HOW TO SUCCEED SUCCEEDS AND HOW! Reams can and have been written about the glories of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. With music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, and book by Ab…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 08:54AMVA-VA-VOOM TO VICTOR/VICTORIA The story of Victoria who becomes Victor impersonating Victoria has been around for a while. It started as a 1933 German film. Then writer/director Blake Ed…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 08:27PMTOOT-TOOT-TOOTSIE, HELLO! I was worried about attending a local production of Tootsie. I had seen the national tour and enjoyed it immensely. I worried that I might be so spoiled that I coul…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 11:47AMAt the end of last season, Desert Theatricals warned audiences that, due to renovations at the Rancho Mirage Amphitheatre, they would have to skip the 2025 season. Then, somehow, the constru…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 08:08AMGUARANTEED HAPPINESS AWAITS It was just slightly over a year ago that the newcomer Revolution Stage Company staked its claim as one of The Valley’s top production companies with their pres…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 08:03AMTHIS CLASSIC MUSICAL STILL SPARKLES By and large, I don’t understand why people are so eager to return to familiar musicals. We know that Curly and Laurie are going to get hitched and that…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 07:33PMPERFECT, INDEED: TERRIFIC—AND TIMELY The Bent Theatre, Palm Springs’ queer theatre company now in its third season, continues to prove its significance not only for the LGBTQ+ community …
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 12:58PMCHUCK YATES IS A TOUR DE FORCE AS TRUMAN CAPOTE Based on photos and video clips I’ve seen of Truman Capote, Chuck Yates has truly captured the successful-but-troubled author in Desert Ens…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 08:10AMA TON OF LEGAL FUN If you’re seeking a deep, soul-searching drama that challenges your intellect and reshapes your worldview, Legally Blonde The Musical at Indio’s Desert Theatreworks ma…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 09:17AMTEEN ANGST HAS NEVER LOOKED SO GOOD The first time I saw Spring Awakening was at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre and I hated it. This chamber musical–so dependent on facial expressions–wa…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 07:09PMMORIARTY MARVELOUSLY MIMICS MENGERS Virtually every Hollywood star has an agent but one of the only agents who was known by name is Sue Mengers, the Dragon Lady of movie casting in the 60s, …
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 06:23PMYOU’RE NOT JUST IN GOOD COMPANY; THIS IS THE GREATEST COMPANY YOU’LL EVER SEE Mention the name Stephen Sondheim to a musical theatre devotee and first they will bow their head for a mome…
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