INTERVIEW: LAURA WATKINS AND NICHOLAS BRANDT BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO I remember seeing Comic-Co the Musical at the 2016 ASCAP/Dreamworks Musical Theater Workshop with Stephen Schwartz at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts (Here’s a link Tin Pan L.A.’s recap of the 2016 workshop the includes Comic-Con the Musical: Full Article). The musical even then, in its […]

INTERVIEW: RICH SILVERMAN BY RYAN M. LUEVANO Only hardcore Sci-Fi aficionados may remember the 1953 independent film Robot Monster, a film that is considered one of the worst films ever made, maintaining a thirty one percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Now by the will of creator Rich Silverman, Robot Monster is a musical that will have […]

INTERVIEW: GILLIAN BELLINGER AND LANDON KIRKSEY BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO Adding to the 2017 Hollywood Fringe Festival listings of theater in response to this year’s election is the new campy political musical Trump in Space. The musical is created by Gillian Bellinger and Landon Kirksey (book and lyrics); and Tony Gonzalez and Sam Johnides (music). Trump in […]

INTERVIEW: DANIEL SUIGIMOTO BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO Fresh off the heels of critically acclaimed original shows such as Letters To Eve and White People Drinking, Daniel Sugimoto and The Zoo Theatre Company are launching another world premiere musical this summer at the Miles Memorial Playhouse in Santa Monica. This musical is We The People, a contemporary musical that […]

INTERVIEW: JAMELLE DOLPHIN AND LOU SPISTO BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO The new musical Recorded in Hollywood returns for L.A. audiences and receives an all-new production since its first incarnation as a 99-seat production in 2015. Broadway veteran Stu James (Benny in RENT, national tour of The Color Purple) will reprise the role of black entrepreneur […]

INTERVIEW: Erik Przytulski and Steve Troop BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO Last year the syfy comedy musical Alien Vs. Musical landed at the Hollywood Fringe Festival winning: Best World Premiere Production, Outstanding Songwriting and The Encore! Producers Award. Now creators Erik Przytulski and Steve Troop are back with a new and extended version of this blockbuster […]

Interview: Kat Primeau and Molly Dworsky BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO Born out of a completely improvised idea Robot Teammate & The Accidental Party bring the collaborative musical Thug Tunnel to this year’s Hollywood Fringe Festival. With a title like that the show’s plot does not disappoint, this epic dystopian story relates what happens when the […]

INTERVIEW: DAVID ORRIS and DAVID HOLLINGSWORTH BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO Remember all those classic 80s films where nerds get super powers: Teen Wolf, Zapped, Teen Witch, The Toxic Avenger and Hunk? Well the new musical Invisible (book by David Hollingsworth and lyrics and music by David Orris) based on H.G. Wells The Invisible Man carries that tradition […]

INTERVIEW: DANIEL SUGIMOTO BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO Celebrate the film noir Hollywood legacy on stage in the world premiere musical Broadway Noir written by Daniel Sugimoto, presented by Sugimation Productions for this year’s Hollywood Fringe Festival. This neo-noir musical takes audiences behind the scenes into the shady inner workings of the theatre business. And true […]

INTERVIEW: BOB DEROSA BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO Writer Bob DeRosa (Killers, 2010; The Air I Breathe, 2007; and 20 Seconds to Live, 2015) is no stranger to writing exciting action-packed adventures, and now he brings his first play All The Best Killers Are Librarians to the stage at this year’s Hollywood Fringe Festival. The show […]