It amazes me what a higgledy-piggledy of sources have served as inspiration for musicals. Little Shops of Horror, Cats, Sunset Boulevard are three examples of successful adaptations from odd starts. Stephen Sondheim has made a career crafting shows from subject matter that hardly seems suitable for
Four Chords and a Gun at the Bootleg Theater, which relates the stories of when The Ramones worked with Phil Spector on recording their End of the Century album, is scary. Now the story of anyone working with Phil Spector, (legendary music producer of “Be My
At the top of where the Angel’s Flight Trolley once deposited its riders (and hopefully will again one day), nestled between a pair of impressive skyscrapers, you’ll find the California Plaza and one of L.A.’s best kept secrets, the Water Court. An artfully designed combination of
It is not with eyes alone that we read a novel’s passage or play’s scene; we read them through the grinded lens of culture and the glass of moment. Some times these “bi-focals” bring the matter read into a startling clarity never appreciated before, with new
This is a thank you to Colin Johnson my stage manager on My Alamo War. Colin helped set the stage, made the preshow announcement, lit the show, ran the lights, helped clear the stage, worked box office, recovered lost items, and a bunch of other
For a complete medal tally for all 60 viewed by this contributor see click HERE. Below is a The TVolution Category Best of Fringe 2016 breakdown and be sure to check the Fringe schedule below to see if a show you missed has been extended! BEST
Well another Fringe has come and gone. I attended 60 shows and managed to review 55 (denoted by the asterisk: “*”), and I must say there were some gems. So here is my final call, including those shows that ranked as Platinum. Congratulation to all
Now I’ll be honest here, I thought this year’s Fringe started out slow. Well, at least it did for me. Nor did I come across shows of any great merit, at first. Hell, I even started wearing my Saint Genesius medal! But when that dam
Well Hollywood Fringe 2016 has come to a close and with it comes the last of the Round Ups
One of the high points for me in Fringe 2015 was the Proboscis Theatre Company’s La La La Strada! An investigation of the creative process, using the making of Fellini’s classic film La Strada as the focal point. This year they offered two productions
