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.
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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.
BWW Review: CVRep's DISGRACED is Expertly Presented and Topical
Coachella Valley Repertory's DISGRACED examines identity and prejudice.
BWW Review: Desert Ensemble Theatre Presents an Expertly Acted World Premiere Play, Tony Padilla's LOVESPORT
Desert Ensemble Theatre Company (DETC) is presenting LOVESPORT, a world premiere play by Tony Padilla, DETC's founder and producing artistic director.
BWW Review: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE at Desert Theatreworks is Rip-Roaringly Funny
Desert Theatreworks (DTW) is currently presenting a howlingly funny, expert production of the musical farce THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, featuring brilliant performances and direction, and nonstop lunacy.
BWW Review: Not Man Apart's PARADISE LOST: RECLAIMING DESTINY Viscerally Recreates The Fall of Man
There's not a chance in hell that an audience member could fail to be engaged in Not Man Apart Physical Theatre Ensemble's latest new work, PARADISE LOST: RECLAIMING DESTINY.
BWW Review: CIRCUS 1903 Recreates the Golden Age of Circus at the Hollywood Pantages
If Dorothy in THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ had run away from home and found this traveling circus instead of Professor Marvel and his crystal ball, she might never have gotten swept up in a twister and landed in Munchkinland.
BWW Review: Coyote Stageworks Presents a Top-Notch Production of SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS
Loretta Swit, who played Hot Lips Houlihan on television's MASH, is appearing in Coyote Stageworks' SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS at the Annenberg Theater, in Palm Springs.
BWW Review: Desert Theatreworks' 45 SECONDS FROM BROADWAY is Howlingly Funny
Desert Theatreworks' (DTW's) production of 45 SECONDS FROM BROADWAY is a hoot.
BWW Review: Desert Rose's Gay Heritage Production - VAMPIRE LESBIANS OF SODOM, presented with SLEEPING BEAUTY OR COMA, is Non-Stop Insanity and a Great Deal of Fun.
Charles Busch's SLEEPING BEAUTY OR COMA and VAMPIRE LESBIANS OF SODOM are difficult plays to produce, but Desert Rose's director (Jim Strait) and its performers are up to the task.
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Jaws of Brooklyn - with Opening Act '945' at Santa Rosa, CA The California Theatre of Santa Rosa (7/16-7/16) |
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Little Shop of Horrors 40th Anniversary Tour with Ellen Greene (the Original Audrey) Fox Performing Arts Center (8/14-8/14) |
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John Cameron Mitchell: Hedwig 25th Anniversary Movie Tour Palm Springs Cultural Center (11/07-11/07) |
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Swan Lake by International Ballet Stars in Visalia, CA Visalia Fox Theatre (4/23-4/23) |
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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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Mama''s Boy Starring Gregg Glaviano Plaza Theatre (9/26-9/26) |
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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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Comedy Oakland at Quinn's Lighthouse Fri Aug 28 8:30pm Quinn's Lighthouse (8/28-8/28) |
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Cirque Ma'Ceo LIVE in Del Mar Oct 30 - Nov 22, 2026 Del Mar Horsepark (10/30-11/22) |