LEBANESE DEBUTANTE Comes to the Hollywood Fringe
2015 Hollywood Fringe Best Cabaret/Variety winner, Chris Farah, returns to the festival with her exciting new solo show Lebanese Debutante. A little bit My So Called Life, a little My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and a little Bridgerton, Lebanese Debutante weaves themes of womanhood, culture, religion, and sexuality set in the last decade of digital innocence. Farah, creator of hit shows Fancy: A Southern Gothic Camp Parable and Fancy! Secrets from my Bootydoir, will present her first “personal” solo show.
BWW Review: Open Fist Theatre Company Gets DELEARIOUS on Stage
Open Fist Theatre Company's revival of Ron West and Phil Swann's musical comedy DELEARIOUS has a lot going on. The production contains three storylines in three different time periods twisted together in a fast-paced, boisterous style that was an award-winning hit for the company in 2008. Nine years later, it still packs in more story than you can possibly keep straight but it also offers up plenty of laughs to go along with it.
Photo Flash: Open Fist presents Hilarious Shakespeare Musical DELEARIOUS
Tragedy meets hilarity and King Lear gets a happy ending in a madcap musical romp la Mel Brooks and Monty Python. Open Fist Theatre Companyrevives its smash hit production of deLEARious, an award-winning play-within-a-play by Second City'sRon West and composer Phil Swann. West directs for a Nov. 10 opening at Atwater Village Theatre, where performances will continue through Dec. 16. Pay-what-you-want previews begin Nov. 3.
Open Fist Revives Hilarious Production of Shakespeare Musical deLEARious
Tragedy meets hilarity and King Lear gets a happy ending in a madcap musical romp la Mel Brooks and Monty Python. Open Fist Theatre Company revives its smash hit production of deLEARious, an award-winning play-within-a-play by Second City's Ron West and composer Phil Swann. West directs for a Nov. 10opening at Atwater Village Theatre, where performances will continue throughDec. 16. Pay-what-you-want previews begin Nov. 3.
Casting and Writers Announced for A LITTLE NEW MUSIC at Catalina Jazz Club
A LITTLE NEW MUSIC returns to the Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood on Monday, November 14th at 8:30pm for its latest showcase of emerging musical theater writers, featuring performers from Broadway and beyond. Krysta Rodriguez (B'way: THE ADDAMS FAMILY, SPRING AWAKENING; NBC's "SMASH"), recently seen in A CHORUS LINE at the Hollywood Bowl, joins the cast; along with West End star Jon Jon Briones, who will reprise his Olivier nominated performance as the Engineer in MISS SAIGON on Broadway next spring.
A LITTLE NEW MUSIC Returns to the Catalina Jazz Club 11/14
A LITTLE NEW MUSIC returns to the Catalina Jazz Club in the heart of Hollywood for its latest showcase of emerging musical theater creators and performers from near and far. Since 2013, ALNM has introduced over 150 songs to its LA audience, featuring the best new musical theatre writing from Broadway and beyond. On Monday, November 14th, ALNM presents its final LA engagement of the year.
Photo Flash: Chris Farah, Nicole Parker & More Take Part in A LITTLE NEW MUSIC
On Monday, June 27, A LITTLE NEW MUSIC debuted in its new venue, the historic Catalina Jazz Club, showcasing the best of new musical theatre songwriting with an incredible cast of Broadway and LA talent. Comedian, actress, and writer Chris Farah ('Superstore,' 'Modern Family,' 'Chelsea Lately,' solo show/cult character FANCY!) hosted the evening alongside the ALNM band (Will Yanez, Eliana Athayde, and Alex Stickels) and resident musical director Bryan Blaskie.
Hollywood Fringe Festival Announces 2016 Scholarship Winners
The Hollywood Fringe Festival is proud to announce the winners of the 2016 Fringe Scholarships. An objective and independent committee of former Hollywood Fringe participants reviewed nearly 40 applications for this award. The applications were evaluated based on how much impact the production would have on the overall attraction of audience and the production's potential to increase the ethnic and socioeconomic diversity of artists and audience. Fringe Scholarships provide each recipient with complimentary festival registration.