Historic Plaza Theatre in Downtown Palm Springs Receives Significant Donation in Support of Preservation and the Arts
Retrieved on:
Monday, October 25, 2021
Peabody Award, Rehabilitation, Disability discrimination act, Hollywood, Wing, City, Cheers, Modernism Week, Gensler, Art Directors Guild Awards 2019, Still Kicking: The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies, 78th Golden Globe Awards, Camelot, Primetime Emmy Awards, McEntire, BACK, The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies, Palm Springs International Film Festival, GLAAD Media Award, Off West End, British Comedy Awards, TCA Awards, Television, Consultant, Edgar Bergen, Planning Commission, Plaza Theatre, Organic, Hollywood Bowl, Music, The Jeffersons, Frasier, COVID-19, David Angell, Broadway, News, Golden Globe Awards, Radio, The Music Man, Humanitas Prize, Can-can, Director, Heart, My Fair Lady, Spanish Colonial Revival architecture, Producers Guild of America Award, Entertainment
PALM SPRINGS, Calif., Oct. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Former Palm Springs City Council member and current Planning Commission vice-chair J.R. Roberts held a news conference today to announce a significant development regarding the restoration project of the historic Plaza Theatre in Downtown Palm Springs.
Key Points:
- PALM SPRINGS, Calif., Oct. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Former Palm Springs City Council member and current Planning Commission vice-chair J.R. Roberts held a news conference today to announce a significant development regarding the restoration project of the historic Plaza Theatre in Downtown Palm Springs.
- Built in 1936, the building has been the location for film premieres, national radio broadcasts, the Palm Springs International Film Festival, and the Fabulous Palm Springs Follies.
- In 2019 the City of Palm Springs, led by Roberts, launched a campaign to restore the grand dame Plaza Theatre to its former glory.
- The long-running show brought renewed international exposure to the theatre and in many ways helped revitalize downtown Palm Springs.