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.
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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.
BWW Review: CVRep Presents an Engaging Production of the Musical, BABY
BABY, now playing at Coachella Valley Repertory is a sweet, sentimental musical about a universal topic - pregnancy.
BWW Review: Dezart Performs' Outstanding CLYBOURNE PARK Is Successful Theatre At Every Level
It's been a long time since I've used the phrase 'must see'.
BWW Review: It's Gonna Be Gone TOMORROW! ANNIE Brings Much Appreciated Optimism in Brief Stop at The McCallum
Some people roll their eyes when you mention the musical ANNIE.
BWW Review: Desert Theatreworks Does Christmas Its Way by Channeling Frank Sinatra
Desert Theatreworks (DTW), Palm Desert's 501(c)(3) community theatre, has chosen something different for its 2016 Christmas production.
BWW Review: NOT One Of My Favorite Things! THE SOUND OF MUSIC Misses The Emotional Mark At The McCallum
Everyone deserves to see a great production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC in their lifetime.
BWW Review: THE SANTALAND DIARIES Generates Laughs at Desert Rose
THE SANTALAND DIARIES, Joe Mantello's stage adaptation of David Sedaris's memoir of his experience working as Crumpet the Elf, is playing in Rancho Mirage, at the Desert Rose Playhouse.
BWW Review: Lots of Fun with Miss Marple in Desert Theatreworks' Mystery Drawing Room Comedy
Desert Theatreworks' (DTW's) A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED, adapted by Leslie Darbon from the Agatha Christie novel, isn't exactly Noel Coward or Oscar Wilde, but the production's excellence provides a rollicking good time, and more than makes up for any weaknesses in the script.
BWW Review: Both Provocative And Poignant — And All Played In Pumps! CASA VALENTINA Engages, Educates And Delights At Dezart Performs In Palm Springs
I had the absolute pleasure of seeing two things last night that I had never seen before.
BWW Review: Cirque du Soleil Creates a Wondrous World in TORUK - THE FIRST FLIGHT
Don LaFontaine was one of the most prolific voice actors in the movie industry for more years than I can even remember, until his death in 2008.
BWW Review: Coachella Valley Repertory Starts its Season with a Spirited Production of ANNAPURNA, a Comic Drama with Heart
Coachella Valley Repertory's (CVRep's) first play of the 2016-17 season, ANNAPURNA, is a finely acted and directed, intelligent comic drama that generates plenty of laughs on its way to a moving ending.
CASA VALENTINA Kicks Off Ninth Theatrical Season at DEZART PERFORMS in Palm Springs
To kick-off its 9th season, DEZART PERFORMS will present Casa Valentina, a thoroughly entertaining Tony Award-nominated "dramedy" written by Harvey Fierstein, the multiple Tony Award-winning actor/playwright and American Theatre Hall of Famer.
BWW Review: Desert Rose Playhouse does a Fine Job with POZ, a Complex Play
Desert Rose Playhouse's production of POZ, by Michael Aman, is superbly acted and directed.
BWW Review: RTC's Revived CABARET Tour Returns to OC's Segerstrom Center
CABARET's Tony Award-winning 1998 Broadway revival co-directed by Sam Mendes and Rob Marshall, still stands, arguably, as the show's definitive stage iteration.
BWW Preview: Desert Theatreworks will Wreak Havoc on the IRS, as Well as on Love and Sex (Not Necessarily in that Order).
Desert Theatreworks (DTW), Palm Desert's community theatre, will present the zany LOVE, SEX, AND THE IRS, from June 17th-25th.
BWW Review: Disney Premieres Gorgeous FROZEN - LIVE AT THE HYPERION
Frozen fans will be ecstatic with the way Disney has re-imagined its much-loved blockbuster film for the stage, now that the doors to FROZEN - LIVE AT THE HYPERION are open on the Hollywood backlot of Disney California Adventure.
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Dancing Queens Plaza Theatre (11/04-11/04) |
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Mizell Center Presents - Stephanie J Block Live In Concert Palm Springs Cultural Center (11/12-11/12) |
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REPLAY SEASON 2 Plaza Theatre (9/08-10/11) |
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REPLAY SEASON 2 Plaza Theatre (9/08-10/11) |
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Razzle Dazzle Razzle Dazzle (10/09-10/09) |
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DRACULA A Comedy of Terrors Revolution Stage Company (10/30-10/30) |
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FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE! FNL Improv with PRNIT! PseudoRandomNoise Improv Theater (7/10-6/11) |
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DRACULA A Comedy of Terrors Revolution Stage Company (10/25-10/25) |
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DRACULA A Comedy of Terrors Revolution Stage Company (10/29-10/29) |
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DRACULA A Comedy of Terrors Revolution Stage Company (10/22-10/22) |
