FALSETTOS
Tony Award-winning musical drama, book by William Finn and James Lapine with music and lyrics by Finn
Hilarious and heartbreaking, the multi-Tony award-winning musical FALSETTOS is a contemporary story about family, bar mitzvahs, baseball, and AIDS. When Marvin leaves his wife Trina and son Jason to be with his lover Whizzer, tempers flare, problems escalate, and the entire family must set aside their issues and come together.
1992 Tony Award Best Book of a Musical
1992 Tony Award Best Original Score
1992 Theatre World Award
2017 Nominated for Tony Award (Best Revival of a Musical)
2017 Nominated for Drama Desk Award (Outstanding Revival of a Musical)
2017 Nominated for Drama League Award (Outstanding Revival of a Broadway Musical)
Running Time: 120 minutes
There will be one intermission.
Special ASL performance for the April 26th 2:00 PM show!
If tickets are not available for a performance you want, please call the box office for last-minute openings.
Exhilarating and heartbreaking.
The lyrics make you constantly marvel at the ability to combine clever humor, complex phrasing and searing tenderness.
There's no shortage of laughs, from tuneful one-liners, to entire numbers. And act two is a work of lyrical comic genius.
Apr 18 2025 - Apr 27 2025
Show TimesFridays: 7:00 PM
Saturdays: 2:00 PM | 7:00 PM
Sundays: 2:00 PM | 7:00 PM
Pearl McManus Theater
at the Palm Springs Woman’s Club
314 S Cahuilla Road
Downtown Palm Springs, CA 92262
Ticket Info
Prices
$62 (+ $4 service fee)
Opening Night with Post Show Reception
Catered by Lulu California Bistro
$53 (+$4 service fee)
Matinee/Evening
TICKETS
Individual tickets are now sale.
If tickets are not available for a performance you want, please call the box office for last-minute openings.
FLEX PASSES
Flex Passes are now available.
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The Cast
Tim Ewing (Marvin)
Tim (AEA, SAG-AFTRA), after 40+ years in NYC working on Bdway, Off-Bdway and television, now happily resides in Palm Springs. Delighted to return to Dezart Performs after last season’s hit STRAIGHT TO THE HEART. Appeared in CV Rep’s NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT and THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA. Broadway/Nat’l Tour: MAMMA MIA (Harry). Off Broadway: Sondheim’s PACIFIC OVERTURES, Jones-Schmidt’s COLETTE COLLAGE, Bill Finn’s FALSETTOLAND, Sheldon Harnick’s LOVE IN TWO COUNTRIES, Richard Rodgers NO STRINGS. Regional: VANYA SONIA MASHA & SPIKE (Vanya), CABARET (Herr Schultz), THE BURNT PART BOYS (Father), THE FULL MONTY (Harold), A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC (Frederick), FALSETTOS (Marvin), SYLVIA (Greg), LEND ME A TENOR (Max), DRACULA (Van Helsing), JACQUES BREL. Television: THE LAST OG, LAW & ORDER, L&O SVU, THE GOOD WIFE, ELEMENTARY, THE BLACKLIST, UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT, DIFFICULT PEOPLE. This performance is dedicated to the legacy of my Mom, as I keep my promise!
Patrick Joseph Wallace (Whizzer)
Patrick is thrilled to be making his Dezart Performs main season debut and eternally grateful to be telling such a moving and important story! BFA in Acting (USC). Recent credits: NEXT TO NORMAL (Dr. Madden), JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (Simon) and LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA (Ensemble) at CVRep, RENT (Mark) at Palm Canyon Theatre, AVENUE Q (Princeton) at Revolution Stage Company, FIDDLER (Perchik) and DAMN YANKEES (Joe Hardy) at Desert Theatricals, STRAIGHT TO THE HEART at Dezart Performs and INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH BROADWAY at the McCallum. Member of Coachella Valley Classical Voices. Love to family, friends, and Julian! IG: @_patrickjwallace
Stephanie Lynne Mason (Trina)
Stephanie is honored to be a part of this beautiful, poignant show and thrilled to make her Dezart Playhouse debut. Favorite credits include playing Hodl in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF in Yiddish directed by Joel Grey, covering the principal daughters in the 2016 Broadway Revival of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, touring the country as Dyanne in MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET as well as Carole King in BEAUTIFUL, Guenivere in CAMELOT, Franca in THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, Louise in GYPSY and Mrs. Fezziwig in A CHRISTMAS CAROL regionally. Special thanks to Michael, Stephen, Dennis, Nancy and Drew.
Skylar Gaines (Mendel)
Skylar has been a huge fan of FALSETTOS ever since he was young enough to play Jason (though he’s thus far refused to share the math on exactly how long that’s been). FALSETTOS also happens to be his Palm Springs debut for which he is absolutely ecstatic, mostly because the show’s run stops just short of the summer heat. Previously, he could be seen in JERSEY BOYS (Bob Crewe & Others) and LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (Orin Scrivello & Others) regionally across Southern California. This makes FALSETTOS a particularly special production in that Skylar gets to stop typing “others” in his bio like he’s got something to hide. He’s also excited to be bringing new work to the stages of SoCal and beyond, such as last year’s TABLETOP: THE MUSICAL, or the upcoming productions of THE GREAT AGE OF SAIL (lead) and AN EVENING ALONE WITH NATALIE WOOD (directing). SkylarGaines.com
William Spitz, he/him (Jason)
William Spitz, he/him (Jason) is making his Dezart Performs debut! 12 years old and in 6th grade, Spitz is a super fan of musical theater. Ask him to “name that tune” after the show! He enjoys piano, tennis, jazz, tap and mathematics. Spitz has performed in productions throughout the SF Bay Area, including FUN HOME (Christian), A CHORUS LINE JR. (Paul), THE SOUND OF MUSIC (Kurt), SHREK (Donkey), ALADDIN (Genie), MATILDA (Bruce) and many more. He is thrilled to be a part of FALSETTOS. Passionate about social justice, Spitz believes peace and equality are the most beautiful things. He is thankful for the support of the cast, crew, family and friends. https://ephemeral-sunshine-9a60dd.netlify.app/
Laura Stearns (Dr. Charlotte)
Laura has been working in professional theater, both on and off stage, since the age of thirteen. She is an accomplished actor, director, designer, and playwright who possesses a diverse production skill set and ran the Wig and Makeup department at the world-renowned Guthrie Theater for over a decade before moving to Southern California in 2023. Locally, Laura won the 2024 DTL award for Best Direction for THE WOMAN IN THE MIRROR, designed and fabricated the puppets for AVENUE Q, and she played Norma Baxter in PERFECT ARRANGEMENT at The Bent. Laura is thrilled to be part of the Dezart Performs family, taking on multiple roles this season as a production manager, costumes and props designer and is overjoyed to be cast in Falsettos. Laura is a p
Maggie Barry (Cordelia)
Maggie is a Phoenix Arizona local and over the moon to be making her debut at Dezart Performs! Select Performance Credits: SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL (The Phoenix Theatre Company), CABARET (The Phoenix Theatre Company), THE LAST FIVE YEARS (Arizona State University), HAPPY DAYS (Arizona Broadway Theatre), INTO THE WOODS (Arizona State University). Outside of performing, she is a Voice Teacher, Arts Educator, Content Creator and Choreographer. Maggie sends lots of thanks to Michael Shaw and the FALSETTOS team for believing in her. All love to Emilio and Rocky. Enjoy the show! @magsnificent7
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