‘It’s in Our Bones’ — Needs It in the Writing
By Ernest Kearney — At the core of Nicholas Buda’s drama, "It’s In Our Bones,"' are two sisters trapped in a cabin confronting each other with their history of antagonistic disregard.
Entertainment, Featured, Features, Festivals, Music, On Stage, Plays, Special Events, The Arts, Theater
THE TVO AWARDS — The Awards That Matter
By Ernest Kearney — This was the Fringe that was meant to show to our city and the world, we’re still here, alive and kicking. And I think we showed them.
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THE Tvolution FINAL MEDAL COUNT FOR HFF’22
All the shows reviewed, during Hollywood Fringe Festival 2022, are ranked in one of the five categories listed below: PLATINUM: These are shows that are either the standouts among the standouts or shows that capture the essence of the Fringe or prove themselves unique in some
‘Blood Pig’ — Black Comedy in Need of a Transfusion
By Ernest Kearney — I’m not sure if Playwright Devin Arnold has watched a little too much League of Gentlemen or not anywhere near enough.
‘Tommy and the Brothers’ – A Toe Tapping Second Coming
By Ernest Kearney — This tribute to Patrick, Tom, Liam Clancy and their musical confederate, Tommy Makem, is long overdue in “the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem.”
‘The Toughest Man in Chicago’—The Best Show of the Fringe
By Ernest Kearney — Writer and performer Mitchell Bisschop recreates two prominent Chicagoans in his show. Royko, and his close friend and fellow writer Louis “Studs” Terkel.
This has to be a Coincidence – Needs Some Skepticism
By Ernest Kearney — Hanoch Serebrenik is a very funny soul. His comic timing and his mannerisms display that happy combination of talent and experience.
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‘Pain In My Asperger’s’ — Musical Hijinks, Trumps Life’s Adversity
By Ernest Kearney — Writer/Performer and Composer Jeremy Ebenstein was diagnosed with high functioning Asperger’s Syndrome early on in life.
‘Afghanistan Is Not Funny’ – It Is Riveting, Painful and Honest
By Ernest Kearney — British Comedian and Playwright Henry Naylor set off to Afghanistan to gather material for his play "Finding Bin Laden," and somewhere along the way found his own humanity.
‘Beautiful Monsterz’ – The Cancer of Celebrityhood
By Ernest Kearney — Steve Vlasak’s shows are nothing if not ambitious. This was as apparent in his earlier Hollywood Fringe production of "Nights at the Algonquin Round Table" (HFF’17), as it is in his latest effort "Beautiful Monsterz" (HFF’22).