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NYC comedian, Alice Fishbein, is bringing her one-woman re-enactment of Titanic to Gilded Balloon at Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Comedian Alice Fishbein is proud to announce Leo Still Dies in the End! (Yes, that Leo.) Written and performed by Fishbein, this is a one-woman parody re-enactment of James Cameron’s “Titanic,” where Alice plays all the roles and the scenes are randomly selected by a prize wheel.

Some may call it a sickness, but Alice calls it “nostalgia.” Leo Still Dies in the End is a laugh out loud commentary on how the content we consumed as children affects us as we grow up.

The show’s pre-production began in Alice’s parents’ apartment, where a young Alice would mouth the words along to the entire movie. It was soon subsequently banned in the apartment. However, the show concept really formed during a trip to Portugal in 2019 when, during dinners, Alice’s sister started saying, “Alice, do Titanic.” And “do Titanic” she did.

After successful workshops in New York City over the last two years, the show has finally made it to Edinburgh Fringe – where director Ryan Lind has scoped down the $200-million-budget movie in creative, unimaginable ways, allowing the audience to sit back and watch a comedian’s presence explode on an unsinkable stage.

Born out of a love and obsession for an iconic piece of ‘90s media, Leo Still Dies in the End is, at its core, a show about never letting go of the things we love.

“Imaginatively reinterpreted…brilliantly bonkers fun” ★★★★ The Titanic Critic

Alice Fishbein says, “This show is a true fever dream of mine. It has been trapped in my brain since I was six and to be able to bring my love for Titanic, childhood obsessions, and a music score I cannot sing for the life of me to the Gilded Balloon stage is honestly mind boggling. I can’t believe this wild show has found an audience but found one it has and I guarantee you will never look at me the same way after seeing the show.”

Alice Fishbein is a tour de force in the comedy scene of her tiny hometown of New York City. She can be seen on stages across the city performing everything from stand up to Jack and Rose making out (with tongue!) on the front of a doomed ship. You can find her award-winning comedy writing and viral videos all over the internet. Beware the rabbit hole that her comedy will force your brain to tumble down!