The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies
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The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies was the subject of a short documentary titled "Still Kicking: The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies
" which was nominated for an Academy Award. The Follies is a dance and musical review show that plays at the historic Plaza Theatre seasonally from November to mid-May and was founded in 1990 by Riff Markowitz
(a television show creator/producer: the cult classic The Hilarious House of Frightenstein
and HBO's The Hitchhiker) and Mary Jardin. Markowitz also serves as the show's Managing Director and MC. The show is often credited with helping to revitalize and maintain the downtown area by bringing in patrons from around the globe. The Follies is unique in that it only features performers 55 and older and holds Guinness World Records for this claim to fame.
Still Kicking: The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies
Still Kicking: The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies is a 1997 short documentary film directed by Mel Damski. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short....
" which was nominated for an Academy Award. The Follies is a dance and musical review show that plays at the historic Plaza Theatre seasonally from November to mid-May and was founded in 1990 by Riff Markowitz
Riff Markowitz
Rafael Markowitz is the managing director, MC and co-founder of The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies, which performs at the historic Plaza Theatre in downtown Palm Springs, California, United States. He is also a writer, television producer and director.-Biography:Markowitz was born in New York but...
(a television show creator/producer: the cult classic The Hilarious House of Frightenstein
The Hilarious House of Frightenstein
The Hilarious House of Frightenstein was a Canadian children's television series produced by Hamilton, Ontario's independent station CHCH-TV in 1971. It was syndicated to television stations across Canada and the United States and occasionally still appears today in some television markets...
and HBO's The Hitchhiker) and Mary Jardin. Markowitz also serves as the show's Managing Director and MC. The show is often credited with helping to revitalize and maintain the downtown area by bringing in patrons from around the globe. The Follies is unique in that it only features performers 55 and older and holds Guinness World Records for this claim to fame.