AN ALL-ORIGINAL MENTAL HEALTH
POP-STAR MUSICAL
STARRING CARLIE CRAIG
QUEEN CORNELIUS ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS
The World’s First Comedic Popstar on the Royal Mile at This Year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe!
Deceived. Gaslighted. Headlined! A fresh adaptation of her viral one-woman musical, quintuple threat performer, impressionist and MADtv star Carlie Craig makes her long-awaited return to stage and first-ever Edinburgh Fringe Festival debut with ONE: The Musical, in its worldwide premiere this Summer at the Royal Mile.
ONE: The Musical is a story of a woman destined for stardom (Carlie Craig), who falls in love with her childhood crush from TV in Hollywood, only to discover four years into their relationship, at the height of the pandemic, that he had been living a double life all along. Circumstances too absurd to be true, she dissociates and chronicles her betrayal, subsequent PTSD and healing process through a score of pop bangers — performing each tune through her alter-ego, The World’s First Comedic Popstar.
Based on a true story and with a decade of development behind it, the show features eleven all-original songs written by Carlie Craig herself and Will Jay (K-Pops!). Directed by Blayze Teicher (Trainspotting Live, Interested In), Choreographed by Sarah Crane (Netflix’s Star Search for the Honky Tonk Chicks), and led by Seasoned-veteran Edinburgh Fringe producer Kelly Lynne D’Angelo (Les Millenniables; The Anti-Yogi), ONE is packed with humor, heartbreaking vulnerability and catchy bop-after-bop.
Writer and star Carlie Craig (First Impressions with Dana Carvey, Will & Grace) says, “This project quickly led me down a path of self-discovery and inner healing I didn’t know I needed. I hope by performing this piece, others who have experienced similar traumas feel seen, understood and can walk away from the show knowing they are not alone… and can totally create their own pop personas when faced with trying times.”
