“Chimera Bella”…? Not So Much…
"Chimera Bella," with cinematography by James Delhauer, is described as “an acrobatic journey”; I saw little proof of either.
Nothing Bad – A Werewolf Rock Musical
"Nothing Bad – A Werewolf Rock Musical" has spun the 1987 vampire film, "The Lost Boys" by way of the 1971 musical hit "Grease," and for the first ten minutes seems to be making a success of it with composer and lyricist Daniel Sugimoto who
An Evening With John Wilkes Booth — to Know the Man
"An Evening With John Wilkes Booth" by Clinton Case and Lloyd J. Schwartz (who also directs), presents a solid and edifying portrait of the assassin of Abraham Lincoln.
Running Amok in “Herpes: A Love Story”
"Herpes: A Love Story," a show about the scourge of the sexual revolution, provides creator/performer Cherise Pascual with the opportunity of blitzing the audience like a miniature, methed—out Panzer tank…
“Stringmates” Connect with Fringe Audiences
"Stringmates" by Amanda Noriko Newman takes its core concept from the Asian legend of the “Red String of Fate,” the belief that the gods bind two individuals who are destined to be together with an unbreakable red string that connects them no matter what distance
“Finally, Some Privacy” Aimee Levey’s One-Woman Show
Well, I suspected I was going to like "Finally, Some Privacy" Aimee Levey’s one woman show, for Fringe 2017, when I heard the singing of Jack Lukeman being used as pre-show music.
Christopher Marlowe’s “The Faggot King…” Reigns Supreme
Director, Christopher Johnson is too clever by half, which is clearly demonstrated in his current Fringe offering: a raucous, genderbending, madcap rendering of Christopher Marlowe’s, "The Faggot King or The Troublesome Reign and Lamentable Death of Edward the Second."
“Chimpskin” — A Question of Humanity
The Puckwit Gang’s "Chimpskin" is a stylishly clever history of Lucy (1964-1987), the chimpanzee raised by Maurice and Jane Temerlin, as a human child. Lucy was even taught American Sign Language in order to communicate with her human “parents” and would come to use
How to Love Your Dictator: Olga & Ludmila’s Guide to Fascism
"How to Love Your Dictator: Olga & Ludmila’s Guide to Fascism" is an American broadcast of the popular Russian talk show (with Kate Rappoport and Andra Moldav as the hostess-chets).
“The Brick” Soars Above the Waves
A man brings his guitar and a cooler out to the beach, and as he faces the setting sun tries to decide whether he can make peace with the ghost of his abusive mother or if his memories of her need to sink beneath the