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Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Theater Review: TOOTSIE (Desert TheatreWorks in Indio) by Stan Jenson

TOOT-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 11:47AM

Monday, March 10, 2025

Theater Review: OLIVER! (Desert Theatricals) by Stan Jenson

At 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 08:08AM

Thursday, February 13, 2025

Theater Review: AVENUE Q (Revolution Stage in Palm Springs) by Stan Jenson

GUARANTEED 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 08:03AM

Monday, February 10, 2025

Theater Review: MY FAIR LADY (Palm Canyon Theatre) by Stan Jenson

THIS 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 07:33PM

Saturday, February 8, 2025

Theater Review: PERFECT ARRANGEMENT (The Bent at The Palm Springs Cultural Center) by Stan Jenson

PERFECT, 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 12:58PM

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Theater Review: TRU (Desert Ensemble Theatre in Palm Springs) by Stan Jenson

CHUCK 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 08:10AM

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Theater Review: LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL (Desert TheatreWorks in Indio) by Stan Jenson

A 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 09:17AM

Friday, January 17, 2025

Theater Review: SPRING AWAKENING (Revolution Stage Company in Palm Springs) by Stan Jenson

TEEN 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 07:09PM

Monday, December 9, 2024

Theater Review: I’LL EAT YOU LAST: A CHAT WITH SUE MENGERS (Cathy Moriarty at The Bent in Palm Springs) by Stan Jenson

MORIARTY 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 06:23PM

Theater Review: COMPANY (Revolution Stage Company) by Stan Jenson

YOU’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…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 02:52AM

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