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'Wicked'-Themed Night To Light Up Popular Holiday Drive-Thru In Westchester: Here's When 'Wicked'-Themed Night To Light Up Popular Holiday Drive-Thru In Westchester: Here's When
'Wicked'-Themed Night To Light Up Popular Holiday Drive-Thru In Westchester: Here's When A Westchester holiday favorite is offering a magical-themed night featuring witches and songs from the hit musical "Wicked" just before New Year’s Eve.  Families looking for a festive way to celebrate the holidays can visit Westchester’s Winter Wonderland Drive-Thru Holiday Light Extravaganza at the Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla, where a "Wicked Night" will take center stage on Monday, Dec. 30.  The special event will bring the beloved witches Elphaba and Glinda to life along the route, accompanied by hit songs from the iconic movie, which was adapted from the 2003 musical and was…

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by Ben Crnic
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NY's Drew Barrymore Brings 'Wicked' Star Ariana Grande To Tears With Magical Surprise NY's Drew Barrymore Brings 'Wicked' Star Ariana Grande To Tears With Magical Surprise
NY's Drew Barrymore Brings 'Wicked' Star Ariana Grande To Tears With Magical Surprise Ariana Grande was over the rainbow with joy following an on-set surprise by Drew Barrymore. The pop icon, who’s currently dazzling moviegoers with her portrayal of Glinda the Good Witch in the box office smash hit “Wicked,” was brought to tears during an appearance on “The Drew Barrymore Show” set to air Thursday, Dec. 5. “I have something that’s extremely exciting and special. It’s actually, it was owned by the Smithsonian and now it’s owned in private hands,” the 49-year-old Barrymore teased Grande. “But for the purposes of our sit-down, they loaned it to us.” Grande then gasped as Bar…

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by Michael Mashburn
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NY's Idina Menzel Had One Stipulation Before Agreeing To Showstopping 'Wicked' Cameo NY's Idina Menzel Had One Stipulation Before Agreeing To Showstopping 'Wicked' Cameo
NY's Idina Menzel Had One Stipulation Before Agreeing To Showstopping 'Wicked' Cameo Thank goodness it all worked out. While it may be true that no one mourns the wicked, fans certainly would have mourned the absence of New York native Idina Menzel had she not made her scene-stealing cameo in the spellbinding new “Wicked” movie. The musical fantasy film – a two-part adaptation of the Broadway stage musical that was loosely based on the 1995 novel – tells the origin story of the Wicked Witch of the West from L. Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” Menzel, who grew on Long Island in Syosset, was the first actress to portray its protagonist, Elphaba, a role for which sh…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Ariana Grande's Ex-Boyfriend, NY Dance Instructor, Sexted With Underage Students, Police Say Ariana Grande's Ex-Boyfriend, NY Dance Instructor, Sexted With Underage Students, Police Say
Ariana Grande's Ex-Boyfriend, NY Dance Instructor, Sexted With Underage Students, Police Say A New York dance instructor who once dated singer and actress Ariana Grande is facing child sex crimes charges after allegedly exchanging sexual content with underage students, authorities said. Long Island’s Jordan Viscomi, age 30, of Centereach, was arrested Wednesday, May 17, according to Suffolk County Police. Viscomi is a dance instructor at David Sanders Dance Dynamics, located on Sunrise Highway in Oakdale. According to investigators, he met and befriended two girls, ages 15 and 16, while they were dance students there. Over three days in April 2023, Viscomi engaged in live video c…

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by Michael Mashburn
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22-Year-Old New Yorker To Appear On Live Shows Of 'The Voice' 22-Year-Old New Yorker To Appear On Live Shows Of 'The Voice'
22-Year-Old New Yorker To Appear On Live Shows Of 'The Voice' Bella DeNapoli, a 22-year-old New Yorker, had made it to the live shows of the singing competition "The Voice." The Long Island native, a resident of West Islip, grew up "surrounded by music," according to her contestant profile.  She has been performing on the show's 21st season, which debuted on Monday, Sept. 20, and most recently made in through the show's "Knockout Rounds." During her audition for the competition, which aired on NBC in September, DeNapoli performed her own rendition of Danity Kane's song "Damaged." After impressing the judges, she chose to perform on judge Ariana Gra…

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by Nicole Valinote