By Ernest Kearney — Oxymorons. Defined by assorted dictionaries as, “A combination of contradictory or incongruous words.” They pour forth from Shakespeare’s
By Ernest Kearney — I sat through one presentation of the musical “So Proudly We Hailed,” then immediately sat through a second presentation with
By Ernest Kearney — In “Sherlock Holmes: The Last Act,” Nigel Miles-Thomas excels as the legendary detective from a script by David Stuart Davies,
By Ernest Kearney — Part of the reason that show, "Shagadelic" works so well is that Writer/Performer Michael Blaha could easily be a tenured
By Ernest Kearney — In his show "Mark Pleases You," Vigeant provides enough wackiness to overload the largest three rings any circus
By Ernest Kearney — I am an aficionado when it comes to Flamenco. I am also a huge fan of both
By Ernest Kearney — There was some talent on the stage – Danielle Shvartsman, Hess Hagge, and Phil Arliss – and then there wasn’t.
By Ernest Kearney — This is the second installment of the autobiographical tale Cooper Bates first introduced to Hollywood Fringe audiences in 2018. That
By Ernest Kearney — Writer-Performer Casey Alcoser gives us a brief history of Lovecraft’s chilling monstrosities in this quirky Dadaesque sketch about
By Ernest Kearney — The first date that manages to spiral down from the awkwardness of the initial meeting into the flaming bowels of
By Ernest Kearney — The first superstar of ballet was Vaslav Nijinsky (1890-1950). The remarkable fusion of strength and grace he possessed would lead
By Ernest Kearney — "The Ramón Show" is a public health service message masquerading as a Fringe show
By Ernest Kearney — In "The Sentence," Co-Writers/Co-Directors-Producers Ainsley Ferrell and Hannah Moore have attempted to present a layered murder mystery
By Ernest Kearney — This Hollywood Fringe (HFF23) has not had a sweeter show, and the ingredients that went into making a
By Ernest Kearney — We have seen these types of shows, wherein one character is contemplating suicide; “Every Brilliant Thing,” “Suicide, Incorporated,”
By Ernest Kearney — You could say Brendan Hunt’s tale of leaving Chicago is, very, similar to the adventures of Dorothy in
By Ernest Kearney — Lady Penelope (Writer/Performer Penny Peyser) prances out on stage in her Elizabethan gown and red Kid sneakers. Apparently, during our
By Ernest Kearney — "Wounded" is an engine firing on all cylinders with a strong script by Jiggs Burgess, under the deft direction of
By Ernest Kearney — Take one-part Discovery Channel, one-part Hair, two-part Monty Python, mix well and you have "Bugs!" (HFF23)
By Ernest Kearney — Australian Singer/Actress Rainee Blake builds a time machine in the Three Clubs Stage Room for her homage to
By Ernest Kearney — Filling in for the regular stage manager, Miles sweeps the floor, readies the stage, and tries to placate the impatient