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The play about the Founding Father is so popular, theater-goers line up outside the theater each evening, NEW YORK CITY hoping to snap up one of the few remaining tickets that go up for lottery. neontaâs Carleigh Bettiol, The other night, one woman performing in the ensemble screamed when her name was called. of the hit off-Broadway show People clap and cheer. When the âHamiltonâ completes a circle. tickets are gone, the ushers welcome âI saw âIn the Heightsâ six times disappointed fans to try again the on Broadway, then I toured with that next night. same show,â she said. âAnd now Iâm âIâve been here when theyâve working with the team who created âIn drawn the lottery, and itâs amazing the Heightsâ on âHamiltonâ.â to see,â said Bettiol. âThe audience âHamiltonâ has sold out of its response has been amazing.â November-May run at the Public And the critics love it too. âIn Theater in the East Village, and opens remixing the past to his own beat, on Broadway July 13 at the Richard Ian Austin/ OTSEGO.life Lin-Manuel Miranda shows us the Rodgers Theater. âIt has the potential Carleigh Bettiol joins Alexander Hamilton in the future,â wrote David Cote in Time to be the next âLes Miserablesâ or âThe lobby of the Public Theater in New Yorkâs East Vil- Out, an art and culture magazine. lage, where âHamiltonâ is packing the house. Book of Mormonâ,â Carleigh said. Please See CARLEIGH, B2 By LIBBY CUDMORE
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The Hill City Rollers will rumble with the Assault City Battery Brigade Friday, March 6, in a fundraiser for the Greater Oneonta Historical Society.
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et your game face on for the Oneonta Hill City Rollers, as they take on the Assault City Battery Brigade of Syracuse in a roller derby fundraiser for the Oneonta History Center. 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 6. Admission $8 ($5 children, students, and seniors). Interskate 88, 5185 Rte. 23, Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-0960 or email info@oneontahistory.org. TARTAN TERRORS: Cooperstown
Concert Series presents premier Celtic band the Tartan Terrors, mixing energy of rock with traditional folklore, dance, pipes, fiddle, drums, and humor. 7 p.m., Friday, March 6. Tickets $8-$20; ages 12 and under free when accompanied by adult. Tickets at Ellsworth & Sill, Church & Scott Pharmacy, Fly Creek General Store, and at door, if not sold out. The Otesaga, 60 Lake St., Cooperstown. Info, www.cooperstownconcertseries.org
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Dr. Chris Kjolhede plays a âKazoosaphone.â
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DESSERT THEATER: Little Victory
Players present the Tony-Award winning comedy, âA Thurber Carnival,â 7:30 p.m., Friday-Saturday, March 6-7. Also desserts & wine for troupeâs 12th annual event. Tickets $15 ($8 students) in advance; $18 ($10 for students) at door. Unitarian Universalist Society, 12 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Reservations (607) 441-3206.
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FLY CREEK n the stage of the Fly Creek Methodist Church, Bill Schaeffer is playing an acoustic version of The Stray Catsâ âStray Cat Strut,â while grown men in paper cat masks yowl behind him. Itâs not a costume party â itâs the rehearsals of Fly Creek Philharmonic. âEverybody gets wacky and has a good time,â said Schaeffer, one of the 13 original participants. âWe practice for three months, and it gets us through the winter.â The show, on Friday-Saturday, March 13-14, marks the 20th year for the Philharmonic. This yearâs theme, âTwo by Two,â celebrates songs about animals, from âThe Flight of the Bumblebeeâ to âTeddy Bear Picnic.â Even the instruments have animal themes. âThis is the âFrogavariousâ,â said Ellen TilPlease See PHIL, B4
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Cooperstown Food Pantry. Noon-2 p.m., Saturday, March 7. Donate $15 and get a soup lunch in bowl of choice to keep, as reminder of âempty bowlsâ in Otsego County. Area food merchants and individuals donate soup and bread. More than 300 bowls created locally. Christ Church Parish Hall, 69 Fair St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 435-8257.
Above, Scottie Baker alternates between the kazoo and bird warbler while Ellen Tillapaugh joins in on the kazoo. At left, Dr. Chris Kjolhede, Dr. Tom Huntsman, Judy Steiner, Kim Stockwell, Bill Hayes and Bill Schaeffer get in the rhythm of âStray Cat Strut.â
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âLOLâ reading of the comedy âThe Importance of Being Earnest.â 7 p.m. Saturday, March 7. Admission $10 ages 13 and up; $5 ages 12 and under. Fenimore Art Museum, 5798 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, www.fenimoreartmuseum.org.
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