BWW Review: MID-CENTURY MODERNS at Desert Rose Playhouse
Fun and personal triumph take center stage in Desert Rose Playhouse’s current production of Mid-Century Moderns.
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BWW Review: A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM at Desert Theatricals At Rancho Mirage Amphitheater
Ah, the old musicals, when PC didn't exist and, as the Cole Porter song says, Anything Goes.
BWW Review: NATIVE GARDENS at CVRep
The last play of CVRep's 2021/2022 season, Native Gardens by playwright Karen Zacarias begins with all of the best intentions, but with change comes a perceived as well as a real cost.
BWW Review: EVERY BRILLIANT THING at Dezart Performs
Every Brilliant Thing was a short story written by Duncan MacMillan.
BWW Review: CYRANO DE BERGERAC SHINES at Palm Canyon Theatre.
Although the technical aspects of the production are fabulous, the crown jewels here are what goes on on the stage.
BWW Review: ALL THIS INTIMACY IS A Brilliant, Must-See at Desert Ensemble Theatre
The latest extraordinary piece of theatre -- another must-see -- that I have had the privilege to attend is Desert Ensemble Theatre's production of Rajiv Joseph's ALL THIS INTIMACY, playing for one more weekend (April 1st to 3rd).
BWW Review: Desert Theatreworks Has Mounted A Must-See Production of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
There is a new must-see production in the Coachella Valley: Desert Theatreworks’ presentation of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, the rock musical mash-up of comedy, horror, and sci-fi, with music by Alan Menken and book and lyrics by Howard Ashman.
BWW Review: ANNIE GET YOUR GUN at Desert Theatricals At Rancho Mirage Amphitheater
I've mentioned before that I don't generally care for musicals.
BWW Review: CLOSER THAN EVER at CVRep
I was fortune to be able to see the last production Ron Celona will direct in his role as artistic director at CVRep.
BWW Review: THE MOUNTAINTOP at Dezart Performs
On August 28, 1963, Dr.
BWW Review: A Fun Getaway at Palm Canyon Theatre's PALM SPRINGS GETAWAY
Palm Canyon Theatre's (PCT's) PALM SPRINGS GETAWAY is the world premiere of a handclapping, foot-stomping revue that describes the history of Palm Springs, California in a funny, mostly wholesome way.
BWW Review: MAMMA MIA at Desert Theatricals
Winners of the 1974 Eurovision with their song Waterloo, ABBA had a flurry of catchy tunes that dominated the pop charts for 12 years.
BWW Review: AJ Clauss's SALTY is Playing at Desert Ensemble Theatre
Desert Ensemble Theatre is currently presenting AJ Clauss's SALTY.
BWW Review: I OUGHT TO BE IN PICTURES Is Both Sweet and Saucy
Desert Theatreworks has produced another winner: Neil Simon’s I OUGHT TO BE IN PICTURES.
BWW Review: ARTIFICIAL MORALITY at Desert Ensemble Theatre Company
Desert Ensemble Theatre’s current production, Artificial Morality, examines the practice and ramifications of altering the truth (among many other observations).
BWW Review: ALWAYS....PATSY CLINE at Desert Theatreworks
In the past two decades I have had several opportunities to see Always, Patsy Cline and I always avoided the show, thinking 'A two-woman show can't be entertaining and besides, I don't like country music.
BWW Review: DIFFERENT DRUM: THE MUSIC OF LINDA RONSTADT at Arthur Newman Theater At The Joslyn Center
Don't miss @FrancescaAmari as she sings the songs of Linda Ronstadt on January 30, 2022 @lesmichaelscabaret
BWW Review: THE CHRONICLES OF BEEBO BRINKER at Desert Ensemble Theater
Pulp fiction got its name from the low-quality, pulpy paper the stories were printed on, not the content.
BWW Review: SOUND OF MUSIC at Palm Canyon Theatre
It’s hard to imagine a more perfect holiday show than Sound of Music, and Palm Canyon Theatre’s current production of the Rogers and Hammerstein musical should come complete with a large gift bow!
BWW Review: THIS SIDE OF CRAZY at Palm Canyon Theatre
A very magical combination of excellence has just occurred in Palm Springs theatre, and even though it's only for one weekend, I wanted to tip you off to it.
BWW Review: ELECTRICITY at Oscar's Dinner Theatre
The show by actor/playwright Terry Ray is set in a motel room, and the first two years were actually performed at INNDulge in a motel room with an audience of 20 serving as flies on the wall, watching the action.
BWW Review: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH at Desert Rose Playhouse
The only problem with staging as big a hit as Desert Rose Playhouse had with their recent production of The Rocky Horror Show is that you have to follow it up with something.
BWW Review: MURDER AT THE HOWARD JOHNSON'S at Desert Theatreworks is Funny and Imaginative.
Desert Theatreworks' production of Ron Clark's and Sam Bobrick's farce, MURDER AT THE HOWARD JOHNSON'S, is funny and imaginatively staged, and improves upon the source material.
BWW Review: GIRLFRIEND Produced by Dezart Performs
Back on July 4, 1993, Matthew Sweet was recording a live album at Grant Park in Chicago.
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All Things Equal: The Life & Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Plaza Theatre (3/30-3/30) |
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Fool For Love The Palms Restaurant (8/08-9/27) PHOTOS |
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Little Shop of Horrors 40th Anniversary Tour with Ellen Greene (the Original Audrey) The Plaza Theatre (1/27-1/27) |
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FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE! FNL Improv with PRNIT! PseudoRandomNoise Improv Theater (7/10-6/11) |
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular Tour with Nell Campbell The Plaza Theatre (10/11-10/11) |
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John Cameron Mitchell: Hedwig 25th Anniversary Movie Tour Palm Springs Cultural Center (11/07-11/07) |
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Gunhild Carling at Oscar's Palm Springs Oscar's Palm Springs (9/03-9/03) |
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Mama''s Boy Starring Gregg Glaviano Plaza Theatre (9/26-9/26) |
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular Tour with Nell Campbell Fox Theatre (10/09-10/09) |
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Jonathan Van Ness: Hot & Healed Comedy Tour 2026 Grove of Anaheim (10/09-10/09) |