The Oswego Players proudly present Cathleen O’Brien Brown in the coveted role of “Mama Rose” in its summer production of the great American musical “Gypsy.” Brown will be accompanied by a six-piece band and an all-star local cast from all over Upstate NY for this Sondheim spectacular!
The Great Wall of China is not a continuous wall, but a number of sections built over a long period of time. If all the sections are included in the length it would span about 13,600 miles. There are conflicting reports on whether or not the wall was seen from the Moon with most people saying it was not. The wall, while massive, is a long thin line. We visited the Great Wall on our first trip in the 1990s. On our recent visit to Beijing John and I decided to visit a different section of the wall.
Gypsy is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by Arthur Laurents, which focuses on Gypsy’s mother, Rose, whose name has become synonymous with “the ultimate show business mother.” It follows the dreams and efforts of Rose to raise two daughters to perform onstage and casts an affectionate eye on the hardships of show business life.
New York State is fortunate to have so many unique places to visit. One of those places is Howe Caverns which I found just as impressive on my third visit as I did on my first two visits decades ago. Howe Caverns took six million years to create and it is not finished yet, but the change is slow. Even if the changes in the caverns are not discernible other changes are. There is now a rock wall, zip lines, and even a bungee-style activity for those looking for thrills.
The production, which looks at the foibles of love and live on stage, features two one-act comedies: “Take Five” a comedy by Westley M. Pederson, directed by Donald Crowe and “Who Am I This Time?” by Christopher Sergel, based on the short story by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., directed by Valeri Roscoe Dedich.
John and I have been to several chocolate museums but nothing compared with our visit to the Chocolate Museum in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic and the first European city in the Americas. The Choco Museum is just steps from Plaza Colon in the heart of the colonial center of the city. The tour started in a small garden of cocoa plants and then followed the production process. We learned that the cocoa plant is “finicky.”
The final weekend of the musical production runs Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 3 p.m. There is no Sunday matinee this weekend.
Two of the newcomers, Doug Schneider and Leah Mullen, are slated to play the lead roles of Shrek and Princess Fiona. The pair are appearing for the first time with Oswego Children’s Theater however, they are no strangers to the stage as both have appeared in a number of productions.
Final weekend of the musical production runs Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 3 p.m. at CNY Arts Center, 357 State St. in Fulton.
The production will feature two one-act comedies: “Take Five” a comedy by Westley M. Pederson, directed by Donald Crowe; and “Who Am I This Time?” by Christopher Sergel, based on the short story by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., directed by Valeri Roscoe Dedich.
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