The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies was a Ziegfeld Follies style dance and musical review show that played at the historic Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs , California , United States , seasonally from November to mid-May . The Follies was founded in 1990 by Riff Markowitz and Mary Jardin . Impresario Markowitz also served as the show 's managing director and emcee . The show was often credited with helping to revitalize and maintain the downtown area by bringing in patrons from around the globe . The Follies was unique in that it only featured performers 55 and older and holds Guinness World Records for this claim to fame . It was the subject of a short documentary titled '' Still Kicking : The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies '' which was nominated at the 70th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject Documentary . A segment that aired on Seattle television station KOMO-TV that featured the Follies received an Emmy in 1997 . The shows attracted approximately 170,000 attendees yearly . On June 5 , 2013 , co-founders Markowitz and Jardin announced they would close the Follies on May 18 , 2014 . < ! -- WP : NFCC violation : __ NOTOC __ The Follies had a cast of both featured and guest performers
70th Academy Awards
70th Academy Awards
The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies