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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.
A STAND-UP COMEDY ABOUT GETTING DIVORCED AND JOINING A CULT June 05, 2026
project: eat pray cult
Well, almost a cult. EAT PRAY CULT is a stand-up comedy show about getting divorced, hitting rock bottom, and finding belonging in a place that's definitely not a cult. It's a place where Amy found herself asking why people stay, why they leave, what society gets right, and whether your own perso...IN-DEVELOPMENT-TO-MAKE-HOLLYWOOD-FRINGE-DEBUT June 05, 2026
project: in development with johnny cannizzaro
Actor and writer Johnny Cannizzaro (Jersey Boys, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, Matlock, Quantum Leap, Criminal Minds: Evolution, The Rookie) will bring his new show, In Development, to the Hollywood Fringe Festival this June. Part comedy, part storytelling, and part existential crisis disg...MICHAEL SINTERNIKLAAS AND JAKE THOMAS BRING WAITING FOR GAL GADOT TO HOLLYWOOD FRINGE June 04, 2026
project: waiting for [gal] gadot by jake thomas
Los Angeles: Michael Sinterniklaas (The Venture Bros., Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) will join writer-actor Jake Thomas in WAITING FOR [GAL] GADOT at Hollywood Fringe under the direction of Stephanie Sheh (Sailor Moon). A director and writer sit in an A-List movie star's office waiting room. They ...AUDIENCE REVIEWS FROM THE NEW YORK PREVIEW AT THE BARROW GROUP PRE-HOLLYWOOD FRINGE 2026 June 04, 2026
project: perimenoparty: the welcome party to a stage of life you can’t escape
Mara Communication specialist "Irene takes the audience to her own private journey through her red brick road, to claim womens strength and reality" Edu Daz actor, clown, and theatermaker "Hilarious, unique, heartfelt... a new clown is born!" Viorica Anderson Philosoph...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...