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By Grace Labatt
for The Brooklyn Paper

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Montana is bringing Yonkers to Brooklyn. Got that?

The Montana Repertory Theater is bringing its version of “Lost in Yonkers” to Brooklyn Center on April 15. And while being lost in Yonkers might sound like a recipe for disaster to most Brooklynites, the perpetually popular coming-of-age tale by Neil Simon makes for fascinating entertainment.

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“[It’s] the funniest production of ‘Lost in Yonkers’ in the entire world,” director Kara-Lynn Vaeni told GO Brooklyn this week.

Vaeni also cites the unique talent of her cast as a reason this production will stand out from others, specifically that of Lordan Napoli, who plays Bella and is “heartbreakingly hilarious.”

Expect to laugh, cry and cheer. And because the play hits so close to home, performing it in Brooklyn is “like pitching for the home team,” Vaeni said.

“Lost in Yonkers” will be at the Brooklyn Center’s Walt Whitman Theater (on the Brooklyn College campus, one block from the intersection of Nostrand and Flatbush avenues) at 3 pm on April 15. Tickets are $25. For information, call (718) 951-4500 or visit www.brooklyncenter.c....

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