Pink pony up
After opening for Chappell Roan in May, Little Mx. Bunny continues to build a draglesque career.
Best foot forward
The fall dance season spotlights local and global artists.
Visual learning
Five must-see art exhibits this fall.
Plotting the boards
From new plays to political commentary, local theaters have lined up a fresh fall season.
Fringe Day 11 + 12 | Awful imaginations, laughter for all seasons and looking glass karma
Our team reviews “Marcel Lucont: Les Enfants Terribles. A Gameshow for Awful Children.,” “Stand-Up Through the Ages” and “Alice Through the Bardo.”
Fringe Day 9 + 10 | Royal hand washing, spooky songs and (paper) airplane mode
Our team reviews “Shotspeare,” “Ants to Gods,” “Show Me a Day When the World Wasn’t New,” “Stand-Up Through the Ages” and “Musical Underworld Tour.”
Movie Review | ‘The Substance’
Demi Moore stars in Coralie Fargeat’s feminist manifesto.
Fringe Day 8 | Hoodoo history, fantastic fiddles and open-hearted opera
Our team reviews “The Unluckiest Corner,” “The Fiddle Witch” and “Songs to Drink Wine 2.”
Inaugural RocHaha Festival brings more than just laughs
Local artists and performers from around North America present comedic theater Sept. 24-28 at MuCCC.
Fringe Day 7 | Drag in the round, 350-year-old puppets and improv for cat ladies
Our team reviews “Bushwhacked Cabaret of Destiny,” “Drag Me to Drinks,” “Port-a-Globe Punch and Judy” and “Sandcatchers: ‘The Lines’ Album Release.”
Fringe Day 6 | Pockets of bad luck, techie diaries and weekend recs
Our team reviews “Diary of a Techie,” “All in the Timing,” “How to Look at Art When You Don’t Get It (It’s OK to Laugh)” and “PUSH Physical Theatre: Hyde.”
Harvest Moon Festival aims to bring AAPI communities together
Organizer and martial artist John Ra seeks to expand the cultural fair, now in its second year.
Community mourns loss of Writers & Books founder Joe Flaherty
After starting the literary center in 1981, Flaherty was at the helm for nearly three decades.
Fringe Day 5 | Eastman’s ghost, mathematical magic and rolling by the river
Our team reviews “From Darkness a Morning Glory,” “The Enigmatist: Magic and Puzzles with David Kwong,” “Roc River Ride” and more.
Fringe Day 4 | Shadows, dreams and chance encounters
Our team reviews “Silent Reflections,” “From Train to Train,” “Long Night of the American Dream,” “Madelein Murphy: Lesbian American Princess” and “String Quartet Theatre.”
Fringe Day 3 | Unhappy endings, in the cards and the cost of war
Our team reviews “That Woman,” “Whatever Fate Decides” and “Eleanor’s Story: An American Girl in Germany.”
Glory days
A beloved downtown lunch and catering spot approaches 20 years in business.
Fringe Day 2 | Dazzling footwork, sensory cocktails and the elixir of life
Our team reviews ‘Barkha Dance Company,’ ‘Holy O,’ ‘Flight,’ and ‘Negotiating Immortality.’
A certain ‘je ne sais quoi’
Marcel Lucont, AKA Alexis Dubus, brings two “French” shows to Rochester Fringe Festival.
Fringe Day 1 | Colorful caverns, corporeal poetry and community roots
Our team reviews ‘Craig Walsh, Monuments,’ ‘Cirque du Fringe: Varieté,’ and ‘Daedalum – Architects of Air.’
Theater Review | ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’
Sondheim’s strange masterpiece plays at Blackfriars Theatre through Sept. 22.
German theater, inspired by Kodak
“From Darkness a Morning Glory” runs Sept. 14 and 15 at the Rochester Fringe Festival.
