Palm Springs Theater Reviews

BWW Review: SHREK THE MUSICAL at Palm Canyon Theatre

by Stan Jenson — October 30, 2021

If the creativity and excitement of live theatre have been dammed up these past two years, the dam has broken center stage with Palm Canyon Theatre’s current production of Shrek the Musical.

BWW Review: THE PRODUCERS at Desert Theatreworks

by Audrey Liebross — October 18, 2021

THE PRODUCERS, the first post-lockdown Desert Theatreworks (DTW) show, is perfect to welcome eager audiences back - a true winner.

BWW Review: SORDID LIVES at Palm Canyon Theatre

by Stan Jenson — September 29, 2021

Palm Canyon Theatre (PCT) continues their gala 25th Anniversary Season with Del Shores’ beloved Sordid Lives.

BWW Review: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW at The Desert Rose Playhouse is Campy, Bloody Fun.

by Audrey Liebross — August 31, 2021

I give the Desert Rose Playhouse kudos for its fantastic production of Richard O'Brien's bloody cult classic, THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW.

BWW Review: THE GUYS at Palm Canyon Theatre

by Stan Jenson — August 27, 2021

To commemorate the 20th anniversary Palm Canyon Theatre (PCT) will present The Guys, a play by Anne Nelson.

BWW Review: THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL at Desert Rose Playhouse

by Audrey Liebross — August 2, 2021

The Desert Rose Playhouse production of THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL is currently running in the company's new location in Palm Springs.

BWW Review: MILES GLORIOSUS at Joshua Tree Summer Theatre

by Stan Jenson — July 25, 2021

Joshua Tree's Summer Theatre Under the Stars is currently playing their third offering, Miles Gloriosus, and it's good enough that it makes me sad that there's only one more show in the season.

BWW Review: SHAKESPEARE IN REVUE at Joshua Tree Summer Theatre

by Stan Jenson — July 13, 2021

So four playwrights walk into a bar and the first one says ….

BWW Review: YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN at Palm Canyon Theatre

by Stan Jenson — July 12, 2021

Palm Canyon Theatre is back, and I couldn't be happier! Rather than opening post-pandemic with a gigantic blockbuster, they decided on You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and the audiences are the winners from that decision.

BWW Review: THE MISS FIRECRACKER CONTEST Lights Up at Desert Rose Playhouse

by Audrey Liebross — July 1, 2021

Live theatre returns to the Coachella Valley with the Desert Rose Playhouse's THE MISS FIRECRACKER CONTEST, in Desert Rose's new Palm Springs venue.

BWW Review: THE WILD WEST (SH!T) SHOW at Joshua Tree Summer Theatre

by Stan Jenson — June 23, 2021

The production was called The Wild West (Sh!t) Show, an original collaborative piece conceived and developed by Haley Kooyman.

DTW's THE PRODUCERS Brings Much-Needed Laughs!

by Stan Jenson — March 17, 2020

Just when gloom and doom seems to be coming at us from all angles, Desert Theatreworks presents one of the funniest, finest works they have ever staged.

BWW Review: BEAUTIFUL THING at Desert Rose Playhouse is, indeed, a Beautiful Thing

by Audrey Liebross — March 13, 2020

Jonathan Harvey's 1993 BEAUTIFUL THING is rightfully part of the pantheon of gay-oriented theatre.

BWW Review: SWEAT at Dezart Performs

by Kay Kudukis — March 1, 2020

BWW Review: ANYTHING GOES at Rancho Mirage Amphitheater

by Kay Kudukis — February 26, 2020

BWW Review: THE PAJAMA GAME at Palm Canyon Theatre

by Stan Jenson — February 23, 2020

BWW Review: RUMORS at Desert Theatreworks is a Hilarious Evening of Fun.

by Audrey Liebross — February 11, 2020

Desert Theatreworks presents a Neil Simon play every season.

BWW Review: A DOLL'S HOUSE PART 2 at Coyote Stageworks

by Kay Kudukis — February 10, 2020

For those who are unfamiliar with A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen that's perfectly fine.

BWW Review: BEAUTIFUL - THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL Is A Satisfying, If Not Remarkable, Evening In The Theatre At The McCallum

by David Green — February 9, 2020

Sometimes an evening in the theatre can be provocative, emotionally stirring, highly uplifting, mind-altering, eye-opening or even life-changing.

BWW Review: DETC's ADOPTION ROULETTE is Drama at Its Finest

by Audrey Liebross — February 4, 2020

Desert Ensemble Theatre (DETC) has a must-see winner in its world premiere production of ADOPTION ROULETTE, by Elizabeth Fuller and Joel Vig.

BWW Review: BALLROOM at CVRep Playhouse

by Kay Kudukis — February 4, 2020

Post-world-war-two America somehow managed to erase what 1920s women had fought so hard to create, and what the war effort at home had literally proved, that women could just as easily do a man's job.

BWW Review: Desert Rose's THOSE MUSCLEBOUND COWBOYS FROM SNAKE PIT GULCH is a Rip-Roaring Yee-Haw!

by Audrey Liebross — January 20, 2020

Desert Rose Playhouse has another winner in its laugh-filled world premiere campy musical, THOSE MUSCLEBOUND COWBOYS FROM SNAKE PIT GULCH, with book by Andy Halliday, music by Frank Schiro, and lyrics by CJ Critt.

BWW Review: YOU MAKE ME LAUGH: A LOVE SONG TO GILDA RADNER at Temple Isaiah Ballroom

by Kay Kudukis — January 20, 2020

Accompanied by Wayne Abravenel on keyboards, cabaret performer Francesca Amari takes us through Gilda Radner's early years, her loves, and her ultimate challenge, facing her own death, through storytelling and song.

Palm Canyon's Camelot Shines With Strong Performances

by Stan Jenson — January 19, 2020

The finest moments of the evening for me were Arthur's speeches, notably his telling of the story of removing Excalibur from the stone and his soliloquy at the end of Act I when he tries to find how to deal with the two greatest loves of his life betraying him, as a man and as the king.

BWW Review: DANIEL'S HUSBAND at Dezart Performs

by Kay Kudukis — January 13, 2020

There are plenty of couples that eschew the institution of marriage.