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'Theater History' Question Ends NY Teacher's Jeopardy! Run 'Theater History' Question Ends NY Teacher's Jeopardy! Run
'Theater History' Question Ends NY Teacher's Jeopardy! Run A New York high school teacher’s run on Jeopardy! has sadly come to an end. Dan Wohl, who teaches history at Long Island’s Syosset High School, fell short during the Final Jeopardy! round on the episode airing Thursday night, Feb. 9. Related report: Returning Champ Who Teaches In Syosset Was Voted 'Most Likely To Win Jeopardy!' The clue, from the “theater history” category, was: “In 1904, wearing a harness, actress Nina Boucicault became the first to play this character onstage.”  The answer: “Who is Peter Pan?” Unfortunately, Wohl wrote down “Pygmalion,” losing the $9,101 he had wage…
Summer Theatre Of New Canaan Marks 15th Season With Stacked Lineup Summer Theatre Of New Canaan Marks 15th Season With Stacked Lineup
Summer Theatre Of New Canaan Marks 15th Season With Stacked Lineup For what seems like countless years, the Summer Theatre of New Canaan has enriched the Connecticut community with its professional theatre productions.  This year, STONC celebrates its15th summer in New Canaan with a production of Cole Porter's Broadway hit musical comedy “Kiss Me, Kate” on its main stage at Waveny Park as well as a free, limited-run performance of “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare” in downtown New Canaan’s Christine’s Park, in conjunction with the New Canaan Library. Founded in 2004 by Ed and Melody Libonati, STONC has helped raise the cultural profile of New Cana…