Continuing on with our reviews for Sunday, here is part 2. You can check out part 1 here.
TITLE OF SHOW: Alive-ish
VENUE: The Broadwater (Studio)
REVIEW: If there were an award for the most delightful and refreshing piece of art at Fringe, then this show would be a shoo-in. Anabella Funk is a gifted ballet dancer and storyteller that shone the light on suicide and its consequences on those left behind. Through a well-written dialogue, amazing instrumental performances by Elias Alexander on violin, Annette Dunklin on cello and Heather Grove on piano, and stand-out interpretive dance and ballet, we learn her story, and understand why she has dedicated the show to suicide prevention. Bravo to you, Ms. Funk – you have served the cause well!
RECOMMENDATION: Don’t miss this one – it could easily change your life. Remaining performances are June 16 at 6 p.m., June 22 at 8 p.m. and June 26 at 8 p.m. Tickets are available on her Fringe project page.
TITLE OF SHOW: Wigfield
VENUE: The Hudson Theatre (Backstage)
REVIEW: Last year we almost missed out on the stunning Pamela Eberhardt show The Runaway Clone, but thanks to the persistence of Scott Golden, we made it just before the end of its run. This year Eberhardt has adapted a best-selling book into a project of love that has been ongoing for 15 years, and in the process has delivered one of the true gems of HFF19. With a cast of Fringe veterans like Golden, Emily Clark, Jeff Scot Carey, Eric Curtis Johnson, and Meghan Parks, as well as Fringe newcomers Bedjou Jean, Joe Hernandez-Kolski, Connor Pratt and Heather Marie Roberts, she brings us a show that is a can’t miss hit from start to finish. Arlo Sanders captures all the nuances of Eberhardt’s adaptation, and keeps the timing up and the show jumping. This one will definitely be your guilty pleasure.
RECOMMENDATION: Don’t miss this one! Remaining performances are June 21 and 28 at 8:30 p.m. , June 22 and 29 at both 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. and June 23 and 30 at 2 p.m. This show will sell out so don’t delay, order your tickets on her Fringe project page.
TITLE OF SHOW: Cave Girl the Musical
VENUE: The Complex (Flight Theater)
REVIEW: One person musicals are usually hit and miss at Fringe, but Glennis McCarthy has written and performed a memorable show that brings a totally different point of view to the problem of addiction. Skillfully directed by Amber Petty, it is the story of an addict who loses herself in a fantasy world, only to come to the realization that she desperately needs help. McCarthy has an amazing voice, and delivers a dazzling performance that includes rewritten lyrics to hit songs including Billy Joel‘s “Moving Out,” as well as songs from the Disney classics Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid. This one is worth the climb up to The Flight Theatre, and wiil have you humming along to these all-too familiar songs.
RECOMMENDATION: This one is definitely worth your time. Remaining performances are June 15 at 8 p.m., June 20 at 10:30 p.m., June 22 at 4 p.m. and June 26 at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are available on her Fringe project page.
TITLE OF SHOW: Corina, From Lap Dance to Sundance
VENUE: The Lounge Theatres
REVIEW: Corina Calderon is a gifted SAG/AFTRA actress who got her start in the Sundance-nominated film All She Can, which led to her nomination for Best Film Actress at the Imagen Foundation Awards in 2012. Since then she has been very active in Hollywood, including appearing in the DC/Warner Bros. moving Suicide Squad, as well as numerous television appearances. Her show tells her back story of growing up in a musical family and working in a strip club to pay for acting classes and head shots. With the assistance of the talented Jessica Lynn Johnson, Calderon delivers a masterpiece, keeping the story real as she examines her path to the silver screen. This show is a strong candidate for best solo show at Fringe this year.
RECOMMENDATION: Don’t miss this one! Remaining performances are June 15 at 4 p.m. and June 20 at 8 p.m. Tickets are available on her Fringe project page.