
Audrey Liebross
Audrey Liebross retired in 2014 from writing legal briefs for a federal agency in DC. She now works as a writer in Palm Desert, California, where she can visit Disneyland to her heart's content. Audrey has an obsession with "The Phantom of the Opera," and has written a musical for community theatre based on the Leroux novel. She is currently working on a Phantom novel. Audrey has been writing for Broadway World on and off for well over a decade. She has noticed that almost all the shows put on in the Coachella Valley are highly professional, even from community theatres. We are very lucky to have such great theatre in such a non-urban area!
Favorite Stories
- BWW Interview: Colin Cloud, of THE ILLUSIONISTS - LIVE FROM BROADWAY, Coming to Riverside's Fox Performing Arts Center. -
- BWW Reviews: FLASHDANCE -- THE MUSICAL Has Plenty to Enjoy, but Something is Missing -
- BWW Feature: North Star Theatre, a new Coachella Valley Company, Begins Operations. -
- BWW Review: Desert Rose's THOSE MUSCLEBOUND COWBOYS FROM SNAKE PIT GULCH is a Rip-Roaring Yee-Haw! -
- BWW Review: MURDER AT THE HOWARD JOHNSON'S at Desert Theatreworks is Funny and Imaginative. -
Most Popular Articles


Review: DISPERSION OF LIGHT at Desert Ensemble Theatre
January 28, 2026

Review: A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE at The Bent
May 12, 2026

Feature: CALIFORNIA CABARET performs at Sun City
May 5, 2026
California Cabaret held a highly enjoyable presentation in Sun City, in memory of Sheri Borax, wife of the founder.

Review: BEEHIVE: A 60’S MUSICAL at Desert Theatreworks Keeps Audiences Stomping Along
March 25, 2026
BEEHIVE: THE 60’s MUSICAL, playing at Desert Theatreworks (DTW) is a revue, meaning that it has no real story.

Review: THE GRADUATE is a Winner at Desert Theatreworks
February 25, 2026
THE GRADUATE, Desert Theatreworks’ current farce, which also contains elements of heavy drama, is, in my opinion, a must-see, both because of the writing and because of DTW’s casting, acting, directing, and staging.

Review: IN THE WAKE at The Bent will make theatregoers think.
February 17, 2026
The Bent, the Coachella Valley’s LGBTQ+ theatre, is presenting a wonderfully directed and acted and technically superb dramedy, IN THE WAKE, by Lisa Kron.

Review: LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR at Desert Theatreworks
January 31, 2026
Neil Simon’s LAUGHTER ON THE 23rd FLOOR is a brilliant comedy with a great deal of bite, but without the underlying tone of sexism aimed at entitled women that Simon’s work sometimes displays.

Review: DISPERSION OF LIGHT at Desert Ensemble Theatre
January 28, 2026
Desert Ensemble Theatre’s (DET’s) world premiere production of DISPERSION OF LIGHT, a historical drama by Richard Rubin, is, as usual, brilliantly directed and acted and technically superb.

Review: A DOUBLEWIDE, TEXAS CHRISTMAS at Desert Theatreworks is a Great Deal of Fun
December 9, 2025
A DOUBLEWIDE, TEXAS CHRISTMAS is loaded with groaner puns and double entendres, the physical humor is anything but highbrow, and the characters are loony, with the audience frequently howling with laughter, especially during the insane second act.

Review: THE ROOMMATE at Desert Ensemble Theatre will make you think
November 17, 2025
Desert Ensemble Theatre’s (DET’s) first offering for 2025-26, THE ROOMMATE, a one-act two-person dramedy written by Jen Silverman, is, as is common for DET, brilliantly directed and brilliantly acted.

Feature: A Fabulous Cruise to Alaska with Seth Rudetsky on the Celebrity Solstice.
July 13, 2023
I went on a fabulous cruise to Alaska on the Celebrity Solstice, through Seth Rudetsky’s Broadway Vacations.

Review: THE LAST FIVE YEARS at Desert Theatreworks is terrific.
May 9, 2023
Desert Theatreworks has done a fabulous job with its final presentation of the season, THE LAST FIVE YEARS, a one act, two-character, mostly sung-through musical by Jason Robert Brown.

Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Goes Right At Desert Theatreworks
April 19, 2023
Desert Theatreworks' (DTW's) hilarious production of THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG generates uproarious laughs at least once or twice a minute; I actually wanted the laughs to slow down because laughing so much made me cough.
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Review: Desert Ensemble Theatre's FUTURE THINKING Is A Top-Notch Production [CORRECTED COPY]
April 17, 2023
Desert Ensemble Theatre (DET), has once again scored with its last production of the 2022-23 season.
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Coachella Valley Performer Sets Her Sights on New York [CORRECTED COPY].
March 20, 2023
Christine Michele, a 36-year-old Coachella Valley native, is ready to try her hand at professional musical theatre, in New York City.

Review: JIMMY BUFFETT'S ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE at Desert Theatreworks is a Rollicking Good Time
March 16, 2023
Desert Theatreworks showcases its talented cadre of singers, dancers, and comedic actors in its current production, the musical comedy JIMMY BUFFETT'S ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE.

Review: KAFKA'S JOKE At Desert Ensemble Theatre Is Another Must-See!
March 14, 2023
Desert Ensemble Theatre has done it again with its world premiere production of Rich Rubin's KAFKA's JOKE: It has put on a brilliantly acted theatrical experience that cause audiences to laugh, to feel the craziness of the situations that the characters face, and to keep thinking about the play long

Review: THE MOUSETRAP At Desert Theatreworks Still Delights After All These Years
February 13, 2023
I had a great time attending Desert Theatreworks' terrific production of Agatha Christie's THE MOUSETRAP.

Review: Desert Ensemble's Southern California Premiere of KILL THE EDITOR is a Great Production that is Humorous, Serious, and Thought-Provoking
January 30, 2023
Desert Ensemble Theatre is presenting the Southern California premiere of Aren Haun's comedic drama, KILL THE EDITOR.

Review: NUNSENSE A-MEN! at Desert Theatreworks is Heavenly (or maybe Hellacious) Fun
January 17, 2023
If you’ve seen the original NUNSENSE, which consists of hilariously stupid (stupidly hilarious?) jokes and songs, you’ve seen NUNSENSE A-MEN! — same book and lyrics, same music, and same characters, but with a twist: The cast is entirely made up of men.

Review: Desert Theatreworks Shows off Singing and Dancing with WHITE CHRISTMAS
December 18, 2022
There is a great deal of enthusiastic singing and dancing by a large, energetic cast in Desert Theatreworks' (DTW's) production of WHITE CHRISTMAS, with book by David Ives and Paul Blake, and songs and lyrics by Irving Berlin.
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