BWW Review: Desert Rose Presents a Fine Production of FIFTH OF JULY.
Desert Rose Playhouse's 2017-18 'gay heritage production' is Lanford Wilson's FIFTH OF JULY, which the company pulls off admirably except for some pacing problems.
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BWW Review: NUNSENSATIONS at Desert Theatreworks
Nunsense, with book music and lyrics by Dan Goggin, has become quite a cottage industry since its debut off-Broadway in 1985.
BWW Review: DTW Skewers the Armadillo Acres Trailer Park in a Terrific Holiday Send-up
Desert Theatreworks has mounted a high-quality production of THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK CHRISTMAS MUSICAL, with a superb cast and excellent design.
BWW Review: Desert Rose's TIME SQUARE ANGEL is Moving and Excellently Presented
Desert Rose Playhouse's director, Jim Strait, and musical director, Joel Baker, have added popular numbers and Christmas songs to Charles Busch's TIMES SQUARE ANGEL to create what the playbill calls a musical pastiche.
BWW Review: A Lovely Night! Rodgers And Hammerstein's CINDERELLA Is Must-See Musical Magic At The McCallum!
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella is sumptuous and fanciful and bursting with all of the ingredients necessary to make up the perfect family musical .
BWW Review: HERE'S TO THE LADIES at Desert Ensemble Theatre
Once again, Desert Ensemble Theatre has kicked off its new season with an Opening Gala, and once again, it was an unabated delight! I found myself smiling broadly throughout the 75-minute revue, and those around me were tapping toes, clapping, hooting, and occasionally singing along.
BWW Review: HAMILTON Who? SPAMILTON Reigns Supreme at the Kirk Douglas Theatre
For the last 25 years, Gerardo Alessandrini has paid homage to the Great American Musical in the best way he knows how, by skewering it relentlessly.
BWW Review: LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS at Desert Theatreworks
Desert Theatreworks continues their tradition of a Neil Simon comedy every season with Last of the Red Hot Lovers.
BWW Review: CVRep Presents an Excellent Production of a Disturbing Play
Coachella Valley Repertory's (CV Rep's) first offering of its 2017-18 season is David Ives' Tony-nominated VENUS IN FUR.
BWW Review: PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT at Palm Canyon Theatre
Three cross-dressing entertainers bringing mirth and mayhem to a desert.
BWW Review: THE WOMAN IN BLACK at Desert Theatreworks
There's nothing like a creepy tale told well for these cool October nights, and Desert Theatreworks delivers with The Woman in Black.
BWW Review: Desert Rose's VANYA & SONYA & MASHA & SPIKE is Brilliantly Presented.
Desert Rose Playhouse has opened its 2017-18 season its sixth with a brilliant production of Christopher Durang's simultaneously literary and loony 2012 comedy, VANYA & SONYA & MASHA & SPIKE (VSMS), which Durang has likened to taking Chekhov scenes and characters and whirling them around in a bl
BWW Review: Recontextualizing Architecture as Art in Pacific Standard Time LA/LA's CONDEMNED TO BE MODERN
While watching Crystal Sep lveda perform during the opening of Pacific Standard LA/LA's Condemned To Be Modern exhibit, I couldn't help but think of a quote by Frank Lloyd Wright: 'Space is the breath of art.
BWW Review: DTW's Production of ANNIE is a Winner for Adults and Kids Alike.
Desert Theatreworks' (DTW's) rip-roaring production of the Broadway musical, ANNIE, is a winner.
BWW Review: Backstage Antics Abound in Indie Film OPENING NIGHT
Every theatre production comes with its share of backstage drama.
BWW Review: The Palm Canyon Theatre Reaches New HEIGHTS With Current Production Of Tony Winning Musical
As a diversion from my standard, oft-critical observations of professional theatre, this column serves as less of a "review" and more of a LOVE NOTE to the Palm Canyon Theatre and the cast and creative team of their current stage production, Lin Manuel Miranda's IN THE HEIGHTS, playing through Sunda
Theatre in Historic Places: A Ballerina in the Desert's Legacy Lives On at AMARGOSA OPERA HOUSE
The last place you'd expect to find a ballerina is in the middle of the desert; in a bustling city center full of people to fill an audience, yes, but in Death Valley Junction population less than 20? No, in this cultural hot spot, art is found in the shifting sands and sunset-washed mountains where
BWW Review: Desert Rose Mounts a Hilarious Production of CLARK GABLE SLEPT HERE.
Director Jim Strait's wit shines in Desert Rose's CLARK GABLE SLEPT HERE.
BWW Review: CV Rep's LATER LIFE is an Engaging Play, Expertly Presented
CVRep is currently presenting an engaging production of A.
BWW Review: Desert Theatreworks Presents a Fabulous Production of NEXT TO NORMAL in its New Venue
Desert Theatreworks' (now resident in the Indio Performing Arts Center) production of the musical tearjerker NEXT TO NORMAL is a must-see.
BWW Review: It's Reigning Cats And Dogs In Palm Springs! Dezart Closes Its Season With A Very Warm And Funny CHAPATTI!
Dogs and cats reign supreme - and, in fact, are the catalyst for all of the action - in Christian O'Reilly's warm and intelligent comedy CHAPATTI, the final production in Dezart Performs rather remarkable ninth season in Palm Springs.
BWW Review: Sun City Shines in its Production of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF.
The Sun City Palm Desert Performing Arts Club has done a wonderful job with its annual musical for 2017, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF.
BWW Review: ABSINTHE L.A. Brings Sin City to Los Angeles, and It's an Instant Hit
It used to be true that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.
BWW Review: Desert Rose's SOUTHERN BAPTIST SISSIES is an Emotionally Wrenching Experience, but a Must-See Production.
Prolific screenwriter and playwright Del Shores is perhaps best known for his series of plays about growing up gay in the South.
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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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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) |
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John Cameron Mitchell: Hedwig 25th Anniversary Movie Tour Palm Springs Cultural Center (11/07-11/07) |
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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 The Plaza Theatre (10/11-10/11) |
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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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FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE! FNL Improv with PRNIT! PseudoRandomNoise Improv Theater (7/10-6/11) |
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Gunhild Carling at Oscar's Palm Springs Oscar's Palm Springs (9/03-9/03) |