M&M Productions Presents Stories of Jesus Christ in “Godspell” at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre July 12-21

The parables of Jesus Christ come to
life when M&M Stage Productions presents the modern day musical “Godspell” at Mercer County Community
College’s Kelsey Theatre.  Performances
are Fridays, July 12 and 19 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, July 13 and 20 at 8 p.m.; and
Sundays, July 14 and 21 at 2 p.m.  Kelsey
Theatre is located on the college’s West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton
Road.  A reception with the cast and crew
follows the opening night performance on July 12. 

“Godspell” is based on the Gospel of
Matthew, with music by Stephen Schwartz and book by John-Michael Tebelak.  Featuring a sparkling score, the show is a
series of parables interspersed with a variety of modern musical numbers set to
lyrics from traditional hymns. Drawing from various theatrical traditions, such
as clowning, pantomime, charades, acrobatics and vaudeville, stories from the
Bible come to life with a message of kindness, tolerance and love.

Starting out as a college project
performed by students at Carnegie Mellon University in 1970, “Godspell” was
rescored for an off-Broadway production in 1971 and became a long-running
success, with over 2,000 performances.  Several
cast albums have been released over the years and one of its songs, "Day
by Day," reached #13 on the Billboard pop singles chart in 1972.  The 1973 film version of this musical starred
Victor Garber, and the show was most recently revived on Broadway in 2011.

The show stars Jonathan Martin of East
Windsor as Jesus and J. Scott of Allentown as Judas.  The cast also features Wesley Cappiello of
Hamilton, Frankie Confalone of Bordentown, Chelsea Gonzalez of Hamilton, Kristen
Kane of Plainsboro, Molly Karlin of Plainsboro, Sydney Kobil of Hopewell, Zach
Latino of Moorestown, Taylor Lloyd of Hamilton, Trevor Napelka of Hillsborough,
Rachel Sherman of Belle Meade, Tara Wagner of Hamilton, and Dont'e Wilder of
Ewing.

The show is directed by Mike Steele,
with lighting by Judi Parrish, sound by Mike Almstedt, choreography by Laura
Murey-Ghaffoor, and costume design by Louisa Murey.

Tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for
seniors, and $14 for students and children. 
For tickets, call the Kelsey Theatre box office at (609) 570-3333, or
order online at www.kelseytheatre.net.  Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible, with
free parking available next to the theater.

Kelsey Theatre’s summer schedule of
shows continues with Reock and Roll performing Beatles’ “White Album,” July
27-28; “Mary Poppins” Movie Sing-a-long, Aug. 2-4; and the Third Annual Kelsey
Theatre Awards Ceremony on Aug. 10. 
Discount packages are available. 
For more information, call (609) 570-3333, or visit www.kelseytheatre.net/summer13.