By Ernest Kearney — British Comedian and Playwright Henry Naylor set off to Afghanistan to gather material for his play "Finding Bin Laden," and somewhere along the way found his own humanity.
By Ernest Kearney — Steve Vlasak’s shows are nothing if not ambitious. This was as apparent in his earlier Hollywood Fringe production of "Nights at the Algonquin Round Table" (HFF’17), as it is in his latest effort "Beautiful Monsterz" (HFF’22).
By Ernest Kearney — After a “successful workshop” production, a group of CalArts students have brought "Something in the Air" to HFF22. After seeing it I’m afraid I must question just who told them their workshop staging was “successful.”
By Ernest Kearney — Legendary rocker Joe Cocker was being interviewed once very early in his career when the BBC reporter asked him what he would have done if he hadn’t become a musician
By Ernest Kearney — Ahash Francis, has chosen a subject for his one-man show that is a fascinating and tragic figure from the history of the Tamil people in Sri Lanka.
By Ernest Kearney — Larry Davidson’s one-man show, “The Undiscovered Country – A Skeptic’s Guide to the Afterlife” is rife with gimmicks – puppets, magic tricks, Judge “Jewry,” multi-medium, tarot cards and audience participation.
By Ernest Kearney — Cat Alvarado is a young comedian with lovely plumes in her bonnet. Unfortunately, her one-woman show "Best Wife Ever" is a comedy routine masquerading as a solo piece.
By Ernest Kearney — "Camp Ginger" is an intelligent well constructed tale of a young, sensitive, socially maladroit lad who is sent off to a summer camp that
By Ernest Kearney — What is startling about Charlotte Munson’s performance in her musical “Di Lady Di,” is the agility she displays in shifting from moments of silly mockery of Prince Charles to embracing the understated sensuality of the “People’s Princess” all in