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Gowanus

‘The Fish Queen of the Gowanus Canal’ explores love, history and waste in floating production

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Bay Ridge

Bay Ridge teen turns lockdown blues into art, premieres pandemic-inspired musical at Old Stone House

By Natalie Dahan

three performers dressed at the Marx Brothers during Marxfest 2024

AMNY

Marxfest 2024 celebrates more than 100 years of Marx Brothers comedy in NYC

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BrooklynONE Productions cuts ribbon on Tom Kane Theatre, paying tribute to late co-founder in new Industry City space

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

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‘Remember This Trick’ explores antisemitism, complex history, and tales of Jewish survival at the Target Margin Theater

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Crown Hill Theater debuts in former home of contested Black Lady Theatre

By Anna Bradley-Smith

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Bushwick

‘A very good punch in the stomach’: Last chance to see Katina Medina Mora’s intimate production of ‘Poison’

By Ximena Del Cerro

Marley Armstrong.

Gay City News

Cocktail Magique will draw you to Brooklyn

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Park Slope

Puerto Rican musical ‘Bomba and the Coquí’ to open Piper Theatre’s summer season in Park Slope

By Ximena Del Cerro

The new art space will bring performances and activities to the repurposed industrial development all year.

Theater

Arts company BkOne opens new 100-seat theater in Industry City

By Ximena Del Cerro

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Music

On Stage At Kingsborough brings back free outdoor concert series

By Jessica Parks

Lords of 52nd Street_Photo by Kevin Mocker

Theater

On Stage at Kingsborough to return to in-person performances in March

By Jessica Parks

Flatbush

New play performed on a Flatbush terrace explores the unseen effects of gentrification

By Ben Verde

irondale

Irondale theater launches immersive rendition of Alice in Wonderland

By Janet Santos

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Theater

Brooklyn’s small theaters step back into spotlight

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Anthony Ramos

Theater

Actor and recording artist Anthony Ramos surprises Brooklyn theater teacher with home reno

By Jessica Parks

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Park Slope

‘Prospect Hill’ to open this week in Park Slope’s Old Stone House, showcasing the nabe’s queer history

By Jessica Parks

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Books

‘Kweendom’ comics bring LGBTQ stories from stage to page in new book

By Reyna Iwamoto

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‘All the world’s a stage’: Shakespeare on Stratford to return to Ditmas Park

By Ben Verde

Irondale Brecht

Hear all about it: Irondale theater launches first ever radio play adapting Bertolt Brecht

By Kevin Duggan

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