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Friday, March 21, 2025

Theater Review: HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING (Revolution Stage Company in Palm Springs) by Stan Jenson

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 08:54AM
Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Theater Review: VICTOR/VICTORIA (Palm Canyon Theatre) by Stan Jenson

VA-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 08:27PM
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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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre