Opera and Broadway showstoppers headline area stages this weekend. Also check out some owls at Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary & Audubon Center.
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4/17/13
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You may not agree with Vanessa Redgrave’s politics, but we all have to agree that she is a superb actress. Once again her skill is on display as she portrays Maria, the elderly Polish cousin of …
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By Elyse Trevers
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4/9/13
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If you have a fond nostalgia for the movie “Breakfast at Tiffany’s, then steer clear of the eponymous show adapted by Richard Greenberg now playing at The Cort Theatre. The show is closer to the …
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3/27/13
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Lawrence High School is one of three New York-area schools that are among 30 selected as finalists for a $3,000 gift card that can be used to repair or improve a school’s performance space as part of the “Make a Musical Competition” sponsored by the NBC television show “Smash” and Lowe’s the home improvement franchise.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/15/13
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Do you listen to Channel 6 on Sirius-XM radio? Do the words “blue eyed soul” resonate with you? If so, then you probably have a soft spot in your heart for ’60s British pop star Dusty Springfield. The 90-minute Off-Broadway show Forever Dusty at the New World Stages might have some appeal for you.
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By Elyse Trevers
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2/25/13
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An insurance company whose parent firm is based in Hewlett is one of three insurers the state is investigating for unacceptable claims practices in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/22/13
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Although Michaelle Solages began her first term in the New York State Assembly a month ago, she wanted to do something special for the community that put her there. On Feb. 1, she was sworn in at Elmont’s Dutch Broadway School, where she began her education more than two decades ago.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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2/6/13
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Why go to see a classic play, especially if you’ve seen it before? Either you love the show, want to see a new interpretation, or admire the actors. The latest version of Tennessee Williams’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” stars Scarlet Johansson as Maggie, wife of Brick and the younger son of Big Daddy Pollitt (ps) who’s dying of cancer. The recurring themes of the play include greed, superficiality, mendacity, sexual desire, repression, and death.
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Elyse Trevers
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1/31/13
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It’s been several years since Roseanne’s TV’s family entertained audiences on prime time. As the long- running show continued, the family added Roseanne’s ditzy younger sister Jacky, played by Laurie Metcalfe. The role earned her three Emmy Awards as she provided just the right amount of zany warmth opposite Roseanne Barr’s sarcastic wit.
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1/18/13
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A late model sedan driven by a woman who hit a tree overturned at West Broadway and Oxford Road in Cedarhurst at 10:43 a.m. on Jan. 8, according to Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Chief John McHugh.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/8/13
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