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HFF16 – Day Seven (part 3)

The third show I attended on Friday was one that has been sold out the entire run of Fringe, A Whole Newd World – Cherry Tales at the Knock Shop, featuring the cabaresque stylings of Cherry Poppins Productions.

Newd

Created by the incredibly talented Alli Miller and Sarah Haworth, Cherry Poppins is so much more than just a burlesque troupe.  Every one of them are legitimate triple threats who can act, sing and dance.

Ali & Sarah

The show was wonderfully written and can best be described as an adult version of Into the Woods meets Disney on Broadway.  The multi-talented cast included Miller as Tinker Twat, Haworth as Lady Maleficience, Kelly Stevenson as Cherry Godmother, Heath Butler as Little RoHo, Rebecca Reaney as Evil YAS Queen, Brin Hamblin as Pocahottass, Megan Elise as Aerola, Madeleine Heil as Lady Reads a Lot, Tyler Olshansky as Lezmerelda, Taylor Baker as Hoe White, Shannon Glasgow as Purple Cat, Sabrina Moiseyev as Marachino Devile, Schoen Hodges as Prince Charming, Reagan Osbourne as Prince Not-so-Charming, Cory Robinson as Genie and Spencer Hayden as Russ Russ.

Cherries

There is not a weak moment in the show.  Every performer gave his or her all to the show, and made us believe in this magical place called the Knock Shop.  The featured songs gave these performers the chance to shine, and several of them truly knocked it out of the park, especially Hodges and Osbourne on “What Does the Fox Say.”

Come and see why this show is so popular .  . . and so damn good.  It was truly one of the best shows at HFF16, and the springboard to some of my best new fringeships.  Thanks so much to Miller and Haworth for making HFF16 my favorite year yet.

Although this show has ended its Fringe run, the ladies of Cherry Poppins can be seen every Wednesday night at Three Clubs, in addition to the remaining shows for Angels Flight on June 23 at 8:15 p.m. and June 25 at 8:30 p.m.