The University of Rochester’s Yellow Jackets (featured on NBC’s “The Sing-Off” and Rochester’s Roc City Singers (like a local version of “Glee”) perform in this upbeat musical show. (One show only, Friday 5 p.m. at RAPA’s East End Theatre, $12)
The fan-favorite headliners from last year’s inaugural Fringe Fest return for another performance on the side of One HSBC Plaza. Check out the aerial dance troupe’s FREE performance at 8 p.m. Manhattan Square Park (the best vantage point for the show) will also have food and beer for sale and other live entertainment 5-9 p.m. as part of Friday on the Fringe. (Bandaloop also performs Saturday, September 21, 4 p.m.)
Six cellists, a drummer, and a vocalist perform originals and covers of songs by Kimbra, Mariah Carey, and others. (Friday 5:30 p.m. and Thursday, September 26, 7:30 p.m. at Java’s Cafe. FREE)
College kids can’t get enough of that a cappella music. Check out Eight Beat Measure, RIT’s premier vocal-only group. (Friday 5:30 p.m. and Saturday, September 28, 3 p.m. at Little Theatre Cafe. FREE)
Two of Rochester’s top female illusionists, Aggy Dune and Kasha Davis, put on a high-energy, Vegas-style show in which they take on Cher, Tina Turner, Celine Dion, Liza, and more. Check thebigwigsshow.com for more information. (Friday 9/20 6:30 p.m., Saturday 9/21 8:30 p.m., Saturday 9/28 6:30 p.m. at TheatreROCS Stage at Xerox. $15)
This collaboration between RIT Projection Artists and FuturePointe Dance features improvised danced moves which are integrated into improvised digital projections. (Friday 9/20 6 & 7 p.m., Friday 9/27 5 & 6 p.m. at Little Theatre 1. $10)
Rochester native Eva Kantor presents her one-woman show about finding the one person who accepts you for who you are. (Friday 9/20 6:30 p.m., Saturday 9/22 2 p.m. at RAPA’s East End Theatre. $15)
Theater In Asylum presents this show about Federico Garcia Lorca and Salvador Dali as the two Spaniards spar over magic vs. science via paint, poetry, and flamenco dance. (Friday 9/20 9:15 p.m., Saturday 9/21 3 & 8 p.m. at Blackfriars Theatre. $11)
Not quite sure what to catch at Fringe? The TheatreROCS Showcase will help, with previews of performances coming to the festival, as well as glimpses at area theater groups’ 2013-14 seasons. (Friday 9/20 9 p.m., TheatreROCS Stage at Xerox. Free)
NYC sketch comedians Kirsten O’Brien and Evan Zelnick perform in this sketch-comedy concert, along with Judy Clay and Matt Griffo, Garden Fresh, Nuts and Bolts, and more. (Friday 9/20 9 p.m., RAPA’s East End Theatre. $12)
