About this Event
You’re invited to “The happiest happy hour!"
Enjoy an evening of musical hijinks and hilarity with your award-winning hosts Jeff Stewart, Francesca Amari, and Wayne Abravenel! Tickle your musical senses with their fun and unique arrangements of Mid-Century Pop Music, Rat Pack-era music, classic oldies & a whole lot more (they call it the “Kitchen Sink” set).
“The show is full of fun, laughs, audience."
Tickets are $20 and include two drinks from our VIP Lounge Bar.
Francesca Amari is a versatile, popular Palm Springs-based entertainer who’s performed at top-rated cabaret clubs from NYC to Hollywood, including Birdland Jazz Club, the Metropolitan Room & the 92nd Street Y in NYC; The Gardenia, Catalina Jazz Club & Rockwell Stage in L.A.; and Martinis Above Fourth in San Diego. She also performs frequently with PS Underground. Francesca is a Desert Theatre League award winner for best actress in a musical for her portrayal of Reno Sweeny in “Anything Goes” at Palm Canyon Theatre and was a nominee for Best Jazz Singer in the CV Weekly 2018 Awards.
Theatre credits include: Women Behind Bars, Sordid Lives, Sister Robert Anne’s Cabaret Class, Midlife: The Crisis Musical, Pump Boys & Dinettes, Taffetas, Beehive, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown & A…My Name is Alice.
Jeff Stewart is based in Palm Springs and performs regularly as a solo and with The Mod Squad at venues like PS Underground, Azul, AJ’s on the Green and COPA Nightclub, in addition to country clubs and private events. As an actor, he’s performed at CV Repertory Theatre, Cabaret Theatre West & Indian Wells Theatre in productions including You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, DeLovely – The Music of Cole Porter, Hurray for the USA and Christmas at the Grand Old Dame.
Jeff also has a successful career in animation as a visual artist and voiceover actor on shows including The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Family Guy and other shows featured on Disney, Cartoon Network and Fox, and has created original voice and animation ads for a variety of local businesses.
Wayne Abravanel is one of the most sought-after musical directors in the Coachella Valley and is well known as a pianist, arranger, composer and conductor. A graduate of the Manhattan School of Music and Hofstra University, Wayne spent 25 years in NY, conducting and playing in the pit of numerous Broadway or off-Broadway shows such as Sunset Boulevard, Urban Cowboy, Footloose and Radio City Music Hall, among others.
www.modsquadshow.com
Mildred's
Enjoy selections from our cafe menu with American fare ranging from lite bites to hearty entrees. And don't miss our famous fries. We’re told they're the crispiest in the valley!
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Palm Springs Cultural Center, 2300 E Baristo Rd, Palm Springs, United States
USD 20.00