Singing With The Desert Stars 2024

VIP Tickets - $200

Includes premier seating in the first four rows, early admission to the Pre-performance reception at 6:00pm, the Post-performance Dessert Celebration 

General Admission Tickets – $125

Includes seating behind the VIP Tickets, the Pre-performance reception at 6:30pm, and the Post-performance Dessert Celebration

Desert Ensemble Theater (DET) has announced Celebrity Star Contestants and Star Coaches for the second annual Singing With the Desert Stars, the company’s gala benefit on Friday, October 4, 2024 from 6pm-9pm at the Palm Springs Cultural Center. The event, a friendly competition that teams Broadway veterans and prominent vocalists with nonprofessional singers who are community leaders, benefits DET’s student Internship/Mentorship and Scholarship Programs.

Singing with the Desert Stars sold out in 2022 and 2023. This year’s Star Contestants and Coaches are:

DET Artistic Director Jerome Elliott Moskowitz will direct, host, and lead the mentoring team. The Star Coaches are Tim Ewing, Barbara Kerr, Tod Macofsky, Charles Herrera, Lizzie Schmelling, and Broadway veteran Leslie Tinnaro. Stephen Hulsey, will make his SWTDS debut as music director. DET presents the third annual edition of Singing with the Desert Stars. Conceived by community organizer Danny Kopelson, the evening brings focus to DET’s work with local high school students that offers them real-life work experience in technical theatre. In-turn, DET grants financial support to interns pursuing an education in the arts. To date, DET has granted nearly $33,000 in scholarships to well deserving senior interns. The event’s winner is determined by the audience. All tickets include a pre-and post-performance reception at the theatre. There will be a raffle and a silent auction to raise additional funds for DET’s education program.

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