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PALM CANYON THEATRE

538 N Palm Canyon Dr
Palm Springs, CA 92262


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Feature: It's Time To Play A Game With THE BOYS IN THE BAND at Palm Canyon Theatre


by Charlie Thomas - March 19, 2024

Learn more about the upcoming production of THE BOYS IN THE BAND at Palm Canyon Theatre....

Review: SWEENEY TODD is a Bloody Good Time at Palm Canyon Theatre


by Charlie Thomas - March 13, 2024

What is it about a good horror story that draws audiences by the cart load?  Is it the adrenaline surge of danger around every corner, even as the viewer remains safely out of danger? Or is it the exploration of the dark side of man’s psyche, feeding a vicarious blood lust in the deep recesses of ou...

Previews: SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET Invites All You Bleeders to Palm Canyon Theatre


by Charlie Thomas - February 27, 2024

Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, formerly known as Benjamin Barker, who returns to nineteenth century London, seeking revenge against the judge who framed him many years ago. Renaming himself Sweeney Todd, the now-mad man vows revenge against all who wronged him, applying ...

Bruce Bonafede's ELLIE Opens at Desert Ensemble Theatre in March


by Stephi Wild - February 21, 2024

Desert Ensemble Theater (DET), in residence at the Palm Springs Cultural Center, will present the world premiere production of ELLIE by Palm Springs playwright Bruce Bonafede, March 8–10 and 15–17, 2024....

Review: Palm Canyon Theatre's SOMETHING ROTTEN Proves a Rose by Any Other Name Never Smelled as Sweet


by Charlie Thomas - February 14, 2024

History credits the first modern musical production to the year 1866 and a little-known work called “The Black Crook” that premiered in New York on September 12 of that year.  It was credited as the first play that added dance and original music to help tell the story.  But after seeing Palm Canyon ...

Previews: SOMETHING ROTTEN! by Any Other Name Would Smell as Sweet at Palm Canyon Theatre, February 9-25, 2024


by Charlie Thomas - February 06, 2024

In this mash-up of sixteenth-century Shakespeare and twenty-first-century Broadway, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom 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 acting, singi...

Del Shores' Cult Classic SORDID LIVES Returns To Palm Canyon Theatre To RIng In 2024


by David Green - January 04, 2024

A Palm Springs favorite is back… and already selling out fast! Palm Canyon Theatre (PCT) will present Del Shores’ Sordid Lives, January 19-28, 2024. In the tradition of a good “cult classic,” PCT is encouraging audience participation with cues to sing along and get involved in the action (from the c...

Last Chance to Vote for the BWW Palm Springs Awards; Voting Ends 12/31


by BWW Awards - December 26, 2023

It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Palm Springs Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

2 Weeks to Vote for the BWW Palm Springs Awards; ONCE, KAFKA'S JOKE, Desert Ensemble Theatre & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 18, 2023

There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Palm Springs Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

The Holiday Spirit Is Alive And Well At Palm Canyon Theatre WIth A Hilarious And Charming ELF THE MUSICAL


by David Green - December 13, 2023

Palm Canyon Theatres “Elf” will definitely get you in the holiday spirit! Santa (David Brooks) brought Christmas cheer for all to hear! With his charming smile and stage presence, I almost believed in Santa again!  If you’ve seen the movie “Elf”, you can expect this production to be just as hilariou...

Past Shows

Godspell
7/8 - 7/17/2022


Godspell is a unique and joyful musical based on the Gospel of Matthew. Debuting Off-Off-Broadway in 1971, it features a catchy and eclectic score by ...

Into the Woods
5/13 - 5/22/2022


Stepping into the world of Into the Woods, the musical by James Lapin with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, is like entering a twisted ...

Spamalot
4/22 - 5/1/2022


Monty Python's Spamalot lovingly lampoons the legend of King Arthur in a side-splitting musical extravaganza. Prepare for an irreverent and hilarious journey as we follow ...

Cyrano de Bergerac
3/31 - 4/3/2022


Cyrano de Bergerac, a play written in verse by Edmond Rostand in 1897, is a timeless story of love, insecurity, and the power of words. ...

Palm Springs Getaway
2/25 - 3/13/2022

Meteor Shower
Meteor Shower
5/30 - 6/2/2019


A comedy, is set in 1993 in Ojai, California. In 1993 a meteor shower occurs in Ojai, California. Corky and her husband Norm invite another ...

Spring Awakening
Spring Awakening
7/5 - 5/14/2019


Spring Awakening is a rock musical with music by Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics by Steven Sater. It is based on the German ...

The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank
4/25 - 4/28/2019


Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett's play is based on the true story of a young Jewish girl who kept a diary of her time hiding ...

Grand Hotel
Grand Hotel
4/5 - 4/14/2019


It is 1928. The world is between wars, the stock market is booming, Berlin is the center of high life and optimism rules the day. ...

Shakespeare in Love
Shakespeare in Love
3/21 - 3/24/2019


Shakespeare in Love is a new play based on the 1998 film that won seven Academy Awards including Best Picture. Young Will Shakespeare has writer's ...

Big River
Big River
3/10 - 3/19/2019


Twain's timeless classic sweeps us down the mighty Mississippi as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim, a slave, escape to freedom at the ...

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas


The saga of the legendary “Chicken Ranch”! “We’re gonna ROMP and STOMP and WHOOP IT UP tonight” at the most famous little “chicken ranch” in ...

Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls
1/18 - 2/10/2019


Set in Depression-era Times Square, Guys and Dolls is about a couple of big city gamblers and the women who love them. It tells the ...

Avenue Q
Avenue Q
11/2 - 11/18/2018


This controversial, modern musical has won 3 Tony awards, including Best Musical. Avenue Q centers around a group of foul mouthed puppets living in an ...

Hairspray
Hairspray
11/30 - 11/16/2018


It's 1962 and teenagers Tracy Turnblad and her friend Penny Pingleton are avid Corny Collins fans. A chance to dance on the show is publicized, ...

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolfe?


History professor George and his boozy wife, Martha, return late one Saturday night from a cocktail party at the home of the college president, Martha's ...

Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
9/28 - 10/7/2018


Set in the Oklahoma territory in the early 1900s, this musical tells the story of two pairs of lovers. Curly is a cowboy who has ...

The Wedding Singer
The Wedding Singer
7/6 - 7/15/2018


It's 1985, and rock star wannabe, Robbie Hart, is New Jersey's favorite wedding singer. He's the life of the party until his own fiancée leaves ...

Blithe Spirit
Blithe Spirit
5/24 - 5/27/2018


Fussy, cantankerous novelist Charles Condomine, re-married but haunted (literally) by the ghost of his late first wife, the clever and insistent Elvira who is called ...

Gypsy
Gypsy
5/11 - 5/20/2018


Regarded by many theater professionals as the greatest musical ever created, Gypsy is the ultimate tale of an ambitious stage mother fighting for her daughters’ ...

Videos


Disney's The Little Mermaid
Jean Henderson Perf Arts Center (6/21 - 7/14)
Seussical
Jean Henderson Perf Arts Center (4/26 - 5/19)
Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical Jr
The Pico (5/30 - 5/31)
TOM PAPA
McCallum Theatre (2/25 - 2/25)
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