FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN Last night, Revolution Stage Company presented Cindy Marinangel's in her one woman show, Dietrich. Â Inspired by the legendary Marlene Dietrich, this is a captivating…
If you need proof that Andrew Lloyd Webber was more consistent in creating great musicals before helping turn Broadway into the spectacle-driven British juggernaut of the 1980s, look no furt…
IS IT REALLY HUMAN TO FORGIVE? Dezart Performs' Grand Concourse"which opened on Friday"is a stunning interpretation of Heidi Schreck's (What the Constitution Means to Me) introspective, emot…
DIRECTOR AND PLAY: A PERFECT ARRANGEMENT, INDEED On February 6, The Bent in Palm Springs is opening Perfect Arrangement, a biting and timely comedy by Topher Payne. Set in 1950 during the he…
WHAT A PIECE OF WORK ISÂ FAT HAM Dezart Performs solidifies its reputation as one of the premier theater companies in The Valley"and possibly all of Southern California"with its current pr…
39 STEPS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION Adapted by Patrick Barlow from John Buchan's novel and Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 film, The 39 Steps is a comedic thriller blending spy drama, physical comedy, a…
A RAGING CAREER " NO BULL Palm Springs' The Bent is presenting John Logan's one-woman play I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers starring Academy Award-nominee Cathy Moriarty as the …
LOOT IS A HOOT Loot is Joe Orton's darkly comic masterpiece that eviscerates societal norms and exposes the hypocrisies of authority figures with razor-sharp wit. Two young men, Hal and Denn…
ABNORMALLY REAL CV Rep opened it's 24/25 season this past week with a triumphant production of the rock musical Next to Normal, ably directed by CV Rep's Artistic Director Adam Karsten. …
OOH LA LA FORÂ LA CAGE AUX FOLLES With songs by the incomparable Jerry Herman, bookwriter Harvey Fierstein once again broke ground after his Torch Song Trilogy with La Cage aux Folles. It …
On July 25, CV Rep concluded its terrific 2024 Summer Cabaret Series with American singer-songwriter-actor David Burnham's delightful cabaret, Mostly Broadway. Burnham, a Broadway vet, joyfu…
HELLO HELLO BIRDIE! Waxing nostalgic about the 1950s is never out of style as Palm Canyon Theatre ably proves with their current production of Bye Bye Birdie running through July 14. Bye Bye…
HE HAD US ALL ON THE SAME PAGE Ken Page is a marvel. It would be reasonable to start and finish this review with that sentence. He has been a powerful presence in stage, film, and cabaret fo…
WE LOVE YA, BROADWAY BABY Enchantress Melissa Errico mesmerized in her new cabaret, The Life & Loves of a Broadway Baby. presented by CV Rep. Errico sets her life to the Broadway songs t…
A REVUE THAT GOES STRAIGHT TO THE HEART AND SOUL This past weekend, one of our boldest theater companies in the Coachella Valley, Dezart Performs (Dezart), launched a new program called Caba…
Jason Graae is a frisky clown. " The New York Times What can be said about musical comedy actor and funny man Jason Graae? Well, first, his last name is pronounced "Grah." Second, third, and…
STRAIGHT FROM HIS HEART Dezart Performs has always been one of the most ambitious, bold and successful theater companies in the Coachella Valley. Now the company is planning a new state-of-t…
COACHELLA VALLEY REPERTORY'S SUMMER CABARET SERIES of music, charismatic personalities and theatre insider stories galore continues through in June with Tony Award® nominee and 'Broadway …
SEE THE LIGHT Palm Canyon Theatre (PCT) opened a glorious production of The Light in the Piazza last Friday, and it's sensational. Based on the 1960 novella by Elizabeth Spencer, th…
CV REP'S 2024 SUMMER CABARET SERIES STELLAR LINE-UP FOR MAY A summer of great music, charismatic personalities and unspoken theatre insider-only stories galore starts when COACHELLA VALL…
The Bent, in partnership with Palm Springs Cultural Center, is completing its second season with a revival run of the play that launched the company in December, 2022: Terry Ray's The Lincol…
THERE'S A BRIGHT, GOLDEN HAZE IN THE DESERT As the audience sat under a gorgeous golden sky with incessant desert winds, Jordan Killion sang "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" in his stunning, B…
A RAY OF LIGHT ON THE RAIL SPLITTER The Lincoln Debate, the hit show by Terry Ray that launched The Bent theatre company in 2022, is having an encore run at Palm Springs Cultural Center from…
GET A PARKER TICKET Michael McKeever's newest play Mr. Parker, under Randy Brenner's sublime direction is Dezart Performs' final production this season running through April 21. McKeever, (D…
NICE WORK! CVRep is closing its 23/24 season this month with a bewitching production of Nice Work If You Can Get It running through April 28th. Like other "new" Gershwin musicals including C…