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Dinos roar!
Live ‘Jurassic World’ show stomps into Barclays Center
BY ROSE ADAMS
This show has Rex appeal!
An extravagant new show inspired
by the beloved movie “Jurassic
Park” will transform Barclays
Center into a prehistoric
playground from Feb. 20 to 23.
“Jurassic World Live” introduces
a new story set in the Jurassic cinematic
universe, and will feature
more than 20 life-size dinosaur
puppets, according to the show’s
tour coordinator.
“The T-Rex is 42 feet long,” said
Adrien Baez. “Imagine the size of
a school bus — that’s her size.”
The story, which takes place
between the fi rst and second “Jurassic
World” movies, stars a team
of scientists trying to save Jeanie,
the world’s smartest troodon,
from a group of evil conspirators
who want to use her as a weapon.
The performance will use projections
and scenery to reproduce
the jungles of Isla Nublar, Jurassic
World’s home base, inside
the sports arena. It will also feature
a rich diversity of dinosaurs
who look just like their on-screen
counterparts, including Blue the
Velociraptor, the Tyrannosaurus
Rex, a triceratops, and several fl ying
pteranodons, Baez said.
Some dinosaurs will be played
by actors carrying 120-pound costumes,
while others are fully animatronic,
controlled remotely
by puppeteers who determine
their movement, expressions, and
breathing from the sidelines.
The enormous thunder lizards
are a hit with kids, but the live tour
has something for everyone, said
Baez, including genuinely touching
moments between Jeanie the
dinosaur and her creator.
“It has action, it has a very
cool storyline, it has dinosaurs,”
he said. “There’s that connection
between Jeannie and Dr. Kate
Walker, and you’re at the edge of
your seat tearing up.”
“Jurassic World Live” at Barclays
Center 620 Atlantic Ave. at
Flatbush Avenue, (917) 618–6100,
www.barclayscenter.com. Feb. 20
at 7 pm; Feb. 21–22 at 11 am, 3 pm,
and 7 pm; and Feb. 23 at noon and
4 pm. $15–$100.
No fare
Coney Councilman
introduces bill to ax
transit fees
BY ROSE ADAMS
A Coney Island lawmaker is
recommending that state legislators
eliminate fees for city
buses and subways, opening up
the transit system to all New
Yorkers.
Councilman Mark Treyger
(D-Coney Island) introduced the
non-binding resolution in City
Council on Tuesday, claiming
the measure could help reduce
income inequality and mitigate
climate change.
“There is a real opportunity
to reimagine mass transit in
New York.,” Treyger said in a
statement. “With a single measure,
we can take a big bite out
of poverty, income inequality,
mass incarceration, and our
impact on climate change.”
The recommendation would
require the state to fork over
nearly $5 billion to the MTA per
year in order to make up for the
revenue generated by fares — a
reality that one MTA rep said
Treyger’s bill fails to address.
“Farebox revenue from subways
and buses yields more
than $4.8 billion annually
and accounts for a significant
portion of the MTA’s operating
budget, which is already
strained to the bone,” said MTA
spokesman Tim Minton. “Any
serious proposal on this matter
would have identified alternate
sources of funding for the system
that serves as the lifeblood
of New York city’s economy.”
But the Coney Island lawmaker
argued that the state’s
$178-billion budget for 2021
— $87 billion of which is earmarked
for transportation —
could cover the expense. Nearly
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DINO-MITE!: A new show will bring the dinosaurs from “Jurassic Park” to life. Photo by Feld Entertainment
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