‘To Bah or Not to Bah Humbug’ – Surefire Silliness Swiftly Served
By Ernest Kearney — Playing onstage at the Broadwater for HFF'22, "To Bah or Not to Bah Humbug" is thirty minutes of inoffensive fun
‘Sister Mary Ignatius Explains it All for You’ — The Sinful Silliness of Holy Humor
By Ernest Kearney — Frankly, I have always thought that Christopher Durang’s 1979 play was a lousy piece of playwriting – melodramatic, lacking in subtlety with
‘No One Comes To See Us Anymore’ — An Intriguing Concept in Search of a Production
By Ernest Kearney — “No One Comes to See us Anymore,” on at the Hollywood Fringe, has a singular concept which is heavy with potential and possibilities.
‘Death To Realism’ – A Ramble Without Ramification
By Ernest Kearney — In "Death To Realism," Creator/Performer, Marshall Prehm obviously has something he wishes to say, but sadly he says it too obtusely.
‘Shubop-Dubay-Had: The No Matter Watt Prequel’ – Adventures In Gordon’s Brain
By Ernest Kearney — "Shubop-Dubay-Had" is, as advertised, the prequel to Gordon’s HFF19 musical "No Matter Watt," and a worthy prequel it is.
‘Tourrorists’ — A Concept In Search of a Play
By Ernest Kearney — Right from the start there are flashes of cleverness in “Tourrorists,” a comedy based on the January 6th attack on the nation’s capital. It begins with the vetting of the audience…
‘The Ecstasy of Victoria Woodhull’ – History Served with Fun
By Ernest Kearney — In her one-woman show based on Victoria Woodhull, Ashley Ford manages to succeed in capturing the many facets of this fascinating woman.
‘Mr. Chonkers’ – “I Have No Idea What I Was Watching, But It Was Fascinating.”
By Ernest Kearney — According to my sources, a “Chonker” is either a “human parasite that lives to feast on a portion of its host before retreating” or a…
‘The Second Coming Of Joan Of Arc’ — An Alt Joan for the Burning
By Ernest Kearney — Playwright Carolyn Gage announces that the "Maid of Orlèans," in her 1987 play, "The Second Coming of Joan of Arc," resonates with modern sensibilities.