The Hitchhiker
1983
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Rifael Ronald "Riff" Markowitz (born 1938) is a Canadian - American television and theatre producer, [1] most recently the managing director, MC and co-founder of The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies, [2] which performed at the historic Plaza Theatre in downtown Palm Springs, California until 2014.
Riff Markowitz. Producer: The Hitchhiker. Riff Markowitz was born in New York in 1938, but moved to Toronto, Canada as a young child. He was always interested in theater and vaudeville and he loved attending shows. He ran away from home at the young age of 15 and became a circus clown.
- Producer, Writer, Director
- Riff Markowitz
Riff Markowitz. Writer: The Hitchhiker. Riff Markowitz was born in New York in 1938, but moved to Toronto, Canada as a young child. He was always interested in theater and vaudeville and he loved attending shows. He ran away from home at the young age of 15 and became a circus clown.
May 28, 2014 · The show’s founders, Riff Markowitz and Mary Jardin, require that performers actually lived in the early- to mid-20th century. But the troupe fell on hard times, despite a top ticket price of...
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- David Wallace
Apr 16, 2023 · The show’s producer, director and master of ceremonies was Riff Markowitz. During each show, he worked the crowd—many of whom were in their 70s and 80s—and singled out those over 90 and 100 for recognition. Move over, Branson. Most were not disappointed in the show; in fact, more than 98 percent vowed to return.
Writer: The Hitchhiker. Riff Markowitz was born in New York in 1938, but moved to Toronto, Canada as a young child. He was always interested in theater and vaudeville and he loved attending shows. He ran away from home at the young age of 15 and became a circus clown.
