Tony Bartolone

How To Be An Ending

tony bartolone · June 16, 2023 certified reviewer
A humanistic collection of character monologues with unifying themes. ... full review

Jackie

tony bartolone · June 14, 2023 certified reviewer
This is the kind of show I love seeing at Fringe festivals. I was completely unaware of this work and I'm thrilled to have experienced it. An intimate portrayal of an infamous woman. As if in a Charlie Kaufman movie, we are thrust through a portal into Jackie Kennedy's brain. ... full review

MADE IN AMERICA

tony bartolone · June 18, 2022 certified reviewer
What can I say? This was an absolute gut punch. Both because I laughed hard and felt the emotional weight of this woman's trials. I hesitate to use the word inspirational as it is far overused and underfelt, but suffice it to say this show moved me in a significant way. ... full review

QUEEN OF FISHTOWN

tony bartolone · June 18, 2022 certified reviewer
A love letter to Philly. Spirited with character and weighted in ethos, this piece is not to be missed. ... full review

Tree

tony bartolone · June 16, 2022 certified reviewer
A creative journey into the enchanted woods with some dark twists and turns. Plainly stated, it's art.... full review

Love Is a Battlefield

tony bartolone · June 25, 2012 uncertified reviewer
Intriguing, poignant and full of angst, Love is a Battlefield achieves an air of nostalgia while pulling us into a story of star-crossed lovers. Part Paul Thomas Anderson, part Saved By the Bell: The College Years; the “battle” here is one of contrivance vs. creativity. The winner? Storytelling. Every so often we get too comfortable with the world and human progress in concerns to prejudice. Then something happens to remind us that the world is full of hate, and there is always growth to be ma... full review