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.
Have you been having an art-full summer?
My son and I traveled to Cooperstown this past Tuesday (July 30) for a wonderful day of visual and performing arts (with a yummy lunch in between). Our agenda: the Hudson River School and Wyeth exhibits at the Fenimore Art Museum, an alfresco repast at The Blue Mingo [...]
Production at Roberson personalizes trauma of war
Reviewed by George Basler Judith Present’s War: What’s it For doesn’t deal with grand strategy, great battles or famous generals. Her characters are ordinary people caught up in the trauma of war that, while sometimes justified, is always ugly. “I want to stress what happens to people’s lives during [...]
U-E graduate swings at the Anderson Center
Reviewed by George Basler Jazz drummer Sherrie Maricle came back to her hometown last weekend and rocked the Anderson Center at Binghamton University as leader of the all-female Diva Jazz Orchestra. The orchestra got its start 20 years ago in a traditionally male-dominated field and, since then, has proven it can swing [...]
What did you do in the arts this week?
"This is the life," my son opined Sunday (July 21), as we positioned our lawn chairs, spooned our Italian ices (from Joey's) and settled back on the lawn facing the bandstand at Endicott's George W. Johnson Park. Our family foray into the arts this past weekend was EPAC's delightful [...]
Anderson Center's Herzog dead at 77
Floyd Herzog, the former director of Binghamton University's Anderson Center, died this morning (July 18). Here is a link to the Press & Sun-Bulletin online article: http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20130718/LIFE/307180028/Floyd-Herzog-former-BU-Anderson-Center-director-dies-77
Were you art-full this week?
Broome County has just enjoyed a jam-packed arts weekend. I was so busy singing in the chorus of "The Gondoliers" that I didn't have a chance to see or do anything else. SO .............. help me out, BAMirror readers, and tell me all about what I missed, from "Fame" to [...]
Solid Savoyards' production showcases local talent
Reviewed by Tony Villecco Roe (left) and Tornberg For more than 50 years, the Summer Savoyards have produced the popular English operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan, drawing largely on local talent ranging from fledgling teens to retired veterans. Last night (July 12) at Binghamton University's Anderson Center, the [...]
WSKG interviews star of Chenango River Theatre's one-man comedy 'Fully Committed'
Enjoy host Bill Snyder's July 5 interview with Wayne Pyle on WSKG public radio. He plays 40 ..... that's right ... 40 different characters in Chenango River Theatre's new one-man comedy Fully Committed, on stage at CRT in Greene through July 21. Broome County Arts Council is proud to underwrite Arts [...]
Are the arts part of your week?
If this week you've rehearsed a show, performed in a concert, visited a gallery, sketched a still life or just sat around talking about the importance of art in life, please share.
Painter Ted Whipple celebrates 100th birthday
Painter Ted Whipple, winner of a 2004 Heart of the Arts Award and resident of Elizabeth Church Manor, celebrated his 100th birthday on June 14 with a party organized by his family. In honor of his birthday, Ted and his family donated his 1971 painting of the windmill at [...]
Giving USA report says arts/culture fastest-growing philanthropic cause
According to the latest edition of Giving USA, arts and culture, in terms of donations, was Americans’ fastest-growing charitable cause in 2012, increasing an estimated 7.8% to $14.44 billion, according to a leading annual research report on charitable giving. Read the full report.
'Fully Committed' serves up laughs though plot is thin
Reviewed by George Basler For 80 or so minutes, Wayne Pyle is the hardest working man in show business as the only performer in the comedy Fully Committed, which opened this past weekend (June 28-30) at the Chenango River Theatre in Greene. In a funny and frenetic performance, Pyle [...]
Arts connections in a small town
Joe Patti, author of the arts blog Butts in the Seats and experienced arts administrator, writes about the connections that are created in a community engaged with the arts, and some not-often-discussed benefits that the arts bring, even in a small town. Case in point, I met an administrator [...]
Cyber Café West gets ready to celebrate anniversary
By George Basler Sandwiches, wraps, beverages and desserts are on the menu at the Cyber Café West on Binghamton’s West Side. So is an eclectic mix of music from blues and bluegrass to urban and rock. Located at 176 Main St., the café is marking its 16th anniversary as one of [...]
Nonprofit Revitalization Act passes NYS Legislature
The NonProfit Times recently wrote about the passage of the Nonprofit Revitalization Act by the NYS Legislature: A bill that would reform the laws governing nonprofits in New York unanimously passed both houses of the state’s legislature. It now awaits a signature from Gov. Andrew Cuomo before it becomes [...]
