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June 07, 2021 by Lois Neville

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Dear Hollywood: A tribute to silent cinema!

June 05, 2011

A hilarious short film, Dear Hollywood, brings a taste of old cinema, with a dose of physical comedy, to the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Inspired by silent film icons like Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd, Dear Hollywood is a modern short film made in the old fashioned way. A wide eyed actress arrives in Hollywood to pursue her dreams. Only her vision of Hollywood is more glamourous than the rea... read more

Meet Our New Outreach Coordinator

March 14, 2016 by Stacy Jones Hill

The Hollywood Fringe is growing, so we recently hired some new people to join our staff! First, we'd like to introduce our new colleague Ellen Den Herder. Hello Hollywood Fringe! I am so, so grateful to join the Hollywood Fringe Festival staff as Outreach Coordinator. I am new to the Los Angeles theater scene, but am ready to take the full plunge! Here’s a little bit about ... read more

See CHELA before it goes to the NY Fringe

May 02, 2011

Media Alert For Immediate Release Todd Blakesley: 323 206 2114 [email protected] CHELA See CHELA before it goes to New York NYC International Fringe Festival. CHELA makes the cut! New York City performances in August 2011, details to follow.... read more

Briana Hansen brings her dynamic one-woman show “Femoir” to iO West for Hollywood Fringe Festival

June 07, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 7, 2010 MEDIA CONTACT: Kevin Hoggatt- 937.725.7247- [email protected] Chicago, IL – “Femoir,” a one-woman show created and produced by Chicago-based comedian and actress Briana Hansen, will be making its West Coast ... read more

Celebrate Black creators this Juneteenth!

June 19, 2025 by Rody Villegas

Happy Juneteenth! To quote the great Angela Davis,  “…Juneteenth, the day we celebrate the end of slavery, the day we memorialize those who offered us hope for the future and the day when we renew our commitment to the struggle for freedom.” Celebrate Juneteenth by booking shows led and created by Black artists this Fringe, including the shows listed below... read more

The Hollywood Fringe Festival App

August 09, 2021 by Bella Luna

The Hollywood Fringe Festival App is LIVE!Download it now and be ready to hit the ground running on opening day!... read more

Queerdo - Setting the Record Straight a world premier at the 2012 Hollywood Fringe Festival

May 23, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA ALERT FOR THEATRE EDITORS, REVIEWERS, AND CALENDAR LISTINGS... read more

Meet Our New Community Engagement Coordinator

November 07, 2017 by Stacy Jones Hill

Hi I’m Melissa! I’m so overwhelmingly excited to join the Hollywood Fringe Festival, specifically the Outreach team.  I remember seeing the posting for the Community Engagement Coordinator on Facebook and I immediately thought the job was specifically tailored to me. Theatre has been a huge part of my life all throughout my teen years and into adulthood. I’... read more

Meet FringeTV Producer James Warfield

May 23, 2017 by Stacy Jones Hill

How did I get involved in Fringe? I closed out my bar tab and walked home with my good friend Bryan Burgess, who solicited my help to paint trash cans and build anything that needed building at an empty museum space on Wilshire the next morning for an event. The ev... read more

Registration is Open!

February 02, 2015 by Ben Hill

Hey Fringers!It's officially here: Participant Registration for the sixth annual Hollywood Fringe Festival is now open. You can begin the three steps of registration by creating... read more

Meet the Fringe Freaks

September 16, 2008 by Ben Hill

All great endeavors require mascots: The Orioles Bird, Uncle Sam, The Keebler Elf (cookie-making counts as a “great endeavor”). We at the Hollywood Fringe didn’t plan on a mascot…it never occurred to us. Until one morning I received an email from our graphic designer Gavin Worth. He had been working on some branding ideas, one of which appeared to be a street cor... read more

Village Idiom Productions premieres with [title of show]

May 10, 2013

The new company brings the play-within-a-play hit musical, a love letter to musical theatre, to the Hollywood Fringe Festival in a co-production with Theatre Unleashed. LOS ANGELES – “[title of show] speaks to every young professional trying to realize a dream while also struggling to maintain the balance of being a responsible adult…an... 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

THE FANTASTICKS returns to Hollywood in its 50th Year!

June 06, 2010

theTRIBE Productions is bringing this laugh-out-loud musical, now in its 50th year, to Hollywood from June 4th through July 11th…and you don’t want to miss it. Applauded as “deliciously self-aware” and “the perfect musical,” THE FANTASTICKS is an honest and captivating show, showing you how to laugh, l... read more