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Theater Review: METEOR SHOWER (Desert Ensemble Theatre at Camelot Theaters)
A Celestial Collision of Wit and Chaos in Meteor Shower Steve Martin’s absurdist comedy Meteor Shower crashes onto the stage at Desert Ensemble Theatre like a cosmic cocktail party gone wonderfully wrong. The company’s current production of the play by Steve Martin—running through this Sunday—is a wild, starlit trip into the absurd, leaning unapologetically into…
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Theater Review: DESTROYING DAVID (Dezart Performs)
There is a profound beauty in watching something fragile survive. In Dezart Performs’ breathtaking West Coast Premiere of Jason Odell Williams’ Destroying David, that fragility is everywhere: in the literal cracks of a 500-year-old statue, in the fractured heart of a grieving mother, and in the very air of the theater itself. Running through March…
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Theater Review: CLUE (Second North American Tour at the McCallum Theatre)
A BOARD GAME FAVORITE TURNS INTO A LIVE-ACTION FARCE OF MURDER AND MAYHEM A high-energy whodunit that entertains, even when the pacing wobbles The classic whodunit murder mystery game Clue leapt from the board to the boards last night at McCallum Theatre. The production—directed by Casey Hushion—is a bit of a double-edged dagger. While it…
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Theater Review: PIPPIN (Revolution Stage Company in Palm Springs)
A PRINCE IN SEARCH OF PURPOSE AND MEANING Revolution’s vibrant, dance-driven production showcases impressive skill and theatrical flair Pippin offers musical theater lovers the complete package: great characters, adventure, a stimulating book by Roger O. Hirson and cheeky, sophisticated songs by Wicked‘s Stephen Schwartz—a score that got more than one kid addicted to its still-in-print…
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Theater Review: THE GRADUATE (Indio Performing Arts Center, Desert Theatreworks)
A CLASSIC TALE OF SEDUCTION, AWKWARDNESS, AND GROWING UP Desert Theatreworks delivers a lively staging that balances humor with the story’s darker undercurrents Most Americans over 50 no doubt remember Mike Nichols’ film The Graduate, so the chance to see the story live in Indio is an appealing one. Adapted for the stage by Terry…
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Theater Preview: MARILYN, MOM & ME (Reading with Morgan Fairchild to Benefit PS Art Museum)
On February 28 and March 1, 2026, Morgan Fairchild will be featured in a staged reading of Marilyn, Mom & Me, Luke Yankee’s new play about his mother, Eileen Heckart, and her intense friendship with Marilyn Monroe during the shooting of the 1956 film, Bus Stop. All proceeds from the event will support ongoing programs…
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Theater Review: IN THE WAKE (The Bent at Palm Springs Cultural Center)
ELECTION NIGHT NEVER ENDS — AND NEITHER DO THE ARGUMENTS Lisa Kron’s In the Wake revisits post-2000 political disillusionment through a fracturing group of friends While the production of Lisa Kron’s In the Wake by The Bent is stupendous, it is not always an easy play to like—but it is a compelling one to wrestle…
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Theater Interview: ADAM KARSTEN (Director of “Guys and Dolls” at CVRep)
The Coachella Valley Repertory (CVRep) continues its 2025-2026 season by rolling the dice on one of Broadway’s most decorated masterpieces: Frank Loesser’s Guys and Dolls. Running from February 25 through March 15, 2026. This new production brings the colorful underworld of 1930s New York to the desert, blending high-stakes gambling with the unpredictable business of…
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Theater Review: HAIR (Palm Canyon Theatre)
THE AGE OF AQUARIUS RETURNS TO PALM SPRINGS A vibrant production overcomes a frustrating book Palm Canyon Theatre’s (PCT’s) productions are always top-notch, with excellent singing, dancing, and acting. Hair, which opened last weekend, is no exception. The musical is a rollicking celebration of the hippie movement of the 1960s which took the theatre world…
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Theater Review: CAMP MORNING WOOD (Prism Theater in Palm Springs)
PALM SPRINGS DISPATCH FROM HEADAH HOPPER Your faithful correspondent in the desert My dear reader, If you are planning a visit to Palm Springs and think your evenings will be limited to early dinners, tasteful cocktails, and discussions of real estate values, allow me — helpfully, lovingly — to redirect you. You are going to…
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Theater Review: LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR (Desert Theatreworks in Indio)
COMEDY UNDER PRESSURE A writers’ room in early television on deadline, and a production that hits every punchline Neil Simon’s Laughter on the 23rd Floor fictionalizes the writers’ room behind Your Show of Shows, the groundbreaking live television comedy that starred Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca and ran on NBC in the early 1950s. At…
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Theater Interview: DAVID ZIPPEL (Artistic Director of rePLAY at the Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs)
OSCAR WILDE, REWIRED FOR NOW David Zippel brings star power and modern snap to Palm Springs Tony-winner for Liza’s at the Palace, David Zippel—one of Broadway and Hollywood’s sharpest comic lyricists (City of Angels, Disney’s Hercules & Mulan)—is bringing his wit and theatrical instincts to Palm Springs as the Artistic Director of the new rePLAY…
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Theater Review: DISPERSION OF LIGHT (Desert Ensemble Theatre)
Desert Ensemble Theater’s world premiere of Rich Rubin’s Dispersion of Light opened this past Friday at the Palm Springs Cultural Center, and it’s a fascinating dive into the 1930s art world. The play centers on 1932—a chaotic year for Georgia O’Keeffe, who was balancing a massive commission for Radio City Music Hall while her marriage…
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Theater Review: ASSASSINS (Revolution Stage)
AMERICA’S DARKEST CARNIVAL BARKS TO LIFE Revolution Stage Company delivers powerhouse vocals and sharp design in Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s unsettling musical revue. Revolution Stage Company has become one of my favorite local theatre companies, and its current production of Assassins (score: Stephen Sondheim, book: John Weidman) features one of the most uniformly talented…
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Theater Review: ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS (Coachella Valley Repertory)
A BRITISH FARCE OF DOUBLE-DEALING, DISGUISES, AND CHAOS IN ’60s BRIGHTON When it hits its stride, CV Rep’s high-energy staging delivers the kind of old-school physical comedy that feels like instant stress relief. What the world needs now is… laughter. Lots of laughter, which is being served up liberally in Coachella Valley Repertory’s tasty take…
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Theater Review: I DO! I DO! (Palm Canyon Theatre)
A MARRIAGE MUSICAL THAT SPANS 50 YEARS—ALL IN ONE BEDROOM Palm Canyon’s I Do! I Do! is consistently enchanting, with actors strong enough to make this intimate two-hander feel genuinely moving In a word, Palm Canyon Theatre’s current production of I Do! I Do! is charming. Nearly 60 years after it premiered, the Tom Jones/Harvey…
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Theater Review: EUREKA DAY (Dezart Performs)
DESERT THEATER FINDS ITS NEW HOME WITH A PERFECTLY TIMED POWDER KEG Welcome to the sharply funny Eureka Day, where a mumps outbreak turns a school board meeting into a full-contact sport Last night was a massive milestone for our desert theater community. Dezart Performs officially opened their new season in their brand-new, first-ever permanent…
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Cabaret Review: CHRISTMAS MAMMARIES (Billy L’Amour at the Palm Springs Cultural Center)
Billy L’Amour just showed everyone how it’s done If you weren’t at the Palm Springs Cultural Center this past Sunday, you seriously missed out. The second Billy L’Amour entered from the back of the house, the room was hers. Period. There was no “warming up” the crowd or easing into the set—she just clocked the…
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Cabaret Review: SONGS FROM MY HOLIDAY CLOSET (Revolution Stage Company in Palm Springs)
Unpacking the Magic: LT Cousineau’s Songs from My Holiday Closet is a Seasonal Smash that has become a holiday tradition There’s a special magic that happens when a performer stops trying to please everyone and simply tells their own truth, which is what went down at Revolution Stage Company this past Monday, December 22, for…
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Theater Review: PLAID TIDINGS (Revolution Stage Company in Palm Springs)
PLAIDS, CAROLS & COMIC CHAOS A tuneful Yule celebration filled with charm, harmony, and holiday silliness If you’re craving holiday nostalgia served with tight four-part harmonies and a side of goofy, good-hearted comedy, Plaid Tidings at Revolution Stage Company should be on your December shortlist. Stuart Ross’s follow-up to his wildly popular 1989 revue Forever…
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