This is a repeating event03/02/2026 7:00 PM
March at The Plaza Theatre 2026
Event Details
Sunday, March 1
Judy Collins is a renowned singer-songwriter whose exceptional voice and poignant songwriting have inspired audiences for over five decades. Known for her imaginative interpretations of both traditional folk and contemporary songs, she has created a legacy that includes 50 albums and timeless classics like “Both Sides Now” and “Send in the Clowns.” Collins has earned numerous accolades, including Grammy and Latin Grammy nominations, and has been honored by contemporary artists such as Rufus Wainwright and Dolly Parton with tribute albums. In addition to her music career, she is a passionate social activist and author, using her platform to raise awareness for various causes, including mental health and suicide prevention.
Collins’ journey in music began as a classical piano prodigy, but her love for folk music led her to become an influential figure in the Greenwich Village folk scene. Her debut album, A Maid of Constant Sorrow (1961), marked the start of a long and fruitful collaboration with Elektra Records. She has remained a vital artist, constantly evolving and enriching her catalog, with recent projects such as the Grammy-nominated Silver Skies Blue and the collaborative Strangers Again (2015). A filmmaker and writer, Collins has also penned several books, including her memoir Sweet Judy Blue Eyes, and directed an Academy Award-nominated documentary about her classical piano teacher, Antonia Brico. At 77, she continues to create music that offers hope and healing to audiences around the world.
Monday, March 2
Adopt The Arts Sound and Vision Awards
Adopt the Arts Presents: The Sound & Vision Awards
Honoring Paul Rodgers & Geezer Butler
On Monday, March 2, 2026, Adopt the Arts will host the Sound & Vision Awards at the historic Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs, honoring rock legends Paul Rodgers (Free, Bad Company) and Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath).
The evening will feature ATA Founder Matt Sorum as Musical Director, leading an all-star band of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees in tribute to the honorees’ greatest classics. Jane Lynch will host, with special guests and performers who will be joining the three rock legends onstage to be announced.
Blending legendary performances with purpose, the Sound & Vision Awards supports Adopt the Arts’ mission to keep music education alive for thousands of elementary school students in Los Angeles and the Coachella Valley.
Tuesday, March 3
Pops at The Plaza - Music of The Knights
Celebrate the music of three of Britain's most legendary songwriters — Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sir Elton John, and Sir Paul McCartney — in one electrifying evening. A trio of Broadway vocalists, including "Hamilton's" Blaine Krauss, will join the Palm Springs Pops to present hits like "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina," "Circle of Life," "Crocodile Rock,""Your Song," "Yesterday" and more. It's a royal affair of musical masterpieces you won't want to miss.
Thursday, March 5
The Mikado is undoubtedly the most popular piece of musical theatre of all time, when its 135-year history is taken into account. For decades, a production of G&S’s satirical opera could be seen somewhere in the English-speaking world every day of the year. Its libretto has found its way into our language, with expressions such as the “grand Pooh-Bah” and “Let the punishment fit the crime.” Several films have been made of or about the work, including Mike Leigh’s 1999 film Topsy-Turvy, which presented an intimate portrait of the characters of W.S. Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan, and the repertory cast of the original D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, following G&S’s inspiration and development of the very first Mikado production.
In 2016 New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players created the production of The Mikado that you are about to see. Our goal was simple and it remains the same now: to forge a path through the 21st century so that The Mikado can be forever enjoyed by all audiences and artists. The show opened to sold out crowds and critical acclaim in December of 2016, was revived in 2019, and has been on tour all over the USA. We are proud to share this production, which upholds The Mikado’s musical score, setting, characters, storytelling, themes, and most of all its universal satire of human nature, with you today.
Our reimagined production starts with a short, original prologue. After you enjoy the soaring overture brilliantly played by the NYGASP Orchestra, the curtain opens not on the fictional Japanese town of Titipu, but on the imagined offices of the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company on the morning after their successful opening night of Princess Ida, which Gilbert & Sullivan wrote immediately before The Mikado. This short scene sets the stage for our concept of The Mikado as a story imagined (in real time) inside the mind of our author, W. S. Gilbert, who was inspired by the Japanese artifacts he has just seen, the conversations he has just had and the colleagues with whom he has just interacted. At the end of the Prologue, we are launched dramatically into a Titipu of Pure Imagination, and we are right back to Sullivan's score and Gilbert's libretto that we all know and love!
Friday, March 6
Iconic comedian Paula Poundstone is known for her smart, observational humor and spontaneous wit that has become the stuff of legend. She regularly plays theaters across the country, hosts a weekly comedy podcast, Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone, and is a regular panelist on NPR’s Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me. She also voiced the character ‘Forgetter Paula’ in the feature films Inside Out and Inside Out 2.
Paula has starred in several HBO specials, including Cats, Cops and Stuff, which nabbed a cable ACE award for Best Comedy Special. She was the first female comic to host the White House Correspondents Dinner. She filed live coverage of the 1992 Democratic and Republican National Conventions and the Presidential Inaugural for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and at the 93rd Emmy Awards. Paula has starred in two television series, both entitled The Paula Poundstone Show. Paula’s second book, The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness, was one of eight semi-finalists for the Thurber Prize For American Humor; the audiobook was one of five finalists for the AUDIE award for Audiobook of the Year. Paula has released five albums and is featured in several documentaries and compendiums noting influential comedians of our time.
Saturday, March 7
Join Cary Elwes (Westley) for a behind-the-scenes look at life on and off the set of the classic film, The Princess Bride.
After a screening of the iconic movie, Elwes will engage in a moderated discussion revealing never before shared secrets and tales of inconceivable antics!
Journey back to the lands of Florin and Guilder in an adventure filled with fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, miracles, and of course, true love.
Elwes has been in a multitude of films and tv shows including “Seinfeld”, “Robin Hood: Men in Tights”, “Bram Stoker’s Dracula”, “Saw”, “Days of Thunder” “Twister”, “Liar, Liar”, “Stranger Things” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”. He recently starred in Guy Ritchie’s “Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre”, and “Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning.”
Now Elwes is hitting the road to share with fans the personal stories behind the making of this piece of cinematic history.
Don’t be a “Humperdinck”, make haste to see The Princess Bride: An Inconceivable Evening with Cary Elwes for a night you will always “tweasure”.
A limited number of VIP packages are available and include the best seats in the house, a Meet and Greet with Cary Elwes, and a signed copy of Cary Elwes best-selling book, As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride.
Sunday, March 8
Vicki Lawrence & Mama: A Two Woman Show
Vicki Lawrence, the legendary actress, comedian, and singer, brings her signature wit and charm to the stage in Vicki Lawrence and Mama: A Two-Woman Show. Best known for her iconic role as Thelma Harper, or "Mama," from The Carol Burnett Show and Mama’s Family, Lawrence delivers a hilarious and heartfelt performance that takes audiences on a journey through her extraordinary career. From her Emmy-winning years alongside Carol Burnett to her chart-topping hit, “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia,” she shares behind-the-scenes stories, comedy, and music—all with her trademark humor. Whether reminiscing about her Hollywood adventures or embodying the feisty Mama, Lawrence proves that laughter is timeless.
Tuesday, March 10
Michael Childers Presents One Night in Hollywood
For nearly two decades, Michael Childers’ celebrity-packed musical spectaculars were the hottest ticket in the Coachella Valley, raising over $2 million for local charities and drawing audiences from across the region. Now, the iconic event returns — bigger, brighter, and on the historic stage in Palm Springs. Net proceeds from Michael Childers Presents One Night Only: The Music of the Movies will go to supporting future Plaza Theatre community programming.
Wednesday, March 11
Solid Gold Soul is coming to the Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs for one night only, March 11 at 7:30 PM. The show features impersonators who look and sound like the originals. The show takes you through the music of the 60s and the Motown era of the early 70s.
Friday & Saturday, March 13 & 14
rePLAY: The Tale of The Allergist's Wife
Tony-nominated playwright Charles Busch’s uproarious modern comedy follows a wealthy Upper West Side woman whose cultural ennui is shattered by the reappearance of a glamorous old friend. The cast includes Drama Desk nominee Sebastian Arcelus (Into the Woods, House of Cards), Tony Award winner Stephanie J. Block (The Cher Show, Drood), Charles Busch (Vampire Lesbians of Sodom), and Broadway favorite, Drama Desk nominee Alix Korey (Chicago, All Shook Up), and Chris Carranza (Spryo Reignited Trilogy) bringing both hilarity and humanity to this biting social satire.
Sunday, March 15
The Black Jacket Symphony Presents: Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of The Moon"
Tuesday, March 17
With a Las Vegas residency, a season on London's West End, and seen in 250+ cities across the globe...
Australia’s The Naked Magicians is undoubtedly the world’s funniest and naughtiest magic show!
Witnessed by over 50 million on TV (NBC, ABC, FOX, CBS), including America’s Got Talent and Entertainment Tonight, it's the Aussie smash hit that's taken the world by storm!
The creators and co-stars of this R-rated magic show are the two hot and hilarious Aussie performers who deliver world-class magic and non-stop laughs while wearing nothing but a top hat and a smile. Described by The Huffington Post as “the wildest night ever”, this tantalisingly satisfying magic show strips away the top hats, capes and magic stereotypes, bringing a whole new meaning to “now you see it”.
Good magicians don’t need sleeves and great magicians don’t need pants. This show proves just that!
18+ only. Includes male nudity, sexual references and coarse language... strap yourself in for a hilarious and unforgettable night.
Wednesday, March 18
RENEE TAYLOR: MY LIFE ON A DIET
In Renée Taylor’s award-winning autobiographical comedy MY LIFE ON A DIET, Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning writer and actress Renée Taylor looks back on a life full of memorable roles in Hollywood and on Broadway, and just as many fad diets. A self-described “diet junkie” who used to think that if she ate like a star, she just might look and live like one, Renée dishes out juicy anecdotes and weight loss tips from Hollywood legends such as Joan Crawford, Marilyn Monroe, Barbra Streisand, and Grace Kelly. She also shares hilarious and poignant stories about Joseph Bologna, her partner in work and life for 52 years. In telling about her highs and lows – on and off the scale – this comedy legend proves the ability to laugh gets you through it all.
Thursday, March 19
Rumours: The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show
The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute Rumours was formed in Los Angeles, CA, the Summer of 2012. Since then, they have traveled all of North America, and meticulously put together a show that spares no detail. Recreating the band's legendary persona, in all it's youthful glory from 1975-1987. From period-accurate equipment and costumes to spot-on characterizations and musical performances. Rumour stakes you back to a time when music was still an unbridled cultural experience and bands weren't afraid to put on a show.
Relive the rock and roll magic with Rumors.The band is comprised of Jesika Miller as Stevie Nicks, Kate Sland as Christine McVie, Ned Brower as Mick Fleetwood, John Rogers as Lindsey Buckingham, Nic Johns as John McVie.
Friday, March 20 & Saturday, March 21
Kathy Griffin: New face, New tour
Two-time Emmy and Grammy Award-winning comedian Kathy Griffin brings her fearless and razor-sharp stand-up to the Plaza Theatre for two nights only. With a career spanning decades and a reputation for boundary-pushing comedy, Griffin’s performances promise an unfiltered, laugh-out-loud entertainment evening.
Sunday, March 22
Matthew Morrison, known for his standout role as Will Schuester on "Glee," is a dynamic performer whose charisma and versatility have captivated audiences for years. With a background in musical theater, Morrison effortlessly blends his impressive vocal talents with a strong acting presence, bringing depth and charm to his performances. Here’s a description of Matthew’s brand new show “Rhythms & Revelations” in his own words:
Step into a world where music and dance become more than just entertainment—they become a journey into the heart of what makes us human.
Welcome to Rhythms & Revelations— a car wash for your soul.
In this show, I’m not just here to perform; I’m here to spark something within you. I want you to leave with a sense of inquiry, curiosity, and wonder about your own life. Many concerts entertain, but I invite you to take a closer look inside. To see the beating heart of music and dance, not just as art forms but as reflections of our deepest selves. This show comes from my heart—it's a piece of my soul laid bare. I’m stepping outside of all the characters I've played, shedding every mask, and diving deep into my authenticity and vulnerability.
In Rhythms & Revelations, I’m fully alive, and I want you to feel that aliveness too. Join me on this journey, and let's explore the depths within us all.
Sunday, March 29
Marshall Charloff & The Purple xPeRIeNCE
Celebrated Minneapolis All-Star Band, Marshall Charloff & The Purple xPeRIeNCE, is the world's premier tribute to PRINCE. As seen touring globally for over a decade, starring in a Las Vegas residency, headlining Red Rocks Amphitheater, fronting the world’s finest symphonies, and featured on albums with Prince, Marshall has dominated the world stage as the most authentic Prince tribute artist. Performing all of your favorite hits with unmatched musicianship–(played 100% LIVE, not tracked! 🎤🎸 ☔ )
Wednesday, March 25
Lucy Darling: Simply Darling
Award-winning performer Carisa Hendrix stars as charming socialite and cocktail enthusiast Lucy Darling as she continues her vivacious vagabond voyages with Simply Darling — a touring variety show featuring her razor-sharp wit, unquestionable advice, and skillful magic.
Monday, March 30
Palm Springs Speaks Presents Genetic Genealogist CeCe Moore
CeCe Moore is a pioneer in the field of genetic genealogy. Through collaboration with hundreds of investigative agencies across all 50 states, as well as several other countries, she has led the Parabon Genetic Genealogy Team to the unparalleled record of over 350 successful identifications of violent criminal suspects and unidentified decedents since 2018. For eleven seasons, she has worked as the DNA expert on the PBS documentary television series Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., analyzing the DNA of hundreds of high-profile guests.
Tuesday, March 31
Palm Springs Symphony
Indulge in An Evening of Elegance with the Palm Springs Symphony, featuring a spellbinding performance by violin virtuoso Elizabeth Pitcairn on the legendary Red Violin. This extraordinary concert blends timeless beauty and fiery passion in a night of musical brilliance. Surrounded by the Symphony’s lush sound, Pitcairn’s artistry will transport you through an unforgettable journey of emotion and grace. Don’t miss this rare and radiant evening!