This Puzzle’s on the Fringe

In this word ladder, you start at the top (at the FRINGE, of course!) and change, add, or delete a single letter (or follow another instruction) on each subsequent step. So, for example, if the first word was BATS, you could CHANGE ONE LETTER to make the word CATS, BITS, BARS, or BATH on the next step, but you couldn’t make BOYS because that would involve changing more than one letter! Can you follow all the instructions to figure out the final answer?

The coolest theatre festival in Cincinnati!

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CHANGE ONE LETTER to get a nickname for a common household appliance, or for former Chicago Bears defensive tackle William Perry.

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CHANGE ONE LETTER to get a word for the Brent Spence or the Roebling.

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ADD ONE LETTER to the end of this answer to get a common woman’s first name.

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USE THE FRINGE WEBSITE’S SEARCH TOOL to search for that first name and ENTER THE LAST NAME of the only listed person with that first name.

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CHANGE ONE LETTER to get a type of wood often used in furniture.

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REMOVE ONE LETTER to get the first word in the two-word title of a Fringe show.

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ENTER THE SECOND WORD of that title.

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USE THAT WORD to fill in the blank in this question:

“What ______ is Fringe Late Night?”

Now, ANSWER THAT QUESTION IN ONE WORD (SPELLED OUT)!

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