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Palisades Fall Drama Will Feature ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog’

Palisades High School fall drama “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time,” based on the 2003 mystery novel by British writer Mark Haddon, will be held at Mercer Hall, 15777 Bowdoin St. This show won the 2015 Tony...

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Take a Prehistoric Trip at Universal

Jurassic World Ride Entices Fans By LAUREL BUSBY  Special to Circling the News Universal Studios’ newest addition, the Jurassic World: The Ride, is a fun revamp of the Jurassic Park ride, which originally opened on June 21, 1996. (Spoilers to...

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‘La Traviata’ Highlights to be Featured

This Sunday with Palisades Symphony A concert version of highlights of Guiseppe Verdi’s opera “La Traviata” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 25, at the Palisades Lutheran Church, 15905 Sunset. Joel B. Lish is the music director...

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‘And the Winner Is’ … Theatre Palisades

Holds Annual Awards Show/Meeting This was another strong season at Theatre Palisades, which produced “Bark! The Musical,” “Parfumerie,” “Twelfth Night,” “Clybourne Park” and “Lend Me a Tenor.” Gathering at Pierson Playhouse on August 11, various actors, technicians and TP members met...

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‘Lend Me a Tenor’ Provides Lots of Laughs

At Theatre Palisades, Making It a Must See After the initial setup, this Theatre Palisades production of “Lend Me a Tenor,” written by Ken Ludwig, produces nonstop laughs and is absolutely delightful. If you continue reading, you’ll find that this...

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Theater Around Town:

Noises Off Is a Delight By LAUREL BUSBY Contributing Writer Sardines, slamming doors, and silliness combine in Noises Off, a fast-paced farce that so delighted audiences last year that it has returned for an encore run at A Noise Within Theatre in...

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‘Mistakes Were Made’ Produces Lots of Laughs

An Original Play by Palisadian Jerry Mayer If one of a playwright’s first writing jobs was on the Jonathan Winters television show, you know the play “Mistakes Were Made: Coulda – Woulda – Shouda” is going to have lots of...

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Theatre Palisades:Play Opens, Playwright Festival Underway

‘Clybourne Park’ Examines Racial Attitudes “Clybourne Park,” which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2011, opened at Theatre Palisades this past weekend and will run through May 5 in the Pierson Playhouse. The play, by Bruce Norris, is in...

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Theatre Palisades Presents “Twelfth Night”

‘Twelfth Night’ a Delightful Romp Theatre Palisades is to be commended for trying something outside the repertoire of standards that a community theater usually puts on its schedule. Playing weekends through February 17 is William Shakespeare’s comedy “Twelfth Night, or...

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‘BARK!’ Produced by MacLeod and Wishnick

MacLeod, Wishnick Named Executive Producers Gavin MacLeod and Arnie Wishnick will serve as executive producers of “BARK! The Musical,” which will open on August 31 at Pierson Playhouse at Theatre Palisades. MacLeod, known for his role as Captain Merrill Stubing on the popular...

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