Betsy Kelso News

My favorite thing about attending NYMF is the fact that I truly never know what to expect from the works I see there. Walking into SINGLE WIDE, I was expecting a completely irreverent musical soiree along the lines of David Nehls and Betsy Kelso's THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL. Instead, I was treated to a nearly complete project with a heartwarming story that was as wholesome as it was entertaining.

STAGEright Theatre is proud to announce its upcoming production of The Great American Trailer Park Musical. 

THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL is a two-act musical, written by David Nehls and Betsy Kelso. Set in the Armadillo Acres Trailer Park in Florida, it is a great big musical Valentine to trailer trash. The main story concerns Pippi, a stripper on the run, who comes between the agoraphobic Jeannie, and her tollbooth-collector husband Norbert. You won't find any deep message waiting for you here in this tale narrated by the three trailer park residents Betty, Lin and Pickles; but you will find a lot of laughs, some great voices and a terrific evening of cartoonish, escapist fun.

Celebrating sixty four years since Betty Bobp founded a group which would come to welcome theater aficionados of all ages to join and take part in the beauty of the dramatic arts, followed by Producing Artistic Director Nina Schuessler's dedication to creating a year-round educational venue on the Cape, the Harwich Junior Theater returns with a triumph with the start of a new, exciting summer season. Audiences have no doubt been telling wondrous tales about The Great American Trailer Park Musical which, simply put, treats audiences to one doozy of a show.

The Old Opera House Theatre Company presents THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL with music & lyrics by David Nehls and book by Betsy Kelso. Directed by David Porterfield with musical direction by Alison Shafer.

Dare to Defy Productions announces the company's 2015-16 season today. Featuring six productions presented in either the Mathile Theatre in the Schuster Center or the Victoria Theatre in downtown Dayton, the season includes Into the Woods, Godspell, Footloose, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Wild Party and American Idiot!

Dare to Defy Productions announces the company's 2015-16 season today. Featuring six productions presented in either the Mathile Theatre in the Schuster Center or the Victoria Theatre in downtown Dayton, the season includes Into the Woods, Godspell, Footloose, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Wild Party and American Idiot!

The Old Opera House Theatre Company presents THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL with music & lyrics by David Nehls and book by Betsy Kelso. Directed by David Porterfield with musical direction by Alison Shafer.

Have you ever seen a sequel to a show and thought, wow, that was even better than the original? Well, that's what you're going to think if you take the time to check out Stray Dog Theatre's current production of THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK CHRISTMAS MUSICAL (book by Betsy Kelso, with music and lyrics by David Nehls), and you really should see it. It's a return to Starke, Florida, the home of Armadillo Acres, where The Great American Trailer Park Musical took place. It's your chance to catch up on what's been happening in the lives of the amusing and bawdy trio of Betty, Pickles and Linoleum, since we last left them. If you're looking for a quirky Christmas show that's extremely funny and a little bit raunchy, then you owe it to yourself to see this show.

WaterTower Theatre Producing Artistic Director Terry Martin today announced the cast for the holiday musical, The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical with music and lyrics by David Nehls and book by Betsy Kelso, running December 5, 2014 - January 4, 2015 at the Addison Theatre Centre. The ensemble cast stars Amanda Passanante as Darlene Seward, Tony Daussat as Rufus Jeter, Greg Hullett as Jackson Boudreaux, Sara Shelby-Martin as Betty, Cara Serber as Linoleum, and Megan Kelly Bates as Pickles. BroadwayWorld brings you photos of the show below!

City Theater in Biddeford is excited to announce the Maine premier of David Nehls and Betsy Kelso's newest work, ! This ALL-NEW show is the sequel to The Great American Trailer Park Musical, which we presented in our 2011 season, featuring the same principal cast: Jennine Canizzo (Gorham) as Betty, Rebecca Rinaldi (S. Portland) as Lin, and Alyssa Rojecki (Gorham) as Pickles.

City Theater in Biddeford is excited to announce the Maine premier of David Nehls and Betsy Kelso's newest work, ! This ALL-NEW show is the sequel to The Great American Trailer Park Musical, which we presented in our 2011 season, featuring the same principal cast: Jennine Canizzo (Gorham) as Betty, Rebecca Rinaldi (S. Portland) as Lin, and Alyssa Rojecki (Gorham) as Pickles.

WaterTower Theatre Producing Artistic Director Terry Martin today announced the cast for the holiday musical, The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical with music and lyrics by David Nehls and book by Betsy Kelso, running December 5, 2014 - January 4, 2015 at the Addison Theatre Centre. The ensemble cast stars Amanda Passanante as Darlene Seward, Tony Daussat as Rufus Jeter, Greg Hullett as Jackson Boudreaux, Sara Shelby-Martin as Betty, Cara Serber as Linoleum, and Megan Kelly Bates as Pickles.

THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL, the latest show by Dramatic License Productions, is a nutty little work that lampoons the denizens of its community, as well as a number of aspects of American culture, like the daytime reality TV shows made popular by the likes of Dr. Phil and Jerry Springer. It may be short on plot, but the songs are generally catchy, the characters are sublimely absurd, and the jokes come fast and furious.

The Los Altos Stage Company's 19th anniversary season opens with a caustic musical fable ripe with adultery, hysterical pregnancy, strippers, murderous ex-boyfriends, Costco, and the Ice Capades. The Great American Trailer Park Musical opens tonight, September 4 and runs through September 28 at the Bus Barn Theater in Los Altos.

WaterTower Theatre's has announced its calendar of events, this month through December 2014. All performances held at The Addison Theatre Centre unless otherwise noted. Scroll down for details!

The Los Altos Stage Company's 19th anniversary season opens with a caustic musical fable ripe with adultery, hysterical pregnancy, strippers, murderous ex-boyfriends, Costco, and the Ice Capades. The Great American Trailer Park Musical opens September 4 and runs through September 28 at the Bus Barn Theater in Los Altos.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) seeks submissions for the 14th Annual TRU Voices New Musicals Reading Series. Writers, producers and theater companies are welcome to submit new musicals for consideration in the developmental series. Non members may submit to the TRU Voices New Musicals Series (completed musicals only) for a $25 fee. The deadline for submission is today, August 8, 2014 (deadline is extended to August 15th for TRU members and shows with a producer attached).