Broome Arts Mirror – Local Theatre Reviews
The Broome Arts Mirror is a group of volunteers affiliated with the Broome County Arts Council who write previews and reviews about local performances and arts shows. For inquiries, including having someone review your local production, please contact us at bamirror@broomearts.org.
SRO’s ‘Mamma Mia’: Gone but not forgotten
Reviewed by Nancy Oliveri I wish I could tell you that you still had a chance to see SRO Productions III’s Mamma Mia, and that my little review could encourage you to do that, but shortly after I saw it on opening night late last month, tickets totally disappeared. [...]
Fab Arts’ ‘God of Carnage’ is good, nasty fun
Reviewed by George Basler The four characters in God of Carnage are not the type of people you want to have over for dinner. They’re distinctly unlikable, hiding deep-seated hatreds under cultured facades. But, boy, are they funny. At least that’s the case in a gleefully nasty new production [...]
Theater programs: another printed medium threatened
Here's a link to a New York Times column about the advent of e-programs at NYC theaters: https://tinyurl.com/y9njrq4l. As they say, talk amongst yourselves. -- Barb Van Atta
Half Light’s ‘Nevermore’ blended murder, madness and melodrama
Reviewed by George Basler Murder and madness were on display this past weekend in the Southern Tier. So was despair and longing for lost love. They came courtesy of Nevermore: An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe staged by the Binghamton-based Half Light Theatre. The production was an adaptation of [...]
P&SB looks at regional theater
For those of you who no longer subscribe to the Press & Sun-Bulletin, I’m offering links to two well-researched arts articles. On Sunday, Jan. 6, Chris Kocher wrote about the rise and fall of the Cider Mill Playhouse: https://tinyurl.com/y8phzg94. On Monday, Jan. 7, Maggie Gilroy followed with a roundup [...]
WSKG’s ‘Old Bones’ is rich with Binghamton history
Reviewed by Nancy Oliveri Brian Frey, WSKG'S prolific writer and producer, has completed more than 20 films for the public television station, and his latest effort, Old Bones: The Story of Exterminator, is terrific. I attended a screening of the new documentary this past Tuesday (Nov. 27) where WSKG [...]
Broome Arts Mirror writer has new wrticle on OPERAWIRE
Tony Villecco, one of the writers for Broome Arts Mirror, has a new article on the online opera site OPERAWIRE. He has interviewed mezzo soprano Megan Marino. http://operawire.com/interview-mezzo-megan-marino-on-growing-into-an-operatic-career/
Art and drama merge at KNOW’s annual festival
Reviewed by George Basler Wendy Biller thinks artists and playwrights have similar qualities. In both cases, they work from starting points and then “as they move forward, imagination can take them anywhere.” So, when the Los Angeles-based playwright and screenwriter learned about this year’s Playwrights and Artists Festival at Know [...]
BPO concert pushes all the right buttons for gamers
Reviewed by Barb Van Atta Soundtracks of video games are part of the “music of my life” – and I don’t necessarily mean that in a good way. I’m sure I wasn’t the only parent in the audience last night (Nov. 16), when the Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra presented “Video [...]
SRO’s ‘Titanic’ a muliti-layered winner
Reviewed by Tony Villecco It doesn’t appear that there is any show that SRO Productions III cannot conquer. The company's latest offering is Maury Yeston’s epic musical Titanic (book by Peter Stone), the sad and true story of how the desire for power, publicity and money led 1,517 innocent [...]
EPAC’s ‘Annie’ casts a warm glow
Reviewed by George Basler Annie is a sugar-coated fairy tale of a musical that radiates optimism and good cheer that only the most hard-hearted Grinch could resist. Such is also the case with a buoyant production that opened this Friday (Nov. 9) at the Endicott Performing Arts Center for [...]
BU production of timeless classic sparkles
Reviewed by George Basler Gambling might not be your thing. You may never have set foot in a crap game or hung on the rail of a race track. But here’s a sure bet for you: If you head to the Watters Theater at Binghamton University, you'll have a [...]
‘Suor Angelica’ centerpiece of TCO banquet of musical delights
Reviewed by Sherri Strichman Tri-Cities Opera continues to surprise me. I knew I was headed for a performance yesterday (Nov. 9) of Giacomo Puccini’s one-act opera Suor (Sister) Angelica but wondered how TCO planned to make a full meal out of a single dish. Instead, the audience was treated [...]
BAMirror’s Villecco has new article on Operawire
Broome Arts Mirror reviewer Tony Villecco, who frequently writes about movie and music stars of the past, has a new article on Operawire about legendary tenor Luigi Alva. Here's a link: http://operawire.com/interview-legendary-tenor-luigi-alva-on-his-major-career-moments-maria-callas/
Goodheart and Shaw dazzle at BU recital
Reviewed by Tony Villecco Bass-baritone Kenneth Shaw and baritone Thomas Goodheart performed a dazzling joint recital last night (Oct. 27) at Binghamton University’s Anderson Center. Both singers trained and performed leading roles with Tri-Cities Opera, and they dedicated the evening to the 70th season of the local opera company, [...]
