The Maitland-based musician and performer will present his musical Make America Great Again based on, you guessed it, Donald Trump during the five-day festival.

While Wu initially wrote the musical as a one-man show in 2017 as part of his diploma of musical theatre studies, it has grown over the years to include more people and the subject matter changes with the times.

"It's very much an up-to-date musical based on current affairs," Wu said. "Initially it was about him [Trump] being elected. As time went on, I added more of the events that were in the news, the big events. In the past few weeks I've had to rejig the script to include his impeachment."

Make America Great Again: The Musical is not an ode to Trump but a satirical recount of his unexpected rise to the presidency and the controversies he has left in his wake - impeachment, North Korea and the Stormy Daniels saga just to name a few.

The story is told through parodies of well known show tunes and pop songs including numbers from Les Miserables, Hamilton, The Book of Mormon, The Greatest Showman and Wicked.

"When I was starting out in the world of cabaret, I found that the scene was dominated by tribute shows," Wu said. "I decided to put a twist on the tribute show format by choosing an unworthy subject. At the time, Donald Trump had just won the election so the pieces fell into place.

"It's not political. It's a musical within a musical. The characters on stage are making up a musical about Trump. It's a bit of a soap opera between the characters."

Wu, who presents shows through his company Wuhoo Entertainment, said the show is for lovers of musical theatre and cabaret.

He added that is was "great" to have a Fringe event in Newcastle, which enabled local artists, writers and producers like himself an opportunity to have their work noticed by more people who were interested in the overall festival.

"It's hard being an independent artist. Fringe festivals provide a platform for the types of shows that don't really fit that commercial space."

Wu, who has written and produced the show, is joined on stage by a Hunter cast including Sarah Elliott, Jonathan Vickers and Katrina Grabham.

There will be three performances of the musical during Newcastle Fringe, which runs March 18-22. The first will be staged at the Creative Art Space in Hamilton on March 20 at 9pm, the second at The Royal Exchange in Newcastle on March 21 from 7.30pm and the third at The Royal Exchange on March 22 from 6pm.

Tickets, available from newcastlefringe.com.au, cost $25 for adults and $20 for concession. You can also click here to be taken directly to the ticketing page for Wu's shows.

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