Reviews
What People Are Saying about THE BRICK!
Review quotes from the 2017 Hollywood Fringe Performances of 'The Brick': The songwriting was exceptional and how Bill Berry got to each song through personal storytelling was compelling. I was involved from the moment it started. It was the whole...
Broadway World Review: THE BRICK: A ONE MAN MUSICAL Metamorphosis
by Ellen Dostal Feb. 5, 2018 In Bill Berry's solo show THE BRICK: A ONE MAN MUSICAL, Berry isn't addressing the audience in a theater. He's on a beach having a two-way conversation with his dead mother and we are the accidental eavesdroppers who witness...
The Tolucan Times Review: Actor/playwright/songwriter Bill Berry revels in the power of humor and compassion at The Whitefire Theatre on Ventura Blvd.
By Staff Writer February 9, 2018 Actor/writer Bill Berry performs humorous autobiographical songs in his acclaimed stage production “The Brick – A One Man Musical.” James F. Dean. Wit and wisdom abound in the touching ‘The Brick – A One Man Musical’ in...
Musicals In L.A. Review: The Brick: A One-Man Musical
by Ellen Dostal In Bill Berry's solo show THE BRICK: A ONE MAN MUSICAL, Berry isn't addressing the audience in a theater. He's on a beach having a two-way conversation with his dead mother and we are the accidental eavesdroppers who witness their...
The TVOLUTION.COM Review: “The Brick” Soars Above the Waves
At Hollywood Fringe 2017 Written by Ernest Kearney A man brings his guitar and a cooler out to the beach, and as he faces the setting sun tries to decide whether he can make peace with the ghost of his abusive mother or if his memories of her need to sink...
Better Lemons Review: The Brick: A One-Man Musical – 2017 Hollywood Fringe
by Certified Reviewer A tremendously moving show, disguised as an evening of comic songs. the burdens of childhood, how one moves forward with an emotionally absent parent, the struggle to assemble the broken pieces through art; all this plus the...
Folkworks Magazine Review: The Brick: A One-Man Musical
by Art Podell "When will you give up this clang-clang?” Bill Berry launches into a conversation with his imaginary mother. It’s heated at first. “You are wasting your life with this clang-clang! Always the bang-bang with the clang-clang!" - he mimics her...
Awkward Stage is “A PG-13 version of the musical Book of Mormon!”: mxdwn.com
A MUSICAL COMEDY HOUR Review by Julia Tedrowe With a voice like Bill Nye the Science Guy, Bill Berry brings a full album of comedic musical pieces with everything from a Southern country kick to a jazzy Broadway number. Focusing mainly on his past...
Awkward Stage is the “Album of the Summer!”: Damn Good Tunes
ALBUM OF THE SUMMER Review by Bruce J Maier Publisher, Damn Good Tunes This is my review about the singer-songwriter named Bill Berry. I have been listening to his new album for about 3 weeks now and I have enjoyed it mainly in the car most occasions....
Awkward Stage is an “Instant Classic!”: Blitz Magazine
AWKWARD STAGE - Bill Berry by Michael McDowell Sometimes being a gifted musicologist and/or an academician can have its drawbacks. While a bit of knowledge is invariably an asset, having a wealth of such acumen at one’s disposal can nonetheless be...