Fringe Festival Primer

Hosted by Barbara Bogaev Jun. 05, 2014

The Hollywood Fringe Festival starts next week. It’s modeled after the world-famous Edinburgh Fringe Festival, but does it stack up? KCRW’s theater critic, Anthony Byrnes, has a preview of the festivities.

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Credits

Guest:

Anthony Byrnes - host of 'Opening the Curtain' - @theaterthoughts

Host:

Barbara Bogaev

Producers:

Andrew Walsh, Christian Bordal, Matt Holzman, Jolie Myers, Anna Scott

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