Palm Springs Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 6

BWW Review: THE MOUNTAINTOP at Dezart Performs
by Kay Kudukis - March 13, 2022

On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a march on Washington and gave a speech: 'I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.'...

BWW Review: A Fun Getaway at Palm Canyon Theatre's PALM SPRINGS GETAWAY
by Audrey Liebross - March 01, 2022

Palm Canyon Theatre's (PCT's) PALM SPRINGS GETAWAY is the world premiere of a handclapping, foot-stomping revue that describes the history of Palm Springs, California in a funny, mostly wholesome way. I enjoyed myself immensely at this high-quality getaway from events in the world. Judging from othe...

BWW Review: MAMMA MIA at Desert Theatricals
by Kay Kudukis - February 24, 2022

Winners of the 1974 Eurovision with their song Waterloo, ABBA had a flurry of catchy tunes that dominated the pop charts for 12 years. In 1992, Abba released their album Gold, which has sold over 30 million copies and is one of the best-selling albums worldwide....

BWW Review: AJ Clauss's SALTY is Playing at Desert Ensemble Theatre
by Audrey Liebross - February 22, 2022

Desert Ensemble Theatre is currently presenting AJ Clauss's SALTY. The production is well worth seeing; the play forces people to think about major issues and the director and ensemble cast are fabulous. Although there are many funny and many sweet moments, be forewarned: the overall tone is sad and...

BWW Review: I OUGHT TO BE IN PICTURES Is Both Sweet and Saucy
by Audrey Liebross - February 21, 2022

Desert Theatreworks has produced another winner: Neil Simon’s I OUGHT TO BE IN PICTURES. This story, with its emphasis on rekindling father-daughter love, is deeper than many of his plays. The two casts make the audience care about the characters. Director Daniela Ryan has done a superb job of coaxi...

BWW Review: ARTIFICIAL MORALITY at Desert Ensemble Theatre Company
by Stan Jenson - January 25, 2022

Desert Ensemble Theatre’s current production, Artificial Morality, examines the practice and ramifications of altering the truth (among many other observations).  A tight 80-minute script, a strong quartet of actors and a capable director keep us completely entertained, at the same time asking ourse...

BWW Review: ALWAYS....PATSY CLINE at Desert Theatreworks
by Stan Jenson - January 19, 2022

In the past two decades I have had several opportunities to see Always, Patsy Cline and I always avoided the show, thinking 'A two-woman show can't be entertaining and besides, I don't like country music.' Please, please do not make the mistake I did. This show has only a few more performances in th...

BWW Review: DIFFERENT DRUM: THE MUSIC OF LINDA RONSTADT at Arthur Newman Theater At The Joslyn Center
by Kay Kudukis - January 07, 2022

Don't miss @FrancescaAmari as she sings the songs of Linda Ronstadt on January 30, 2022 @lesmichaelscabaret...

BWW Review: THE CHRONICLES OF BEEBO BRINKER at Desert Ensemble Theater
by Kay Kudukis - December 15, 2021

Pulp fiction got its name from the low-quality, pulpy paper the stories were printed on, not the content. However, 'pulp' became synonymous with trashy, back alley reading punctuated with cheap sensationalist thrills, fast-paced plot lines and bad writing. Tell that last bit to John Lange (aka Micha...

BWW Review: WINTER WONDERETTES at Desert Theatreworks
by Stan Jenson - December 13, 2021

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BWW Review: SOUND OF MUSIC at Palm Canyon Theatre
by Stan Jenson - December 12, 2021

It’s hard to imagine a more perfect holiday show than Sound of Music, and Palm Canyon Theatre’s current production of the Rogers and Hammerstein musical should come complete with a large gift bow!...

BWW Review: THIS SIDE OF CRAZY at Palm Canyon Theatre
by Stan Jenson - November 19, 2021

A very magical combination of excellence has just occurred in Palm Springs theatre, and even though it's only for one weekend, I wanted to tip you off to it. The show is Del Shores' newest play, This Side of Crazy. The magic occurs when this smart script is delivered by four of the Coachella Valley'...

BWW Review: ELECTRICITY at Oscar's Dinner Theatre
by Stan Jenson - November 17, 2021

The show by actor/playwright Terry Ray is set in a motel room, and the first two years were actually performed at INNDulge in a motel room with an audience of 20 serving as flies on the wall, watching the action.  Fortunately, the show has transferred to Oscar’s dinner theatre in the middle of town ...

BWW Review: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH at Desert Rose Playhouse
by Stan Jenson - November 10, 2021

The only problem with staging as big a hit as Desert Rose Playhouse had with their recent production of The Rocky Horror Show is that you have to follow it up with something. Wisely, Artistic Director Robbie Wayne lined up a killer artistic triumvirate in actors Nicholas Sloan and Jamie Leigh Walker...

BWW Review: MURDER AT THE HOWARD JOHNSON'S at Desert Theatreworks is Funny and Imaginative.
by Audrey Liebross - November 09, 2021

Desert Theatreworks' production of Ron Clark's and Sam Bobrick's farce, MURDER AT THE HOWARD JOHNSON'S, is funny and imaginatively staged, and improves upon the source material. It will run Thursdays through Sundays, through November 21st...

BWW Review: GIRLFRIEND Produced by Dezart Performs
by Kay Kudukis - November 01, 2021

Back on July 4, 1993, Matthew Sweet was recording a live album at Grant Park in Chicago. It was a beautiful sunny day and there was a cool breeze coming off Lake Michigan. My theater pals and I were sitting on blankets enjoying the weather and listening to Sweet, waiting to hear all of our favorites...

BWW Review: SHREK THE MUSICAL at Palm Canyon Theatre
by Stan Jenson - October 30, 2021

If the creativity and excitement of live theatre have been dammed up these past two years, the dam has broken center stage with Palm Canyon Theatre’s current production of Shrek the Musical.  Rarely have I seen such energy, excitement, color and talent in a local production...

BWW Review: THE PRODUCERS at Desert Theatreworks
by Audrey Liebross - October 18, 2021

THE PRODUCERS, the first post-lockdown Desert Theatreworks (DTW) show, is perfect to welcome eager audiences back - a true winner. Ron and Lance Phillips, the married couple that operates DTW, took the opportunity of the hiatus to completely rework the Indio Performing Arts Center, adding a new 250-...

BWW Review: SORDID LIVES at Palm Canyon Theatre
by Stan Jenson - September 29, 2021

Palm Canyon Theatre (PCT) continues their gala 25th Anniversary Season with Del Shores’ beloved Sordid Lives.  I say “beloved” because this is the eighth time PCT has presented the outrageous comedy and audiences are snatching up tickets like they’re going to a long awaited family reunion....

BWW Review: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW at The Desert Rose Playhouse is Campy, Bloody Fun.
by Audrey Liebross - August 31, 2021

I give the Desert Rose Playhouse kudos for its fantastic production of Richard O'Brien's bloody cult classic, THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW. Buy tickets before the run sells out, as it deserves to do....

BWW Review: THE GUYS at Palm Canyon Theatre
by Stan Jenson - August 27, 2021

To commemorate the 20th anniversary Palm Canyon Theatre (PCT) will present The Guys, a play by Anne Nelson.  The play is about the aftereffects of the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001....

BWW Review: THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL at Desert Rose Playhouse
by Audrey Liebross - August 02, 2021

The Desert Rose Playhouse production of THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL is currently running in the company's new location in Palm Springs. The show features fabulous performances and design, and terrific direction by Robbie Wayne. Combined with David Nehls' clever lyrics and tuneful music (...

BWW Review: MILES GLORIOSUS at Joshua Tree Summer Theatre
by Stan Jenson - July 25, 2021

Joshua Tree's Summer Theatre Under the Stars is currently playing their third offering, Miles Gloriosus, and it's good enough that it makes me sad that there's only one more show in the season. I truly hope this becomes an annual event at the amazing Wind Walkers Medicine Wheel theatre-in-the-round....

BWW Review: SHAKESPEARE IN REVUE at Joshua Tree Summer Theatre
by Stan Jenson - July 13, 2021

So four playwrights walk into a bar and the first one says …. sound like the setup for a joke?  No, it’s actually the premise for Shakespeare in Revue, the delightful second presentation by Joshua Tree’s Theatre Under the Stars....

BWW Review: YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN at Palm Canyon Theatre
by Stan Jenson - July 12, 2021

Palm Canyon Theatre is back, and I couldn't be happier! Rather than opening post-pandemic with a gigantic blockbuster, they decided on You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and the audiences are the winners from that decision....