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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.
SACRED FOOLS THEATER COMPANY PRESENTS "CLUB CLOWN" – THE HOTTEST, MOST EXCLUSIVE NIGHTCLUB AT THE HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL April 18, 2026
project: club clown
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Scott Leggett Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.sacredfools.org/ SACRED FOOLS THEATER COMPANY PRESENTS "CLUB CLOWN" THE HOTTEST, MOST EXCLUSIVE NIGHTCLUB AT THE HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL LOS ANGELES, CA Sacred Fools Theater Company...PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TENDERLY: THE LIFE & TIMES OF NAT KING COLE April 17, 2026
project: tenderly: the life & times of nat king cole
World Premiere at the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2026 Hollywood, CA June 2026 Award-winning Canadian artist Duane Forrest premieres his newest theatrical concert, Tenderly: The Life & Times of Nat King Cole, at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, running June 1828, 2026. Blending timeless music wi...HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW COMEDY "SISTER WIVEZ" SET TO PREMIERE AT THE HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL THIS JUNE April 17, 2026
project: sister wivez
Hail Mary Harry Productions and live comedy producer, Jim Belden, have announced the World Premiere of SISTER WIVEZ, a 50-minute dark polygamist comedy by Marta Myers, at the 2026 Hollywood Fringe Festival. SISTER WIVEZ will perform Thursdays and Sundays throughout June at Upstairs @ El Centro (1103B...MIDGE LEMA IN BRAND NEW SCI-FI COMEDY "BEAN VS. THE ROBOTS: A SOLO SHOW MUSICAL", SEQUEL TO "BEAN" (BEST OF HOLLYWOOD FRINGE 2011) April 17, 2026
project: bean vs. the robots: a solo show musical
Media-Exclusive Alert and Invite Event RSVPs & inquiries: Andrew Gerhan / Shark Party Media / [email protected] MIDGE LEMA BEAN VS. THE ROBOTS: A SOLO SHOW MUSICAL A sci-fi exploration of grief through the funny, wistful, and weird eyes of a lost space traveller. HUDSON BACKSTAGE T...IN FIELDS WHERE WE BLOOM MAKES LOS ANGELES PREMIERE AT HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL April 15, 2026
project: in fields where we bloom
In Fields Where We Bloom Makes Los Angeles Premiere at Hollywood Fringe Festival An immersive solo performance and sensory ritual exploring Black womens resilience through poetry, movement, and scent Los Angeles, CA In Fields Where We Bloom, a powerful immersive solo performance by creator a...YOU'RE NOT MY DAD: A TRAUMEDY April 15, 2026
project: you're not my dad
Traumedy. I didn't come up with the word. A friend who saw the show did, and I'm stealing it. You're Not My Dad is a one-act solo show about one person's trauma--suffered at the hands of their narcissistic, dysfunctional, alcoholic, and absurdly funny family--and how he overcame it, or, at the ve...A FLY-WOMAN CRAWLS OUT OF THE TRASH: MAGGIE COMES TO HOLLYWOOD FRINGE 2026 April 15, 2026
project: mandy keen: maggie
Los Angeles, CA A fly-woman emerges from a trash bag and tries to reinvent herself. Tampa-based performer and writer Mandy Keen brings an absurd, physical, and emotional solo show, MAGGIE, to the 2026 Hollywood Fringe Festival for a limited run at The Stray Theater. Part clown show, part char...HASHTAG WHAT I DID ON MY SUMMER FAKE-CATION April 15, 2026
project: hashtag what i did on my summer fake-cation!
When Jacqi Bowes therapy-bot, Vicki The Validator, warns that if she doesnt vacay, she risks going cray-cray, she plans her dream vacation. Can Jacqi silence those imaginary frenemies in or head or bury that unrequited wanderlust under the travel brochures on the coffee table? A musical and storyt...SHAW BLENDS HER STAND-UP CHOPS WITH STORYTELLING AND RITUAL IN ROAR! April 14, 2026
project: roar!
Hollywood, CA As part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival, Bay Area comic and performer Holly Shaw brings her brand new full-length solo show ROAR!!!! to the SFS Theatre mainstage for five dates this June 2026. Fresh off debuting this show at the Zero to Fierce Festival in Arcata a few months ago, ...COMEDIAN SUZETTE FERRETTI PRESENTS HER SOLO DARK COMEDY SPECIAL, FAILURE TO THRIVE, AT THE HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL 2026. April 14, 2026
project: failure to thrive
June 6 June 21 @ The Madnani Theater Hollywood, CA Suzette Ferretti presents Failure to Thrive, a raw, autobiographical solo comedy special making its world premiere at the 2026 Hollywood Fringe Festival. The show opens with a preview performance on June 6 at The Madnani Theater, where it will...