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Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Cabaret Interview: JEFF HARNAR (Appearing at CV Rep with "Sammy Cahn: The Second Time Around") by Jason Mannino

CAHN-DO SPIRIT: HARNAR'S ELEGANT REVIVAL Jeff Harnar, the celebrated cabaret artist known for his insightful interpretations of classic material, brings his acclaimed Sammy Cahn celebration …

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Thursday, July 10, 2025

Cabaret Interview: CLAYBOURNE ELDER (On Tour With "If the Stars Were Mine") by Jason Mannino

Sondheim, Slightly Inappropriate Stories, and Spiritual Whiplash: Claybourne Elder Unplugged Best known for roles in Company, Torch Song, and HBO's The Gilded Age, Broadway and television pe…

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Thursday, July 3, 2025

Theater Interview: LARRY FULLER, CHOREOGRAPHER (Appearing at Broadway Showstoppers at CV Rep) by Jason Mannino

A Celebration of Legacy: Larry Fuller in Conversation Larry Fuller's career has spanned some of the most influential and transformative moments in musical theater history. As a choreographer…

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Sunday, June 22, 2025

Cabaret Interview: ALIX KOREY (Appearing at CV Rep June 24 for the Summer Cabaret Series) by Jason Mannino

If I Sing: Alix Korey on Art, Activism, and Singing Her Truth With decades in cabaret and a résumé that reads like a Broadway hall of fame, Alix Korey is not content to rest on laurels. Kn…

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Saturday, June 14, 2025

Cabaret Interview: SALLY MAYES (Appearing at CV Rep June 19 for the Summer Cabaret Series) by Jason Mannino

From Broadway to Cabaret: Sally Mayes on Music, Mentorship, and Meaning She belts when it counts, crafts when it's quiet, and teaches with heart" Sally Mayes is still doing it all, her way. …

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Friday, May 30, 2025

Theater Review: DEAL WITH THE DRAGON (Palm Springs Cultural Center) by Jason Mannino

WHEN THE DEVIL'S IN THE DETAILS (AND IN THE ART WORLD) For a limited engagement, Kevin Rolston brings his darkly whimsical Deal with the Dragon to the Palm Springs Cultural Center, and it's …

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Sunday, May 25, 2025

Cabaret Review: BROADWAY'S BAD GUYS (Erik Scott Romney at Revolution Stage Company in Palm Springs) by Jason Mannino

CHARMING AND CHILLING If villains get the best songs, Erik Scott Romney proves they might also give the most captivating performances. In his solo cabaret Broadway's Bad Guys!, which ran at …

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Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Theater Review: THE BEVERLY HILLS HOTEL PEACE TALKS (CV Rep) by Jason Mannino

FUNNY GIRL, SERIOUS STAKES In the world premiere of The Beverly Hills Hotel Peace Talks, now running at Coachella Valley Repertory, playwright Gregg Ostrin (The Spy Who Went Into Rehab) blen…

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Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Theater Interview: DAVID DEAN BOTTRELL (New Solo Show "Teenage Wasteland" Now on Tour) by Jason Mannino

Teenage Wasteland: David Dean Bottrell Brings His New Solo Show to Revolution Stage Company An award-winning actor and writer dives into the awkward, hilarious, and heartfelt moments of adol…

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Monday, May 12, 2025

Theater Interview: GREGG OSTRIN (Playwright of "The Beverly Hills Hotel Peace Talks" Premiering at CV Rep) by Jason Mannino

From May 21 " June 1, 2025, Coachella Valley Repertory will present the world premiere of The Beverly Hills Hotel Peace Talks, written by Gregg Ostrin and directed by Randy Brenner. The play…

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Friday, April 25, 2025

Theater Review: OTHER DESERT CITIES (CV Rep) by Jason Mannino

A Stunning Dissection of Family, Politics, and the Conservative Mythos CV Rep's Other Desert Cities is nothing short of revelatory. John Robin Baitz's lacerating family drama, set in a chic …

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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Cabaret | Tour Review: BEHIND THE CURTAIN: UNTOLD STORIES FROM CANADA'S TEAM BROADWAY (Craig Ramsay and Catherine Wreford at Revolution in Palm Spri by Jason Mannino

Joy, love, passion and some heartbreak overflowed at Revolution Stage Company this past Monday as Broadway veterans and best friends Craig Ramsay and Catherine Wreford kicked off a multi-cit…

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Theater Review: BEYOND THERAPY (Desert Ensemble Theater) by Jason Mannino

AN ABSURDIST ROMP INTO MODERN LOVE AND MADNESS Desert Ensemble Theater presents Christopher Durang's hilarious comedy, Beyond Therapy, through April 27. The play is an exploration of neur…

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Saturday, April 5, 2025

Theater Review: DIETRICH (Tour at Revolution in Palm Springs) by Jason Mannino

FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN Last night, Revolution Stage Company presented Cindy Marinangel's in her one woman show, Dietrich.  Inspired by the legendary Marlene Dietrich, this is a captivating…

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Saturday, March 8, 2025

Theater Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (Coachella Valley Repertory in Cathedral City) by Jason Mannino

If you need proof that Andrew Lloyd Webber was more consistent in creating great musicals before helping turn Broadway into the spectacle-driven British juggernaut of the 1980s, look no furt…

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Sunday, March 2, 2025

Theater Review: GRAND CONCOURSE (Dezart Performs) by Jason Mannino

IS IT REALLY HUMAN TO FORGIVE? Dezart Performs' Grand Concourse"which opened on Friday"is a stunning interpretation of Heidi Schreck's (What the Constitution Means to Me) introspective, emot…

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Sunday, February 2, 2025

Theater Interview: JASON REALE (Director of The Bent's "Perfect Arrangement" in Palm Springs) by Jason Mannino

DIRECTOR AND PLAY: A PERFECT ARRANGEMENT, INDEED On February 6, The Bent in Palm Springs is opening Perfect Arrangement, a biting and timely comedy by Topher Payne. Set in 1950 during the he…

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Sunday, January 19, 2025

Theater Review: FAT HAM (Dezart Performs in Palm Springs) by Jason Mannino

WHAT A PIECE OF WORK IS FAT HAM Dezart Performs solidifies its reputation as one of the premier theater companies in The Valley"and possibly all of Southern California"with its current pr…

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Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Theater Review: THE 39 STEPS (Coachella Valley Rep) by Jason Mannino

39 STEPS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION Adapted by Patrick Barlow from John Buchan's novel and Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 film, The 39 Steps is a comedic thriller blending spy drama, physical comedy, a…

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Saturday, November 30, 2024

Theater Interview: CATHY MORIARTY (appearing in "I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers" " The Bent in Palm Springs) by Jason Mannino

A RAGING CAREER " NO BULL Palm Springs' The Bent is presenting John Logan's one-woman play I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers starring Academy Award-nominee Cathy Moriarty as the …

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Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Theater Review: LOOT (Desert Ensemble Theatre, Palm Springs) by Jason Mannino

LOOT IS A HOOT Loot is Joe Orton's darkly comic masterpiece that eviscerates societal norms and exposes the hypocrisies of authority figures with razor-sharp wit. Two young men, Hal and Denn…

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Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Theater Review: NEXT TO NORMAL (CV Rep in Cathedral City) by Jason Mannino

ABNORMALLY REAL CV Rep opened it's 24/25 season this past week with a triumphant production of the rock musical Next to Normal, ably directed by CV Rep's Artistic Director Adam Karsten.  …

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Sunday, November 3, 2024

Theater Review: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (Palm Canyon Theater) by Jason Mannino

OOH LA LA FOR LA CAGE AUX FOLLES With songs by the incomparable Jerry Herman, bookwriter Harvey Fierstein once again broke ground after his Torch Song Trilogy with La Cage aux Folles. It …

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Cabaret Review: MOSTLY BROADWAY (David Burnham, CV Rep) by Jason Mannino

On July 25, CV Rep concluded its terrific 2024 Summer Cabaret Series with American singer-songwriter-actor David Burnham's delightful cabaret, Mostly Broadway. Burnham, a Broadway vet, joyfu…

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Monday, July 8, 2024

Theater Review: BYE BYE BIRDIE (Palm Canyon Theatre) by Jason Mannino

HELLO HELLO BIRDIE! Waxing nostalgic about the 1950s is never out of style as Palm Canyon Theatre ably proves with their current production of Bye Bye Birdie running through July 14. Bye Bye…

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Friday, July 5, 2024

Cabaret Review: KEN PAGE (Coachella Valley Repertory Theatre) by Jason Mannino

HE HAD US ALL ON THE SAME PAGE Ken Page is a marvel. It would be reasonable to start and finish this review with that sentence. He has been a powerful presence in stage, film, and cabaret fo…

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Thursday, June 27, 2024

Cabaret Review: THE LIFE AND LOVES OF A BROADWAY BABY (Melissa Errico at CV Rep in Cathedral City) by Jason Mannino

WE LOVE YA, BROADWAY BABY Enchantress Melissa Errico mesmerized in her new cabaret, The Life & Loves of a Broadway Baby. presented by CV Rep. Errico sets her life to the Broadway songs t…

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Theater Review: STRAIGHT TO THE HEART " A TRIBUTE TO THE LEGACY OF RODGERS & HART by Jason Mannino

A REVUE THAT GOES STRAIGHT TO THE HEART AND SOUL This past weekend, one of our boldest theater companies in the Coachella Valley, Dezart Performs (Dezart), launched a new program called Caba…

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

Theater Interview: JASON GRAAE (Appearing in His New Cabaret "Graavitas" at CVRep on June 20, 2024) by Jason Mannino

Jason Graae is a frisky clown. " The New York Times What can be said about musical comedy actor and funny man Jason Graae? Well, first, his last name is pronounced "Grah." Second, third, and…

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Theater Interview: WAYNE BRYAN (Co-Creator, Director and Host of "Straight to the Heart, A Tribute to the Legacy of Rodgers & Hart" at Dezart by Jason Mannino

STRAIGHT FROM HIS HEART Dezart Performs has always been one of the most ambitious, bold and successful theater companies in the Coachella Valley. Now the company is planning a new state-of-t…

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Thursday, May 30, 2024

Recommended Cabaret Series: SUMMER CABARET SERIES, JUNE 2024 (Coachella Valley Rep) by Jason Mannino

COACHELLA VALLEY REPERTORY'S SUMMER CABARET SERIES of music, charismatic personalities and theatre insider stories galore continues through in June with Tony Award® nominee and 'Broadway …

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All that Chat

2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off