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Rozlyn

September 12th at 6:30pm

Rozlyn is a 24-year-old powerhouse soul singer with a band to match the pipes. The power of her voice, mixed with honest lyrics, a tight groove, and vulnerable performance, leaves crowds feeling a connection—a timeless feel that comes from 70s and 90s R&B, jazz and rock. Her biggest influences include Amy Winehouse, Janis Joplin, Bonnie Raitt, Aretha Franklin, Erykah Badu, and Carole King. Recent projects include opening for Joan Osborne and singing backing vocals for The Mad Dogs and Englishmen Tribute.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage
Genre: Music

The Zoo: A Musical Folly, by Sullivan, without Gilbert!

September 12th at 6:30pm

After last year’s Less Miserable, the Off-Monroe Players present The Zoo by Sullivan (of Gilbert and Sullivan). A nobleman goes to the zoo to woo the girl who sells snacks there. He tries to impress her by buying and eating all the snacks. Meanwhile, a young druggist believes that he has poisoned his beloved by mixing up her father's prescription with candy that he meant for her. Indigestion and potential poisoning? A happy ending makes the zoo animals smile, and you will, too.

Length: 50 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Hart Theater
Genre: Theatre

Alice By Heart

September 12th at 8:00pm

From the Tony® award-winning creators of Spring Awakening, Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik, and Waitress creator Jessie Nelson, Alice by Heart is a dark and touching musical entangled with Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. In the rubble of World War II’s London Blitz, Alice and her dying friend Alfred are forced to take shelter in an underground station. Alice by Heart explores the poignancy of first love, coming to terms with loss, and finding the courage to move forward. www.theatre444.com

Length: 90 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Hart Theater
Genre: Theatre

thurlow.

September 12th at 8:00pm

thurlow. is one of the most original sounding bands in Rochester. With a focus on original instrumental music, thurlow. has a great upbeat energy that is sure to keep you dancing. Founded in 2012 in Vinny's basement, thurlow. has played hundreds of shows around the greater Rochester area, from small bistros to some of the best area venues. With an album of new music coming later this year, you won't want to miss this band at Fringe.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage
Genre: Music

The Zoo: A Musical Folly, by Sullivan, without Gilbert!

September 13th at 6:30pm

After last year’s Less Miserable, the Off-Monroe Players present The Zoo by Sullivan (of Gilbert and Sullivan). A nobleman goes to the zoo to woo the girl who sells snacks there. He tries to impress her by buying and eating all the snacks. Meanwhile, a young druggist believes that he has poisoned his beloved by mixing up her father's prescription with candy that he meant for her. Indigestion and potential poisoning? A happy ending makes the zoo animals smile, and you will, too.

Length: 50 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Hart Theater
Genre: Theatre

Hello City - A Tribute to Barenaked Ladies

September 13th at 7:00pm

Hello City is the Northeast's premier live tribute to Barenaked Ladies. The band is comprised of members of some of Western New York's top original and cover bands. With a deep set list that spans the entire BNL catalog (including classic live show mashups and antics), the band is excited to bring Hello City to the Rochester Fringe Festival!

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage
Genre: Music

Alice By Heart

September 13th at 8:00pm

From the Tony® award-winning creators of Spring Awakening, Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik, and Waitress creator Jessie Nelson, Alice by Heart is a dark and touching musical entangled with Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. In the rubble of World War II’s London Blitz, Alice and her dying friend Alfred are forced to take shelter in an underground station. Alice by Heart explores the poignancy of first love, coming to terms with loss, and finding the courage to move forward. www.theatre444.com

Length: 90 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Hart Theater
Genre: Theatre

A Jewish Woman Walks Into a Maloca

September 14th at 6:30pm

They say that one ayahuasca ceremony is like a year of therapy. On this eight-day retreat in Peru, Linda does four. Experience a middle-aged, New York Jewish woman’s journey into the jungle and back. The Company Theatre presents this one-person play, written by Hilary Bluestein-Lyons and performed by Erin Kate Howard. For more information: https://www.thecompanytheatreroc.org.

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

Taylor Kelly

September 14th at 6:30pm

Born and raised in Rochester NY, Taylor Kelly is now a fixture in the Philadelphia music scene, further honing her introspective take on jazz, soul, and funk. She combines her smooth, powerful, technically-informed voice with addictive hip hop and electronic beats and complex arrangements. Her sound is a dynamic blend of several genres but ultimately establishes a strikingly authentic niche all its own–rich with melodic contour, intricate harmonies, and deeply personal but anthemic lyricism.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage
Genre: Music

A Girl Named Genny

September 14th at 8:00pm

A Girl Named Genny is a six-piece folk band that blends up tempo bluegrass with high powered Americana music. Fiddle, upright bass, banjo, and guitars help drive their sound, but it's their vocal harmonies and honest songwriting that shines in their performance.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage
Genre: Music

Anthony Presciutti - Comedy Mentalism, Magician, Danger Act

September 14th at 8:15pm

Be mesmerized by the electrifying performance of Anthony Presciutti, the young, talented magician, mentalist, and danger act performer. Witness his mix of adult humor, suspense, and amazement that will captivate you from start to finish in a night full of entertainment, laughter, and heart-pounding moments. Anthony has opened for big names like AGT's Sal The Voice Valentinetti, The Uncle Louie Variety Show, and Frank Santorelli from HBO's The Sopranos. Follow him on Facebook @AnthonyTheMagician

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Hart Theater
Genre: Multidisciplinary

My Unauthorized Hallmark Movie Musical

September 18th at 6:30pm

Do you love rom-coms? Musicals? Sappy love stories that make you laugh and feel good? Come discover a writer who dreams herself awake and re-discovers romance in a nonconventional way. In this one-woman show supported by a cast of eight characters via multimedia, escape into her movie fantasy where men and women find courage and acceptance to speak their own voice without judgment. Frivolous, fractured, and fun musical moments take you on a ride of pure joy—where love always wins.

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

Daniel Cainer: Gefilte Fish & Chips

September 18th at 7:00pm

Enjoy stories in song from this award-winning Fringe favorite. Smart, funny, timely, and moving, Cainer’s beautiful songs are about all families and foibles. Cainer is a veteran of six Off-Broadway runs and 18 Edinburgh Fringes (Highly Recommended Show in 2014/15/17/18/22). "A gifted musician and an extraordinary performer. Heartbreakingly poignant, laugh-out-loud funny." —Ed Fest Guide. "You don’t have to be Jewish or British to get a kick out of Cainer’s shtick."—LA Times.

Length: 75 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage
Genre: Music

Alice By Heart

September 18th at 8:15pm

From the Tony® award-winning creators of Spring Awakening, Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik, and Waitress creator Jessie Nelson, Alice by Heart is a dark and touching musical entangled with Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. In the rubble of World War II’s London Blitz, Alice and her dying friend Alfred are forced to take shelter in an underground station. Alice by Heart explores the poignancy of first love, coming to terms with loss, and finding the courage to move forward. www.theatre444.com

Length: 90 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Hart Theater
Genre: Theatre

Ask Me About My Dad

September 19th at 6:30pm

The death of a parent is never easy, and everyone's grief experience is unique. So when local broadcaster/comedian/storyteller Scott Fybush lost his father last year, he sought out comfort the way he knows best: by telling his stories. Bring a few tissues and a full heart for this touching and often funny show, which brings together several local storytellers who join Scott on stage to share their own stories of the dads they knew, loved and lost.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage
Genre: Spoken Word

The Expat Comes Home: with David Kilimnick

September 19th at 6:30pm

The stand-up comedy show for anyone who has felt like an outsider: David Kilimnick moves to Israel to connect to his people. Twenty years later, he returns to America to connect to his family. Now David takes you on the comedic roller coaster of an immigrant's identity, both local and abroad, as he straddles his lives as an American in Israel and a Jew in America. Israel's "Father of Anglo Comedy" (JPost), David has been hailed by Israeli media as a "rising star" who possesses "Seinfeldian charm."

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

Daniel Cainer: Gefilte Fish & Chips

September 19th at 8:00pm

Enjoy stories in song from this award-winning Fringe favorite. Smart, funny, timely, and moving, Cainer’s beautiful songs are about all families and foibles. Cainer is a veteran of six Off-Broadway runs and 18 Edinburgh Fringes (Highly Recommended Show in 2014/15/17/18/22). "A gifted musician and an extraordinary performer. Heartbreakingly poignant, laugh-out-loud funny." —Ed Fest Guide. "You don’t have to be Jewish or British to get a kick out of Cainer’s shtick."—LA Times.

Length: 75 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage
Genre: Music

A Jewish Woman Walks Into a Maloca

September 19th at 8:00pm

They say that one ayahuasca ceremony is like a year of therapy. On this eight-day retreat in Peru, Linda does four. Experience a middle-aged, New York Jewish woman’s journey into the jungle and back. The Company Theatre presents this one-person play, written by Hilary Bluestein-Lyons and performed by Erin Kate Howard. For more information: https://www.thecompanytheatreroc.org.

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

Coldwater Blues

September 20th at 6:30pm

Coldwater Blues loves to perform live. The band is led by Myriah Marsh-Hall, whose four-octave vocal range and style pays homage to blues legends like Aretha Franklin, Bonnie Raitt, Koko Taylor, and The Tedeschi Trucks Band. Myriah is joined by Jim Rappleye (guitar), Chris Ott (keyboards), Steve Walters (bass), and Pete Steltmann (drums). Their energetic stage show celebrates the blues.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage
Genre: Music

The Stakeout

September 20th at 6:30pm

Fresh off a NYC Off-Broadway run, The Stakeout is a comedy/drama about two men on a stakeout of two men on a stakeout of them. A fresh, funny, and fearless head trip about fathers & sons. “5 STARS: Comedy & drama, magic & wonder in one of the best performances of the year.” –Edmonton Journal. “Biting humor & remarkably poignant”–Calgary Herald. “4.5 STARS: A phenomenal story told with impeccable cadence” –Winnipeg Free Press. Dockery has won 50 Best-of-Fest awards over 15 yrs of touring.

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

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