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.
Cider Mill's 'Sirens' is lighthearted look at love’s last gasp
Reviewed by Nancy Oliveri When a man takes his wife on a cruise to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary and deliberately jumps overboard, you know something’s not quite right. In Deborah Zoe Lauffer's frothy comedy Sirens, as produced by the Cider Mill Playhouse in Endicott, we learn what happens when one half [...]
TCO 'Fledermaus' full of fun
Reviewed by Lee Shepherd For high opera (actually an operetta), the Tri-Cities Opera production of Die Fledermaus is as low-brow as you can get. The production, which opened last night (Friday, May 2) at The Forum in Binghamton, tapped every hilarious comedy convention you can name – funny accents, [...]
Half Light 'Company' salutes Sondheim
Reviewed by Nancy Oliveri I was invited to attend a full dress rehearsal of the musical Company, which Half Light Theatre Co. will open tonight (May 2) for a three-show run at the Tri-Cities Opera Center, 315 Clinton St., Binghamton. The musical, with a book by George Furth and music [...]
Improv comedy at the Schorr ebbs and flows
Reviewed by Nancy Oliveri The Schorr Family Firehouse Stage, now in its sixth season, is “the first performance venue of the Goodwill Theatre Performing Arts Complex & Professional Training Academy. Goodwill Theatre is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to bringing quality arts and entertainment programming to the community.” That is [...]
'Anne Boleyn' at BU views two different kinds of love
Reviewed by Lory Martinez For its final main stage production of the spring semester, the Binghamton University Theatre Department is presenting Howard Brenton’s Anne Boleyn, directed by Anne Brady. The historical ode to the controversial Boleyn girl’s rise and fall highlights the talents of Danielle Nigro as Anne Boleyn and Rob [...]
Remembering Cecil Popolo, artist of the greatest generation
The visual arts community has lost a giant presence, with the passing of artist and teacher “Cecil” Popolo. He died last week (April 18) at age 90. (Read the Press & Sun Bulletin obituary here) Last October, Mr. Popolo honored the Broome County Arts Council by attending the opening [...]
Retired TCO director Skrabalak dead at 65
UPDATE: Calling hours will be 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday (note time change) at the Laskowski Funeral Home, 367 Prospect St., Binghamton The funeral will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Main Street Baptist Church, 117 Main St., Binghamton (overflow parking available at Tabernacle United Methodist Church, 83 Main St.). Singers [...]
Were the arts part of your spring break?
We're betting that you didn't take a break from the arts during your spring break. How about sharing what you did?
KNOW Theatre’s 'The Rainmaker' is a creditable production of an American classic
Reviewed by Nancy Oliveri N. Richard Nash’s The Rainmaker is a favorite of KNOW Theatre’s artistic director and co-founder, Tim Gleason, who directed the company’s current production. This Rainmaker opened, ironically, on a very rainy Friday night (April 11) to a nearly full house at Binghamton’s old Carroll Street [...]
Triumphant 'Ben-Hur,' theater organist at The Forum
Editor’s Note: Broome Arts Mirror reviewer Nancy Oliveri was unable to attend The Binghamton Theater Organ Society's presentation of Ben-Hur at the Forum last Tuesday (April 8) and sent her sister in her stead. Reviewed by Therese Bohn Imagine playing two straight sets of music for about 75 minutes each with only a [...]
Santiago-Hudson praises efforts to bolster film and TV work at BU
By Lori Martinez Distinguished Binghamton University alumnus Ruben Santiago-Hudson returned to campus recently (March 29) for a talk sponsored by the Binghamton Film Initiative (BFI). The award-winning writer/director sat down with BFI’S co-founders Tyler Downey and Jared Biunno to talk about his career and how he made the transition [...]
Moscow Festival Ballet dazzles at Anderson Center
Reviewed by Lory Martinez The Moscow Festival Ballet returned to Binghamton University this past Monday (April 7) with elegantly executed excerpts from The Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Romeo and Juliet and Don Quixote. Artistic director for the performance, which took place in the Anderson Center, was retired Bolshoi Ballet dancer Sergei [...]
Good cast makes Ti-Ahwaga's 'Golden Pond' a sweet evening
Reviewed by George Basler The Golden Pond in On Golden Pond is a lovely vacation spot, filled with memories, that Norman and Ethel Thayer have called their summer home for nearly 50 years. And lovely is also the word that describes Ernest Thompson’s play, which has become a staple [...]
Remembering Jane Stuart-Andrus
We at Broome Arts Mirror are saddened by the passing of Jane Stuart-Andrus, co-owner with Connie Barnes and Patricia Hutchinson-Day of the beloved, independent bookstore RiverRead Books in downtown Binghamton. Read more at pressconnects.com.
Thought you'd like to read: Van Atta's article in BU's "Discover-e"
An article written by Broome Arts Mirror editor Barb Van Atta appears in the latest edition of Binghamton University's Discover-e newsletter. The article highlights a book by BU musicologist Drew Massey about the late music editor John Kirkpatrick. Read more.
