Well on here I am: Hollywood Fringe Show number forty-five now and here’s a just a recap of some of

By Ernest Kearney — The Indomitus Theatre Company is young…. Very young. They are in the flush of discovery of

By Ernest Kearney — "Too Much Sun" by Playwright Nicky Silver, presently a guest production at the Odyssey

Heck

Pete Docter began Inside Out with a seedling of an idea, after he noticed the transition that his adolescent daughter

By Ernest Kearney — "Loose Underwear" has a great deal going for it not the least of which is Writer/Performer

By Ernest Kearney  —  "The Big Picture" is as cluttered, chaotic and confused as your average, interstate, multi-vehicle pileup and

In an isolated study room, set off in a forgotten wing of a cavernous comprehensive school tucked away in a

Here’s a quickie to help you prepare for the Republican debate on Thursday August 9. In 2012, my wife and

Say it ain’t so

Well, I suspected I was going to like "Finally, Some Privacy" Aimee Levey’s one woman show, for Fringe 2017, when

By Ernest Kearney — The best theatre I’ve seen has been on bare stages, under looming oak trees, in gloomy,

Here you have reviews of two shows The Princes of Kings Road at the Neutra Institute Museum and Gallery, and Café

By Ernest Kearney  —  "American Conspiracy," playing during the Hollywood Fringe 2018 at The Lounge Theatre, recounts the trials and

In "Andy: The Red-Nosed Warhola," director/adapter Ezra Buzzington has crafted a swift, stylish and oh so entertaining rendering of the

As casual as can be, Julia Migenes strolls on the nearly bare stage at the Odyssey Ensemble Theatre. The only

"Bono and the Edge Waiting for Godomino's" by writer/director Richard Lucas approaches being the ultimate Hollywood Fringe Festival offering.

(Now please, if you can’t make it through this rather long winded harangue of homage, simply scroll to the end

Acorn TV’s most recent original dramedy: the small-village, untrained, but good at crime solving diva, Agatha Raisin.

Out of the 380-plus shows presented during Hollywood Fringe Festival Show 2018, 80 were viewed by TVolution critics: 69 of

For the first decade of this century I didn't pay much attention to the music business. After close to 30

A Mexican Trilogy: An American Story, a multi-award winning work by Evelina Fernández is fiercely ambitious, thoroughly and intelligently mounted

By Ernest Kearney  —  It is regrettable that more audiences didn’t have the opportunity of seeing "Butoh Medea," an adaptation of

By Ernest Kearney  —  Blind Spots by Colette Freedman is political, witty and confounding.  Gretchen Baxter (Veronica Wylie) is a

Above: July 18, 2017 MSNBC screen grab. At you thought he couldn’t look stupider! Let’s be truthful about the reason that

by Ernest Kearney — It would be difficult to find two more dissimilar figures than the British lay theologian, academic

Americans should watch this film, especially those who pride themselves, as I, patriotic Americans. Now honestly this is not an

Okay

By Ernest Kearney — Sam Pasternak’s concept in “Public Domain, The Musical,” while poking fun at Disney Studio’s propensity

By Ernest Kearney — Premise-wise "Small Mouth Sounds," by Playwright Bess Wohl, has a lot of potential. The highly touted

In the hands of the right actors "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare," by playwrights Adam Long, Daniel Singer and

Last year, I wrote that In The Flesh was not your typical zombie apocalyptic tale. Those of you who watched

What can be said about A Haunted House 2? My, it is rare to see such a testament to mediocrity.

Well, the ninth of June, the official kick off for Hollywood Fringe 2016, is quickly approaching. Like some huge lumbering

Never start off your career with a masterpiece. Where do you go from there? Known in some circles as the Joseph Kesselring

Some of the most jaw dropping, chill raising, and yes tear inducing, imagery ever shot makes up BBC America’s prequel

By Ernest Kearney  —  "Fresh Meat" is set in a dystopian future where the world order seems to have fused into

There are plenty o' football games variety and specials to eyeball on this weekend of final holiday visitations, but there

by Ernest Kearney — The Fountain Theatre’s West Coast Premiere of “The Chosen,” adapted for the stage Aaron Posner and

Well Hello Dolly! Without even needing a warm-up band or an opening act, the music starts, the lights come

There's a lot of hot to the touch TV to watch these days. Only a few shows on the buzzed

Matt Chait’s Disinherit the Wind opens quite nicely, with a depiction of Bertram Cates (Chait), a neurobiologist giving a lecture

“Hell is really cold, wet and smells like fish.” In the tale of his time as a greenhorn on a commercial

By Ernest Kearney — "Tattered Capes" by Gregory Crafts is like a Graphic Novel for the serious Graphic

As the nerdiest kid this side of the Rockies, I lived for the cheesy Sci-Fi that oozed out of the

The Not Man Apart Physical Theatre Ensemble never fails to deliver. "Ajax in Iraq," "The SuperHero and his

Do you know his favorite Karaoke song? I do. And he sings it with me. The man, the legend talks

By Ernest Kearney  —  The Rogue Artists Ensemble are an imaginative group that integrates grand theatrics and excellent puppetry into

Above: Screen grab from a YouTube video of the 2018 Golden Globes on NBC. There are so many ways to be

By Ernest Kearney — Stacy Dymalski is both smart and sharp a reality attested to in her HFF2018’s show "The

By Ernest Kearney  — Bill Posley’s superbly slick, and raucously funny show, "The Day I Became Black," reveals to

by Ernest Kearney - Epics tend to be about champions, giant defeaters, kingdom conquerors, warriors of a thousand battles.

In his latest recorded musical venture, Grammy-winning jazz pianist Billy Childs takes on the music legacy of Laura Nyro–and the

If you follow economic or political news at all, you know there has been a lot of discussion about our

By Ernest Kearney - "House of Tales" is bursting with concepts and ideas to the point of avalanching the audience

By Ernest Kearney — At the very least, congratulations must be bestowed on Writer/Director Amit Itelman’s "Bride of Blood" as

By Ernest Kearney — “DoubleDouble,” playwright Guy Zimmerman reveals in the program notes, “came out of a case I wanted

First a bit of Irish history. The Black and Tans were a force of mostly former soldiers enrolled in the

Now we know. The Game's Episode 5 delivered—as promised—the identity of The Mole. Clever writing, this, from series creator Toby

A life lacking passion is paralysis. The particular focus of that passion counts for beans. Take your pick: Video Games, Persian rugs,

Let us talk the lowest of high concept. Take the most obnoxious representatives of our society’s ills: A woman (Rebecca Larsen) obsessed

I’m wondering how I will suit up for the coming debates. No need to choose. I’ll don wings and a

I wanted "Zombie Clown Trump" (Surprise! It's a musical), so badly, to be great.  But if wishes were horses….

By Ernest Kearney  —  David Lucarelli’s "Doctor Zomba’s Ghost Show of Terror" is straight forward fun.  As directed by Kevin

The Tragedy of JFK (as told by Wm. Shakespeare) is cleverly conceived, beautifully acted and stylishly staged. (If this review

Billed as an exploration of music and magic "Incantesimo" relies heavily on the ability of music to take us into

LOS ANGELES (Dec. 14. 2016) — Members of L.A.’s “PRO-99” theater community continue to gather signatures to demand a new

By Ernest Kearney — Last year, Mitchell Bisschop’s reworking of Madison Avenue icons into the "Citizen Kane" homage of "I

Periodically in the theatre certain works crop up at the most crucial of times arising in answer to some distinct

by Ernest Kearney — Ice at the 24th Street Theatre is really a matter of  “All the King’s horses and

Queen Latifah stars as the legendary Bessie Smith whose talent and perseverance resulted in her becoming an iconic "Empress of

“God bless Donald Trump. This campaign has been a masterwork of performance art. He couldn't be doing a better job

By Ernest Kearney One-man show, "Clark Wade - A Jazzy Tragedy," is a stylish recounting of the

By Ernest Kearney — In "Lock Your Heart, Elder P.," Performer/Writer Robert Perkins offers an absorbing insight

I'm a huge fan of The Voice, let me say that to begin. The elements of the blind auditions that

by Ernest Kearney — The Australian Theatre Company's "Grey Nomad" by Dan Lee is the tale of Helen (Ros Gentle)

By Ernest Kearney  —  Of all Shakespeare’s plays save "Hamlet," "Othello" offers the most challenges to any cry of players,

by Ernest Kearney  —  Matei Visniec is a Romanian playwright who sought and was granted political asylum in France in

Donald Trump knew that he lost the third debate long before it was over. As he seems to know, finally,

1897. The Glorious Century, a period of unprecedented peace across all Europe was at a close. As that gilded, moribund age

Rectify creator Ray McKinnon had a seed of an idea: "I was just interested in the life of a man

During Empire Entertainment's famous white party, Lucious reminds Jamal that music is the truth. So Jamal explains his sexual preference

Noel Coward’s Hay Fever at Theatre Palisades is a wonderfully delivered comedy of manners. Laughs and folly spring from the

One of my favorite game announcers for the San Francisco Giants is a former Giant himself, pitcher Mike Krukow. He

Well if you don't know Spike Milligan you darn well should. Along with Harry Secombe, Michael Bentine, and Peter Sellers,

With hardly an exception the American Experience historical programs are gems. That the dumb heads in congress have succeeded in

Theatre Unleashed, who has employed a sense of intelligence and willingness to push the envelope over the ensuing years,

In "Ashlee Olivia Presents E.A.R.T.H.A.," Ms. Jones delivers an exceptional performance of an exceptional performer

The Echo Theater Company is one of the newer jewels in the crown of Los Angeles theatre, and with their

What strikes one—when inspecting television’s hugest failures—is the large percentage of those which are remakes and retooling’s. Now with the right

This production has it all. 'Kurios – Cabinet of Curiosities' is running now through March 26 at Lone Star

Wow. That’s about the most apropos comment across the board on Squeeze My Cans, Cathy Schenkelberg’s riveting, heart wrenching and ultimately

"Comic-Con The Musical" celebrates that Mecca of Nerd-dom, The San Diego Comic-Con International aka Comic-Con. Four magical days every

by Ernest Kearney — Klaus Kinski (1926-1991) was celebrated for his talent and disparaged for the madness that served as

For a complete medal tally for all 60 viewed by this contributor see click HERE.  Below is a The TVolution

A HORSE WITH A VIEW Last year Christopher Piehler delighted audiences with Reserve Champion, an autobiographical tale of how as a

I really love theatre that boldly goes where no ensemble has gone before. In the past William A. Reilly and Gary

It opens with a real-life catastrophic event: a meteor the size of a small house hits a small town in

Here you have reviews of two shows The Princes of Kings Road at the Neutra Institute Museum and Gallery, and Café

Check out this "Game of Thrones" location video focusing on Iceland and Spain; just luscious

In the U.S. recently: Pope Francis. Chinese President Xi Jinping. Russian President Vladimir Putin. And a political zombie—yet another threat

Suffering from Copper withdrawal yet? No worries. Another period-based crime thriller is just around the bend. Lying in wait down

What’s so embarrassing for me (an old white man) about watching an old white presidential candidate say—almost indignantly—“Well

"Do You: Migration of the Monarchs" is a dazzling concept conveyed in a visually rich language, not a play as

by Ernest Kearney  —  That Sussan Deyhim’s The House is Black Media Project had such a limited engagement at the

Star Bill Nighy and writer/director David Hare on the character evolution of Johnny Worricker, his true intentions, and where he

By Ernest Kearney — I make an effort to see all the international shows and those productions coming from

The November 13 Paris attacks changed the trajectory of our 2016 presidential election, and not for the good. I know

Cyanne McClairian’s one woman show, I Died

Round One has begun, a first clang! in the bruising prize fight that Donald Trump’s presidency threatens to become. It’s

Back in the days of the Soviet Union, there were two official newspapers: Pravda (“The Truth”) and Izvestiya (“The News”). A

I hate writing "bad" reviews for shows. Hate it. Don't get me wrong, I will bring out the ol' file and

Hamid Rahmanian is a film maker and graphic artist who in 2013 undertook to illustrate the Shahnameh.  He has now

The year 2015 is slipping away into history, and more importantly into memory. We are oblivious to the value of memory

By Ernest Kearney — A promising premise from Playwright/Producer Holiday Kinard: What if

By Ernest Kearney —  The Burglars of Hamm are a delightfully merry and madcap lot. And if you needed proof of

By Ernest Kearney  —  If you watch enough of the shows produced by that Fringe stalwart Michael Blaha you realize

By Ernest Kearney  —  Set in the Florida Keys during a raging hurricane "Spaceman," by Writer/Director Melissa Vitello, plays like

We're back on the boat deck filled with potential Survivor contestants, waiting to see who will commit by jumping into

A USEFUL LIFE IN C MAJOR David Wheatley has four degrees in music and composition. He has an impressive background in stage

By Ernest Kearney  —  Well what do you know? Here’s The Tvolution’s final list of recommendations prior to the opening

With the return of Sherlock premiering on New Year’s Day, this past week, BBC Worldwide and Fathom Events will present

“Drumpf – that’s the sound of shit hitting the wall, and sticking.” — a tweet from @slothlax A couple of weeks

By Ernest Kearney  —  There is an adage in the creative pursuit of playwriting: “It’s easier to set them up

Once upon a time there was born a brilliant musician. Leon Russell. A Poem Is A Naked Person gets close to

By Ernest Kearney — Poetess-songsmith-performer Kate Radford and Co-Producer Shoshannah Frankel have given the Hollywood Fringe Festival a work of

In the real world April means springtime and showers. In HBO time, it means winter is coming. In the land

Think of a row of dominos as scenes in a film. The first domino strikes the one before it; the

The tunes in "Save Me a Spot" were both charming and moving, and wisely limited to ten in number.

Welcome to Springtime TV Madness: Sarah Manning faces off against manic Castor Clone Rudy (Ari Millen) aka "Scarface." Watch "The Weight of this

Placas: The Most Dangerous Tattoo has only a week left on its limited run at Casa 0101 in Boyle Heights,

The old elephants in the room for Republicans—racism, sexism, disdain for the poor (to name a few)—are no longer invisible

by Ernest Kearney — Playwright Henry David Hwang has joined the ranks of an exclusive group. James Thurber the humorist best

By Ernest Kearney  —  In my opinion, Long Beach’s International City Theatre artistic director, caryn desai has a genius for

By Ernest Kearney — For The Tvolution Medal Listings for the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2019, all shows attended

Wendy Graf has written an intelligent, craftsman work about an idealistic All American Girl seeking to convey her love of

"Chimera Bella," with cinematography by James Delhauer, is described as “an acrobatic journey”; I saw little proof of either.

The Coeurage Theatre Company has a mission statement, startling in both brevity and boldness: “…to make impassioned theatre accessible for

Ready. Set. Time for more AMC’s Better Call Saul and Fargo (FX); among the most—if not the most—highly anticipated return

By Ernest Kearney — June is slowly but steadily approaching, and with June comes that Saturnalia of the

The Leftovers jumps deep into a mass of angst gurgling inside nearly everyone 'left' untouched after what may have been

By Ernest Kearney — Nowadays most people, — particularly those generations born after the epoch when high school courses were

Hollywood Fringe, Week One —Part IV  The main stays of any Fringe are the solo performances; one-man shows, one-woman, one-whatever shows.

If not for a twist of fate and a bit of luck we might never have been witness to David

I’m a big mouth white guy of Irish descent who, most likely, has ancestral ties to former President Barrack Obama,

Check the trailer for Sense8 from the creative minds of the Wachowskis, Grant Hill and J. Michael Straczynski. Streaming everywhere

By Ernest Kearney — School of Night is known and respected on the Fringe circuit for performing acrobatic feats of

Arya now: "She could feel the hole inside her every morning when she woke. It wasn't hunger, though sometimes, there was

By Ernest Kearney  —  Michael Shaw Fisher has apparently taken to heart George Burns’ sage advice on how to be a

One of the high points for me in Fringe 2015 was the Proboscis Theatre Company’s La La La Strada! An

What do you think? Have your say HERE: #Savetwinpeaks14251

Now I’ve seen some truly remarkable acting at this year’s Fringe, but here are two amazing ensembles that stand out

Just two years ago, documentary filmmaker Asif Kapadia began interviewing Amy Winehouse's family, friends and collaborators in a darkened London

Coming Soon!!

The Wrecking Crew were a group of uncredited Los Angeles studio musicians who played on and created hundreds of hit

Flamenco is exceptional. Nowhere is grace found infused with such power, nor the sorrow and the joy of the human condition expressed

Forever Flamenco is back at the Fountain Theatre, which is cause for celebration. I am a self admitted aficionado, whose been

For those of you unaware of the fire storm unleashed on Colin Mitchell, former editor of Bitter Lemons, L.A.’s ground

Irish playwright Martin McDonagh speaks fluent Grand Guinol, but speaks it with the lilt of Galway. The importance of this has

By Ernest Kearney —  "A Very Die Hard Christmas" is a rough little laugh-fest and delivers on what it promises quite nicely. 

By David Nairne — You are going to have a frigging good time at "Ride or Die: The Hip-Hop Musical."

Playwright Laura Maria Censabella's "Paradise," having closed a successful run at the Odyssey Theatre has now moved to the Matrix

For the most part, Korean cinema has not rung the dong for me. I Saw the Devil (2010) Kim Jee-woon’s brutal and

In Eugene O'Neill's Anna Christie the sea defines all things; the characters, their lives, their past, and their destinies. It is

The Antaeus Theatre Company always amazes me. The work they do is of the highest quality, and the actors that make

It is always a pity when a show falls through the cracks, and with 375 Fringe 2017 shows that is

"Ascent" features the talents of dancer Adam Kerbel and Taiko drummer Shih-Wei Willie Wu in a fusion piece that displays

THE PLATINUM MEDALS: BRIGHT SWORDS THE LEGEND OF BOBBY DARIN: AN UNAUTHORIZED AUTOBIOGRAPHY SIMON CORONEL: GLITCHES IN REALITY TIANANMEN ANNIE NO TRAVELER: A COMEDY ABOUT

Schadenfreude [shahd-n-froi-duh] noun. Satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else’s misfortune. Serve it up ice cold! Tribal Council finally arrived. Two of ’em.

The Americans, season 4 premiere 10pm, Weds. (March, 16) on FX. Be prepared for a whip-lash year. Now, it’s possible you

Well we’re off to the races, Hollywood Fringe 2016 has opened, and here is the first handful of reviews for

Whatever had you Sherlocked from Hello, one thing is not up for debate… we all want the duo back for

Even the best magicians never actually do magic—they give you a believable illusion that they are performing the impossible. Mostly,

Is Hillary honest? Does she lie? That seems an odd issue for the Trump camp to obsess about, considering the

By Ernest Kearney —  "Shakes on the Rocks" has a poor concept of what it wants to be. Eleven actors

In Part I, we celebrated two dazzling effects of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s landmark musical Hamilton: with his theatrical retelling of our

Just for a bit of fun: Emmy Speech Master Class featuring Parker Posey Be sure to suscribe to the TV Academy's You Tube

You need valleys. Without valleys how can you appreciate the heights of hills? For me 2016 was a valley, 2014 and 2015

By Ernest Kearney — Actor, Playwright, Joshua Thomas was last at the Hollywood Fringe Festival in 2014 with

In 'Class' getting ready for Fall Prom is more than finding a pretty dress and matching corsage. (BBC America)

"It was like the eve of a battle; the hearts beat, the eyes laughed, and they felt that the life

By Ernest Kearney  —  We are told by author Alan L. Brooks, he is "a doctor, not a playwright –

By Ernest Kearney  —  On December 21, 1988 a bomb exploded on Pan Am Flight 103 over the town of

"The more things change the more they stay the same" (Les Guêpes, January 1849) Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr They are ale drinking, rabble-rousers. Musket

It's nearly here

Office Beat: A Tap Dance Comedy playing now at 2016's Hollywood Fringe: A review

With a solid reputation for superior dramas, PBS's Masterpiece Theatre has undoubtedly been a hard act to follow. Now its

Sometimes, someone posts something on Facebook that is of intrinsic value. The following thought-piece—published here with the author’s permission—is such

I've turned so many people on to this show and have never heard any regrets. The best is my brother

"La Razón Blindada," by Argentinean playwright Aristides Vargas, achieves many things on stage; it is disturbing and insightful, but more

by Ernest Kearney  —  I do have a soft spot for weird sci-fi flicks - The History of Future Folk

If you're not excited about the return of Matthew Rhys on The Americans tonight on FX, then you haven't been watching.

Obama’s had a great couple of weeks politically, but he’s still gone as of January 20, 2017. That leaves a

Monday night, January 30, is Acorn TV night with the premiere of another Agatha Christie reinvention. Based on one of

Candidates, hang yourselves! Nobody does it better than you. The victories scored by Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in the April

By Ernest Kearney  —  There is some solid writing in Playwright/Director Travis Snyder-Eaton’s "Glitch," a two-person play about Rachel, a journalist

Going into South Coast Repertory’s production of adapter/director David Catlin’s Moby Dick, based on the novel by Herman Melville, I

THE GOLD MEDALS: ANNABELLA BOOZE, BALLS AND BLUEGRASS THE DEVIL YOU SAY RESERVE CHAMPION REVOLUTIONARY LOVE THE THREE MUSKETEERERS: CLOWNS WITH SWORDS THE BRONZE MEDALS: FIFTY SHADES OF

Not only will I tip my hat to The Coeurage Theatre Company, but if you don't tip your hat as

Frankly, I wasn’t planning on writing this review. I saw the show, and well

By Ernest Kearney — Edward C. Goodman is a Fringe veteran of such HFF laff-generators as "Mr. Mark Twain Answers

When I think that political discourse has hit a new low--twice a week these days--I sometimes remind myself of the

Panos Vlahos, making his U.S. debut at Hollywood Fringe (2017) in “Mistero Buffo,” combed three pieces from the last half

Looking for the “Big Bang” — that spark which initiated what would become America’s if not the World’s interest in comics

On second thought, don't flash that cash—I'll get ill. The Koch brothers have reportedly committed $900 million, give-or-take, to Republican

Friday, June 5 we will discover what it means to be "reborn" as a "Sensate." That's the day Netflix unveils

By Ernest Kearney — Blaze Starr, stripper and paramour of Louisiana Governor Earl Long (brother of Huey), and Wallis Simpson,

Memories from a long ago hit spark flames between Lucious and Cookie and ignite the passionate encounter we've been waiting

By Ernest Kearney  —  It’s that time once again L.A.! — June! The six month of the year, one of

Victorian era pulp fiction by another name could have been Penny Awful, Penny Number, Penny Blood or Penny Horrible. The

The Algerian War, 1954-1962 is a struggle, all but, forgotten today in the West. For brutality, employment of terrorism, and the

It took several tries before I could finish this Charles Krauthammer article about the Republicans squandering their “victory” over the so-called mainstream

A lot of us who respect Barack Obama’s eight years in the White House want to curl up and hibernate

By Ernest Kearney — Bad Jews at the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble was hard for me to watch. Hard in the same

by Ernest Kearney — In "Keith Moon the Real Me," playing at Hudson Theatre’s Maintstage thru April 15, writer

Well, here we are at about the mid way point in the Fringe. So far 31 shows seen and 23

The Democratic field has lost half since we last spoke. Not the Republicans, the Democrats! Joe Biden: gone, even if

At 100% full on energy the entire night, Garth Brooks IS the ultimate entertainer. From the moment he takes the

By Ernest Kearney  —  “I was like Mozart in his day,”  announces Bartholomew (Writer/Performer Montana Cypress) from his sanctuary in

The TVolution declares 'The Knick'  The Best Summer Freshman Drama (2014) Here the cast speaks on creating those intense and almost too