By Ernest Kearney — It is a pity that "Shilo Kloko" was at the Fringe so briefly, because it offers a wonderful opportunity to experience Butoh dance theatre and Japanese puppetry art.
By Ernest Kearney — If you watch enough of the shows produced by that Fringe stalwart Michael Blaha you realize he knows one of the great secrets of successful producers. Forget helicopters flying over the audience or high-tech computerized video effects or a
By Ernest Kearney — "Earhart: More Than A F**king Mystery" is your basic fun-time show. It doesn’t go into the many sundry accusations about her actual skills as an aviator, nor does it investigate the charges of shameless promoting done by Earhart’s husband George P.
By Ernest Kearney — Ain’t That America offers a truly unique viewpoint on a segment of our country that has been legitimatized and emboldened since the last presidential election: the young alt-right conservatives of the South.
By Ernest Kearney — From the very start of the preshow it was evident that the cast of "Mackers!" was not only a talented bunch, but that they respected and were elated by each other’s talents; to me that foretold a good evening ahead.
By Ernest Kearney — Set in the Florida Keys during a raging hurricane "Spaceman," by Writer/Director Melissa Vitello, plays like a Twilight Zone spec-script that Rod Serling would have rejected.
By Ernest Kearney — "Dracula's Taste Test" is no great shakes, but neither does it hold itself up as anything else. Essentially a variety show, featuring Dracula, the whole thing is an enjoyable lark of silly guest monsters, with Jeff Sumner as the “creep” being the
by Ernest Kearney — "The Book That I'm Going to Write, by Judy Garland" is an idea that someone should have talked performer/creator Jason Powell out of. We are told that in 1964 Judy Garland, upon contemplating the writing of her memoirs was advised by
By Ernest Kearney — Cooper Bates’ one-man show, Black When I Was a Boy is a truly heartfelt tale of that banishment from paradise so many of us experience when we first come to learn the sinful truth: The serpent of prejudice and racial intolerance
By Ernest Kearney — "The Big Picture" is as cluttered, chaotic and confused as your average, interstate, multi-vehicle pileup and even less fun. Holly Goodfellow wanders about a stage festooned with bags, boxes and gym bags which he digs in throughout the show, occasionally pulling out
