken legs for Opening Night to the Cast, Crew, and Production team of ON GOLDEN POND | presented by Broken Leg Productions & Zeff Entertainment

Fri. Nov. 3, 2023 at 8pm
Sat. Nov. 4 & 11 at 2pm & 8pm
Sun. Nov. 5 & 12 at 2pm

(Special weekday matinee for groups Nov. 8 at 2pm)

This is the love story of Ethel and Norman Thayer, who are returning to their summer home on Golden Pond. He is a retired professor, nearing eighty, with heart palpitations and a failing memory—but still is tart-tongued, observant, and eager for life as ever. Ethel, his wife, delights in all the small things that have enriched their long life together. On Golden Pond navigates the ups and downs of family life and the importance of ultimately enjoying the moments we have.

More information on our website including ticket links: www.kelseytheatre.org

11/03/2023

Tomorrow is Opening Night! Be sure to join us for the Opening Night Gala event.

More information on our website: www.kelseytheatre.org

11/01/2023

ON GOLDEN POND | presented by Broken Leg Productions & Zeff Entertainment opens on Friday and runs for 2 weekends. Be sure to grab your tickets and join us.

More information and ticket links can be found on our website: www.kelseytheatre.org

https://www.tapinto.net/towns/hamilton-slash-robbinsville/columns/the-m-connection/articles/timeless-love-story-on-golden-pond-comes-to-mccc-s-kelsey-theatre-nov-3-12?fbclid=IwAR1WQmlLFnBusYaAHRdgViS96q1MfKAPgoIW0uG0YghMZKIATaKYy0z9rrk_aem_AXA3vQR5X6ZaG7l6vD9Sfjco1WEPrwPxiao0CZHBfw9OoE_cKp5ZTzhu0XP1NMHFwXg&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

WEST WINDSOR, NJ – A poignant tale intertwining familial relationships with a 48-year-old love story comes to life when Break a Leg Productions and Zeff Entertainment presents On Golden Pond, Nov....

11/01/2023

Check out some auditions we have coming up! Click on the link to find out more information:

Auditions: ALL MY SONS presented by Shakespeare 70

AUDITION: The Further Adventures of Nick Tickle, Fairy Tale Detective

NUNSENSE AUDITIONS | The MTM Players at Kelsey Theatre

10/30/2023

Opening Friday and running for 2 weekends!

A timeless love story unfolds in 'On Golden Pond' at MCCC's Kelsey Theatre. Follow Ethel and Norman Thayer's 48-year journey filled with family, memories, and the beauty of life. Don't miss this poignant production by Break a Leg Productions and Zeff Entertainment.

10/30/2023

Opening this Friday on the Kelsey Theatre at Mercer stage:
ON GOLDEN POND | presented by Broken Leg Productions & Zeff Entertainment

Fri. Nov. 3, 2023 at 8pm
Sat. Nov. 4 & 11 at 2pm & 8pm
Sun. Nov. 5 & 12 at 2pm

This is the love story of Ethel and Norman Thayer, who are returning to their summer home on Golden Pond. He is a retired professor, nearing eighty, with heart palpitations and a failing memory—but still is tart-tongued, observant, and eager for life as ever. Ethel, his wife, delights in all the small things that have enriched their long life together. On Golden Pond navigates the ups and downs of family life and the importance of ultimately enjoying the moments we have.

More information and ticket info can be found on our website:
www.kelseytheatre.org