By Ernest Kearney — Actor, Playwright, Joshua Thomas was last at the Hollywood Fringe Festival in 2014 with "Angels and Whiskey." I hope he doesn’t stay away that long again, because he and director Branda Lock have crafted a true gem with "Let
By Ernest Kearney — "Uncivil Correctness: Joan Rivers, Abbie Hoffman, Bin Laden," apparently, began as a class project and, unfortunately, it still feels like one.
By Ernest Kearney — "Shakes on the Rocks" has a poor concept of what it wants to be. Eleven actors prance out on the stage at the Three Clubs; request the name of a Shakespearian play from the audience. Much Ado About Nothing is called out
By Ernest Kearney — The history of the United States Army installation of Fort Huachuca located in southeast Arizona is a fascinating tale rift with the resonance of this nation’s racial divides. Except for 11 years, from 1892 until 1944, Fort Huachuca housed African American
By Ernest Kearney — "Easy Targets: Artists and Heroes" doesn’t quite reach the same heady heights as the Burglars of Hamm’s HHF17 offering, but it is still massively-inspired nonsense.
By Ernest Kearney - The Cherry Poppins Productions have embraced a formula which has served them well in Hollywood Fringe after Hollywood Fringe – satire, song and strippers. And to judge by the raucous reception given them by the audience, of which I was among,
By Ernest Kearney — "American Conspiracy," playing during the Hollywood Fringe 2018 at The Lounge Theatre, recounts the trials and tribulations individuals face when trying to convince others—and themselves —that everything would be so much better in the world if only people would simply do
by Ernest Kearney - Epics tend to be about champions, giant defeaters, kingdom conquerors, warriors of a thousand battles. But seldom do you find, as the central figure, some poor sod who gets drunk one night and falls asleep on a rooftop, only to
by Ernest Kearney — My Own Private River Phoenix is a smart and funny piece that is just not ready to be staged. Written and performed by Ai Yoshihara she tells how she fell in love with River Phoenix at the age of 9, after watching
By Ernest Kearney — The Bitch is Back: An Elton John Cabaret is exactly that, no more no less. Director James Carey, with Darci Monet serving as vocal director, guides five actress/singers
