Palm Springs Theatre Newsroom

Desert Ensemble Theatre has announced the return of Singing with the Desert Stars, featuring local performers in a musical showcase.

Nominations are now open for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Palm Springs Awards. The 2024 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Theatre 29’s 2023-24 season comes to a close with the hilariously murderous comedy “Clue” which opened Friday August 16th for a three-week run.

Desert Theatreworks is thrilled to announce its upcoming stage adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic film, 'Dial 'M' for Murder,' running from October 4 to 20, 2024, at the DTW Blackbox Theater. This production promises to immerse audiences in Hitchcockian suspense within the intimate confines of our theater. 

Frank Loesser’s musical, based on Shepherd Mead’s 1952 satirical book, follows the ambitious J. Pierrepont Finch as he rises from window washer to chairman of the World Wide Wicket Company. Guided by his literary muse, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Finch navigates corporate challenges and triumphs.

Theatre 29 is thrilled to unveil its first production of the 2024/2025 season, Musical Mischief, a captivating cabaret that puts the spotlight on the most notorious villains and misunderstood characters in musical theatre.

Long Beach Playhouse will present THE PILLOWMAN, a thought-provoking play exploring the power of storytelling and its potential for cruelty. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Experience the return of Desert Air in Palm Springs this November, featuring avant-garde DJs and genre-bending music at the Palm Springs Surf Club and Palm Springs Air Museum. Learn how to attend!

Living in Palm Springs sitting down with Broadway gypsy Joe Giamalva who has played in many arenas from stage to screen as a sought-after actor/dancer/producer. He also entertained several generations of television viewers on Saturday morning children’s classics H.R. PufnStuf, Land Of The Lost, and Disney Channel favorites. Joe is working on a brand new one-man show about his life and career.

Heading into Season 17, Dezart Performs www.dezartperforms.org, has secured 26 nominations for the 38th annual Desert Star Awards honoring theatrical performers in the Coachella Valley and High Desert communities for the 2023-2024 season. Winners will be announced by the Desert Theatre League October 20th in a live ceremony at Sun City Palm Desert.

Open Space Arts has announced casting for its season opener, LIGHT SWITCH, the hilarious and heartbreaking story of Henry, an autistic gay man, and his journey toward love and acceptance over the span of twenty years.

For the final Summer Cabaret series show at Coachella Valley Repertory, no finer showman could have been picked for their closure than the extraordinary David Burnham in his MOSTLY BROADWAY traditional cabaret show.

A genuinely wonderful production spoiled by some overacting hyper-sincerity.

The anticipation is high as the audience fills up to near capacity while the Palm Springs weather outside hits double-digits and record-breaking temperatures. CVRep is a great way to get away from the heat and enjoy a cool evening of entertainment.

When you can hear a room audibly smile, then you know you are in the presence of Glenn Rosenblum. He’s charming, clever, witty, playfully spills the Tea, shows off his encyclopedic knowledge regarding all things Broadway, and displays his utmost respect for this genre of entertainment. 

Another highly anticipated evening of Cabaret with a sold-out crowd at Coachella Valley Repertory to see the handsome and talented husband duo Brent Barrett and Bernie Blanks.  When the three-piece combo begins to play the men grace the stage wearing stylish white and silver tailor-fitted suits singing the 1965 Sonny & Cher, Gold record hit “I Got You Babe”.

What did our critic think of BROADWAY BARBARA at CVRep?

Funny, dated, and a bit lackluster; fans went wild.

Desert Ensemble Theatre has announced the sale of season tickets starting Friday, July 12. Secure your seats for an exciting lineup of performances in their upcoming season.

Green Room Theatre Co. Coachella Valley (GRTCCV) performed Displacement: Stories from Section 14 to diverse and enthusiastic audiences in Palm Springs and Coachella in late June.

What did our critic think of BYE BYE BIRDIE at Palm Canyon Theatre?

The Season‬ opens with the 2019 Broadway political dark comedy‬‭ HILLARY AND CLINTON ‬‭by Lucas Hnath‬ ‭(November 15 - 24, 2024). Next is the 2022 Pulitzer Prize winner‬‭ FAT HAM,‬‭a modern-day‬ ‭Hamlet by James Ijames (January 17 - 26, 2025). The season continues with the Off-Broadway‬ hit drama‬‭ GRAND CONCOURSE ‬‭by award-winning playwright Heidi Schreck.

Enlightened, witty, smart and joyful; Cabaret at its finest

What did our critic think of THE EDGAR ALLAN POE SPEAKEASY at Revolution Stage Company?

A gay romantic journey; looking for love told entirely through song.