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The Palms Theatre

5247 E. Brown Rd.
Mesa, AZ 85205

480-924-6260

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This dinner theater, part of the Prather Family chain, presents Broadway-style musicals, comedies, and tribute bands with buffet meal service.

The Palms Theatre Closes in Mesa
Thursday, September 10, 2015 at 6 a.m. by Becky Bartkowski

The Palms Theatre in Mesa has shuttered. A Wednesday, September 9, e-mail announced the closure of the dinner theater located near Brown and and Higley roads formerly known as Broadway Palm. "It is with our deepest and most si...
South Pacific at Mesa's The Palms Dinner Theatre Is a Little Tame but Holds Up Well
Friday, March 7, 2014 at 8 a.m. by Julie Peterson

The setup: 1949's South Pacific, based on a few of the stories in James Michener's Tales of the South Pacific, is Rodgers & Hammerstein's third big show to completely change the face of the American musical (a genre that typically h...
Les Miserables (Not That One) at Mesa's New Silver Star Playhouse
Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 3:24 p.m. by Julie Peterson

The setup: There's a lot of backstory here. Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre went out of business last year, and a venerable, family-friendly Salt Lake City (well, Murray) company, Desert Star Playhouse, took over the cavernous space at...
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella Proves Fairy Tale Dreams Can Come True
Thursday, July 7, 2011 at 4 a.m. by Robrt L. Pela

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella has an interesting pedigree. Originally seen as a live television broadcast in 1957, this three-act musical was viewed by the largest audience in history at the time of its première. More ...