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.
'NY Times' checks out Glimmerglass
The New York Times recently published a review article that included all four productions of the Glimmerglass Festival's current season in Cooperstown. Here is a link: http://tinyurl.com/nmgzo4v.
Famed tenor Bergonzi dead at 90
Operatic tenor Carlo Bergonzi died last Friday (June 25). Here is a link to his New York Times obituary: http://tinyurl.com/khltgel.
KNOW Theatre invited to Tennessee Williams festival; fundraiser set for Saturday
By George Basler Tim Gleason has always had a love for the work of playwright Tennessee Williams. “I call him the American Shakespeare for his phenomenal use of language,” said Gleason, artistic director of Binghamton’s KNOW Theatre, which recently marked its 20th anniversary of producing edgy, provocative and offbeat [...]
Theater organist Avakian again delights at The Forum
Editor’s Note: Broome Arts Mirror reviewer Nancy Oliveri was unable to attend the Binghamton Theater Organ Society's recent concert and sent her sister in her stead. Reviewed by Therese Bohn If your Aunt Millie insisted on taking you to a theater organ concert, would you run for cover, imagining two long hours [...]
Have the arts been part of your week?
I was cheering from the wings and from the house for my son and his fellow Summer Savoyards cast members.(See Nancy Oliveri's Iolanthe: Re-Vamped review below.) How have the arts been part of your week? -- Barb Van Atta
Savoyards take amusing and creative detour with revamped 'Iolanthe'
Reviewed by Nancy Oliveri You have three more opportunities as of this writing, to see the Summer Savoyards' funny, updated and slightly twisted take on the Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe. In Iolanthe: Re-Vamped, the fairies of the original operetta are vampires, hence the title. I was fortunate to have seen the [...]
'Bat Boy' musical raises eyebrows at EPAC’s open air venue
Reviewed by Nancy Oliveri A few times during Thursday's opening night of the Endicott Performing Arts Company’s Bat Boy -- The Musica (July 17)l, I couldn't help but note a few eyebrows lift around me as if to say, "What just happened there?" To illustrate: a miked performer trades ear-splitting [...]
SRO Underground mounts strong production of edgy show
Reviewed by George Basler Being totally blindsided by a show doesn’t happen very often. But that’s what happened to me last weekend when I saw bare: A Pop Opera, staged by SRO Underground, a branch of SRO Productions III. Even though the musical has played in New York City and [...]
'bare' one of many art attractions this past weekend
Were the arts in your weekend? How could they NOT be, with so much going on? In fact, there were too many attractions and performances for us to cover here at BAMirror. So, please, please tell us what you did in the arts by adding a comment to this entry [...]
Pioneer TCO singer passes away
Leona Curatolo Davison, who sang mezzo-soprano roles with Tri-Cities Opera in Binghamton, beginning with the company's founding in 1949, passed away Friday (July 11). Here is a link to her obituary: http://tinyurl.com/kcthul9.
SPARE' s 'Drowsy Chaperone' is fun for a summer night
Reviewed by Nancy Oliveri “Hey, kids! Let's put on a show!” This is the thought that kept going through my head as I sat in on the final dress rehearsal of The Drowsy Chaperone, A Musical Within a Comedy, as performed by the relatively new community theater company known [...]
TCO names new general director
By Barb Van Atta Tri-Cities Opera’s board of directors will host a press conference July 24 to introduce TCO’s new general director, Susan Shiplett Ashbaker. The resident artist roster for the 2014-2015 season also will be announced at the event, which starts at 10 a.m. at the Opera Center, [...]
Former TCO leader is Alaska-bound
By Barb Van Atta Reed W. Smith, who resigned Feb. 25 as general director of Tri-Cities Opera, has been hired as executive director of Anchorage Opera. Here is a link to the announcement article in the Anchorage Daily News: http://tinyurl.com/l7xzk2e.
Remembering Julius Rudel
Julius Rudel, the principal conductor and director of New York City Opera for 22 years (1957-79), died Thursday. Many singers who trained at Tri-Cities Opera made their New York City debut under Rudel's guidance. Here is a link to the New York Times obituary: http://tinyurl.com/nqhsbfq
Have you been art-full this week?
How have the arts been part of your life lately? Please share.
