Palm Springs Art Museum Presents Broadway's 'Best in the West'

From Cord Media: Palm Springs Art Museum is proud to present the 2017 Broadway’s Best… In the West! series, featuring well-known Broadway stars, up-and-coming talents and some of America’s top Cabaret and Jazz performers.

Presented by the Museum’s Annenberg Theater Council, the series kicks off January 21 with An Evening with Cheyenne Jackson, featuring the talented singer, songwriter and actor performing at 8 p.m. in the Museum’s Annenberg Theater. While the Jackson performance is already sold out, tickets are still available for the following performances:

• Jane Monheit, one of today’s finest contemporary Jazz vocalists/musicians, pays tribute to a legend in The Songbook Sessions: Ella Fitzgerald, Saturday, February 18 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $75 and $65 ($5 off for Museum members).
• Liz Callaway & Jason Graae, two of the most talented Broadway/Cabaret performers of our time, star in Happily Ever Laughter, Saturday, March 18 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $75 and $65 ($5 off for Museum members).
• Norm Lewis, the Tony-nominated star of Porgy and Bess, brings his breathtaking range and power to the Annenberg stage in An Evening with Norm Lewis, Saturday, April 8 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $75 and $65 ($5 off for Museum members).

“From the Great White Way to the Great American Songbook, the Broadway’s Best… In the West! series showcases some of today’s most impressive and versatile performers,” said Elizabeth Armstrong, Palm Springs Art Museum’s JoAnn McGrath Executive Director. “The Annenberg Theater is an ideal venue to experience their extraordinary talents in an intimate setting, not unlike Broadway itself.”

For more information about the Broadway’s Best… In the West! performance series, please visit here or call (760) 325-4490. The Annenberg Theater box office is open Monday, Tuesday and Saturday from noon to 4 p.m., and Thursday-Friday from noon to 9 p.m. (The box office is closed Sunday and Wednesday.)

The Annenberg Theater is entering the second season of its Take Your Seat Campaign, in which the names of generous donors are etched into handsome plaques affixed to the back of a theater seat, to be admired by everyone who attends a performance. Funds raised by the campaign will support critical upgrades to the theater’s sound system and lighting, as well as other 21st Century production enhancements. For information, call (760) 322-4848 or visit here.

The Annenberg Theater season presenting sponsor is Renova Solar. Official sponsors are Eisenhower Medical Center and Provident Bank. For information about Palm Springs Art Museum hours, locations, admission prices, membership opportunities and ongoing exhibitions please visit here or call (760) 322-4800.

About Palm Springs Art Museum
Palm Springs Art Museum is the largest cultural institution in the Coachella Valley and includes three locations in Palm Springs and Palm Desert. The flagship building is located in downtown Palm Springs and features compelling art exhibitions, a vast permanent collection, and the 428-seat Annenberg Theater, all in a 150,000 square foot, architecturally-significant building. Palm Springs Art Museum Architecture and Design Center, Edwards Harris Pavilion, features exhibitions and programming that explore the rich topics of architecture and design. Admission to the A+D Center is free. Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert is an 8,400 square foot, Silver LEED-certified building named The Galen that presents rotating exhibitions and special collections. It is surrounded by the four-acre Faye Sarkowsky Sculpture Garden featuring important sculpture works. Admission to the Palm Desert location is free, generously underwritten by Helene V. Galen. For more information, call 760-322-4800, visit psmuseum.org, and follow the museum on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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