Coachella Valley is Coming Back with Gay Theater Companies Stan Jenson October 4, 2023 NOW, On Stage GROSS INDECENCY: THE THREE TRIALS OF OSCAR WILDE. Last year an excellent theatre company called The Bent opened in Palm Springs. It also happened to be an LGBTQ+ company. In its first year, it produced three pl... Read More...
The Fantasticks Reimagined in West Coast Premiere at CV Rep Stan Jenson October 3, 2023 Entertainment, NOW, Palm Springs Quick, can you name the longest running musical in the world? Phantom of the Opera? Les Misérables? Did someone say Cats??? Nope, you’re all wrong. The trophy goes to a simple love story called The Fantas... Read More...
Cabaret, Our Dear Dead Drug Lord, The Red Suitcase all Shine ON STAGE Stan Jenson September 1, 2023 NOW, On Stage CABARET: Cabaret opened on Broadway in late 1966 and ran for 1,166 performances – at the time quite a megahit. The show featured music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and a book by Joe Masteroff, base... Read More...
Three Men, No Baby admin June 3, 2023 NOW, On Stage HOLLYWOOD BOWL: June means we are well and truly into summer and for me, that means entertainment under the stars. My #1 favorite is the Hollywood Bowl, a monstrous venue that seats around 18,000 people a... Read More...
Six Wives of Henry VIII Stan Jenson April 5, 2023 NOW, On Stage HAIRSPRAY: Okay, you wouldn’t be reading this column if you didn’t have at least a passing interest in musical theatre, and if you have a passing interest in musical theatre, you’ve almost certainly seen Hairsp... Read More...
Mean Girls Take Over Southern California Alexander Rodriguez February 1, 2023 NOW, On Stage The Mean Girls musical is sweeping So Cal, first appearing in Los Angeles, it is in San Diego, then off to Orange County. Based on the Tina Fey movie, based on the popular nonfiction book Queen Bees and Wannabe... Read More...
Caught in the Afterglow Stan Jenson May 31, 2022 NOW, On Stage HOLLYWOOD BOWL: June means we are well and truly into summer and for me, that means entertainment under the stars. My #1 favorite is the Hollywood Bowl, a monstrous venue that seats around 18,000 pe... Read More...
The world’s foremost all-male comic ballet company is back! Stan Jenson January 25, 2022 Entertainment, Los Angeles, NOW, On Stage, Palm Springs I often speak about the big Broadway tours because GED covers the whole state, and those tours do too. The big commercial theatres where those tours play rarely produce their own shows. However, there is a whol... Read More...
Anna, The King, and I admin January 2, 2017 Celebrity Interviews, Entertainment Anna, The King, and I By Charles Karel Bouley I've been thinking a lot about icons, iconic roles and what makes something iconic. Maybe it's because I'm aging, watching things from my youth become "classi... Read More...