Best Buddies: The Hip-Hop Musical

Best Buddies: The Hip-Hop Musical is exactly what the Hollywood Fringe Festival is all about! ... full review

This was, hands down, the best show I've seen in years!! Wow! It was so original, uplifting, hilarious, heartwarming, educational, and FUN! I had a huge smile across my face during the entire show! What a brilliant way to teach inclusivity and equality! Bravo!!!!... full review

A silly high school romp that for once doesn't end the way you expected it to. Amidst the numerous pop culture references, "Ashton Kutcher" gets his own song, and the writer/composer Conner Hanney has a ball breaking apart high school teen stereotypes. It becomes quickly clear, however that show was made with love. It has heart which doesn't bog down the committed comedic tone the group is striving for. The real heart isn't even the most evident in the show's overall message but in how the performers were so clearly having a blast with each other and by the end of Best Buddies, I found both performers and their characters perfectly endearing. Kudos to the whole team!... full review

LEGIT! Conor Hanney has basically created a genre with his topical hip-hop musicals. Last year's Fringe smash hit Divorce was poignant, hilarious and entertaining, and this year's Best Buddies did not disappoint. I wondered how this would be handled- especially having seen the show's performance at Fringe Cabaret- which just didn't do justice to what this show is. We get some important messages about friendship, we learn about Best Buddies- which, if you don't know, is a longstanding (since 1989) non-profit that has been committed to ending the isolation of those with intellectual or developmental disabilities. We get some great info on that (without feeling like we're being "taught") through the mean-girl character who calls the club "D... full review

Amazing and very, very funny The cast was clearly having fun, the songs and dancing was terrific Strong Best of Fringe candidate!... full review

This was so enjoyable! This very talented cast put on one of the most fun shows I have seen in a while. I laughed, thought about some of the big messages, and wanted to dance & clap the whole show. Great work! ... full review

What a beautiful, heart-warming, and funny show with LEGIT hip-hop! ... full review

Such a heart-warming and fun show to watch. All of the performers were so talented and the songs were really fun! I really love this concept for a musical, and I hope they continue the show past Fringe because I think it's a great show that should be shared with an even larger audience.... full review

It was a great experience and what a fantastic group of talented people! I thought it was super cute and hearing the back story of how Conor worked with each kid to bring out their best is very touching. ... full review

This show is a must see. Conor Hanney knocks it outta the park again. Fast paced and funny. What a great way for artistic expressions of people with different abilities to help everyone explore, embrace, and celebrate the diversity of our shared human experience. I will see it again.... full review