Palm Springs Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 8

BWW Review: PETER PAN at Palm Canyon Theatre
by Stan Jenson - September 21, 2019

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BWW Review: THE SAVANNAH SIPPING SOCIETY at Desert Theatreworks
by Stan Jenson - September 09, 2019

Desert Theatreworks has kicked off their 2019/2020 season of community inspired theatre with a frothy toast of champagne: a laugh-a-minute comedy called The Savannah Sipping Society. A group of women of a certain age, each of whom is facing a new situation in their lives, meet almost coincidentally....

Dezart Performs Recieves 17 Desert Star Award Nominations For Its 2018-19 Season.
by David Green - August 05, 2019

Dezart Performs has secured 17 nominations for the annual a?oeDesert Star Awardsa?? including the categories of Outstanding Production Comedy and Drama, Director, Lead Actor and Actress, and Set, Sound and Lighting Design. The winners will be announced at the 32nd annual Desert Theatre League Gala o...

Palm Canyon Theatre's SPRING AWAKENING is Inventive, Exciting, and Delightful
by Stan Jenson - July 06, 2019

It's a shame that our lack of summer population will limit the houses at Palm Canyon Theatre's current production of Spring Awakening because it is one of the most inventive and exciting musicals to be presented this season. The story of adolescents in late 19th century Germany discovering and deali...

BWW Review: OLIVER! at OBC Theater in Corona is Delectable
by Audrey Liebross - June 16, 2019

The OBC Theater, in Corona, has a winner in its rollicking production of OLIVER. It is a bit of a schlep from the Coachella Valley, but it's worth the trip to see the imaginative choreography and adept acting, to hear the lovely singing from adults and children alike, and to marvel at the clever cos...

BWW Preview: The Touring Production of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is 'Worth the Schlep' from the Coachella Valley and Inland Empire
by Audrey Liebross - June 04, 2019

POTO's current national touring production is about to land in the Los Angeles area, possibly for the last time. It is worth the trip from the Coachella Valley....

BWW Review: THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE at Rancho Mirage Amphitheater
by Kay Kudukis - May 23, 2019

Saturday was beautiful night under the stars and LimonCarr Desert Theatricals, in partnership with the City of Rancho Mirage, provided just the right entertainment with their production of The Pirates of Penzance....

BWW Review: TYM MOSS: (A)LIVE at Desert Rose
by Kay Kudukis - May 15, 2019

It was a tech rehearsal for Tym Moss's cabaret show Tym Moss (A) Live at Desert Rose Playhouse, yet he gave it his all, and his all is everything....

BWW Review: BIG RIVER Delights at PALM CANYON THEATRE
by Stan Jenson - May 13, 2019

Palm Canyon Theatre is taking an exuberant romp on the Mississippi in their current musical, Big River. The 1985 Broadway hit, with songs by Roger ("King of the Road") Miller, is a stage adaptation of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In the capable hands of director Se Layne, it shows energy, sty...

BWW Review: REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES at Desert Theatreworks brings laughs and insight
by Stan Jenson - May 11, 2019

Desert Theatreworks, the Valley's fastest-growing theatre company, has stepped outside of their pattern of familiar Broadway hits with their current production of Real Women Have Curves. The audience is the winner! Director Rebecca Havely has taken five dynamite actresses, a 1987 script, and present...

BWW Review: GOOD PEOPLE at CV Rep Theater is Masterful
by Kay Kudukis - May 06, 2019

Almost everyone has fallen on hard times. Sometimes they're financial, sometimes they're emotional, sometimes they're both. It's how we get through them that defines us. A deep look into who we are, and what we will do to survive those times, David Lindsay-Abaire's 2011 play Good People explores all...

BWW Review: Desert Rose's PAGEANT is a Must-See Beauty
by Audrey Liebross - April 30, 2019

PAGEANT, currently playing at Desert Rose, is a drag show, with beautiful "women" competing for the title of Miss Glamouresse, corny jokes, and a smarmy, Nick the lounge singer type emcee. Beyond that, there is nothing except nonstop, goofy hilarity....

BWW Review: Two Terrific One-Acts, GRACELAND and ASLEEP ON THE WIND, at Desert Ensemble Theatre
by Stan Jenson - April 20, 2019

My first visit to Desert Ensemble Theatre proved to be a thoroughly enjoyable evening. Their presentation of two one-act plays -- Graceland and Asleep on the Wind - harkened back to a purity of theatre which was so exciting to me in my college days. By stripping away full sets in favor of a few stra...

BWW Review: GRAND HOTEL at Palm Canyon Theatre
by Stan Jenson - April 12, 2019

In producing 12 shows per season, sometimes Palm Canyon Theatre's productions become a blur, but their current offering, Grand Hotel, is one that will stay in viewers' memories for a long time. It is one of their most beautiful productions, combining top talent, design, direction, and choreography w...

BWW Review: MAYTAG VIRGIN at Dezart Performs is a Magical Night of Theater
by Kay Kudukis - April 07, 2019

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BWW Review: GREATER TUNA at Coyote Stageworks
by Kay Kudukis - March 29, 2019

Greater Tuna is a strange little play that was written in 1982 and was a huge hit in middle America before it made its way Off-Broadway, and eventually to HBO. There are three plays in the series, and Coyote Stageworks has mounted the first one as their final production in their 2018/2019 schedule a...

BWW Review: CHESS Has The Moves at CVRep
by Audrey Liebross - March 22, 2019

Coachella Valley Repertory's (CVRep's) production, the first in its spectacular, new theater building, is highly enjoyable. Most of the acting, singing, and dancing is superb and two of the leads - David Sattler (Anatoly) and Gabriela Carrillo (Florence) - demonstrate an electrifying stage presence....

BWW Preview: SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE at Palm Canyon Theatre
by Stan Jenson - March 21, 2019

Palm Canyon Theatre presents SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, a delightful adaptation of the 1998 film, for one weekend only. Not to be missed!...

BWW Preview: DEAR ANITA BRYANT at Desert Rose
by Audrey Liebross - March 21, 2019

DEAR ANITA BRYANT, a Readers Theatre stage play by activist and author Dr. Ronni Sanlo, is coming for one show only on April 7, 2019, at 7 pm to the Desert Rose Playhouse....

BWW Review: ELECTRICITY at INNdulge Lights Up The Night
by Kay Kudukis - March 18, 2019

Playwright Terry Ray's Electricity, the story of two gay men trying to figure out how they fit into each other's world, is a powerful reminder that we are worthy of being loved, even if we think we are broken. Not to mention, you'll laugh your past off....

BWW Review: THE VIEW UPSTAIRS at Desert Rose is a Must See.
by Audrey Liebross - March 13, 2019

Desert Rose Playhouse's production of THE VIEW UPSTAIRS is a must-see -- 100 minutes of an emotional roller coaster with tears and laughs and great acting, singing, and dancing....

BWW Review: HAIRSPRAY at Desert Theatreworks is an Explosion of Delightful Energy
by Stan Jenson - March 10, 2019

If you hear an explosion of energy coming from the east end of the valley over the next couple of weekends, it is almost certainly the production of Hairspray at Indio's Desert Theatreworks. I enjoyed virtually every detail of the production so much that it's hard to know where to start. The perform...

BWW Review: WHITE GUY ON THE BUS at Dezart Performs: There's No Safety in Numbers
by Kay Kudukis - March 04, 2019

The dramatist.com website describes White Guy on the Bus thusly: Week after week a wealthy white businessman rides the same bus, befriending a single black mom. As they get to know each other, their pasts unfold and tensions rise, igniting a disturbing and crucial exploration of race.' While that is...

BWW Review: THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS at Palm Canyon Theatre
by Stan Jenson - March 02, 2019

Palm Canyon Theatre's current production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas breathes plenty of energy - and a fair bit of sexuality - into the 1978 musical. Although it is not the first musical to be based on a factual event, it has certainly chosen one of the stranger events to revisit: the clo...

BWW Review: HONKY TONK LAUNDRY at Coyote Stageworks is Good Clean Fun
by Kay Kudukis - February 04, 2019

Country music is like cilantro. Either you like it or you don't. I fall into the latter category on both. It's not a snobby thing. My dislike for cilantro, I'm told, has to do with genetics and my country gene seems to either be latent or missing. I mean, all of my friends love it, and I'd like to g...