The Arts

Office Beat: A Tap Dance Comedy playing now at 2016's Hollywood Fringe: A review

Hollywood Fringe 2016 is bubbling over with choices. Here we have two shows that share common ground and perhaps even a common philosophy. And

Henry Mayhew, in 1841, named his pioneering humor magazine after the gleeful little murdering bastard. Neil Gaiman sought him out to use in one

Well we’re off to the races, Hollywood Fringe 2016 has opened, and here is the first handful of reviews for your consideration. I will be

The Hollywood Fringe Festival's Week One Diary—Part III is all about the Bard who is nicely represented this year with a number of works, these

Hollywood Fringe, Week One —Part IV  The main stays of any Fringe are the solo performances; one-man shows, one-woman, one-whatever shows. There are a whole

Well, the ninth of June, the official kick off for Hollywood Fringe 2016, is quickly approaching. Like some huge lumbering forest troll who will

The Fringe Week One Continued

The surest way to appreciate Steven Berkoff’s Hairy Ape now playing at the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble is to have acquaintance with Eugene O’Neill’s play of

The most disappointing feature of Lee Blessing’s succinct if a tad “lite” A Walk in the Woods now gracing the stage of Long Beach’s

Next Fall by Geoffrey Nauffts is a stunningly sincere and heartfelt drama that is sure to move any audience. That may be an odd way

Well once again you have the opportunity of experiencing one of the true treats of L.A. Sunday, May 22 – Forever Flamenco. Why do I keep

"He was looking for someone else, you say—someone who was not you?" "He was looking for little Miles." A portentous clearness now possessed me. "That’s

Dry Land by Ruby Rae Spiegel drew its inspiration from a 2012 article in The New Republic concerning the assault on the reproductive rights

The Superhero and his Charming Wife purports to be “inspired by archetypes and dreams” presented in the style of “an adventure comic book”; and

Frankly, I wasn’t planning on writing this review. I saw the show, and well

(Now please, if you can’t make it through this rather long winded harangue of homage, simply scroll to the end and check out the

I love speaking to a kindred soul whose passions are rooted in another field different from mine. It always fascinates me to hear them

There are a number of events and venues here in L.A. which I maintain are under appreciated. I’m talking about places and performances unique

There is a great deal about Swarm Cell which is commendable