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The Keswick Theater is a gem of a venue that is merely a train ride away from Philadelphia. Located in Glenside and designed by Horace Trumbauer, the same architect who graced our fair city with its breathtaking Art Museum, the historic theater opened its doors on Christmas night in 1928 as a vaudeville and movie house. In 1955, when blockbuster movies were booming out of Hollywood, it took on one of those totally 50′s neon movie theater signs, still there today.

After changing hands many times and being threatened by demolition, the Keswick stands today as one of the technologically best venues in the Philadelphia area. It is “nationally recognized by audiences and performing artists as the most comfortable, friendly, acoustically-perfect listening room in the Philadelphia area-presents a broad range of internationally acclaimed performers geared to virtually every entertainment taste and interest.”

I’m embarrassed to say, that I have never been there. But this Friday I am lucky enough to go and see a comedy show featuring Caroline Rhea and Colin Quinn. Caroline Rhea has had her own talk show, which she was handpicked by Rosie O’Donnell to replace herself. She was the aunt on “Sabrina the Teenage Witch”, and the host of the reality show, “The World’s Biggest Loser”. She gave up her role as host last January when she announced she would return to stand-up, and here she will be this Friday night!

Colin Quinn, come on! “Saturday Night Live”, “The Tough Crowd”, that video on MTV from the late 80′s, “Goin’ back to Brooklyn”, that spoofed L.L. Cool J’s “Goin’ back to Cali”. Sounds like a star-studded evening of hilarity to me. So hop on the train and get out of town! The Keswick is accessible by the R5, which runs every hour and every half hour during weekday rush hours. The last train from Glenside is at 11:52 on weeknights and 11:42 on weekends. To Glenside Station from Suburban Station is almost exactly 30 minutes, and from there it is a half mile walk to the theater- which for us city folk translates to 5.5 blocks! easy!

Keswick Theatre
291 N. Keswick Ave, Glenside, PA 19038
(215) 572-7650
www.keswicktheatre.com