RAZZLE DAZZLE: A Broadway Revue

Join Host Bonnie G and special guests for an evening of Broadway favorites in our VIP Lounge.

Elevate your evenings with the magic of Broadway at our VIP Lounge!

"Razzle Dazzle: A Broadway Revue" is your ticket to an unforgettable experience, featuring Bonnie G. as your host, and showcasing special guests from the vibrant world of Broadway.

Entry is $20/per person.

VIP Lounge Opens: 6:45 pm

Razzle Dazzle: 7pm - 8:30 pm

HOST: Bonnie Gilgallon

Bonnie is an award-winning actress who received the prestigious Bill Kulhman Award from the Desert Theatre League in 2013. She hosts a weekend entertainment show, “The Desert Scene” on Radio 111. Past guests include Peter Marshall, Debbie Reynolds and Linda Ronstadt. Her first CD “If I Love Again,” was released in 2018. Bonnie writes theatre reviews for CV Independent, and was honored with a star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars in May 2017.

3.20 Celebrating the music of legendary Broadway composers Kander + Ebb

Musical Director

3.2O Robert Ollis

Robert Ollis is an Artistic Associate with Pride Films & Plays in Chicago. A Jeff Award-winning music director, he has led acclaimed productions including The Boy from OZ, YANK!, Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, and Haymarket: A New Folk Musical. Robert has also accompanied Broadway stars and cabaret performers in venues across New York and Chicago.

4.17 Kurt Kelley

Kurt has an extensive musical theater and musical direction background, working with performers at every level of ability and experience, from Regional and Off-Broadway and cabarets, to college, community and high school theater. He is especially proud of his contributions to the nationally recognized and award-winning Drama Club at Nyack High School (NY). Past productions there include the first-ever non-professional pilot production of Phantom of the Opera, as well as Titanic, Cats, Parade, Xanadu, Big River, the Drowsy Chaperone, Aida and a host of others. Other professional conducting credits include In the Heights, Oliver, The Music Man, Nine, Ragtime, Company, Assassins, Sunday in the Park With George, Violet, Closer Than Ever, Amahl and the Night Visitors and Sweeney Todd.

Meet Your Razzle Dazzle Special Guests!

Each show features a rotating roster of local and national broadway talent!

3.20 Gene Strange

Gene Strange has appeared in theater production since he was 10. He gave up performing in his 20’s to pursue a career in Motion Picture production with the promise to himself that he would return to it once retired. The pandemic in 2020 allowed him to relocate to Palm Springs for his next chapter. He returned to performing in 2022, mainly singing including his one-man showcase, WHAT SHOW IS THAT SONG FROM? at the Revolution Stage Company. He has also been in local theater productions including FORBIDDEN BROADWAY’S GREATEST HITS (Mandy Patinkin, Tevye, Jean Valjean, John Travolta) at the Foundation Lounge as well as DAMN YANKEES (Welch) and OKLAHOMA (Cord Elam) at Desert Theatricals. He is thrilled to be performing again.

3.20 Bill Spera

Bill Spera moved to the Coachella Valley in 2024 after performing for many years in the Boston/New England area. A regularly featured cabaret singer at Boston’s Club Café for 15 years with his singing partner Katie Connor, Bill recently brought his acclaimed solo cabaret show “The Kid Inside” to both Palm Springs and Palm Desert, and was a finalist in Revolution Stage Company’s “Cabaret Riot” last Fall. He also received an Audience Favorite award for his original cabaret show “45 in 40” at the New England Fringe Festival. Past musical theater credits in New England include “Evita” (Juan Peron), “Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” (Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd), “Little Shop of Horrors” (The Dentist), and in 2023, Bill performed as Grandfather in the Boston Pops’ symphonic concert version of “Ragtime” directed by Jason Danieley and conducted by Keith Lockhart. He also loves returning to Boston each December to reprise his role as Santa for the Boston Pops’ holiday concert tour ofNew England. In addition, Bill has performed as a soloist and ensemble member of the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus, Modern Men, and A Cabbello men’s choruses, most notably appearing as Ursula for the BGMC’s “Disney Pride” concert. He is excited to be a part of Razzle Dazzle!

3.20 Michelle Fiore

Michelle Fiore holds a Master of Music Degree from the Manhattan school of Music. She won the 2019 DTL Award for Outstanding Female Performer in a Cabaret/Revue and was named audience Favorite and 2 nd Place Winner in the 2018 McCallum Theatre Open Call Talent Competition. Her career spans genres from opera to Broadway. A founding member of Coachella Valley Classical Voices, Michelle also serves as soloist for The First Church of Christ in Palm Desert. Michelle has also presented 2 sold-out concerts at CV Rep. Her operatic rolesinclude Carlotta in “Phantom of the Opera”, Queen of the Night in “TheMagic Flute” and the Dew Fairy in “Hansel and Gretel.” In June, 2026 Michelle will be featured in a concert with Kurt Jordan and friends at the newly opened Plaza Theatre. In addition, Michelle is Special Education Teacher at Katherine Finchy Elementary School.

4.17 Jason Ayestas

JASON AYESTAS Originally from Baltimore, MD, and a graduate of AMDA (NYC), Jason’s Coachella Valley credits include Jake in EVIL DEAD (Revolution Stage Company, Marcy in DOG SEES GOD (The Bent), Michael/Dorothy in TOOTSIE (Indio), the Gynecologist in BABY (RSC), and Harry in COMPANY (RSC). Other credits include BLOOD BROTHERS (Mickey), LITTLE SHOP…(Seymour), PIPPIN, WORKING, CAROUSEL, and the World Premier of I AM HARVEY MILK with Laura Benanti and Andrew Lippa. Jason is the winner of Season 3 of Cabaret Riot at Revolution Stage Company.

4.17 Douglas Graham

Douglas has performed in the National Touring and Broadway companies of Bob Fosse’s DANCIN’, A CHORUS LINE, CATS (as the Rum Tum Tugger), PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, and CHICAGO with Chita Rivera and Ben Vereen. Locally, he has played "Judge Turpin" in Sweeney Todd and "Max" in Sunset Boulevard. He is also a dance and private voice teacher and regularly performs cabaret shows.www.douggraham.biz

4.17 Kelly McDaniel

Kelly has starred in Always, Patsy Cline, Mamma Mia, Fiddler on the Roof, and Beauty and the Beast. She holds a bachelor's degree in Music from CSULB.

4.17 Kim Schroeder-Long

Kim has performed in national and world premieres, immersive theatre, and portrayed icons such as Bette Davis, Judy Garland, and Rosemary Clooney.

VIP Lounge

Enjoy a lively evening in our chic VIP Lounge upstairs at the Palm Springs Cultural Center. Sip on craft cocktails, enjoy light-hearted cafe fare from Mildred's, groove to live music, and bask in the relaxed ambiance.

Large Groups

If you are planning on attending with a large group please call ahead to make special arrangements and purchase your block of tickets.