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The Hollywood Fringe Festival wrapped up this past weekend, but here comes another exciting aspect of the festival – show extensions!!! Multiple shows will be extending their runs, so if you missed something during the main festival, you may be able to catch it when additional performances are added. Keep […]

Hollywood Fringe Festival 2019 – Part Two

1 Jul, 2019 in Blog / Reviews tagged Butcher Holler Here We Come / Dandy Darkly's All Aboard / Fringe Fest / Guilt / Hamilkong / hollywood fringe festival / Magic as Medium / Pit of Goblins / play / Red Bar / The Mayor's Debate of Tranquility Nebraska / theater by Russell

The Hollywood Fringe Festival is underway. Filling the month of June with hundreds of shows in a dizzying array of formats and genres, the heart of Hollywood becomes a social hub for theater fans and a congested scene of cars searching for convenient parking. Concentrating less on seeing a huge […]

Hollywood Fringe Festival 2019 – Part One

20 Jun, 2019 in Reviews tagged An American Video Store / drama / Hell's Finest / HFF19 / Hollywood Fringe Fest / immersive theater / Monsters of Man / Moral Fixation / play / Son of a Bitch / The Pod / theater / Tommy's Room by Russell

The 2019 Hollywood Fringe Festival is almost upon us! Having been a follower of the festival for years, it has been fascinating to watch the selection of offerings increase in number and variety as the festival has expanded. Currently, the (sometimes clunky) website lists just under 400 offerings for this […]

Hollywood Fringe Festival of 2019 opens soon!

5 Jun, 2019 in Blog tagged Fringe / HFF19 / Hollywood Fringe Fest / immersive theater / lathtr / musicals / plays / theater by Russell

An immersive journey into childhood fears, “I want to live in your mouth” creates a mysterious world where things definitely live in the dark and, to be clear, they are coming for you. The show is presented by David Ruzicka and Eric Vosmeier. (In association with OA Experiential, additional support from […]

I Want To Live In Your Mouth proves there IS ...

12 Apr, 2019 in Reviews tagged 2019 / childhood fears / creatures / horror / immersive theater / nightmares / puppetry / theater by Russell

Three people wait in the middle of a forest for… a delivery. Even though the premise of “Gray People,” a new play by Kerry Kazmierowicztrimm, seems simplistic, there is a mystery to be explored here. Conversation crackles like a thriller, but at the heart of this night rests the discovery […]

Gray People – Some Secrets are Darker than Others

2 Nov, 2018 in 2018 / Reviews tagged drama / Force of Nature Productions / Los Angeles / play / review / theater / thriller by Russell

‘Tis the season for spooky stories. Ghost stories told around a fire – it’s a tradition acknowledged within the opening minutes of “The Woman in Black,” currently being revived by Theatre Unleashed in North Hollywood. It is an appropriate reference for the evening to come. There are stories to […]

“The Woman in Black” – A Ghost Story That Chills

6 Oct, 2017 in Reviews tagged drama / ghost story / horror / lathtr / play / theater / Theatre Unleashed by Russell

Intimacy is a risky thing. It makes us vulnerable. It can blind our common sense and rational judgment. Opening ourselves up emotionally or physically to another person is thrilling, but also dangerous. It can also be the key that unlocks a treasure chest of glorious interactions and deeply fulfilling shared […]

“Stars in the Night” Shines with Love and Heartache

25 Sep, 2017 in Reviews tagged Firelight Collective / immersive / Immersive Theatre / Los Angeles / Stephanie Feury Studio / theater by Russell

The Toxic Avenger Musical oozes with good laughs, catchy tunes, fun times and a touch of chemical lust. Presented by The Good People Theater Company and currently part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival, this show is definitely a ticket to get. If you know the 1984 cult classic film “The […]

The Toxic Avenger Musical Oozes Fun

15 Jun, 2016 in 2016 / Reviews tagged cult classic / hollywood fringe festival / lathtr / musical / theater / toxic avenger musical / Tromaville by Russell

“The Day Shall Declare It” Burns an Emotional Path Through Your Heart “The Day Shall Declare It” is a haunting, emotional descent into lust, love and longing. A completely immersive show, it invites you to watch as love and hope fight for survival in a sometimes brutal world. You arrive […]

“The Day Shall Declare It” Burns an Emotional Path Through ...

31 May, 2016 in 2016 / Blog / Reviews tagged bar / cocktails / immersive / immersive theater / lathtr / Los Angeles / Studs Terkel / Tennessee Williams / The Day Shall Declare It / theater / WILDERNESS by Russell