Desert Theatreworks Has Announced its 2024-2025 Season
by Audrey Liebross
Desert Theatreworks (DTW) has announced its lineup for 2024-2025, with season packages and individual tickets going on sale on March 1st.
Kicking off the season DTW presents The Wild Women of Winedale (Oct. 18-Nov. 3, 2024), a heartwarming comedy written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten. Follow the escapades of three women who reunite to tackle life's challenges with humor and resilience.
Next up: Jersey Boys (Nov. 8-Dec. 1, 2024), the Tony and Grammy-winning musical that chronicles the rise of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. The show features hit songs like "Sherry," "Big Girls Don't Cry," and "Can't Take My Eyes Off You."
The holiday production is Nuncrackers (Dec. 6-Dec. 29, 2024), a musical comedy that puts a festive twist on the beloved Nunsense series.
To kick off 2025, DTW presents Legally Blonde the Musical (Jan. 17-Jan. 29, 2025), featuring music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin. Follow the journey of Elle Woods as she defies expectations and discovers the power of staying true to oneself.
This year’s Neil Simon classic is the female version of The Odd Couple (Feb. 14-Mar. 2, 2025). The comedy follows the antics of mismatched roommates Olive Madison and Florence Unger in their New York City apartment.
Next up is Tootsie (Mar. 7-Mar. 30, 2025), the musical adaptation of the 1982 film. The score by David Yazbek and book by Robert Horn follows the misadventures of struggling male actor Michael Dorsey, who finds fame by disguising himself as a woman.
Rounding out the season, DTW presents the searing drama The Diary of Anne Frank (Apr. 4-Apr. 13, 2025), Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett's timeless adaptation of Anne Frank's diary, about a young girl hiding from the Nazis with her parents, sister, and others desperate to escape murder at the hands of the Third Reich.
Individual tickets are $44. The full season package saves twenty percent over individual prices. A partial package (four or more shows) saves fifteen percent. Purchase tickets at www.dtworks.org, call (760) 980-1455, or visit the box office at the Indio Performing Arts Center, 45175 Fargo Street, Indio, CA 92201, where all performances take place.
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