Daddy Issues @ Complex Theatre in Hollywood – Review

(photo credit: Charles Blondeau)

Donald is trying to live his life as a gay man in 1980s New York—a struggling actor no less. Of course his parents are in denial about his lifestyle, disapprove of his career choice, and question his flair for decoration. To get his family to stop kvetching, Donald needs a son. With the help of his ballsy best friend Henrietta and rising drag queen Levi, Donald hires the ten-year-old kid from downstairs to play his son. Taken from the website.

October 14 – November 13, 2022.

Okay! 
Review
6.9 Overall
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Story6.5
Set & Design6.5
Entertainment7.5
Acting7
Costumes7
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Hollywood Fringe Festival 2022: Made in America @ The Complex Theatre – Review

MADE IN AMERICA is an hour-long solo show about a brave first-generation Japanese artist, Teruko’s shocking, raw autobiography. She chooses to immigrate to the States from Japan by her own will for a reason, encounters many odd and dangerous situations, faces obstacles and learns how to survive in America.

This show is about humanity. It describes beautifully about how the humane American system helped her and did everything for her to survive. This show needs to be seen and heard because it does bring awareness of Women, First-Generation Immigrants, Mental Health, Domestic Violence, Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Suicide and anyone who suffers and needs help. Taken from the website.

Review
8.6 Overall
10 Users (1 vote)
Story9
Set & Design8
Entertainment9.5
Acting8.5
Costumes8
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Wow!!! This is why art exists.
This show is amazing! Her ability to tell her story in such a funny yet powerful way is truly a gift. To turn such hard subject matter into a piece of art that touches the human heart in a way that it reveals who she is and touch your our experience is truly an art form. GO SEE IT! best life performance I have seen in years.
June 26, 2022, 8:16 pm
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GREAT SHOW! LA Theatre Bite Recommended

Hollywood Fringe 2019: TWO NAKED ANGELS @ Complex Theatre – Review


LOST VOICES – Three Women live ordinary lives. Behind their eyes lurks a secret each has kept buried in the deepest part of their souls until today. Today they can no longer hide their voices. Today, 7.6 Billion peoples lives hang in the balance and these three women don’t even know it. 
Written by Rodney Nugent

DEATH UNIT – East Texas Prison. Basement. Mr. Shoehorn has long worked transporting bodies to the Coroners Car. Assisting him is Mr. Redstone, this is his first day, unnerved at being with a dead body, elevator not working, and frazzled as lights flicker. Is this a job for Mr. Redstone? Mr.Shoehorn wants to know. 
Written by Robert Gardner

Taken from the website. 

Average Show!
Review
7 Overall
0 Users (0 votes)
Story7
Set & Design7
Entertainment6.5
Acting7.5
Costumes7
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Hollywood Fringe 2019 : What I Never Told You @ The Complex Theatre – Review


Alysha and Nick have been together for 7 years, never married and no children. After Nick arrives home beyond fashionably late for a much needed date night out, he and Alysha begin down the road of discussing their relationship. Through arguing over things all couples can relate to, laughing at old memories , sharing secrets, insecurities, and honest thoughts of how their life could be, they ultimately remind themselves how deep their love is. A knock on the door, however, brings the world crashing down around them. Taken from the website. 

7.1 out 10 – AVERAGE SHOW!
Review
7.1 Overall
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Story7
Set & Design7
Entertainment7
Acting7.5
Costumes7
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Hollywood Fringe 2019: Klingon Tamburlaine @ The Complex Theatre – Review


The School of Night is proud to present Christopher Marlowe’s medieval pageant of will, war and conquest re-imagined as epic sci-fi spectacle. Tragedy! Romance! Mighty verse! Great battles waged on land and in space! Honor and glory! Qapla’!

An unofficial fan production adapted from Christopher Marlowe’s Tamburlaine the Great, Parts I and II.

June 21 – June 29,2019 

It Needs Work!
Review
6.4 Overall
0 Users (0 votes)
Story5.5
Set & Design7
Entertainment4.5
Acting7
Costumes8
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Hollywood Fringe 2019: AND NOW IT’S ALL THIS @ The Complex Theatre – Review


“And Now It’s All This!” follows John Lennon during the height of Beatlemania in 1966 when he made his infamous quote that “the Beatles were bigger than Jesus.” From the moment John says these words, we see him and the Beatles manager, Brian Epstein grappling with the fallout with the American Press; with the burning of Beatles records and the numerous death threats to every member of the group. Should John be forced to apologize for mere words that he believes are a fact? And if he doesn’t, what then? In this present day where celebrities apologize almost daily for their thoughts on social media – “And Now It’s All This!” captures a moment in history when a Beatle turned from lovable moptop to that legendary peacenik and activist that the world grew to love and respect.

June 15 – June 28,2019

Above Average!

Review
7.8 Overall
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Story8
Set & Design7.5
Entertainment7.5
Acting8
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Hollywood Fringe 2018 : The Study @ The Complex Theatre in Hollywood – Review


THE STUDY takes place during a psychological clinical test of the flight-or-fight response set in a college lecture hall. The audience’s reactions and answers determine the outcome of each performance; in this immersive, audience-interactive, video game and theatre-inspired piece. Created by Jared Tyrel Pixler and David Evan Stolworthy, the creators of THE VIDEO GAMES, which ran for nearly three years. THE STUDY has a cast of eleven characters, many of which are from the worlds of the creator’s premiere plays; Let Me Out and Roommates. No show will be like the last in this scripted, choose-your-own adventure style play. Taken from the website. 

June 22,2018

Above Average
Review
7.9 Overall
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Story7.5
Set & Design8
Entertainment8
Acting7
Costumes9
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Hollywood Fringe 2018 : Still… The Play Inspired by 4:44 @ The Complex Theatre in Hollywood – Review


Each brother has their own plans for their parents’ estate as well as their own secret they have been hiding. The lifelong misunderstandings, resentments, and secrets come to surface jeopardizing the fragile family’s survival in the living room of their parents’ home. Taken from the website. 

June 22nd

Exceptional Show!
Review
9.2 Overall
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Story9
Set & Design9.5
Entertainment9
Acting9
Costumes9.5
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Hollywood Fringe 2018: Shattered Glass @ The Complex Theatre in Hollywood – Review


SHATTERED GLASS is a multi-media stage play chronicling the story of a woman named Shairi who disentangles herself from a toxic relationship in order to rediscover, in her words, “the smile of that girl in those pictures they say is me.” Shairi embodies the messages of our time – #timesup, #metoo, #timeisnow, #nomore. Demonstrating the healing power of the arts through spoken word, dramatization, live music, and visual art, SHATTERED GLASS takes its participants on a journey of transcendence, capturing the resilience of the human spirit. With an MC that connects the stage performance with audience participation at key points, you will also begin the process of discovering the power of your voice. Taken from the website.

June 15 – June 23, 2018 

Okay, but it needs work
Review
6.2 Overall
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Story6
Set & Design5.5
Entertainment5.5
Acting7
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Hollywood Fringe 2018: Buy One; Get Two Free @ The Complex Theatre in Hollywood – Review


What do King Kong, the Fringe and annoying cellphones have in common? They’re all real important in three comedy scenes from Lloyd J. Schwartz (Brady Bunch, Gilligan’s Island). Taken from the website

June 10 – 23, 2018 

Okay Show
Review
6.9 Overall
Users 0 (0 votes)
Story6.5
Set & Design7.5
Entertainment7
Acting7.5
Costumes6
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