ROCHESTER FRINGE FESTIVAL

by Joshua Wright - November 25, 2025

BWW Q&A: Jasmin Singer of End of the Rainbow at CenterStage Theatre at the JCC...

by A.A. Cristi - September 11, 2025

Charming Disaster will bring Musical Oracle to the ESL Rochester Fringe Festival September 19–20, 2025, with three interactive concerts at SOTA’s Black Box Theatre....

by A.A. Cristi - September 10, 2025

The Spirit Room will present four performances of Wasted Girl, the latest cabaret from rising star Artemisia LeFay, September 12–14 as part of the ESL Rochester Fringe Festival....

by Stephi Wild - August 27, 2025

The 2025 ESL Rochester Fringe Festival in conjunction with Theatre de L'Entrouvert announced it is now accepting applications from local community members to participate in the free, public art performance of TRACES at Fringe....

by A.A. Cristi - August 19, 2025

LibLab Productions will premiere I Am Going to Die (And All They Gave Me Were These Lousy Cupcakes) at the Rochester Fringe Festival September 12–13. Written by Lochlan MacLean and February Schneck, the experimental improv play explores death, grief, and identity through humor, audience participatio...

by A.A. Cristi - August 13, 2025

Chanel & The Circus will perform All the Boys I Blocked at The Spirit Room during the Rochester Fringe Festival, September 11–14. Featuring original songs, live improvisation, and audience roleplay, this interactive musical comedy turns stories of heartbreak into a joyful, accordion-powered celebrat...

by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 08, 2025

MK Lebeaux's GOES WITHOUT SAYING will be presented at The ESL Rochester Fringe Festival. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets to upcoming performances. ...

by A.A. Cristi - August 07, 2025

Rochester drag icon Aggy Dune will make her long-awaited Rochester Fringe Festival debut with Aggy Dune: Unplugged, Uncensored & Unhinged, playing two nights only at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) on September 12 at 8:30 PM and September 17 at 7:30 PM....

by A.A. Cristi - August 01, 2025

The ESL Rochester Fringe Festival has revealed the world premiere of Cirque du Fringe: Claws Out!, created by Matt Morgan and Heidi Brucker Morgan and running September 9–20, 2025, in the newly acquired Spiegeltent....

by Stephi Wild - July 28, 2025

David Kwong’s mind-bending show The Enigmatist, the acclaimed magic and puzzles show by a New York Times crossword constructor,​​​​​​​ will make its UK premiere....