theater
One of the greatest new traditions in the neighborhood is at it again this summer, as South Brooklyn Shakespeare [http://www.southbrooklynshakespeare.com] returns for a third season — and they’ve got a teaser about which play to expect! Founded in 2013 [/blog/events/south-owners-bring-august-shakespeare-to-5th-avenue] by South [https://www.facebook.
concerts
Source: frankievallifourseasons.comYou’ve seen him portrayed in the Broadway production of Jersey Boys or, maybe you saw the movie. Now you can see a true American legend, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons [http://www.kingstheatre.com/shows/frankie-valli-and-the-four-seasons], in person at the newly restored Kings Theatre [http://ditmasparkcorner.
Celebrities
Source: Wikimedia CommonsWhat a curmudgeon. Sheepshead Bay’s most famous living resident, Larry David, is in town for the long haul, and it looks like he’s shunning his old neighborhood. The surly comic writer who created Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm has taken up residence in a “five-star suite”
Bobby McFerrin
[/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Bobby-McFerrin_CarolFriedman5.jpg]Bobby McFerrin will kick off the Brooklyn Center’s 60th anniversary season this Saturday. Photo by Carol Friedman, via Brooklyn Center. It was the winter of 1955, and the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College [http://www.brooklyncenter.org/] had
1027 Flatbush Avenue
After being shuttered for almost four decades, the Kings Theatre [/?s=kings+theatre] (1027 Flatbush Avenue) will reopen in January 2015 as a major performing arts venue that is slated to present more than 200 annual performances, from popular music to comedy and dance, according to a press release issued
mary poppins
Tomorrow, join the talented thespians of PS 217 [http://ps217brooklyn.org]‘s Magnet Program as they put on Mary Poppins! At 5pm on Saturday, June 7, students will act and sing their way through the story of the original super nanny. Tickets are $3 for adults and $1 for kids
amanda miller
Ditmas Park local and Third Root [http://thirdroot.org/] yoga instructor Amanda Miller is currently performing One Breath, Then Another: An Interactive Yoga Show [http://www.onebreaththenanother.com/] as part of the Dream Up Festival [http://www.dreamupfestival.org/] from Theater for the New City [http://www.theaterforthenewcity.net/]. The
Adrienne Kapstein
Wanda’s Monster [http://www.wandasmonster.com], a musical for kids directed by Ditmas Park resident Adrienne Kapstein [http://www.movementtheaterstudio.com], was recently reviewed in Time Out New York Kids [http://www.timeout.com/new-york-kids/things-to-do/blogger-series-serena-norr-of-momtrends-on-wandas-monster] as part of their Blogger Series. Momtrends [http://www.momtrends.com] managing
opera
Opera Oggi New York [http://operaogginy.info/] presents A Night of Love and Frolic at the Opera [https://www.facebook.com/events/438827666206514/] on at the Flatbush Reformed Church (890 Church Ave. on the corner of Flatbush Ave.) on Sunday, June 2 at 6pm. The show will feature music by
Brave New World
The Long Christmas Dinner [http://bravenewworldrep.org/current-season/] is coming to Ditmas Park. A 1931 play written by Thornton Wilder, the show chronicles 90 years of Christmas dinners in the Bayard family in all of 45 minutes. Described as a poignant, funny and unsparing look at an American family over
6401 20 ave
“Jeirani” Dance. Source: The Dancing Crane StudioA new cultural experience has taken root in Bensonhurst. Dancing Crane Studio [http://www.dancingcrane.org/] opened its doors at 6401 20th Avenue in order to foster Georgian language, literature and the arts. The Dancing Crane company has existed since 1996. Now, they have
gallery players
William Goldberg The Gallery Players’ annual Black Box New Play Festival [http://galleryplayers.com/plays/bb2012/] is winding down, and tonight marks the opening of the final play in the series — the last “box” of the year. According to the Players’ website, local playwright Judd Lear Silverman [http://juddls.home.