Palm Springs Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 4

Review: LITTLE WOMEN Takes The Stage At Palm Canyon Theatre
by Stan Jenson - April 12, 2023

This female-centric classic is a delight for all audiences as staged by Palm Canyon Theatre....

Review: HAND TO GOD at CV Rep
by Kay Kudukis - April 01, 2023

First of all I want to say, this is a very good production of Hand To God at a very good theater company, and if you've never seen the play you should absolutely go....

Review: ACES! at Oscar's Cabaret
by Kay Kudukis - April 01, 2023

What did our critic think of ACES! at Oscar's Cabaret Produced By Kitlyn Productions?...

Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Desert Theatricals At Rancho Mirage Amphitheater
by Kay Kudukis - March 21, 2023

What did our critic think of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Desert Theatricals At Rancho Mirage Amphitheater?...

Review: DADDY'S DYIN', WHO'S GOT THE WILL? at Palm Canyon Theatre
by Stan Jenson - March 19, 2023

WPalm Canyon Theatre (PCT) and Del Shores have a long, strong bond with each other. His sidewalk star is even strategically placed in front of the theatre. It seems that every year PCT produces one of his plays, frequently Sordid Lives. This year they are presenting Daddy’s Dyin’, Who’s Got the Will...

Review: JIMMY BUFFETT'S ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE at Desert Theatreworks is a Rollicking Good Time
by Audrey Liebross - March 16, 2023

Desert Theatreworks showcases its talented cadre of singers, dancers, and comedic actors in its current production, the musical comedy JIMMY BUFFETT'S ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE. Director Lance Phillips and musical director Douglas Wilson have done a superb job with this jukebox musical that features ...

Review: KAFKA'S JOKE At Desert Ensemble Theatre Is Another Must-See!
by Audrey Liebross - March 14, 2023

Desert Ensemble Theatre has done it again with its world premiere production of Rich Rubin's KAFKA's JOKE: It has put on a brilliantly acted theatrical experience that cause audiences to laugh, to feel the craziness of the situations that the characters face, and to keep thinking about the play long...

Review: GENTLY DOWN THE STREAM at The Bent
by Stan Jenson - March 13, 2023

What did our critic think of GENTLY DOWN THE STREAM at The Bent? The Bent, Palm Springs' new LGBTQ theatre company, is alive and well, and I couldn't be happier. Our previous gay theatre company drifted away from gay-centric pieces in its last seasons, and I didn't realize how much I missed seeing s...

Review: A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY UNIT AT MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING at Dezart Performs
by Kay Kudukis - March 07, 2023

What did our critic think of A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY UNIT AT MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTE at Dezart Performs?...

Review: ONCE at CVRep
by Kay Kudukis - March 02, 2023

Back in 2007 a little Searchlight film called Once entered my world with a big bang. Although it was not the first Irish musical film about unknown musicians (The Commitments was my first) it made a big impact on me in the same way Everything Everywhere All At Once did - it felt like a new genre of ...

Review: SOUTH PACIFIC at Desert Theatricals At Rancho Mirage Amphitheater
by Kay Kudukis - February 21, 2023

What did our critic think of SOUTH PACIFIC at Desert Theatricals At Rancho Mirage Amphitheater?...

Review: THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL at Palm Canyon Theatre
by Stan Jenson - February 15, 2023

What did our critic think of THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL at Palm Canyon Theatre? Palm Canyon Theatre has taken some risks this season by offering a season of lesser-known shows, but their decision seems to be paying off. I know that my first-ever viewing of Titanic will last with me a long time, and their...

Review: THE MOUSETRAP At Desert Theatreworks Still Delights After All These Years
by Audrey Liebross - February 13, 2023

I had a great time attending Desert Theatreworks' terrific production of Agatha Christie's THE MOUSETRAP. I am unsurprised that the directing, acting, and technical aspects of the show are fabulous -- that is DTW's modus operandi. The script leaves the audience guessing and laughing. This production...

Review: Desert Ensemble's Southern California Premiere of KILL THE EDITOR is a Great Production that is Humorous, Serious, and Thought-Provoking
by Audrey Liebross - January 30, 2023

Desert Ensemble Theatre is presenting the Southern California premiere of Aren Haun's comedic drama, KILL THE EDITOR. As is usual with DET, the directing, performances, and technical aspects of the production are top-notch. What lowers the presentation from a 'must see' to a B or B+ is that, in my o...

Review: DIRTY BLONDE At CV Rep
by Kay Kudukis - January 19, 2023

What did our critic think of DIRTY BLONDE at CV Rep?...

Review: NUNSENSE A-MEN! at Desert Theatreworks is Heavenly (or maybe Hellacious) Fun
by Audrey Liebross - January 17, 2023

If you’ve seen the original NUNSENSE, which consists of hilariously stupid (stupidly hilarious?) jokes and songs, you’ve seen NUNSENSE A-MEN! — same book and lyrics, same music, and same characters, but with a twist: The cast is entirely made up of men. DTW’s performers play their roles STRAIGHT rat...

Review: A BRIGHT NEW BOISE at Dezart Performs
by Kay Kudukis - January 16, 2023

What did our critic think of A BRIGHT NEW BOISE at Dezart Performs?...

Review: THE LINCOLN DEBATE at The Bent
by Stan Jenson - January 02, 2023

The Bent Theatre is coming to Palm Springs and their preview production was a knock-out! ...

Review: MID CENTURY MODERNS at Oscar's Cabaret
by Kay Kudukis - January 03, 2023

What did our critic think of MID CENTURY MODERNS at Oscar’s Cabaret? This is the second time I have seen Mid-Century Moderns, the first time I loved it so much I went on Facebook to tell people about it. That is a big deal for me, I stopped going to Facebook in 2018, but I really wanted to tell peop...

Review: Desert Theatreworks Shows off Singing and Dancing with WHITE CHRISTMAS
by Audrey Liebross - December 18, 2022

There is a great deal of enthusiastic singing and dancing by a large, energetic cast in Desert Theatreworks' (DTW's) production of WHITE CHRISTMAS, with book by David Ives and Paul Blake, and songs and lyrics by Irving Berlin. Daniela Ryan directed this production, which features two choreographers ...

Review: FUN HOME at CV Rep
by Kay Kudukis - December 09, 2022

This play is a very personal, journey that’s ironically relatable. It is disquieting, to its core it's more than disturbing, yet it is often hilarious, and while much of the information we learn is not light-hearted - the musical is joyous and full of laughs until it splits you in two. ...

Review: PALM SPRINGS GETAWAY at Palm Canyon Theatre
by Stan Jenson - December 08, 2022

What did our critic think of PALM SPRINGS GETAWAY at Palm Canyon Theatre? Palm Canyon Theatre has revived a new, streamlined version of Palm Springs Getaway, their original 'musical romp' which they premiered last season. I'll start right out by confessing that I was in the original production so I ...

Review: DO NOT REMOVE LABEL is a Hilarious, Brilliant Piece of Theatre
by Audrey Liebross - December 04, 2022

The audience had one heckuva good time at the opening night of Desert Ensemble Theatre's (DET's) DO NOT REMOVE LABEL, a hilarious world-premiere farce that also includes serious elements and political satire. The play achieves a humor trifecta: Laughs from the clever script by DET's artistic directo...

Review: THE FANTASTICKS at College Of The Desert
by Stan Jenson - November 16, 2022

COD's production of THE FANTASTICKS is a simple joy -- something we can all use more of! ...

Review: THE HUMANS at CV Rep
by Kay Kudukis - November 11, 2022

Like love, fear is specific to each human. Monsters under the bed; the Bogeyman; things that go bump in the night; losing your mind; losing it all - Stephen Karam's The Humans collects all of our fears and deposits them all into one play, The Humans. A 2016 review in The New York Times called it 'Th...