Talented Cider Mill cast finds all the color in ‘Tintypes’
Reviewed by Lee Shepherd Tintypes, a nostalgic look back at the best and the worst of the turn of the (last century), is a lightweight but highly energetic and thoroughly entertaining evening of...
View ArticleCider Mill cast makes the most of humor in ‘Leading Ladies’
Reviewed by George Basler Even in an age of political correctness, a time-honored way to get laughs is to put a couple of guys in dresses and let the fun begin. The technique has been used, with...
View ArticleUnited Cultural Fund grants total $228,000 for 2013
By Barb Van Atta Tomorrow (March 13), Broome County Arts Council Board Chairman Fred Xlander and Executive Director Sharon Ball will announce the awarding of more than $228,000 in United Cultural Fund...
View ArticleCider Mill’s ‘Trying’ is a triumph
Reviewed by George Basler At first glance the plot of Trying seems to be the worst kind of theatrical cliché. One character in the two-character play is a cantankerous, demanding old man. The other is...
View ArticleCider Mill’s ‘End Days’ is humorous take on a desperate situation
Reviewed by George Basler The Stein family in End Days takes dysfunction to a whole new level. Dad is nearly catatonic after surviving the 9/11 attacks; Mom is a strident “born again” Christian; their...
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Elvis never leaves the building in Cider Mill’s ‘All Shook Up’
By Nancy Oliveri All Shook Up, the last show of the Cider Mill Playhouse’s 2012-2013 season, is a hunk-a-hunk-a burning love story fashioned around some of the Elvis Presley’s most memorable tunes,...
View ArticleCider Mill premieres snappy, well-acted Holmes adventure
Reviewed by Nancy Oliveri The lights come up on the unmistakable digs of Sherlock Holmes’ London flat. A shabby chair, a horsehair chaise, a table with a carafe of claret and a game board set for a...
View ArticleBU prof Peters remembered
Binghamton University theater professor Susan Peters, also a stalwart of the Cider Mill Playhouse, passed away Oct. 18. Here is a link to her Press & Sun-Bulletin obituary; feel free to add your...
View ArticleCider Mill’s ‘Wonderettes’ offer fun music but a flimsy plot
Reviewed by George Basler When you head to the Cider Mill Playhouse in Endicott for The Marvelous Wonderettes, be sure to bring your sense of rhythm and your memories. Nostalgia for the days of both...
View ArticleDueling ‘Spamalots’ hitting Tier this season
By George Basler Theater officials swear it’s a coincidence, but fans of the British comedy troupe Monty Python should be licking their chops with glee. That’s because two local theater companies — the...
View Article‘Colorblind — A Musical’ takes shape in Binghamton
Reviewed by Nancy Oliveri Colorblind — A Musical had a tenuous start Feb. 20, when one of the leads was unexpectedly delayed by about an hour. This, however, gave the rest of the actors, the writers...
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Cider Mill packs them in for its first-ever ‘Comedy Night’ fundraiser
By Nancy Oliveri With comedians from New York City, Syracuse and Binghamton, the Cider Mill Playhouse presented its first-ever fundraiser and stand-up comedy night on March 1. Thinking I had all the...
View Article‘Deathtrap’ shows its age in Cider Mill production
Reviewed by George Basler Pity poor Sidney Bruhl, the main character in Ira Levin’s Deathtrap. After four straight flops, the once successful playwright has become a burnt-out case whose talent has...
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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...
View ArticleNew Cider Mill director shakes up season, sets ambitious goals
EDITOR’s NOTE: BAMirror occasionally chats with recently appointed leaders of local arts organizations. Today we talk with the new executive director of the Cider Mill Playhouse. By George Basler...
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BROOME COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL AWARDS $233,000 IN 2014 UCF GRANTS
BC ARTS COUNCIL AWARDS $233,000 IN 2014 UCF GRANTS The Broome County Arts Council (BCAC), located at 81 State Street, Stephens Square Bldg Suite 501, Binghamton announced United Cultural Fund (UCF)...
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Cider Mill’s ‘Spamalot’ is silly and splendid
Reviewed by Nancy Oliveri About five years ago in New York, I had the pleasure to see Spamalot, the Eric Idle/John du Prez musical based on the cult classic film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, so I...
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‘Into the Woods’ an ambitious opener for the Cider Mill season
Reviewed by Nancy Oliveri The Cider Mill Playhouse’s season opener, Into the Woods (book by James Lapine, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim), is a bold choice, and the first under the leadership of...
View ArticleCider Mill’s ‘Hitch’ uneven but supplies some laughs
Reviewed by George Basler Comedian Lewis Black has made a career out of being an angry curmudgeon, spraying insults and invective about the absurdities of modern life. So who would have thought that,...
View ArticleCider Mill’s ‘Tenor’ hits all the right notes
Reviewed by George Basler With slamming doors galore, a slew of double entendres and a plot that joyfully defies logic, Lend Me a Tenor has all the elements of a classic farce. And these elements get a...
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