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Massaoke returns to the Fringe Festival with two shows
Massaoke returns to the Fringe Festival with two shows
Listen to this articleWhat’s old is new again this year at the KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival.
This September the headline act at the Fringe Festival will once again be London-based Massaoke, returning for a second year to offer two different shows on the closing weekend on a new stage on Chestnut Street.
The popular group will present its rock-anthem show, “MixTape,” on Sept. 20, and a new show, “Massaoke: Night at the Musicals,” on Sept. 21, as part of what the festival is calling “Finale Weekend.”
The Fringe Fest runs from Tuesday, Sept 10, to Saturday, Sept. 21.
Festival producers announced the act Monday morning in a “big reveal” event at the George Eastman Museum‘s Dryden Theatre.
Also revealed is “The Memory Palace Live,” a live version of the history-related podcast by Nate DiMeo of Los Angeles, presented in Kilbourn Hall Sept. 19 and 20. The announcement event shared an excerpt of his podcast about Samuel Lindsey Breese Morse, who was led to develop the telegraph and Morse code after rushing home in anticipation of a new child, only to find his wife had died and was buried days earlier.
Fringe producer Erica Fee promised that not all of DiMeo’s podcasts are tearjerkers. DiMeo will be creating a site-specific podcast during the festival about Rochester’s history at High Falls.
The Spiegeltent and the Spiegelgarden will return, with a new Cirque du Fringe show, “D’Illusion,” by entertainers Matt and Heidi Morgan. And in the surrounding garden, local entertainers Kerry Young and Abby DeVuyst will expand on their Bushwacked Backyard theme by debuting “Bushwhacked British Bake Off” and “Bushwhacked Boozy British Bake Off.”
In all, some 150 free performances and events will happen, among the total 550 performances in more than 20 venues.
The festival also announced a series of partnerships with organizations and events preceding Fringe, including with the ImageOut film festival, the Rochester Puerto Rican Festival, and a memorial concert for Paul J. Burgett as part of the Gateway Music Festival.
Organizers said additional announcements will be made at a later date.
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