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Whether you’re interested in reviewing shows, covering special events, or writing larger stories about the festival, we’d love to have you on the Fringe. We invite you to attend at any point throughout the festival, but we especially encourage you to attend Previews (June 4th—9th), as your words and opinions can help inspire thousands of patrons.
Whether you’re interested in reviewing shows, covering special events, or writing larger stories about the festival, we’d love to have you on the Fringe. We invite you to attend at any point throughout the festival, but we especially encourage you to attend Previews (June 4th—9th), as your words and opinions can help inspire thousands of patrons.
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Comps are granted at the discretion of each show’s respective production team. Many productions may ask you to limit “plus ones”, particularly if finances and/or house sizes are limited. If you are granted comps to a production, participants expect you to give them a published review. Please try to be communicative with artists about intended coverage.
THE VEIL: AN EXPLORATION OF MEMORY, LOSS AND EXILE June 04, 2026
project: the veil
For Immediate Release: HOLLYWOOD Poet and actor Raja El Majzoub, brings his haunting piece The Veil to the 2026 Hollywood Fringe Festival. Inspired by the work of famed authors Hussein Barghouthi and Mahmoud Darwish, this free, 45-minute performance is a powerful journey of poetry and lyrica...BANANA MAN LIVE TO MAKE WORLD PREMIER AT HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL! June 04, 2026
project: banana man live
Banana Man LIVE is a new solo work written and performed by nonbinary actor/content creator Ari Fromm. The play will premier June 15 as a part of the 2026 Hollywood Fringe Festival (with a preview June 4). The production is directed by Natalie Nicole Dressel. Performances will be held at the Broadw...GILDED RAGE: THE GREATEST THING SINCE SLICED BEHEAD June 03, 2026
project: gilded rage: the greatest thing since sliced behead
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GILDED RAGE Brings Feminist Fury, Absurdist Comedy, and Royal Chaos to the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2026 **A fever-dream farce of power, performance, and rebellion asks: Who Killed the king?** LOS ANGELES, CA June 03, 2026 Prepare for a royal meltdown. *Gilded Rage...ARGUMENTS! TO MAKE WORLD PREMIERE AT HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL June 03, 2026
project: arguments!
LOS ANGELES, CA - Small Burden Productions will present the world premiere of ARGUMENTS! a new one-act dark comedy written and directed by Evelyn-Claire Smith. ARGUMENTS! (Or, A Play For Smokers) follows the rise and fall of a relationship while asking: Is the role of a muse inherently submissiv...WORLD PREMIERE OF “FALL OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC… ON A SHOESTRING BUDGET” AT THE 2026 HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL June 03, 2026
project: the fall of the roman republic... on a shoestring budget.
Our Republic would never descend into fascism... right? James Donovan and company present the world premiere of The Fall of the Roman Republic On A Shoestring Budget, a political comedy satire that examines current events through the story of Julius Caesar's rise to power, his assassination, and ...JOAN OF ARC + MENTAL ILLNESS + SOLO SHOW = BLESS THIS JESS June 02, 2026
project: bless this jess
Jessica Erin Martin (Oppenheimer) brings her acclaimed solo show to the Hollywood Fringe Festival! An 85 minute roller coaster, Bless This Jess weaves together Joan of Arcs life and achievements with the playwrights own mental health trials and tribulations. The show was brave, inspiring and...BIG MAESTRO & LITTLE CELLO BOY TO HAVE WORLD PREMIERE AT BROADWATER June 02, 2026
project: big maestro & little cello boy
Are you hungry for greatness? Would you give up everything to become truly great? This is the question at the heart of Big Maestro & Little Cello Boy, a dark slapstick exploration of shame, ambition, & horsehair from Alex Derderian (Holy Holy) & Peter Levine (Internet Style). Watch in horrified a...AFTER YEARS HELPING OTHERS NAVIGATE GRIEF, DARA KOSBERG CONFRONTS HER OWN IN HOMECOMING June 02, 2026
project: homecoming: a darkly funny tale about losing my mom and finding myself... again
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 2, 2026 LOS ANGELES, CA - Fresh off sold-out performances across the country, Moth StorySLAM winner Dara Kosberg brings her hit solo show, Homecoming, to the Hollywood Fringe Festival June 7, 13, 19, 20, and 28 at the Madnani Theater - 6760 Lexington Ave. The dark comed...SHROOMSY SHORE: BELOVED VIDEO GAME HEROES REINVENTED IN A DRAMEDY REALITY TV STAGE PLAY June 02, 2026
project: shroomsy shore
After their glory days, the Super Mario brothers and their friends are dropped into a real world reality TV show. In Shroomsy Shore, an outrageous new stage comedy; familiar Mushroom Kingdom characters are thrown into a surreal reality-TV experiment where fame is fading, ratings are dropping, and...PRESS RELEASE June 02, 2026
project: jimi darkness: alcoholic superhero
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A Superhero Who Can Only Fight Drunk? JIMI DARKNESS: ALCOHOLIC SUPERHERO Crashes Into Hollywood Fringe Fest No Drink, No Power! LOS ANGELES, CA What if getting sober meant losing your superpowers? Thats the question at the heart of Jimi Darkness: Alcoholic Superhero, a ...