Michael Shaw Fisher

I love Greg Crafts, The author of FRIENDS LIKE THESE. The man's heart is even bigger than he is (and the dude is pretty damn big.) I only mention all of this because his heart beams through this play he is written. Some plays seem necessary to tell because they echo from the Writers Place, a place so personal and vulnerable, yet capturing a story that the world should hear. This is one of those plays. Just by watching FLT, it seems that Greg remembers exactly what it was like to be an outcast in ... full review

What a hit!! Oy my sides!! WOMEN is a true delight and I highly doubt anyone will leave the theater without being blown away by the comedic forces of the actors and the reckless wit of the writer. Some jokes are dangerously funny and if you have any reference to LITTLE women or HBO's GIRLS then you will be rolling down the aisles of the Asylum, gasping like you're dying of consumption. I would even venture to say that WOMEN is even more successful, as a piece of live comedic theater, than the TV... full review

There is a reason why people were getting excited when they heard that Ben Moroski was bringing a new solo show to this years Hollywood Fringe. THIS VICIOUS MINUTE was the must-see solo show of 2012. Anyone who is wondering if he is going to be able to top himself this year with THE WAKE will be put to shame. From the moment Ben enters… Or "Peter"… We get a jumper cable to the nipples, A stage presence with unfathomable energy reserves at his disposal – and that's just in the performance. The wri... full review

Ok... So I've been reading some of these reviews of the fringe award party and I am pretty sad. I usually wouldnt dignify this stuff with a response but I can't help myself. So they didn't have fans! I think the freakish heat took everyone by surprise and once all those people got in the seats it got hotter. We didn't need fans in the same space last year so how could they know? Also, are you going to begrudge them for not giving a special shout out to you for doing an opera?! I'm s... full review

John Grady is my hero. Words don't do justice to the show so I'm just gonna stop there...... full review

This is my first Bill Ratner show and I am officially furious with myself for not having seen his last show Voices in my Head. The man is just so good at what he does. He is such an awesome, good hearted badass. I think Bobby would be proud of this show. What a tribute!!!!... full review

A show after my own heart. I loved every damn moment Roger Wodehouse was throwing his glam around. Don't argue with me or I'll bite your face off... Wait... If the show taught me anything it is that people are entitled to their own opinions... Some people are cats and others dogs... Some are both. Ah yes... I take back my hostility with my apologies. Bow-wow-meow;) PS. You may need to SEE the show to get that last reference.... full review

For personal reasons I found the story difficult to watch at times but there is NO questioning the level of quality put into this production. The performers devote themselves 100% to the story and this is not easy material to navigate. The invalid older man is "dying" (or so he says) and it seems everything he touches is marked to whither alongside him. He's a vacume of a former star who does not know how to handle the humiliation of old age nor how to claim his nature again. The last image th... full review

Rarely does one develop such affection for a performer as I did for Deanne Flaysher in the course of one hour. Her depiction of Butt Kapinski was the perfect blend of mysterious, absurd, and inventive childishness. The show is billed as a" film noir fantasi"a which it is but it all takes place within Butt Kapinski's child-like fantasy like a 7 year old on the playground creating an inaginary world in which every single audience member provides one piece of the puzzle. The show began with a s... full review

That was certainly the most original and weird experience I've had at the fringe thus far. Divine camp - that's what it is. It's not even the outrageous moments where the show pays off (the babysitter breast-feed rape or the bloody finale), it's in the ever-outrageous presentation of every single line and beat that makes this show a bit of a monster… The stage design just like the performances. Are equivalent to technicolor vomit that does not let up for the full hour in 25 minutes. Of course ... full review