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*** FRINGE 2015 BEST COMEDY WINNER *** LIVE FROM BURBANK, IT'S EDGAR ALLAN POE! Tear up the planks at Edgar Allan Poe's very own late-night variety show with enough guests and spooky surprises to drive you INSANE!

Nell Gwynne - Darling of Stage and Royal Bed! Whizz back to 1660s' Merry Olde Englande for a saucy look at how one of Britain's first actresses became King Charles II's mistress and a serious contributor to the role of women in theatre. With music, oranges and some Anglo-Saxon language!

In 1985, Orson Welles, Hollywood legend, & Scatman Crothers, best known for taking an axe to the chest in 'The Shining', did voice work on the animated film "Transformers: The Movie". It was the last job for each. "A Hollywood Ending" tells the story of their meeting at the film's auditions.

Every excess, every indulgence, every cliche...and the take down they so richly deserve. A biting yet affectionate satire of the solo show phenomenon, set against the back drop of the World Championships, "The Tourney of the Journeys."

A tale of courage in the face of a disapproving world, SKANKY ME FROM KANKAKEE is an original coming-of-age rock musical about one boy’s journey to self-love and acceptance. Marc strives to escape his narrow-minded dead end town so that he can be free to be his true self! (skankyme.com) #skankyme

A sitcom pilot presentation starring Chelsea O'Toole and Kristine Sisco. After a nasty divorce, an LA makeup artist/ recovering addict takes her 2 daughters and her manic-depressive best friend on a cross-country trip to find a place to start over, winding up in Branson, Missouri.

The 1950's-style sitcom about a gay man, his straight wife, and how they're constantly having to hide their sexual truth from the nosy neighbors. MY GAY HUSBAND could've been the first show about gay marriage, but wasn't.

An open-mike competition of personal storytelling pits contestants against each other for the chance to win Cowboy Soul of the Month.  This comic and musical romp marvels at the earthy gentility, the ‘cowboy soul’ that can still be found in our current age of irony and reality television. 

Looking to Judy Garland, Charlie Chaplin, and Buster Keaton as spirit guides, a young woman works to overcome the complications of reality as she pursues her "Old Hollywood" dream. An inspirational solo performance show with a silent film twist.

The Fringiest of Fringe Shows from the Quirkiest of Querques, THE BEST OF ALBUQUERQUE FRINGE 2025 features mincing southern harpies, Belgian clowns, lost Elizabethan dramas, and an intrepid holiday goose -- all treading the boards to vie for the top prize at our whimsical festival.

If you HATE musical theatre, if you LOVE musical theatre, this is the show for you. A night of original funny songs & parodies that will make you forget we're all going to die. For a bit.

".. a reminder of how mesmerizing theater can be with nothing but a few simple props, a talented performer and a meaty story, Voyage of Odysseus works wonders." JOEL BEERS BITTER LEMONS REVIEW

An award-winning dramatic comedy about the awkwardness of birthdays, letting go of things you love, and the horror of plastic Christmas trees. Narrated by an omnipotent, cut-the-shit reimagining of the Virgin Mary, this is the story of a beloved family dog and the silliness of life's tragedies.

After running six months Off-Broadway, THE VIDEO GAMES returns to Hollywood Fringe Festival! An interactive stage combat extravaganza where beloved video game icons complete for the title of Player One! The show changes every performance as the audience votes for their favorite characters!

BREAKING BARD posits one of humanity’s greatest questions: What if TV’s “Breaking Bad” was written by William Shakespeare? The Porters of Hellsgate present the most lamentable tragedie of Walter of Albuquerque: containing his treacherous plots, tyrannical rise to power, and most deserved death.