{"id":160144,"date":"2026-02-18T18:43:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T18:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/160144\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T18:43:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T18:43:06","slug":"orlando-fringe-to-present-colin-mochrie-friends-a-fab-fringe-fundraiser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/160144\/","title":{"rendered":"Orlando Fringe to Present COLIN MOCHRIE &#038; FRIENDS: A Fab Fringe Fundraiser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            \ud83c\udfad NEW! Orlando Theatre Newsletter<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-subtitle\" style=\"color: #cccccc; font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 20px 0; line-height: 1.5; font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;\">\n            Get all the top news &amp; discounts for Orlando &amp; beyond.\n        <\/p>\n<p>Orlando Fringe will present a one-night-only performance with improv icon Colin Mochrie in \u201cColin Mochrie &amp; Friends: A Fab Fringe Fundraiser\u201d coming to The Plaza Live on Monday, April 6, 2026 at 7pm.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>            \ud83c\udfad NEW! Orlando Theatre Newsletter<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-subtitle\" style=\"color: #cccccc; font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 20px 0; line-height: 1.5; font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;\">\n            Get all the top news &amp; discounts for Orlando &amp; beyond.\n        <\/p>\n<p>Best known for Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Mochrie will be joined by special guest performers, who are locally known artists from award-winning Fringe shows.\u00a0 The show is a single, unscripted performance created live on stage.\u00a0 Scenes and moments are built in real time, making this a rare opportunity to see Colin Mochrie in an intimate setting alongside artists from the local Orlando community.\u00a0 The event is also a fundraiser supporting Orlando Fringe&#8217;s year-round work to keep art affordable for both artists and audiences.\u00a0 Whether guests are a longtime Fringe supporter or attending their first Fringe event, the evening supports the artists and programs that make Orlando Fringe possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFringe festivals remind me that theatre doesn&#8217;t need falling chandeliers or flying cars to make you feel, make you think or take your breath away,\u201d says Colin Mochrie.\u00a0 \u201cIt just needs performers brave enough to step onstage with a project that they believe in, that they passionately need to share with an audience.\u00a0 Who wouldn&#8217;t want to support that?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his run on the improv television show Whose Line is it Anyway?, Colin has made a name for himself on the Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals circuit \u2013 selling out runs at Winnipeg Fringe and Edmonton Fringe (the largest theater festival in North America).\u00a0 The show will also be hosted by Rob Ward and feature improvisers Chase Padgett, Joel Warren, Emily Fontano, Robby Pigott, DK Reinemer and Ashley Evans (on piano).<\/p>\n<p>General admission tickets start at $60.\u00a0 VIP tickets are also available.\u00a0 VIP ticket holders are invited to arrive early for a pre-show experience beginning at 6:30pm, which includes light bites and guest performances.\u00a0 VIPs receive early venue entry, priority seating and access to front-row seats.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m so excited for us to bring back our Fab Fringe fundraiser!\u201d says Bruce Costella, Orlando Fringe Development Manager.\u00a0 \u201cI think this kind of live performance speaks to the heart of what we do as an organization.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:.1pt\">Experience\u00a0Orlando Fringe Presents \u201cColin Mochrie &amp; Friends: A Fab Fringe Fundraiser\u201d Monday, April 6, 2026 at 7pm at The Plaza Live.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfad NEW! 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