“Box Office” Segment – June 5, 2024

3:00 – 4:00 PM

Seg 1 – “Box Office” Segment

LISTEN TO THE COMPLETE SHOW FOR DETAILS OF SUBJECTS DISCUSSED IN THIS INTERVIEW.

BOX OFFICE w/ Tracey Essex.
Presented thru the generosity of CV Rep, offering high caliber theatre in an intimate setting. www.cvrep.org. 68510 E. Palm Cyn., Dr., Cathedral City, CA. 92234.
– REPORT ON THE FIREBIRDS PLAYOFF GAMES.
– The team is in the playoffs and last week American Idol winner Abi Carter sang the National Anthem and dropped the puck on the ice.
– REPORT ON PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION
– Now gearing up for the 2025 Junior Competition; Ap., 11 – 21, 2025. Pianists from around the world, ages 13 to 17. Preliminary rounds will be @ Temple Isaiah and finals @ the McCallum Theatre on Mon., Ap., 21, 2025.
www.psipc.org.
– REPORT on CVREP. (68510 E. Palm Cyn., Cathedral City.)
– CVRep will present its Summer Cabaret Series that will begin @ 7 PM, but social hour is @ 5 PM. Adam Karstens put this series together.
1. June 5 & 6 – Melissa Errico “The Life & Loves of a Broadway Baby”.
2. June 12 – Local favorite Glenn Rosenblum will be back w/ “Broadway Showstoppers”.
3. June 13 – Alysha Umphress.
4. June 19 – Leslie Tinnaro “Back to Before”.
www.cvrep.org.
– REPORT on Michael Shaw’s DEZART PERFORMS season; (314 S. Cahuilla Rd., Palm Springs.)
– Dezart Performs “Straight to the Heart” a tribute to the legacy of Rodgers & Hart. 6 PM Social hour; 7 PM Curtain.
www.dezartperforms.org
– REPORT on REVOLUTION STAGE COMPANY. 611 S. Palm Cyn., Dr., Palm Springs.)
– DISCUSSION of the new venue in town w/ live entertainment every day of the week.
The newest addition to the theatre scene has something almost every night. Check the website for exact performance schedule;
1.Thru June 9; “Baby – the Musical”
2. June 27 – 29; “EAP Speakeasy” four of Edgar Allen Poe’s stories to the stage.
www.revolutionstagecompany.com.
– TRACEY’S QUIZ; about how did musical theatre start?
– (contact info: Email: tracey.essex@nullgmail.com and (760) 861-1006).

Tracey