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Heading into Season 17, Dezart Performs www.dezartperforms.org, has secured 26 nominations for the 38th annual Desert Star Awards honoring theatrical performers in the Coachella Valley and High Desert communities for the 2023-2024 season. Winners will be announced by the Desert Theatre League October 20th in a live ceremony at Sun City Palm Desert.

The Season‬ opens with the 2019 Broadway political dark comedy‬‭ HILLARY AND CLINTON ‬‭by Lucas Hnath‬ ‭(November 15 - 24, 2024). Next is the 2022 Pulitzer Prize winner‬‭ FAT HAM,‬‭a modern-day‬ ‭Hamlet by James Ijames (January 17 - 26, 2025). The season continues with the Off-Broadway‬ hit drama‬‭ GRAND CONCOURSE ‬‭by award-winning playwright Heidi Schreck.

What did our critic think of THE EDGAR ALLAN POE SPEAKEASY at Revolution Stage Company?

The Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy is not just any cocktail experience. It's an extraordinary journey that transports guests into the haun=ng world of one of the most famous writers of the macabre. This 21+ only event promises an evening of chilling tales and exquisite cocktails, all set within the confines of a dark, intimate speakeasy. If you're a fan of Edgar Allan Poe, gothic literature, or simply enjoy unique, immersive experiences, this is an event you won't want to miss.

Script2Stage2Screen (S2S2S) presents a fully staged reading of a new original comedy, Engagement Rules, written by Rich Orloff. The two performances will be on Friday and Saturday, June 21 and June 22, at 7:30 pm.

What did our critic think of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW at Palm Springs Cultural Center?

Three couples find out they’re pregnant. One 30-something-ish couple, Pam (Heather Joy) & Nick (Jacob Samples) has been trying; one older couple, Arlene (Sonia Reavis) & Alan (Michael Pacas) had an oops; and a couple of college juniors, songwriters Lizzy (Candace Coe) & Danny (Joseph Portoles) are our main characters The story follows each couple’s reactions, and wouldn’t you know it, the girls are all connected by an obstetrician (Jason Ayestas) and his nurse (Katrina Dixon) and the boys by …little league? I don’t know - some sports thing.

Known for its outstanding and award-winning production of plays, Dezart Performs is expanding its repertoire with a new intimate summer event, CABARET AT THE PEARL, presenting Straight To The Heart, a 90-minute celebration of the lives and careers of songwriting team Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.

The Palm Springs Young Playwrights Festival (PSYPF) announced that is has now selected all of the cast members for the three plays it will present at the upcoming Festival, which will take place at the Palm Springs Cultural Center on June 9, 2024 at 12 PM. This free annual Festival will showcase original plays created by three area students which will be performed as staged readings using professional actors and directors.

Nicolas Dromard & Desireé Davar premiered their cabaret show From Broadway to Hollywood Saturday night at Oscar’s to a packed and very receptive house. The concept of the show is literally their journey from Broadway to Hollywood, covering how they met, how he proposed, some terrific and appropriate songs along the way and a lot of tap dancing (more on that later).

The Lincoln Debate, an original play by Terry Ray, is a great concept: Debate the long bandied about “rumor” that Abraham Lincoln was gay or, at very least, bi-sexual, and throw in some comic re-enactments.

Ben Rector and Cody Fry will be gracing the stage alongside the Minnesota Orchestra at Minnesota Orchestra Hall on June 15th and 16th, 2024. 

It’s a boy! It’s a girl! No, it’s BEING RICHARD GREENE, a laugh-‘til-you cry intimate exploration of one “person’s” intimate journey of gender identity.

Fresh on the heels of Revolution Stage Company’s sold out and extended Avenue Q earlier this year, comes The 25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee, and it is just as much, if not even more, fun than Avenue Q, and that’s saying a lot.

Death tends to affect those who remain differently. Some take time to grieve, then march boldly forward, while others live in purgatory, their grief so overwhelming they only function within the pain of their loss. Mr. Parker by Michael McKeever is very much about just that - as was Daniel’s Husband, but while Daniel’s Husband left us with tears and broken hearts, Mr. Parker gives us hope for life after loss, as well as a lot of laughs which is a great analgesic when exploring deep emotions.

Revolution Stage Company is pleased to announce the upcoming production of the Broadway and Tony Award-winning musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, running from April 16th to April 28th.

Summer’s just around the corner and the temperature is already rising… from the heat between Broadway’s favorite triple-threat lovebirds Nicolas Dromard & Desiree Davar! Broadway stars and real-life couple Nicolas & Desiree make their Oscar’s debut with ‘Nic & Desi: Broadway to Hollywood’.

Revolution Stage Company is thrilled to announce the limited engagement production of 'BILLIE! BACKSTAGE WITH LADY DAY,' written by and starring Synthia L. Hardy. Directed by Bryan Rasmussen with musical direction by Lanny Hartley, this captivating musical journey into the life of the iconic Billie Holiday will run from April 12th through April 21st, for five shows only.

Script2Stage2Screen will celebrate young playwrights by presenting fully staged readings of two original one-act plays, Main Character and The Search for Snowflake,written by award-winning playwright, Brooklyn Rutledge, when she was a freshman at Paloma Valley High School in Menifee, Ca. 

What did our critic think of THE WOMAN IN THE MIRROR at Revolution Stage Company?