Blood and Butts Thrill with Vintage Flair at Hypnodrome by Daniel Joseph Lilly Thrillpeddlers’ “Shocktoberfest 17: Pyramid of Freaks” offers a fantasy feast for the senses. Creative Director Russell Blackwood and his team put on a glorious five-part spectacle in the tradition of Grand Guignol, the early 20th century Parisian theater movement infamous for…
How Can a Chinese American Writer Show His Heart? by Daniel Joseph Lilly David Henry Hwang’s “Yellow Face” (2007), a topical, funny, and thoughtful Obie award-winning play, features the “playwright” as the narrator and main character. The script is touching, and the pedigree of the Beverly Hills Playhouse as an acting school shines through…
Daniel Joseph Lilly is a recent transplant from the East Coast. He has been an actor in many plays including “The Clean House” by Sarah Ruhl, “Unloaded for Bear” by Jack Frederick and “The Pardon” by Daniel Carroll. He was formerly the Director of Literary Affairs for St. Fortune Productions. Lately, he has been…