In his New York City apartment, Michael throws a birthday party for Harold, a self-avowed “thirty-two-year-old, pockmarked, Jew fairy,” complete with a surprise gift: “Cowboy,” a street hustler. As the evening wears on – fueled by drugs and alcohol – bitter, unresolved resentments among the guests come to light when a game of “Truth” goes terribly wrong.
Palm Canyon Theatre's Cabaret Fundraising Series includes a variety of one-night-only productions with talented local performers and special guests. The cabaret performers donate their time and talents, and each unique show supports the 27-year-old nonprofit theatre, its education programs and the culture it cultivates in the Coachella Valley.
An unjustly exiled barber, returns to nineteenth century London, seeking revenge against the judge who framed him. Renaming himself Sweeney Todd, the now-mad man vows revenge, applying his razor to unlucky customers and shuttling the bodies down to Mrs. Lovett’s meat-pie shop. Though many fall to his blade, Todd will not be satisfied until he slits the judge’s throat.
In this mash-up of sixteenth-century Shakespeare and twenty-first-century Broadway, brothers Nick and Nigel are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of the master playwright known as "The Bard." When a soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting, the brothers set out to write the world’s first musical.
Palm Canyon Theatre is presenting another in its Cabaret fundraising series. The Happiest Concert on Earth, is taking the stage for one night only – February 21. The show is stacked with 14 talented performers including many favorite PCT company members.
One of the Coachella Valley’s Cabaret sweethearts, Francesca Amari, is welcoming music lovers to her one-night-only Valentine’s Day show, “HEARTstrings: Pulled AND Plucked!” The concert is a musical look at the many journeys to love.
When Peggy, a good Christian woman, hits her head on the sink and bleeds to death after tripping over her lover’s wooden legs in a motel room, three generations of a family gather in a small Texas town for her funeral. The sad, hilarious truth of their “Sordid Lives” erupts in this Del Shores cult classic, a black comedy about white trash!
Based on the beloved holiday film, this hilarious fish-out-of-water comedy follows Buddy the Elf in his quest to find his true identity. With Santa’s permission, Buddy embarks on a hilarious journey through New York City on a search for his family. This modern-day holiday classic is sure to bring out the Christmas spirit and make everyone embrace their inner elf.
Jonathan Larson's Rent follows a year in the life of a group of young artists struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. With songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences of all ages, how these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical.
All the Southern ladies who are anybody come to Truvy’s salon for their haridos and free advice including the town's curmudgeon, an eccentric millionaire, a woman with a raging sweet tooth, and the local social leader and her daughter. A sudden realization of their mortality affects each of them, as they discover their underlying love for one another in this heartfelt comedy.
In Lerner and Loewe’s magical tale, New Yorker Tommy Albright unexpectedly arrives at the mysterious Scottish Highland village of Brigadoon, which only appears for one day every 100 years. When Tommy meets and falls in love with Fiona, a beautiful villager in this magical hamlet, he must decide whether to return to his old life or stay in Brigadoon — forever.
Cast members from 10 valley schools range in age from 13-19. Sets and costumes will recreate the fictional North Shore High School where Cady Heron (Tori Mendoza) transfers after years of being homeschooled on the African Savanna. Trying to fit into “normal” teenage life in suburban Illinois, Cady finds herself caught in the popularity hierarchy of high school. With a plan to dethrone the Queen Bee, Regina George (Kaiya Treash) and her minions known as The Plastics, Cady is conflicted between enjoying the benefits of status and changing the status quo.
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