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21: A Tribute to Adele

Experience a powerful live performance celebrating the 15-year anniversary of Adele's iconic album "21." Performed by seasoned Fringe musicians who brought you shows like "Dark Side of the Moon" and "Allison's Angry Girl Era," this show will pay tribute to the #1 best-selling album of the 21st century, featuring moving performances of Adele's biggest hits, including "Rolling in the Deep," "Set Fire to Rain," and more!

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: JCC Ballrooms
Genre: Music

Clutter Is My Life Partner

Overwhelmed by clutter? Think you're the only one who still has her prom gown from 1973? Afraid to open your front door to company? You're not alone! Popular local clutterbug speaker Diane Zielinski finally tells her own hilarious story of a lifetime of clutter and everything she's done to break up that toxic relationship. eBay! Garage sales! Keeping only what "sparks joy"! Dating her cleaning guy! Now is her last chance: she'll be giving it away during her show.

Length: 55 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: JCC Ballrooms
Genre: Theatre

Coldwater Blues

With a shared passion for the blues and an eclectic collection of musical influences, Coldwater Blues is sustained by the joy of performing for others. The band is led by Myriah Marsh-Hall, whose range and style pay homage to blues and blues rock legends like Aretha Franklin, Bonnie Raitt, Koko Taylor, The Allman Brothers and the Tedeschi Trucks band, to name a few. Myriah is joined by Jim Rappleye (guitar), Joe Mulrooney (piano), Steve Walters (base), and Pete Steltmann (drums).

Length: 90 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: JCC Ballrooms
Genre: Music

Daniel Cainer: What Am I, Chopped Liver?

A razor-sharp, richly warm and funny collection of songs inspired by current affairs, family affairs and affairs of the heart. As seen on TV, as heard on radio and as enjoyed in concerts all over the world, including seven runs off-Broadway. The multi-award-winning creator of Jewish Chronicles and Gefilte Fish & Chips returns. "Genius"—ThreeWeeks. "Lovingly detailed shaggy-dog storytelling"—Time Out. "Heartbreaking and laugh-out-loud funny"—Edinburgh Festival Guide.

Length: 75 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: JCC Ballrooms
Genre: Music

Dear Evan Hansen

Seventeen-year-old Evan Hansen has felt invisible his entire life. But when a tragedy shocks his community and thrusts him into the center of a rapidly evolving controversy, Evan is given the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to be somebody else. As his web of well-intentioned lies begins to unravel, though, Evan is forced to confront the fact that the price of belonging may be far steeper than he bargained for.

Length: 150 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: JCC Ballrooms
Genre: Theatre

The Dice Is Right!

The moon is in the right phase, the runes shine softly on the ground, the stars above are aligned—everyone can make it back to the table! It's the D&D-themed game show you never thought you wanted—leveled up and back for your amusement. The wizard, his trusty artificer, and our heroes spin all-new tales of adventure and glory! Through wit, cunning, and the roll of a giant, inflatable, 20-sided die, they will save—or rue—the day. No matter how the dice roll, it's always a story!

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: JCC Ballrooms
Genre: Theatre

Dirk Darrow: Magic of Future Past

From 21-time Fringe award winner Tim Motley … Gritty 1930s film-noir retro collides with futuristic sci-fi in this hilarious time-traveling stage magic spectacle! Gasp at mind-reading revelations that will shatter your reality & propel you back to the future. “Incredible”—Edmonton Journal. “My absolute favorite”—Rochester Beacon. “Wonderful skills”—Winnipeg Free Press. “Had us all laughing out loud, completely mesmerized”—Fourth Wall Media.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: JCC Ballrooms
Genre: Comedy

The First Jew in Canada

"The First Jew in Canada" is the incredible true story of Jacques LaFargue...the 18th Century Transgender Man You’ve Never Heard Of! A wild journey in story, crossing oceans, religions, genders, and centuries overlayed with the personal account of S. Bear Bergman, a Jewish transgender man whose modern life mirrors Jacques’s in startling, hilarious, exhausting and illuminating ways. “Skillful…deeply affecting…funny and sad and sweet and difficult and true, a “Bear” hug of a show—Broadway World.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: JCC Ballrooms
Genre: Theatre

Frequency and Flow

Step into an immersive experience where sound, movement, and light come together in a living work of art. From LA to NYC, notable artists Alana Cahoon, Lisa Gates and ensemble create a sensory journey designed to be both witnessed and felt. Flowing movement, crystal singing bowls, harp, gong, drums, and voices invite the audience to witness and feel the power of vibration, awakening deeper states of awareness and resonance.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: JCC Ballrooms
Genre: Multidisciplinary & Circus

The Good "Old" Days

Take a musical journey through time with an "aging Aquarian" who is trying to figure out if she is 17 or 70! Baby Boomers—the "forever young" generation—are being blamed for a lot of today's problems, but they also created music that younger folks still like! Award-winning singer-songwriter Bonnie Abrams took on middle age in her CD, "Welcome to my Midlife Crisis." In "The Good 'Old' Days", she takes on aging with an equal amount of undignified humor!

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: JCC Fireside Lounge
Genre: Music

In His Own Words: An Evening With Robert Frost

Who was Robert Frost? Why did he write poetry? What were his poems about? Two years in the making, including visits to Frost family homes in Franconia and Derry, New Hampshire, and South Shaftsbury, Vermont, the author and actor brings this four-time Pulitzer Prize winning poet to life by offering audiences an intimate look into the man—his poetry, relationships, and inner life.

Length: 75 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: JCC Ballrooms
Genre: Theatre

John Terlazzo - Singer/Songwriter/Poet /Storyteller

John Terlazzo is a singer-songwriter, poet, and storyteller with hundreds of original songs, decades of performance experience, three books and a dozen albums to his name. His work has been described as "Marc Chagall gone aural," "Leonard Cohen meets Rumi," "Modern Surrealist Gypsy Folk," with “a depth, weight, and insight ... that only comes from a life well-lived and a willingness to explore the mystery of one's own soul."

Length: 75 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: JCC Ballrooms
Genre: Multidisciplinary & Circus

Rich The Magic Man Total Pandemonium Magic Show

Get ready for "Total Pandemonium!" Rich The Magic Man brings 40 years of high-energy, interactive magic, comedy, audience participation, surprises, and nonstop laughs to the Rochester Fringe Festival! Kids and adults will learn magic tricks, become part of the show, and have the best day ever! A one-of-a kind, must see experience! Limited tickets available, so get yours before they disappear!

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: JCC Ballrooms
Genre: Kids Fringe

Róisín Dubh

For 25 years, the musicians of East Rochester's Róisín Dubh have brought their unique style of high-energy Irish music to audiences in western New York and beyond. Heard on NPR’s famous Thistle & Shamrock, Róisín Dubh has performed more than 500 times, released five albums, and shared the stage with some of the top Irish musicians from our region and the world.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: JCC Ballrooms
Genre: Music

Shootin Starzz Showcase: Resurrection—The Rise of a Star

"Resurrection—The Rise of a Star" is a live fashion, music, and theatrical experience by Shootin Starzz Institute x Shootin Starzz Productions for the Rochester Fringe Festival. Inspired by Mecca Starzz’s EP "Welcome Back," the production explores healing, heartbreak, identity, and self-discovery through runway, acting, and live music performances that tell a story of transformation, resilience, and rising back into your power.

Length: 90 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: JCC Ballrooms
Genre: Multidisciplinary & Circus

Songs for Every Age, All at the Same Time

Join award-winning songwriter Paul Vincent Nunes—aka Vincent Nunes, P.V. Nunes and the Occasional Saints—for an intimate and interactive show blending wit, warmth, and unforgettable original songs. From playful, award-winning children’s tunes to soulful, grown-up reflections on love, aging, and hope, Paul takes you behind the scenes of his diverse songwriting life. It’s part concert, part confessional, all true and all at the same time.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: JCC Ballrooms
Genre: Music

Vocal Point with the YellowJackets

Vocal Point is the University of Rochester’s historically female, gender-inclusive a cappella group founded in 1969. We're excited to be joined by the YellowJackets, the University of Rochester's all-male a cappella singing group, founded in 1956. We're thrilled to continue the tradition by performing at this year's Fringe Festival!

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: JCC Ballrooms
Genre: Music

Voices from Ellis Island

It was called "the front door to freedom." From 1892 to 1930, Ellis Island was the first experience of life in America for millions of immigrants. "Voices from Ellis Island" follows seven immigrants from different parts of Europe as they cross the Atlantic Ocean and confront unexpected challenges in their new country at Ellis Island. Their stories are amusing, frightening, inspiring and true. Presented by One's Company with Pippa White.

Length: 70 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: JCC Ballrooms
Genre: Theatre

Voices from the Resistance

Who were they? Just ordinary people: school teachers, plumbers, bus drivers, shop keepers, bakers, housewives, students, even children. But they led Jews to freedom, rescued Allied soldiers, printed newspapers, blew up bridges, and risked their lives every day to do what they could to cripple the Third Reich. Using diaries, letters, oral histories and autobiographies, Pippa White will introduce you to five World War II resistance fighters: their stories are frightening, inspiring, and true!

Length: 75 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: JCC Ballrooms
Genre: Theatre

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