By Lisa J. Curtis
The Vertical
Player Repertory presents Pietro Mascagni’s 1890 opera in one
act, "Cavalleria Rusticana," on June 15 at 8 pm and
on June 16 at 4 pm at 219 Court St. between Warren and Wyckoff
streets.
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By Paulanne Simmons
Harried commuters, desperate beggars, cripples
of all sorts - in the subway, we see them all. Writer-performer
Michael Schwartz puts then onstage in his hilarious, heartrending
and ultimately brilliant one-man show about seven people waiting
for a train that never arrives.
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By Adam Stengel
Oscar Brand is a folk singer, recording
artist, songwriter, guitarist, bawdy song balladeer, sea chantey
performer, radio broadcaster, television program host, emcee,
Broadway composer, playwright, actor, author, storyteller, musicologist,
historian, children’s recording artist, honorary Ph.D. and one
of the creators of "Sesame Street."
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By Lisa J. Curtis
For the third year in a row, the heavens
attempted to wash away the guests of the Brooklyn Hospital Center’s
annual gala fundraiser, and for the third year in a row, the
guests in their finery laughed in the face of thunder, lightening
and sheets of rain.
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By Lisa J. Curtis
It’s high quality and it’s cheap. It’s
international and local. It’s easy to get to and hard to leave.
Get out your daily planners, because I’m only going to write
this one time.
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By Tina Barry
Residents of Brooklyn Heights, I am about
to divulge your best-kept secret.
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By Gersh Kuntzman
Cyclones: The flag is up, but the hopes are already dashed.
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By Patrick Gallahue
Cyclones: Standing on the upper deck of a yacht called the Romantica, with an iron demarcation line — a.k.a. the Verrazano Narrows Bridge — at their backs, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro shook hands on a bet between the boroughs.
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