Palm Springs Theater Reviews

BWW Review: 25 QUESTIONS FOR A JEWISH MOTHER at Encore Theatre District

by Stan Jenson — October 1, 2019

COD student Katrina Dixon has set a performance level in local theatre that will be hard to surpass.

BWW Review: PETER PAN at Palm Canyon Theatre

by Stan Jenson — September 21, 2019

BWW Review: THE SAVANNAH SIPPING SOCIETY at Desert Theatreworks

by Stan Jenson — September 9, 2019

Desert Theatreworks has kicked off their 2019/2020 season of community inspired theatre with a frothy toast of champagne: a laugh-a-minute comedy called The Savannah Sipping Society.

Dezart Performs Recieves 17 Desert Star Award Nominations For Its 2018-19 Season.

by David Green — August 5, 2019

Dezart Performs has secured 17 nominations for the annual a?oeDesert Star Awardsa?? including the categories of Outstanding Production Comedy and Drama, Director, Lead Actor and Actress, and Set, Sound and Lighting Design.

Palm Canyon Theatre's SPRING AWAKENING is Inventive, Exciting, and Delightful

by Stan Jenson — July 6, 2019

It's a shame that our lack of summer population will limit the houses at Palm Canyon Theatre's current production of Spring Awakening because it is one of the most inventive and exciting musicals to be presented this season.

BWW Review: OLIVER! at OBC Theater in Corona is Delectable

by Audrey Liebross — June 16, 2019

The OBC Theater, in Corona, has a winner in its rollicking production of OLIVER.

BWW Preview: The Touring Production of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is 'Worth the Schlep' from the Coachella Valley and Inland Empire

by Audrey Liebross — June 4, 2019

POTO's current national touring production is about to land in the Los Angeles area, possibly for the last time.

BWW Review: THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE at Rancho Mirage Amphitheater

by Kay Kudukis — May 23, 2019

Saturday was beautiful night under the stars and LimonCarr Desert Theatricals, in partnership with the City of Rancho Mirage, provided just the right entertainment with their production of The Pirates of Penzance.

BWW Review: TYM MOSS: (A)LIVE at Desert Rose

by Kay Kudukis — May 15, 2019

It was a tech rehearsal for Tym Moss's cabaret show Tym Moss (A) Live at Desert Rose Playhouse, yet he gave it his all, and his all is everything.

BWW Review: BIG RIVER Delights at PALM CANYON THEATRE

by Stan Jenson — May 13, 2019

Palm Canyon Theatre is taking an exuberant romp on the Mississippi in their current musical, Big River.

BWW Review: REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES at Desert Theatreworks brings laughs and insight

by Stan Jenson — May 11, 2019

Desert Theatreworks, the Valley's fastest-growing theatre company, has stepped outside of their pattern of familiar Broadway hits with their current production of Real Women Have Curves.

BWW Review: GOOD PEOPLE at CV Rep Theater is Masterful

by Kay Kudukis — May 6, 2019

Almost everyone has fallen on hard times.

BWW Review: Desert Rose's PAGEANT is a Must-See Beauty

by Audrey Liebross — April 30, 2019

PAGEANT, currently playing at Desert Rose, is a drag show, with beautiful "women" competing for the title of Miss Glamouresse, corny jokes, and a smarmy, Nick the lounge singer type emcee.

BWW Review: Two Terrific One-Acts, GRACELAND and ASLEEP ON THE WIND, at Desert Ensemble Theatre

by Stan Jenson — April 20, 2019

My first visit to Desert Ensemble Theatre proved to be a thoroughly enjoyable evening.

BWW Review: GRAND HOTEL at Palm Canyon Theatre

by Stan Jenson — April 12, 2019

In producing 12 shows per season, sometimes Palm Canyon Theatre's productions become a blur, but their current offering, Grand Hotel, is one that will stay in viewers' memories for a long time.

BWW Review: MAYTAG VIRGIN at Dezart Performs is a Magical Night of Theater

by Kay Kudukis — April 7, 2019

BWW Review: GREATER TUNA at Coyote Stageworks

by Kay Kudukis — March 29, 2019

Greater Tuna is a strange little play that was written in 1982 and was a huge hit in middle America before it made its way Off-Broadway, and eventually to HBO.

BWW Review: CHESS Has The Moves at CVRep

by Audrey Liebross — March 22, 2019

Coachella Valley Repertory's (CVRep's) production, the first in its spectacular, new theater building, is highly enjoyable.

BWW Preview: SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE at Palm Canyon Theatre

by Stan Jenson — March 21, 2019

Palm Canyon Theatre presents SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, a delightful adaptation of the 1998 film, for one weekend only.

BWW Preview: DEAR ANITA BRYANT at Desert Rose

by Audrey Liebross — March 21, 2019

DEAR ANITA BRYANT, a Readers Theatre stage play by activist and author Dr.

BWW Review: ELECTRICITY at INNdulge Lights Up The Night

by Kay Kudukis — March 18, 2019

Playwright Terry Ray's Electricity, the story of two gay men trying to figure out how they fit into each other's world, is a powerful reminder that we are worthy of being loved, even if we think we are broken.

BWW Review: THE VIEW UPSTAIRS at Desert Rose is a Must See.

by Audrey Liebross — March 13, 2019

Desert Rose Playhouse's production of THE VIEW UPSTAIRS is a must-see -- 100 minutes of an emotional roller coaster with tears and laughs and great acting, singing, and dancing.

BWW Review: HAIRSPRAY at Desert Theatreworks is an Explosion of Delightful Energy

by Stan Jenson — March 10, 2019

If you hear an explosion of energy coming from the east end of the valley over the next couple of weekends, it is almost certainly the production of Hairspray at Indio's Desert Theatreworks.

BWW Review: WHITE GUY ON THE BUS at Dezart Performs: There's No Safety in Numbers

by Kay Kudukis — March 4, 2019

The dramatist.

BWW Review: THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS at Palm Canyon Theatre

by Stan Jenson — March 2, 2019

Palm Canyon Theatre's current production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas breathes plenty of energy - and a fair bit of sexuality - into the 1978 musical.