The Desert Scene

On this edition of The Desert Scene, Bonnie G. chats with actress/singer Dana Adkins, currently starring in Aces at Oscar's in Palm Springs. Dana shares stories of her own days competing in beauty pageants, and how her experience compared to the plot of Aces. The play takes a comic look at the reunion of 5 beauty queens, 35 years after they each won the crown.

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Bonnie G. welcomes Kirk Geiger, who along with his wife Noelle founded The Animal Rescue Center of California, based in the Eastern Coachella Valley. Since they began a few years ago, the organization has found forever-homes for 700 dogs and cats. Their first in-person fundraiser takes place on April 1st (no foolin’!) at Marvyn's Magic Theatre in La Quinta.

On this episode of the The Desert Scene, Bonnie G. talks with actress Kim Shroeber Long about her career and about Razzle Dazzle, the upcoming Broadway revue she's part of at the Palm Springs Cultural Center. Kim's journey has taken her from rural Ohio, to the Bay Area, to Pasadena, and now to the Desert Cities. Kim discusses how public television shaped her desire to become a musical performer.

Desert Arc's 13th Annual Golf Classic takes place on April 3rd at the Eagle Falls Golf Course and Fantasy Springs Resort Casino. Bonnie G. chats with Desert Arc's President and CEO Richard Balocco about the event. He also gives us details about the work the organization does for valley residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities. 

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Bonnie G. welcomes actress Suzie Wourms, appearing in Prepping For Widowhood, the latest offering from Script2Stage2Screen on March 24, 2023. This comedic play is about four women who have been friends since college and call themselves the Four Seasons, since each was born in a different season of the year. One is a widow, and the others are preparing for that probability. 

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Bonnie G. talks with Jeroen Sparreboom on this episode of The Desert Scene. He is co-chairing the 2nd Annual Mama’s House Charity Golf Classic & Dinner Show dubbed Oh, What a Night! It’s a musical tribute to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons coming up on Friday, March 24. More information and tickets are available by visiting the website: CLICK HERE

Gina Zollman is a vocalist from Palm Springs and joins Bonnie G. on this episode of The Desert Scene. She talks about the upcoming special event where she will perform songs from her debut CD, Anywhere With You, at the Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood on March 22. The event will also feature two other local performers from the Coachella Valley. Tod Macofsky joins Gina for some duets, and Douglas Graham directs.

In this episode of The Desert Scene, Bonnie G. chats with CV Rep's Artistic Director Adam Karsten, who directed the theatre's current production of Once. The musical has been so well-received that the run has been extended. Karsten also gives us detail about future productions, and Puttin' On the Glitz - a gala fundraiser coming up later this month. 

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Bonnie G. welcomes Jerome Elliott, Artistic Director of Desert Ensemble Theatre Company. He tells us about the company's upcoming World Premiere production of Kafka's Joke by Rich Rubin. This comedy recounts 120 years in the life (and afterlife) of writer Franz Kafka, who was a reluctant celebrity, and how the question of who owed his work ended up in the Israeli Supreme Court. 

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On this episode of The Desert Scene, Bonnie G. chats with stage and television actress Judith Chapman (The Young and the Restless), who is directing a new play called Aces, which opens at Oscar's March 9th. Six well-known valley actresses play aging beauty queens who gather for a reunion and are called upon to coach a young woman new to the pageant scene. The champagne flows, insults fly, and hilarity ensues.