“The Minnesota Fringe Festival had another record-breaking year in both ticket revenues and total audience size. The 11-day performing-arts extravaganza, which ended Sunday, sold 44,814 tickets, a slight increase of 200 tickets over last year… There was some speculation within the Fringe community that attendance would dwindle in a year that featured more newcomers and fewer well-known names.” Average attendance per show was down slightly, but Fringe organizers say that’s because, without many big-name blockbusters on the schedule, the audience fanned out more than usual.