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2025 – 2026 SEASON ANNOUNCED
DEAR EVAN HANSEN
Six-time Tony Award Winner
Regional Premiere
ONE MAN TWO GUVNORS
Tony, Outer Circle Critics Award & Drama Desk Awards
Coachella Valley Premiere
GUYS AND DOLLS
Broadway Royalty
Tony Award Winner – Academy Award Nominee
ERNEST SHACKELTON LOVES ME
Zany musical comedy adventure
Coachella Valley Premiere
Subscriptions are on sale now.
CATHEDRAL CITY, CA (June 2, 2025) –COACHELLA VALLEY REPERTORY has announced its 2025-2026 Season of four great audience pleasers: the regional premiere of six-time Tony Award winner DEAR EVAN HANSEN; the acclaimed Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics award-winning comic retelling of The Servant of Two Masters, ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS; the iconic stage and film masterpiece, GUYS AND DOLLS; and the stylish new musical comedy ERNEST SHACKELTON LOVES ME, which takes us on a funny and romantic adventure. Each show will have a three-week run.
Karsten said, “We are very grateful to our patrons, donors, and the media that have been so supportive through our 2024-25 Season. We are honored by the enthusiastic reception each production received. For 2025-26, we have decided to present four shows, running each for three weeks. We are excited to present these highly individualized shows in CVRep’s comfortable and intimate setting with the highest level or excellence and professionalism.”
Subscription renewals and new subscriptions are available now. Subscriptions to opening night performances and Talkback Thursdays are $390; subscriptions to Sneak-Peek preview performances on the first Wednesday of each run are $250; and subscriptions for all other series are $350. Performances on the second and third Thursday of each run include a post-performance Talk Back, where audiences can discuss the show with cast members, the director, and others on the creative team. Season subscriptions can be purchased online at www.cvrep.org, by calling (760) 296-2966, ext. 101, or at the CVRep box office located at 68510 East Palm Canyon Dr., Cathedral City. Beginning June 10, summer box office hours will be Tuesdays through Fridays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and one hour prior to performances in the CVRep Summer Cabaret Series. In order to better serve audiences, patrons requesting accessibility assistance are encouraged to speak to a ticket representative while purchasing their season subscriptions.
COACHELLA VALLEY REPERTORY
2025-2026 SEASON
DEAR EVAN HANSEN │ Regional Premier
“One of the most remarkable shows in musical theater history.” – The Washington Post
CVRep begins its 2025-2026 Season presenting the Regional Premiere of DEAR EVAN HANSEN, winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, and an Olivier Award for Best Musical. DEAR EVAN HANSEN is a deeply personal and tremendously moving story about a socially anxious high school senior who tries to fabricates a friendship with a deceaased classmate in order to creeate a world for himself in which he ‘is someone’ and counts for somethng. As he becomes entangled in his web of lies, Hansen’s feelings of isolation grow worse. He eventually faces the consequences of his actions and lies. This brilliant contemporary musical will be experienced in a new and intimate way at CVRep.
ONE MAN TWO GUVNORS │ CVRep Premiere
Only a Brit would have the cheek to reimagine Carlo Goldoni’s 1743 classic Italian comedy The Servant of Two Masters. And succeed so brilliantly as Richard Bean did with his ONE MAN TWO GUVNORS. The Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics prize-winning play includes songs and music by Grant Olding. Comedy and farce are high on the agenda, along with sex, food and money. ONE MAN TWO GUVNORS follows Francis Henshall, recently sacked from his skiffle band. He becomes a minder to two people: the gangster, Roscoe Crabbe (who is actually Rachel, Roscoe’s twin sister in disguise since Roscoe was murdered by Stanley Stubbers) – and personal assistant to Stanley himself, who is Francis’s sister’s boyfriend. And that’s barely the half of this thoroughly funny and delightfully improbable romp that does, assuredly have a happy ending. ONE MAN TWO GUVNORS is complicated and convoluted – a genuine wild and crazy ride that will be remembered often with smiles and chuckles.
GUYS AND DOLLS │
“In all departments, Guys and Dolls is a perfect musical comedy” – John Chapman, New York Daily News
GUYS AND DOLLS ran for 1,200 performances when it opened on Broadway in 1950. Considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy, the show has won a bevy of awards, including Tony Awards, Drama Desks and Oliviers. But it will be an entirely new experience at CVRep as you enter the den of thieves and Prohibition. Gambling will be what you do when you enter Damon Runyon’s mythical New York City; the CVRep production of Guys and Dolls will show you just how tough you had to be to get by as night club dancer, illegal craps game organizer, high roller and missionary. This will be a version of this oddball romantic comedy like you have never seen it before. Be part of the action as 1. Nathan Detroit tries to find the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck and 2, his girlfriend and nightclub performer, Adelaide, laments that they’ve been engaged for 14 years. Nathan turns to fellow gambler, Sky Masterson, for the dough, and Sky ends up chasing the strait-laced missionary, Sarah Brown, instead. But seeing GUYS AND DOLLS is no gamble for audiences, it’s an award-winning Broadway classic that’s always a big winner.
ERNEST SHACKELTON LOVES ME │
“… this is a love story that will bring hope to all.” – Alan Bresloff, Around The Town Chicago
For those who loved CVRep’s production of The 39 Steps, this is a must-see! This stylish, critically acclaimed new musical comedy with a tongue-in-cheek script by Tony Award-winner Joe DiPietro (Nice Work If You Can Get It – another CVRep hit!)) takes the CVRep stage for a Coachella Valley Premiere. In this wildly inventive and romantic adventure, a sleep-deprived single mom who makes her living as a video game music composer is contacted across space and time by the famous early 20th century polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton via a crossed connection on her cell phone while he is stranded on an iceberg in the Antarctic. Inspired by her music, he shares his epic journey with her and, together, they overcome the odds in a timeless, and very funny, musical romance for the ages. This show will transport you on the journey of a lifetime.
COACHELLA VALLEY REPERTORY is a non-profit, professional regional theater. It is the only theater in California’s Coachella Valley that has Small Professional Theatre (SPT) status with Actor’s Equity.
CVRep produces professional theater and educational programs that present thought provoking theatre of substance. It also offers professional level theatre training for young people and adults in its Conservatory, Writing Competition, and other meaningful, socially, and culturally relevant children’s outreach programs. As a member of the Coachella Valley community, CVRep is committed to enriching the quality of life for all residents and providing memorable experiences for the Valley’s many visitors.
2025-2026 SEASON
DEAR EVAN HANSEN
Music & Lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
Book by Steve Levenson
December 3-21, 2025
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS
By Richard Bean
January 14-February 1, 2026
GUYS AND DOLLS
Music & Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Book by Swerling and Abe Burrows
February 25-March 15, 2026
ERNEST SHAKELTON LOVES ME
Book by Joe Pietro
Music by Brendan Milburn
Lyrics by Valarie Vigoda
April 22-May 10, 2026
SUBSCRIPTION RENEWALS AND NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE NOW.
Performances times:
Wed – 2 & 7 p.m.
Thurs & Fri – 7 p.m.
Sat – 2 & 7 p.m.
Sun – 2 p.m.
To purchase:
- Online – www.cvrep.org
- Phone – (760)296-2966, ext. 101.
- Box office – 68510 East Palm Canyon Dr. Cathedral City, CA 92234
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