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Trapped workers rescued from NYC building collapse
NEW YORK (AP) — Firefighters have pulled three workers out of the rubble of a New York City construction collapse. The Fire Department of New York says five people were injured in the collapse at the five-story building in Brooklyn. One person is...Tags: Fire Department of New York, New York City, Brooklyn (New York City)
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Drama amid the laughs in 'Memoirs'
"Brighton Beach Memoirs" Neil Simon and Tennessee Williams aren't usually lumped together in discussions of 20th-century American playwrights. But upon viewing director Cody Estle's sturdy and warmhearted revival of the former's 1983 autobiographical...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Judaism, A Streetcar Named Desire (movie), Religion and Belief, Entertainment
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The family that frays together...
Staff WriterYou now that ol’ theater cliche “I laughed, I cried”? As hackneyed as that groaner may be, it is so true with Stage Door Theatre’s production of “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” which is playing through June 30 at the...Tags: Coral Springs, Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events, Tony Awards, Stage Door Theater
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Stewart Says Memoir Broke Writer's Block
In an in-depth Billboard cover story, two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Rod Stewart recalls how writing his succinctly titled memoir, Rod: The Autobiography, helped him break out of a nearly 15-year writer’s block in time to write and...
Tags: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Music, Entertainment
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Rod Stewart Releases "Time" Tracklist
The time is almost right for the release of the first all-new rock record from Rod Stewart in almost two decades. Time will be available on May 7 and according to a video trailer for the record will feature a dozen tunes (11 written and produced by...
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The God Squad: What would you ask the Lord?
So many readers have shared with me the one question they'd ask God. Thank you! Here's another selection, along with my comments. For the authoritative answers, you're going to just have to wait for The Boss to get around to you. Q. When I was 5 years...Tags: Natural Disasters, Martin Luther King Jr., Abusive Behavior
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Play About Walt Disney, Igor Stravinsky To Premiere In Newtown
Hartford CourantA play about Walt Disney and composer Igor Stravinskiy about the making of the animated film "Fantasia" sounds intriguing. Newtown's Stray Kats Theatre Company will present Frederick Stroppel's "Small World: A Fantasia" with actors Scott Bryce as Disney...Tags: Igor Stravinsky, Deception (movie), Middletown, Arts and Culture, Fantasia (movie)
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reFramed: In conversation with Arthur Tress
FrameworkArthur Tress was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Nov. 24, 1940. He took his first photographs while still in elementary school in 1952. He attended Bard College, where he studied art and art history, world culture and philosophy under Heinrich Bluecher.... -
National Guard Serves As Life-Line To Brooklyn Seniors
Staff ReporterA team of National Guardsmen and first responders went door-to-door Saturday, checking out apartment buildings where many of Brighton Beach's ailing seniors live, some who still have no power. They're supplying food and water to the residents. They're...Tags: Robert J. Lopez, Brooklyn (New York City)
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Season Preview: Garden Theatre
There's quite a bit of ballet in the Garden Theatre's season of live performances — a bonus for those who might find they are unable to attend an Orlando Ballet performance during its regular run at the Bob Carr downtown. On the theatrical side,...
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Subway Fire Causes Major Delays At Dekalb Ave.
pix11.com | @wpixA cable fire at Dekalb Avenue Station in Brooklyn is crippling subway service to and from Brooklyn, according to the MTA. The fire reached two alarms as firefighters battled thick smoke and flames, Tuesday afternoon. According to the MTA website, riders...Tags: Subway Transportation, Transportation, Coney Island, Whitehall, Railway Transportation
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'Brighton Beach Memoirs' playing at Town Players' Little Theatre in Newtown
Brighton Beach Memoires is a Neil Simon comedy that tells the story of Eugene Jerome's coming of age in Brooklyn in 1937. He has a sexual awakening and needs to find his identity, despite the fact that there's always a family member underfoot. It's...
Tags: Neil Simon, Matthew Broderick
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