Keith Caldwell appeared in New York City in the musical Trixie True, Teen Detective at the Lucille Lortell Theatre DeLys. In Atlantic City he was the front man (lead singer/dancer) in Roger Minami’s Award Winning Outrageous! For 10 years Keith was one of the most popular male cabaret singers in New York City, singing in such clubs as The Duplex, Don’t Tell Mama, The Eighty-Eight’s, Paulsen’s, and The Paper Moon. He occasionally teaches a class on the art of Cabaret Singing at The University of Houston, and is also a theatre professor teaching acting at Sam Houston State University with the Department of Theatre & Dance, and a music professor at Houston Community College Central Campus.
Keith appeared in The Alley Theatre & University of Houston’s co-production of The Diary of Anne Frank and at Stages Repertory Theatre’s production of Sondheim’s Side By Side. Keith has also been seen in leading roles at Theatre New West in Houston and Galveston’s 1894 Opera House, the lead in the Houston Childrens’ Theatre Festival 2000 productions of The Ugly Duckling and Jerry Bock’s The Magic Journey. In December 2003 and December 2004, Keith appeared at the Hobby Center in workshop productions of the musicals The Life of Pi, and Time Remembered, both produced by Stuart Ostrow. Keith made his debut as Jamie at Theatre LaB Houston in their production of the two person show, The Last Five Years, and then made his debut at the Ensemble Theatre in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare [abridged]. Keith appeared in Galveston at the East End Theatre as the lead, Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha and in 2006 he played several characters in the Theatre Under The Stars production of “Beauty and the Beast”.
Commercials include Domino Pizza, GTE and his Print work includes Lowenbrau, Navy, The Armed Reserves, and numerous covers (and interior sketches) in over a dozen of The Hardy Boy Mystery Books.
Keith has an MFA in acting from the University of Houston and is currently working on his MA with the Moore School of Music at the University of Houston, where he debuted as the Impressario in Mozart’s Impressario, Impressario!, and played the role of Samiel (the Devil) in their production of Der Freishütz. Keith is also continuing his studies in Stage Combat and holds Actor/Combatant status with the Society of American Fight Directors with proficiency in Single Sword, Unarmed fighting, Broad Sword, Rapier & Dagger, and Quarterstaff.
In May of 2005, Keith performed his latest solo cabaret act at Ovations. He was accompanied by his voice teacher, Ann Gilbert Ostrow, famous jazz singer and recording artist of the 50’s and 60’s who also happens to be the wife of Stuart Ostrow, the Broadway producer of Chicago, Pippin, M. Butterfly, and too many others to name. Keith continues to teach Acting at Sam Houston State University and is now teaching mostly digital music courses at Houston Community College Central Campus. He also teaches private voice and private acting at his home studio.
Keith released his first Gospel album, A God of Second Chances, co-written by Keith and his writing partner, Clay Howell, in early 2008. You can purchase Keith's CD at KCCHmusic.biz.
Keith has 4 dogs, Chichi, Chacha, Hugo and Chispa. He cannot rescue any other dogs at this time.
