Keith Baker News

Voting has now opened for the 2014 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Regional Awards! Check out the latest live stats as of November 25th.

Bristol Riverside Theatre welcomes the holiday season with Winter Musicale 2014, running December 11-21, 2014. Director Keith Baker and the BRT Concert Band present classic carols and heartwarming holiday songs sung by BRT favorites Bethe B. Austin , Philip Chaffin, David Edwards , Elyse Langley, and Matt Leisy, joined by Donata Cucinotta, Ciji Prosser, and Dwayne Washington, making their BRT debuts.

Bristol Riverside Theatre gears up for the holiday season with its family program Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells based on the children's book of the same title performed by Casa Manana. Present for one weekend only, performances are Saturday, December 6 and Sunday, December 7, at 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM, and 3:00 PM. Tickets at $15 for children and $25 for adults are available by visiting brtstage.org or calling the BRT Box Office at 215-785-0100. Bristol Riverside Theatre is located at 120 Radcliffe Street in Bristol, PA.

Laughter can be found at Bristol Riverside Theatre in Neil Simon's dramedy Lost in Yonkers playing today, November 11-30. Directed by Keith Baker, the ensemble cast features Joy Franz, David Nate Goldman, Bruce Graham, Eleanor Handley, Kyle Klein II, Karen Peakes, and Danny Vaccaro.

Laughter can be found at Bristol Riverside Theatre in Neil Simon's dramedy Lost in Yonkers playing on November 11-30. Directed by Keith Baker, the ensemble cast features Joy Franz, David Nate Goldman, Bruce Graham, Eleanor Handley, Kyle Klein II, Karen Peakes, and Danny Vaccaro.

Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel and a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, the hilarious whodonit opening Bristol Riverside Theatre's season tonight, September 30-October 26. Directed by Gus Kaikkonen, the ensemble cast features Dan Hodge, Matt Leisy, Karen Peakes, and Adam Sowers.

The onset of menopause starts at Bristol Riverside Theatre with the Off-Broadway hit Menopause The Musical, running tonight, September 10-14 for only seven performances.

Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel and a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, the hilarious whodonit opening Bristol Riverside Theatre's season on September 30-October 26. Directed by Gus Kaikkonen, the ensemble cast features Dan Hodge, Matt Leisy, Karen Peakes, and Adam Sowers.

Following on from last year's smash hit The Butterfly Lion, the Mercury Theatre Colchester will be producing another Michael Morpurgo classic this August with their Made in Colchester production of Friend or Foe. Opening at the Mercury today, August 29 and running until Saturday, September 13, Friend or Foe is a thrilling tale of extraordinary friendship which will appeal to adults and children alike.

The Wilde Awards 2014 Ceremony will be taking place September 22nd and hosted by EncoreMichigan.com.

The onset of menopause starts at Bristol Riverside Theatre with the Off-Broadway hit Menopause The Musical, running September 10-14 for only seven performances. Hailed as a celebration of women and The Change, Menopause The Musical follows four women who meet at a Bloomingdale's lingerie sale with nothing in common but a black lace bra - and memory loss, hot flashes, night sweats, chocolate cravings, not enough sex, too much sex and more! They share their ups and downs in a hilarious musical parody set to classic tunes from the '60s, '70s and '80s.

Following on from last year's smash hit The Butterfly Lion, the Mercury Theatre Colchester will be producing another Michael Morpurgo classic this August with their Made in Colchester production of Friend or Foe. Opening at the Mercury on Friday, August 29 and running until Saturday, September 13, Friend or Foe is a thrilling tale of extraordinary friendship which will appeal to adults and children alike.

Ever wanted to know what it's like to be a T-bird or a Pink Lady but never felt cool enough to pull it off? Bristol Riverside Theater presents Sing-Along Grease, the sing along screening of the classic film starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John today, July 5 at 8:00PM and Sunday, July 6 at 3:00PM. This is your chance to don those pink jackets, grease your hair and let all inhibitions go for an evening when Grease is the Word.

Bristol Riverside Theatre presents Cooking With The Calamari Sisters, running July 30-August 3. Delphine and Carmela Calamari star in this delightfully zany comedy-cum-cooking class. Hilarity, failed dishes, and food fights ensue during this live “broadcast” of a public access cable cooking show hosted by two largerthan-life Italian sisters. They sing and dance to such beloved Italian favorites as “Volare,” “Come On A My House,” “Botcha Me,” “Que Sera Sera,” “That's Amore,” and of course, “Mambo Italiano!” as they try to make it through their final broadcast together in one piece.Performances run Wednesday, July 30 at 2:00 and 7:30, Thursday, July 31 at 7:30 PM, Friday, August 1 at 8:00 PM, Saturday, August 2 at 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM, and Sunday, August 3 at 3:00 PM. Tickets starting at $30 ($15 for students) are available by visiting brtstage.org or calling the BRT Box Office at 215-785-0100. Bristol Riverside Theatre is located at 120 Radcliffe Street in Bristol, PA.

Ever wanted to know what it's like to be a T-bird or a Pink Lady but never felt cool enough to pull it off? Bristol Riverside Theater presents Sing-Along Grease, the sing along screening of the classic film starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John on Saturday, July 5 at 8:00PM and Sunday, July 6 at 3:00PM. This is your chance to don those pink jackets, grease your hair and let all inhibitions go for an evening when Grease is the Word.

Bristol Riverside Theatre concludes its 2013-2014 season with the popular cult classic Little Shop of Horrors by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman today, May 6-June 8. Directed by Susan D. Atkinson, the ensemble cast features Berlando Drake, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Laura C. Giknis, Nate Golden, Daniel Marcus, Andrew McMath, Candace Thomas, Danny Vaccaro, and Lindsey Warren.

Bristol Riverside Theatre has announced the receipt of a $50,000 grant from J.P. Mascaro & Sons, a local waste removal and recycling company to help save BRT's summer ArtRageous program. An unexpected loss of funding for the ArtRageous program threatened to necessitate cutting scholarship money for 100 kids. The grant from Mascaro & Sons, combined with a $25,000 matching grant from the Grundy Foundation which was matched by support from Arkema, Milestone Bank, and The Bucks County Foundation, has restored opportunities for 118 children to attend this summer.

Bristol Riverside Theatre announces its 2014-2015 mainstage season including two comedies, a play with music, a musical and a classic drama. The new season features the Tony Award-winning comedy The 39 Steps adapted byPatrick Barlow, Neil Simon's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning Lost in Yonkers, Always…Patsy Cline about the Grammy Award-winning singer, the Tony Award-winning musical Ragtime with book by Terrence McNally, music byStephen Flaherty, and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and the timeless drama An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen.

Bristol Riverside Theatre concludes its 2013-2014 season with the popular cult classic Little Shop of Horrors by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman on May 6-June 8. Directed by Susan D. Atkinson, the ensemble cast features Berlando Drake, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Laura C. Giknis, Nate Golden, Daniel Marcus, Andrew McMath, Candace Thomas, Danny Vaccaro, and Lindsey Warren.

Of Mice & Men at Cinnabar Theater already sold every seat in the first two weeks of its run, so the hugely popular show has been extended through April 13. This stellar production of John Steinbeck's masterpiece is the latest hit in a spectacular season at Sonoma County's beloved professional theater.