An intimate evening of exceptional wines, live music and community connection will bring wine lovers and arts supporters together to benefit the Las Vegas Men's Chorus on August 8. By Debbie Hall There is something special about discovering a great wine, hearing live music and sharing the experience with others. On Saturday, August 8, those elements will come together at Crush Pad Wine Bar for The Joy of Wine & Music, an intimate Grand Tasting Fundraiser benefiting the Las V

By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas It is at the halfway mark, and the third wave of shows is here! I spent the morning attending the wonderful Immersive Theater Workshop on putting together an immersive show, which was both insightful and inspiring. After that, I saw three new one-person plays, involving the mildest man imaginable, Mexico’s most (washed up) Sitcom Star, and the true story of a chil

By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas It’s day 10 of the Fallout Fringe Festival and nearing the midpoint while baking in the Las Vegas heat. Today I have three new plays to review, and they’re all excellent. You can access the full schedule at www.falloutfringe.org/schedule. Can’t Save Everyone by Juliana Noble Delicious ★★★★★ The president, Abraham Lincoln, is dead. And his best friend, Henry

By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas It’s day 9 of the Fallout Fringe Festival, and it’s getting hotter! Or maybe that’s the temperature outside. This weekend is a doozy! I recommend staying hydrated and going to air-conditioned downtown theaters to watch more Fringe plays. Maybe that’s just me. Tonight we have a concert to review. A clown concert. You can access the full schedule at www.falloutfring

By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas Day 8 of the Fallout Fringe Festival brings me back to THIRD Street’s Theater 8 and two new shows! Prepare yourself for soldiers from the future and a tour from across the pond. You can access the full schedule at www.falloutfringe.org/schedule. Lt. Love Dr’s Boot Camp for Lonely People Like You by Chloe Matonis Scrumptious ★★★★ In the year 2075, the loneline

By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas It’s Day 7, and that means debuting three shows at the same time, two of which I’ll review in the next couple of days. Also, lots of drama unfolded as Bizarre Bar lost power, and Broken Planet Show was moved to Cornish Pasty, playing after The Outburst: We’re Still F*cked. (If you want to read my review of the one-and-done performance of The Outburst: We’re Still

By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas It’s day six of the Fallout Fringe Festival, and I attended two new shows plus one new venue! Prepare yourself for a dystopian nightmare and a meeting with God himself. Here is the next batch of reviews. You can access the full schedule at www.falloutfringe.org/schedule. Where Words Once Were by Finegan Kruchmeyer Satisfying ★★★ 1/2 We find ourselves in a dy

By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas It’s day 5 of the Fallout Fringe Festival, and it is moving into another phase of the festival. Some plays are finished, and new ones are emerging. Tonight I only have one new play to review. You can access the full schedule at www.falloutfringe.org/schedule. Heavy Petting Zoo by Venus Cobb Satisfying ★★★ Two short plays in one, both involving animals and s

By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas After taking the day off for First Friday, the Fallout Fringe Fest continues with some amazing shows (and if you were lucky enough to catch the Cockroach Cabaret at Vegas Theatre Company on Friday night, you would have gotten a taste of some plays yet to come). I review two non-traditional shows that exemplify what the Fringe is all about. You can access the full

By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas Nothing like an earthquake to “shake in” the second day of the Fallout Fringe Festival with two shows at Vegas Theatre Company. (3.8 magnitude in Red Rock Canyon, if you’re curious. I felt it over on the East side.) You can access the full schedule of times at www.falloutfringe.org/schedule. A Case for the Existence of God by Samuel D. Hunter Still hungry ★★

By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas We’re back for round two as the Fallout Fringe Festival ushers in its second year! This time around, we have over 35 shows, various parties, and two workshops (one of them is my Intro to Clown workshop from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 6. Space is still available, and check it out here). Here is the first batch of reviews. You can access the full schedule of times at

Rewinding the Clock By Paul Atreides Author, Playwright, and Theatre Critic at EatMoreArtVegas.compaul-atreides.com The Will to Live, Juliana Noble’s first play, deservedly won Best of Fringe at the 2024 Las Vegas Fringe Festival. It was a trimmed-down script to fit the 60-minute time slot. Now, 23 months later, the full play debuts at Vegas Theatre Company with Noble again in the director’s chair. The play’s conceit and hook is that it is structured backward. It opens wi