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| Photo from Chautauqua Lake Living |
Mike Randall is known as the popular WKBW news channel
reporter and weatherman. But did you know he is also known for his portrayal of
famous writer Mark Twain in his show Mark Twain Live?
Born in 1835, Mark Twain held many occupations in his
lifetime; newspaper reporter, riverboat pilot, gold miner, and most notably one
of our greatest authors. He is known for such works as The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer, Life on the Mississippi, Innocents Abroad, and
Roughing It.
Mr. Randall has been impersonating Mark Twain since the age
of seventeen. For over 47 years he has
performed his show at various locations, including the Buffalo Showboat, the
State Department in Washington DC, NYC off Broadway dinner theatre the Little
Hippodrome, the Huck Finn Jubilee in California, and many more totaling
over 2,000 performances. For more information please visit www.mikerandalllive.com.
On top of being a meteorologist and reporter, Mr. Randall is also an award-winning
playwright and was inducted into the Buffalo Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2017.
Come see Mike Randall as Mark Twain Live! Friday, September
6th, at 7p.m. in the Nancy Howe Auditorium of the David A. Howe Public Library,
155 North Main Street, Wellsville NY. This program is admission free and open
to the public!
This program is funded in part by the Decentralization
Regrant Program of the New York State Council of the Arts. This program, with
the support of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, is
administered by the Tri-County Arts Council.
