Theater Review: HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING (Revolution Stage Company in Palm Springs) by Stan Jenson

HOW TO SUCCEED SUCCEEDS AND HOW! Reams can and have been written about the glories of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. With music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, and book by Ab…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 2:59am on March 19, 2025☆⚑

Theater Review: VICTOR/VICTORIA (Palm Canyon Theatre) by Stan Jenson

VA-VA-VOOM TO VICTOR/VICTORIA The story of Victoria who becomes Victor impersonating Victoria has been around for a while.  It started as a 1933 German film.  Then writer/director Blak…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 6:12pm on March 18, 2025☆⚑

Theater Review: TOOTSIE (Desert TheatreWorks in Indio) by Stan Jenson

TOOT-TOOT-TOOTSIE, HELLO! I was worried about attending a local production of Tootsie. I had seen the national tour and enjoyed it immensely. I worried that I might be so spoiled that I coul…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 9:39pm on March 10, 2025☆⚑

Theater Review: OLIVER! (Desert Theatricals) by Stan Jenson

At the end of last season, Desert Theatricals warned audiences that, due to renovations at the Rancho Mirage Amphitheatre, they would have to skip the 2025 season. Then, somehow, the constru…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 3:00am on March 9, 2025☆⚑

Theater Review: AVENUE Q (Revolution Stage in Palm Springs) by Stan Jenson

GUARANTEED HAPPINESS AWAITS It was just slightly over a year ago that the newcomer Revolution Stage Company staked its claim as one of The Valley's top production companies with their presen…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 1:05am on February 13, 2025☆⚑

Theater Review: MY FAIR LADY (Palm Canyon Theatre) by Stan Jenson

THIS CLASSIC MUSICAL STILL SPARKLES By and large, I don't understand why people are so eager to return to familiar musicals. We know that Curly and Laurie are going to get hitched and that A…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 6:00pm on February 10, 2025☆⚑

Theater Review: PERFECT ARRANGEMENT (The Bent at The Palm Springs Cultural Center) by Stan Jenson

PERFECT, INDEED: TERRIFIC"AND TIMELY The Bent Theatre, Palm Springs' queer theatre company now in its third season, continues to prove its significance not only for the LGBTQ+ community but …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 10:20pm on February 7, 2025☆⚑

Theater Review: TRU (Desert Ensemble Theatre in Palm Springs) by Stan Jenson

CHUCK YATES IS A TOUR DE FORCE AS TRUMAN CAPOTE Based on photos and video clips I've seen of Truman Capote, Chuck Yates has truly captured the successful-but-troubled author in Desert Ens…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 8:37pm on January 28, 2025☆⚑

Theater Review: LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL (Desert TheatreWorks in Indio) by Stan Jenson

A TON OF LEGAL FUN If you're seeking a deep, soul-searching drama that challenges your intellect and reshapes your worldview, Legally Blonde The Musical at Indio's Desert Theatreworks may no…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 2:35am on January 21, 2025☆⚑

Theater Review: SPRING AWAKENING (Revolution Stage Company in Palm Springs) by Stan Jenson

TEEN ANGST HAS NEVER LOOKED SO GOOD The first time I saw Spring Awakening was at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre and I hated it. This chamber musical"so dependent on facial expressions"was aw…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 5:52pm on January 17, 2025☆⚑

Theater Review: I'LL EAT YOU LAST: A CHAT WITH SUE MENGERS (Cathy Moriarty at The Bent in Palm Springs) by Stan Jenson

MORIARTY MARVELOUSLY MIMICS MENGERS Virtually every Hollywood star has an agent but one of the only agents who was known by name is Sue Mengers, the Dragon Lady of movie casting in the 60s, …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 6:23pm on December 9, 2024☆⚑

Theater Review: COMPANY (Revolution Stage Company) by Stan Jenson

YOU'RE NOT JUST IN GOOD COMPANY; THIS IS THE GREATEST COMPANY YOU'LL EVER SEE Mention the name Stephen Sondheim to a musical theatre devotee and first they will bow their head for a moment o…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 2:52am on December 9, 2024☆⚑