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'The Third Date' Review on Examiner

July 02, 2013

Another night of Fringing at the 2013 Hollywood Fringe Festival and both of the shows were about dating. They were also both staged at the Fringe Mainstage aka Open Fist Theatre. The first one up was The Third Date. I had been particularly interested in this play because the cast included Rebecca Mader, star of Lost and other television shows. Unfortunately, Mader was called out of town o... read more

SO MUCH TO CELEBRATE! SEASON EXTENDED!

July 05, 2012

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND JACKIE LOEB RETURNS TO THE ASYLUM LAB AS PART OF THE ... read more

International Participation

February 03, 2011 by Ben Hill

We welcome artistic projects from all nations to participate in the Fringe. As international travellers face more red tape than those in the States, we have put together some information that should help you along. International artists have two methods to cross the border to participate in the Fringe. Each has its advantages and disadvantages; study this information closely to determin... read more

THE TIME MACHINE MUSICAL CLOSES OUT HOLLYWOOD FRINGE RUN WITH SOLD OUT SHOWS

June 27, 2013

On Thursday, June 27, “The Time Machine Musical” completes its six show run at the Hollywood Fringe Festival with a sold-out performance. One of the most hotly-debated shows of the Fringe this year, since its June 13 opening “The Time Machine Musical” has wowed audiences at The Lillian Theatre with non-stop musical numbers featuring drugged-out, dancing Eloi, rappi... read more

Co-Founder Kan Mattoo Leaves HFF Staff to Take New Position on Board of Directors

July 10, 2017 by Stacy Jones Hill

…And the lights have come down on our 8th Hollywood Fringe Festival.   It has been such an amazing journey to see this festival grow into the force of nature it has become in Los Angeles.  Every June, for the past 8 years, thousands of artists have performed for tens of thousands of audience members.  We had incredible, record setting numbers this year (exact audien... read more

World Premiere of Michael John Boynton and Brian Allan Hobbs’ new musical, “The Many Women of Troy”

May 17, 2011

May 17, 2011 For immediate release Contact: Caroline Brent 703.244.8434 [email protected] Pallas Theatre Collective is proud to announce the world premiere of The Many Women of Troy at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, with book and lyrics by Michael John Boynton and music by Brian Allan Hobbs. The Many Women of Troy is inspired by Euripide... read more

"Baby" a World Premiere

May 24, 2013

• Award-winning Playwright Lisa Ebersole 
• Award-winning Director Matt Soson http://hff13.org/1310 www.babytheplay.com This is a Working Theater’s second year at the Fringe, coming off of a Best of Fringe award in 2012 and nomination for Best Ensemble with The Lights Are Off, written and directed by Matt Soson. We couldn’t be more excited for another year of Fringing, ... read more

Musical Duo plans to host ARMAGEDDON

May 29, 2011

HOLLYWOOD, CA (May 29, 2011) – Musical duo Thu Tran and Rachel Garcia plan the first musical performance ever to be staged after the end-of-the-world. In an effort to reach fellow survivors, guests Thu Tran and Rachel Garcia will host ARMAGEDDON: A NIGHT OF LAUGHS AND<... read more

Calling All Out-of-Work Actors

June 04, 2010

Out-of-work actors are a Hollywood cliche. Now a stranger is riding into town, offering hope. Could writing a one-person show lead to your own happy ending? Abie Philbin Bowman is the writer and performer of the most successful Irish one-man comedy show of the decade. His debut, ‘Jesus: The Guantanamo Years’, took the world-famous Edinburgh Fringe by storm, sold out across Ireland,... read more

REVIEWS are in: BEAN has "great heart" and is "something you can put in your pocket."

June 23, 2011

BEAN at the Hollywood Fringe has TWO more peformances! If you don’t see them, you may never know what a little Bean really is. And that would be terrible. Not really, everything would be fine, but won’t you be curious? When is BEAN? The night of Friday June 24th at midnight (technicall... read more

Feast - The world premiere event of 2014

April 01, 2014

Will leave you sore, shocked, and starving for more. Upcoming playwright Dylan-Mark Wallace presents a play unlike any other where good manners are of the upmost importance yet cruel intentions fill every word. Wallace’s clever writing will have you laughing where you should be mortified, cheering where you should be aghast; when you think it’s over, it’s only just begun... read more

Fringe & Education

February 23, 2012 by Ben Hill

For students K-12, educators, administrators. The Hollywood Fringe Festival offers opportunities for students of all grade levels and age groups for both participating and performing. How to Perform Just like any other artist or company, students can Register a Project Idea with the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Your project idea can be anything you... read more

DEFINE: DIFFERENT by KEATON TALMADGE

May 02, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5/2/13 Los Angeles, CA –DEFINE: DIFFERENT, the solo performance by writer-actress KEATON TALMADGE (great granddaughter of BUSTER KEATON) drops the spotlight on a... read more

25 Plays Per Hour is back at Fringe with all new scripts!

May 02, 2013

Theatre Unleashed brings back the crowd favorite for the Fringe Festival, along with a 24-Hour Theatre event and a co-production of the hit musical [title of show] LOS ANGELES – 25 Plays Per Hour is back by popular demand! After a sell-out run at last year’s Hollywood Fringe Festival, Theatre Unleashed immediately decided to bring... read more

The Visceral Company presents the bizarre ’70s cult film classic THE BABY live on stage

June 11, 2013

The Visceral Company presents THE BABY, a new play based on the bizarre 1973 cult film classic, adapted for the stage and directed by Visceral’s artistic director Dan Spurgeon (2013 LA Weekly Theater Award winner). THE BABY is presented as part of the 2013 Hollywood Fringe Festival on t... read more