PALM SPRINGS THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 6

Twenty-two years ago, director Charles Harvey mounted a production of Jesus Christ Superstar that was met with protests from the local church.

As the end of the theatre season approaches, the best theatres in the desert are finishing with its finest productions.

When laughter heals, Christopher Durang’s 1981 comedy BEYOND THERAPY is just what the doctor ordered.

Desert TheatreWorks is to be congratulated for mounting a successful production of DIARY OF ANNE FRANK at the Indio Performing Arts Center April 4-13, 2025.

Remember the advertising slogan, 'The Gift That Keeps on Giving'?  It originated in the 1920's to promote the newly invented phonograph by the Victor Talking Machine Company.

Idyllwild Arts Academy, celebrated for cultivating future artists, is reaffirming its partnership with the esteemed Melissa Morgan Fine Art.

I was moved—completely captivated by the stunning performance of Luis Alfaro’s award-winning Black Butterfly, a poignant peek into one aspect of Mexican-American culture, now playing at Green Room Theatre Company.

The SHARK is BROKEN, a three-man, two-hour play inspired by the technical problems that delayed the filming of Jaws, is now amusing audiences at Revolution Stage Company in Palm Springs through April 19.

John Waters made films for queer people long before the word queer was embraced by the community.

Casting for the Spring production of Theatre 29’s 2024-25 season, the boundary breaking rock opera “JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR”, have been announced and the cast are already hard at work.

In 2012, Colorado bakery owner Jack Phillips refused to bake a cake for couple David Mullins and Charlie Craig because he said it went against his religious beliefs.

The Joshua Tree Shakespeare Festival has announced its 2025 production of King Lear, a breathtaking adaptation of Shakespeare's timeless tragedy, performed under the open desert sky at Wind Walkers Medicine Wheel.

Desert Ensemble Theatre has announced its upcoming production of Beyond Therapy, the uproarious comedy by Christopher Durang.

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Jaws, Revolution Stage Company is bringing the critically acclaimed play The Shark is Broken to the stage from April 11-19, 2025.

I​​​​​​​nspiration’s Edge announces the cast and creative team behind its upcoming production of Late Company, a powerful and emotionally resonant drama by Jordan Tannahill.

The restoration of Palm Springs’ historic Plaza Theatre is nearly $3 million over budget, prompting criticism over planning and the displacement of a local restaurant.

Desert Theatricals, with presenting partner, the City of Rancho Mirage, continues “The Broadway Series!” featuring professional actors and live orchestra all under the award-winning artistic direction of Ray Limon and Joshua Carr.