Wake Up with BWW 10/9/2015 - Ny Pops, Comedy of Errors, King Charles III and More

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? This weekend's big news: The NY Pops launches its 2015-16 season with two stage greats, COMEDY OF ERRORS goes on tour and KING CHARLES III arrives in New York! We had so much fun taking mug-shots of our fans at this year's BC/EFA Broadway Flea Market that we're adding a new weekly Friday morning tradition -- we call it Fan Fridays! Name: Aisling Halpin Hometown: Cortland, NY Last Show She Saw: 'CURIOUS INCIDENT' Her Favorite Show: WEST SIDE STORY Broadway Star She Wants to Meet: Bernadette Peters - Andrew Rannells is next in line for King George's crown in HAMILTON on Broadway! - FUN HOME's Sydney Lucas will star in Manhattan Concert Productions' THE SECRET GARDEN next year! - Skylar Astin , Bianca Marroquin & Morgan Hernandez are set for Carnegie Hall ... (more)
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Rape reported near SUNY Cortland campus

A SUNY Cortland student told police the rape occurred early Wednesday morning near the corner of Groton and Graham avenues, according to the college. In September, a Tompkins Cortland Community College student was charged with raping a woman in a SUNY Cortland-owned off-campus house.
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Palestinian activist aims to 'start an intifada against Israel in the US'

In the aftermath of a viral video in August of Palestinian women and children physically preventing an IDF soldier from arresting a 12-year-old boy for stone throwing, the boy's father, Bassem Tamimi, is on a five-week speaking tour in the United States aiming to galvanize support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign against Israel. After a speaking engagement in Cortland, New York, last month, Tamimi told The Times of Israel that the video footage of August's incident was his "latest tool" to promote BDS efforts.
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Chittenango recovers from loss at Homer with solid win over Cortland

... in the action. The demoralizing loss could have been a turning point for Chittenango, which had to head back to Cortland County last Friday for a game at former Class A school Cortland . Gondeck's wrist, it turns out, wasn't hurt that badly. The ...
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Silver Seniors Vie For Gold

State Senator Jesse Hamilton and St. John's Seniors Organization President Joyce Bolden turned out to support the 40 seniors, who engaged in fierce competition at St. John's Recreation Center in Crown Heights. Bolden recently returned from winning her own gold medal in the Empire State Senior Olympic Games in Cortland, N.Y., and was inspired to start a similar event in Brooklyn.
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Cortland High to dedicate wrestling room to Hall of Fame coach Gary Dillingham

On the day Gary Dillingham died last January, the 76-year-old had helped set up and clean the wrestling mats at Cortland High School before a Purple Tigers' match. "Wrestling was his passion," said the former coach's daughter, Deedee Dillingham of Liverpool.
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Wothe, Paul Lee

... Lee Wothe, 64, of Visalia passed away on September 26, 2015 at his home surrounded by family. Paul was born in Cortland, New York on February 5, 1951. He was the first child of Paul Jr. and Vera Wothe. He grew up in Upstate New York until he entered ...
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