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Press Kit
The 2026 Hollywood Fringe Festival Press Kit can be downloaded here!
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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.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2026
project: lustily ever after: the musical
LUSTILY EVER AFTER: THE MUSICAL STARTS JUNE 9 AT BROADWATER BLACK BOX WHAT: Lustily Ever After: The Musical. A Hollywood Fringe Festival selection. WHO: Book, music and lyrics by Stephanie Bentley. Directed by Jenni Barber. Produced by Sami Kolko and Ted Goldenberg for Wild Roses Productions...PLAYBACK TO PREMIERE AT HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL May 20, 2026
project: playback
Los Angeles-based This Is A Front has announced the world premiere of PLAYBACK by Jessica Marie Fisher, directed by Producing Artistic Director Brian Eckert. It runs June 13, 15, and 28 at The Broadwater Main Stage as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Its time for "Expiration Date," Charlie...THE ONLY PELVIC-FLOOR-HEALTH-MUSICAL-ONE-WOMAN-COMEDY AT THE FRINGE! May 20, 2026
project: psa: pelvic service announcement
WINNER Best Musical Comedy United Solo Festival Off-Broadway, Spring 2024 BEST OF FEST 2024 Solofest at the Whitefire Theatre If youre reading this, you have a pelvic floor. NYC comedian Amy Veltman tells you why it matters in her award-winning comedic solo show PSA: Pelvic Service Announcemen...NYU & BERKLEE GRAD COMPOSER BRINGS ORIGINAL HORROR ROCK MUSICAL DEAD JOHN TO HOLLYWOOD FRINGE May 20, 2026
project: dead john (rock 'n roll until we die)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DEAD JOHN, at its core, explores fame, sacrifice, and the extreme lengths artists will go to in order to stay legendary. The show features an all-female cast, four full-scale death sequences, and a creative team spanning television, film, theater, and horror entertainment. ...FINALLY! A CURE FOR EMOTIONALLY REPRESSED STRAIGHT MEN! May 20, 2026
project: emotional alpha
THE SHOW Emotional Alpha is a solo show with one tiiiiny, super-accomplishable goal - to fix all straight men, forever. The character is best described as "if Bren Brown was a member of Seal Team 6". A hypermasculine, yet hyperempathetic, therapist who is determined to use what straight men love (l...SOLO SHOW "I SUCK: A VAMPIRE COMEDY" SETS WORLD PREMIERE FOR HOLLYWOOD FRINGE May 19, 2026
project: i suck: a vampire comedy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 15, 2026 Hollywood Fringe Festival is proud to present the WORLD PREMIERE of the darkly funny solo show I SUCK: A Vampire Comedy written and performed by Derek Heeren at The Hobgoblin Playhouse. "I SUCK: A Vampire Comedy makes audiences laugh while sinking their te...SKETCHPROV HOUSTON STAPLE BRINGS DEBUT SOLO SHOW "DOOFUS" AT HOLLYWOOD FRINGE May 19, 2026
project: doofus
Los Angeles, CA Alt-comedy Houston staple Cole Triplett makes their solo debut with Doofus at the Hollywood Fringe Festival. After a decade of pioneering comedy that pushes the limits of sketch and improv, Triplett delivers a theatrical experience that is both hilarious, innovative and unexpected..."2026 SALEM WITCH TRIAL" 🔥 BEST SOLO SHOW WINNER AT EDINBURGH FRINGE ‘25 CONTINUES ITS EVOLUTION IN LA May 19, 2026
project: 2026 salem witch trial
What happens when a tarot-reading lesbian finds herself exiled by Christian neighbors who might just be in a cult? In "2026 Salem Witch Trial," Telly Award winning writer-performer Gretchen Wylder tells a raw, hilarious, and haunting true story. This solo show with video elements fuses personal memoi...FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: RESERVOIR DOLLS RETURNS TO THE HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL 2026 May 19, 2026
project: reservoir dolls: the whole bloody affair
Reservoir Dolls: The Whole Bloody Affair Written and performed by Lani Harms Directed by Laurie Magers Hollywoo...SOMETHING ANXIOUS: A DOUBLE FEATURE May 19, 2026
project: something anxious: a double feature
Preview Performances June 47 at Zombie Joes Underground Hollywood Fringe Festival Run June 1228 at McCadden Place Theatre Presented by Zombie Joes Underground & Razorwire Productions LOS ANGELES, CA ...