The Medal Tally thus far at this Year’s Fringe!
Well, here we are at about the mid way point in the Fringe. So far 31 shows seen and 23 reviewed. For all things Fringe and a complete schedule of events and plays
‘Mark Twain’ ‘A Horse’ and ‘Shkreli’
A HORSE WITH A VIEW Last year Christopher Piehler delighted audiences with Reserve Champion, an autobiographical tale of how as a young boy he fell in love with horses. That love affair continues in A Horse with a View, a quartet of tales in which women break
Squeeze My Cans goes for the Gold at the Fringe
Wow. That’s about the most apropos comment across the board on Squeeze My Cans, Cathy Schenkelberg’s riveting, heart wrenching and ultimately redeeming tale of her decade plus involvement with Scientology. Wow to the account of her descent into the Kafkaesque universe of L. Ron Hubbard’s “religion” that
Sexy Maus, Hearts and Bombs join Voices at the Fringe
VOICES According to the program notes, voiceover artist Carla Delaney wrote this one woman show as a birthday gift to herself, and if that’s true it’s a better gift than a pony. Voices is just about everything a solo show should be, personal and universal, funny
Things that go ‘Bump in the Night’
Bump in the Night – Tales of Monsters and Fools (Hollywood Fringe 2016) sets up as a parody of those annoying supernatural reality shows such as Monster Quest, Finding Bigfoot, Destination Truth or Ghost Hunters. The team on this venture looking for the werewolf-arachnid of East Hamburg,
Amy Snowden takes on the Casting Couch
Hollywood Fringe 2016 is better than ever and continues on for two more weeks: dance, artistry, plays. There's also plenty of comedy at the Fringe in Hollywood. Case in point
Hollywood Fringe 2016 Dairy—
For the Hollywood Fringe 2016, I employ a rating scale that should be familiar to my readers. For newcomers, I've inserted the scale below. GOLD: These are the “Oh my God!” shows. Leave your rich dying aunt’s bedside, cancel the conference on world peace at the U.N.,
Office Beat: A Tap Dance Comedy—
Office Beat: A Tap Dance Comedy playing now at 2016's Hollywood Fringe: A review
What (A)partment 8 and The Truth Have in Common
Hollywood Fringe 2016 is bubbling over with choices. Here we have two shows that share common ground and perhaps even a common philosophy. And represent an element that needs more representation in this festival of ours
Punch and Judy get it on
Henry Mayhew, in 1841, named his pioneering humor magazine after the gleeful little murdering bastard. Neil Gaiman sought him out to use in one of his best graphic novels. Him and the Missus are clues in the 2014 thriller Gone Girl, and in the Marx