Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Attleboro Community TheatreDecember 5, 2023With the holiday season upon us, Attleboro Community Theatre (ACT)’s joyous, heartwarming production of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” is the quintessential reminder of what Christmas is all about—family, tradition, and generosity.
Review: BIG, THE MUSICAL at The Community PlayersNovember 15, 2023The Community Players kicks off its 102nd season with a lively, endearing, production of “Big, The Musical,” based on the beloved 1988 film, directed by Penny Marshall and starring Tom Hanks.
Review: TERAPIA (THERAPY) at Teatro ECASOctober 26, 2023Teatro ECAS (Education Center of Arts and Science) kicks off its 26th season with Martín Giner’s play, ‘Terapia’ (Therapy), an intriguing, highly entertaining dramatic comedy that invites the audience to be a fly on the wall during a series of sessions between a psychiatrist and his most challenging patient.
Review: 2216: THE REMIX OF A GLOBAL EXPERIMENT at Wilbury Theatre GroupOctober 4, 2023The Wilbury Theatre Group kicks off the season with the world premiere of “2216: The Remix of a Global Experiment,” a powerful, immersive performance piece that showcases “melodies, memories, and stories not yet told” by a variety of individuals representing ethnicities and cultures from across the United States and around the world.
Review: JERSEY BOYS at Theatre By The SeaAugust 17, 2023Theatre By The Sea concludes another incredible season with its sleek, energetic, exciting production of “Jersey Boys,” the 2006 Tony Award-winner for Best Musical about one of the biggest pop music sensations in American history, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons.
Review: THE BOOK OF WILL At Contemporary Theater CompanyAugust 3, 2023Unlike any other name in literature, the words and works of William Shakespeare have stood the test of time, so try to imagine a period in history when his plays—as he wrote them—were on the brink of obscurity.
Review: AIRNESS at Contemporary Theater CompanyJuly 7, 2023What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think about air guitar? Now try to imagine a national championship with actual stage performances and musical accompaniment. Who would ever do such a thing—and why?
Review: THERE'S A BURGLAR IN MY BED at The Arctic PlayhouseMay 24, 2023What did our critic think of THERE'S A BURGLAR IN MY BED at The Arctic Playhouse? The Arctic Playhouse closes their exciting season with a crowd-pleasing, titillating production of Michael Parker’s screwball comedy, “There’s a Burglar in My Bed.”
Review: INDECENT at The Wilbury Theatre GroupApril 22, 2023Much like a movie within a movie, a play within a play is always a risky endeavor, and The Wilbury Theatre Group's powerful, gripping production of Paula Vogel's Tony-winning drama, 'Indecent,' proves that not only are they up to the task, but confirms their status as veritable masters of this unique art form.
REVIEW: THE INFERIOR SEX at Trinity Repertory CompanyMarch 26, 2023Directed with intricacy and precision by Tatyana Marie-Carlo, 'The Inferior Sex' takes place in 1972, when Vietnam, Watergate and women's lib dominated the headlines, and Shirley Chisholm (portrayed with an eloquent ferocity by Jackie Davis), the first Black woman elected to Congress, is making a historic bid for President of the United States.
Review: REVIEW: A CHRISTMAS STORY at Contemporary Theater CompanyDecember 5, 2022Contemporary Theater Company kicks off the holiday season with its delightful, rollicking production of 'A Christmas Story,' based on the beloved 1983 film written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown, and Bob Clark, and adapted for the stage by Philip Grecian.
Review: SOCIAL SECURITY at THE Arctic PlayhouseOctober 4, 2022The Arctic Playhouse in West Warwick kicks off its season with Andrew Bergman's hilarious eighties-era comedy, 'Social Security.' Under the skillful direction of Tony Annicone, 'Social Security' is a farcical story about family, old age and physical attraction that reminds the audience it's never too late to start living.