Kimberly Adams’ Beginning Color Mixing: Tips and Techniques for Mixing Vibrant Colors and Cohesive Palettes is a fantastic book for new artists wanting to learn more about color in a way that inspires the newbie to dive into vibrant colors with confidence. Adams begins with a discussion of basic materials, then moves on to techniques in a […]
Be sure to check out our Full List of Fringe Reviews Dead for a Ducat (A+) Hamlet in 85 minutes as a film noir two-hander. The concept sounds either silly or impossible but Reign or Shine Productions somehow pulls it off in a way that’s both technically impressive and emotionally involving. I was expecting a […]
Be sure to check out our Full List of Fringe Reviews Anatomy of a Dancer (A-) Breakaway Entertainment are putting on an exuberant song and dance show about the life of Gene Kelly, careening through eleven pieces in under an hour that show off its talented troupe of young dancers. Robbie Fenton and Maddison Hayes-Crook, […]
Be sure to check out our Full List of Fringe Reviews Life in a Box (A+) I left this show 12 hours ago and I’m still smiling. An episodic adventure that works as both live theatre and a web series, Life in a Box is as fresh as it is fun with a concept […]
Be sure to check out our Full List of Fringe Reviews Andy Warhol Musical: In Rehearsal (A) The fabulous cast of triple threats warm-up and stretch as the audience trickles in. The director (Vinetta Strombergs) notes inform us that this production is an exploration of several possible versions currently in development. Nevertheless, it’s mind-blowingly enthralling […]
Be sure to check out our Full List of Fringe Reviews The Grass is Greenest at the Houston Astrodome (A) I like to go into Fringe with an open mind, ready to fall madly in love with new artists I’ve never seen before. On the other hand, Fringe is long and busy and exhausting […]
Be sure to check out our Full List of Fringe Reviews Paradise Lost (A) John Milton’s poem about the fall of man (and that of Satan) is more famous for its purported subject matter, Satan as protagonist, than for its actual text these days. Which is fair enough, 17th century epic poems can be hard […]
Be sure to check out our Full List of Fringe Reviews Moonstruck (A-) When an improv show is good, there’s really only so much you can really say in attempting to give it a review. The improvisers of Moonstruck (created by Sarah Hillier and Paloma Nuñez) are putting on an ecstatic, high-energy hour that ensures […]