{"id":2025910,"date":"2025-09-16T10:21:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T10:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2025910"},"modified":"2025-09-16T10:21:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T10:21:05","slug":"emmy-winner-buffalo-broadcasting-legend-headline-mark-twain-shows-in-elmira-wellsville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/emmy-winner-buffalo-broadcasting-legend-headline-mark-twain-shows-in-elmira-wellsville\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmy winner, Buffalo broadcasting legend headline Mark Twain shows in Elmira, Wellsville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">An Emmy-award winning actor and a Buffalo broadcasting hall of famer are bringing legendary author and humorist Mark Twain to life on two Southern Tier stages this fall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In Elmira, the Clemens Center will host two performances of &#8220;Mark Twain Tonight!&#8221; on Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 14-15 at 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Screen star Richard Thomas, who won an Emmy Award for his lead role as \u201cJohn-Boy Walton\u201d in the beloved CBS Television drama &#8220;The Waltons,&#8221; stars as Twain in a performance written and originally performed by actor Hal Holbrook.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>A performance of Mark Twain Live will take place at 6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 25 at the Nancy Howe Auditorium in Wellsville. Tickets are $10.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In Wellsville, Mike Randall, long-time senior meteorologist at WKBW-TV Channel 7 in Buffalo, will perform &#8220;Mark Twain Live&#8221; at 6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 25 in the Nancy Howe Auditorium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Randall began impersonating America&#8217;s greatest author at the age of 17, with his first show in May 1972 at Rosary Hill College (now Daemen College) in Buffalo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tickets for both shows are currently on sale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Here&#8217;s what to know about the productions, including ticket information and more.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">How to get tickets for &#8216;Mark Twain Tonight!&#8217; at Clemens Center<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tickets for \u201cMark Twain Tonight!\u201d are on sale, with prices starting at $56. For tickets and more information, call the Clemens Center Box Office at 607-734-8191 or 800-724-0159 Monday through Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., or order tickets <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ClemensCenter.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:online.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">online.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"marker\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/purchase.clemenscenter.org\/EventAvailability?EventId=264&amp;_gl=1*1tqo70n*_gcl_au*MjU0OTg1NDAwLjE3NTU3MDE4MDc.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Buy tickets for &quot;Mark Twain Tonight!&quot; at Clemens Center;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Buy tickets for &#8220;Mark Twain Tonight!&#8221; at Clemens Center<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">How to get tickets for &#8216;Mark Twain Live&#8217; at Howe Auditorium<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased at the Main Desk of the David A. Howe Library, 155 N. Main St., or at the door the night of the show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The evening is a fundraiser for the library.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong>More: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stargazette.com\/story\/news\/local\/2025\/09\/05\/why-mark-twains-study-was-moved-to-downtown-elmira-history-column\/85944511007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Why Mark Twain's study sits in downtown Elmira, and not the Quarry Farm: History column;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Why Mark Twain&#8217;s study sits in downtown Elmira, and not the Quarry Farm: History column<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Thomas best known for portrayal of Walton clan&#8217;s eldest son<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thomas is the first and only actor authorized to perform Holbrook&#8217;s original creation, which has played more 2,300 performances, to an audience of more than 2 million people nationwide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While Thomas&#8217; career-defining role came as the eldest of the Walton children in Depression era Virginia, he is most recognizable to contemporary television audiences for his roles in the hit series &#8220;Ozark,&#8221; &#8220;The Americans,&#8221; &#8220;Billions,&#8221; and the original Stephen King mini-series &#8220;It.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thomas was most recently seen on Broadway in &#8220;Our Town,&#8221; on tour as Atticus Finch in &#8220;To Kill a Mockingbird,&#8221; and on Netflix\u2019s &#8220;Ozark,&#8221; and recently named as a 2025 Theater Hall of Fame inductee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Next year marks the 60th anniversary of the Broadway premiere of \u201cMark Twain Tonight!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong>More: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stargazette.com\/story\/news\/local\/2025\/08\/15\/how-the-langdon-plot-became-mark-twains-final-resting-place-in-elmira\/85512819007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Langdon Plot and the Clemens family: Inside Mark Twain's final resting place in Elmira;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Langdon Plot and the Clemens family: Inside Mark Twain&#8217;s final resting place in Elmira<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Randall racks up 2,000 performances of &#8216;Mark Twain Live!&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Randall earned AP and UPI awards during his tenure as senior meteorologist with Channel 7. He was inducted into the Buffalo Broadcasting Hall of Fame in September 2017.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Prior to WKBW-TV, Randal worked as a co-host of PM Magazine at WFSB-TV in Hartford, Conn. and at WDBJ-TV in Roanoke, Va.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">.A television career highlight for Randall was filling in on ABC&#8217;s &#8220;Good Morning America.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Randall, with more than 2,000 performances as Twain, last brought this show to Wellsville in September 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Mark Twain Live!&#8221; was endorsed by the Mark Twain Museum of Buffalo and Randall was the official Mark Twain of The Annual Huck Finn Jubilee in Victorville, Calif. for a decade, and the Annual Mark Twain Birthday Bash &amp; Symposium in Buffalo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Email Neal Simon at nsimon@gannett.com.\u00a0To get unlimited access to the latest news, please subscribe or activate your digital account today<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This article originally appeared on Elmira Star-Gazette: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stargazette.com\/story\/news\/local\/2025\/09\/16\/richard-thomas-mike-randall-as-mark-twain-in-elmira-wellsville-shows\/86111401007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Richard Thomas, Mike Randall as Mark Twain in Elmira, Wellsville shows;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Richard Thomas, Mike Randall as Mark Twain in Elmira, Wellsville shows<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Emmy-award winning actor and a Buffalo broadcasting hall of famer are bringing legendary author and humorist Mark Twain to life on two Southern Tier stages this fall. 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