by Charlie Thomas - August 21, 2024
Frank Loesser’s musical, based on Shepherd Mead’s 1952 satirical book, follows the ambitious J. Pierrepont Finch as he rises from window washer to chairman of the World Wide Wicket Company. Guided by his literary muse, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Finch navigates corporate chall...
by Charlie Thomas - July 08, 2024
What did our critic think of BYE BYE BIRDIE at Palm Canyon Theatre?...
by Charlie Thomas - May 02, 2024
Based on the 1960 novella by Elizabeth Spencer, the show is set in the 1950s in Florence, Italy. Margaret Johnson, a wealthy Southern woman, and her daughter Clara, who is developmentally disabled are vacationing in Florence, Italy. ...
by Kay Kudukis - May 01, 2024
Ben Rector and Cody Fry will be gracing the stage alongside the Minnesota Orchestra at Minnesota Orchestra Hall on June 15th and 16th, 2024. ...
by Charlie Thomas - April 17, 2024
What did our critic think of 'THE BOYS IN THE BAND' at Palm Canyon Theatre?...
by Charlie Thomas - March 19, 2024
Learn more about the upcoming production of THE BOYS IN THE BAND at Palm Canyon Theatre....
by Charlie Thomas - March 13, 2024
What is it about a good horror story that draws audiences by the cart load? Is it the adrenaline surge of danger around every corner, even as the viewer remains safely out of danger? Or is it the exploration of the dark side of man’s psyche, feeding a vicarious blood lust in the deep recesses of ou...
by Charlie Thomas - February 27, 2024
Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, formerly known as Benjamin Barker, who returns to nineteenth century London, seeking revenge against the judge who framed him many years ago. Renaming himself Sweeney Todd, the now-mad man vows revenge against all who wronged him, applying ...
by Stephi Wild - February 21, 2024
Desert Ensemble Theater (DET), in residence at the Palm Springs Cultural Center, will present the world premiere production of ELLIE by Palm Springs playwright Bruce Bonafede, March 8–10 and 15–17, 2024....
by Charlie Thomas - February 14, 2024
History credits the first modern musical production to the year 1866 and a little-known work called “The Black Crook” that premiered in New York on September 12 of that year. It was credited as the first play that added dance and original music to help tell the story. But after seeing Palm Canyon ...
Godspell is a unique and joyful musical based on the Gospel of Matthew. Debuting Off-Off-Broadway in 1971, it features a catchy and eclectic score by ...
Stepping into the world of Into the Woods, the musical by James Lapin with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, is like entering a twisted ...
Monty Python's Spamalot lovingly lampoons the legend of King Arthur in a side-splitting musical extravaganza. Prepare for an irreverent and hilarious journey as we follow ...
Cyrano de Bergerac, a play written in verse by Edmond Rostand in 1897, is a timeless story of love, insecurity, and the power of words. ...
A comedy, is set in 1993 in Ojai, California. In 1993 a meteor shower occurs in Ojai, California. Corky and her husband Norm invite another ...
Spring Awakening is a rock musical with music by Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics by Steven Sater. It is based on the German ...
Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett's play is based on the true story of a young Jewish girl who kept a diary of her time hiding ...
It is 1928. The world is between wars, the stock market is booming, Berlin is the center of high life and optimism rules the day. ...
Shakespeare in Love is a new play based on the 1998 film that won seven Academy Awards including Best Picture. Young Will Shakespeare has writer's ...
Twain's timeless classic sweeps us down the mighty Mississippi as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim, a slave, escape to freedom at the ...
The saga of the legendary “Chicken Ranch”! “We’re gonna ROMP and STOMP and WHOOP IT UP tonight” at the most famous little “chicken ranch” in ...
Set in Depression-era Times Square, Guys and Dolls is about a couple of big city gamblers and the women who love them. It tells the ...
This controversial, modern musical has won 3 Tony awards, including Best Musical. Avenue Q centers around a group of foul mouthed puppets living in an ...
It's 1962 and teenagers Tracy Turnblad and her friend Penny Pingleton are avid Corny Collins fans. A chance to dance on the show is publicized, ...
History professor George and his boozy wife, Martha, return late one Saturday night from a cocktail party at the home of the college president, Martha's ...
Set in the Oklahoma territory in the early 1900s, this musical tells the story of two pairs of lovers. Curly is a cowboy who has ...
It's 1985, and rock star wannabe, Robbie Hart, is New Jersey's favorite wedding singer. He's the life of the party until his own fiancée leaves ...
Fussy, cantankerous novelist Charles Condomine, re-married but haunted (literally) by the ghost of his late first wife, the clever and insistent Elvira who is called ...
Regarded by many theater professionals as the greatest musical ever created, Gypsy is the ultimate tale of an ambitious stage mother fighting for her daughters’ ...
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I’ll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers
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GOD OF CARNAGE, by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton
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TRU by Jay Presson Allen
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BEYOND THERAPY by Christopher Durang
Desert Ensemble Theatre (4/18 - 4/27) | ||
SINGING WITH THE DESERT STARS III
Desert Ensemble Theatre (10/4 - 10/4) | ||
Tap Dancing With My Pronouns: The He/She Life of Richard Greene
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