Providence Performing Arts Center News

Come From Away isn’t just a must-see, it’s a must-feel, so take advantage of seeing this tremendous production in person, while it’s at the Providence Performing Arts Center and get “all the feels.”

J.L. “Lynn” Singleton, President and CEO of the Providence Performing Arts Center has announced that the theatre's  “Cool Summer Nights” concert series returns in June and July 2023. It's a “cool,” affordable way to have a fun night out; tickets for “Cool Summer Nights” start at just $10! 

Legendary singer JOHNNY MATHIS, known as the “Voice of Romance”, comes to the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) to perform his greatest hits and personal favorites on September 23, 2023 at 8P. 

The Community Outreach Committee of the Providence Performing Arts Center has announced that applications for the ARTS Scholarships 2023 program are available as of Wednesday, February 1, 2023.

It’s always nerve-racking to revisit a show as an adult that was so important to you as a kid. I can’t even count how many times I saw the movie ANNIE as a kid; and it also holds the place in my memory of being the first touring Broadway musical I ever saw. So this production playing at PPAC through February 5th has some big shoes to fill, but I’m happy to report that the exceptional cast, classic songs and fantastic sets made this a magical night. All the favorite songs and scenes are comforting and exciting, but watching with adult eyes made this feel new but still resonant.

Inspired by COME FROM AWAY, the Tony Award winning musical based on a true story which exemplifies the best in human kindness and fittingly, also in celebration of National Make a Friend Day, the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) will host a community food drive to benefit We Share Hope on Saturday, February 11 from 10A to 2P.

The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) has announced the four new schools that have been selected to participate in the 2023 Disney Musicals in Schools program. The program is an initiative developed by Disney Theatrical Group to create sustainable theater programs in under-resourced elementary schools.

What did our critic think of JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Providence Performing Arts Center?

Due to a technical difficulty with the set's automation,  the Tuesday, January 17th performance of JAGGED LITTLE PILL at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) was cancelled. 

BroadwayWorld has learned that Funny Girl will be launching a national tour, with dates already confirmed for 2024 as part of Atlanta's 2023/2024 Broadway touring season, which also features the pre-Broadway national tour of The Wiz.

The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) and WPRI 12, in partnership with the Rhode Island Blood Center (RIBC), are hosting their fourth community blood drive on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, from 10A to 3P in PPAC's Grand Lobby at 220 Weybosset Street, Providence, RI 02903. FREE parking will be available for blood donors on the Page Street side of the Theatre.

The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) President and CEO, J.L. “Lynn” Singleton has announced that PPAC has once again earned recognition as a top ten theatre in the United States. In VenuesNow's recently released 2022 year-end national ranking for sales and attendances,  PPAC was ranked #10. 

The North American Tour of Beetlejuice the Musical kicked off this month in Paducah, KY, before its official launch at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco, CA. Read the reviews for the tour of Beetlejuice here!

In 2021, Festival Ballet Providence announced a brand new version of the holiday staple, THE NUTCRACKER, fully reimagined by the company's Artistic Curator, Yury Yanowsky, and Company Director Kathleen Breen Combs. Moving the show away from the Providence Performing Arts Center to the Veteran's Memorial Auditorium, audiences were treated to new sets, new costumes, new choreography, and, as usual, spectacular dancing.

Individual tickets for the Providence premiere of JAGGED LITTLE PILL at The Providence Performing Arts Center will go on sale on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at 10A. 

The Providence Performing Arts Center has announced that tickets for the Tony Award®-Winning electrifying new musical phenomenon SIX  by Tony Award®-winners Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss will go on sale on Monday, December 12, 2022 at 10A.

HADESTOWN, the winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards including Best New Musical and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, will go on sale on Thursday, December 8, 2022.

Leapin' Lizards! The all-new tour of ANNIE will play the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) January 31 – February 5, 2023.

It was one of those shows that you did not quite know what to expect. Being an 80's kid, I knew the mastery of David Foster, mostly from my infatuation with Chicago, but didn't know if this show with singer-songwriter and wife Katharine McPhee would be more of a hit concert redux or a Christmas show or something completely different. It proved to be a wonderful mix of all.

Marie Osmond will perform with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra at her Christmas concert “A Symphonic Christmas” on Thursday, December 22, 2022 at 7:30P. Navigant Credit Union is the sponsor of “A Symphonic Christmas.”