Providence Performing Arts Center News

Read all the reviews for the National Tour of Pretty Woman, which is now on stage touring the country. See what the critics thought!

J.L. “Lynn” Singleton, President and CEO of the Providence Performing Arts Center, has announced that single tickets for the balance of shows in the 2021/2022 Broadway season will go on sale on Wednesday, October 27 at 10A.

J.L. “Lynn” Singleton, President and CEO of the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC), is pleased to announce that the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning hit musical JERSEY BOYS will return to PPAC for two performances only on Thursday, June 2 and Friday, June 3, 2022. Both performances begin at 7:30P.

This season, Experience PPAC will offer a hybrid of three virtual, pre-recorded performances that all Rhode Island students can view and four live in-person performances for a limited number of 10th grade Rhode Island students.

Comedian Ali Wong will make her Providence Performing Arts Center debut on Friday, November 12 at 7 p.m., as part of The Milk & Money tour produced by Live Nation.

FOREIGNER ticketholders who purchased their tickets from PPAC will automatically receive a refund; no further action is needed. For FOREIGNER tickets that were purchased elsewhere, please contact your point of purchase provider.

I'm not the biggest fan of romantic comedies-so predictable and just too much, well, drama you know? Probably why the movie studios have shied away from these over the past 18 months. Who needs more depression? But THE 1990 PRETTY WOMAN has always been a rare feather in the Rom Com hat and the launching of the North American Tour of PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL at the Providence Performing Arts Center proved no different.

 Platinum-selling electronic artist, violinist, and multi-talented entertainer Lindsey Stirling, known all over the world for her unique, futuristic violin-driven electronic music and exquisite live show, has announced the return of her annual Christmas tour for 2021.

Casting has been announced for the upcoming National Tour of THE PROM. Kaden Kearney (they/them)  will star as Emma, Kalyn West as Alyssa Green, Courtney Balan as Dee Dee Allen, Patrick Wetzel as Barry Glickman, Emily Borromeo as Angie Dickinson, Bud Weber as Trent Oliver, Sinclair Mitchell as Mr. Hawkins Ashanti J'Aria as Mrs. Greene, and Shavey Brown as Sheldon Saperstein.

With rehearsals now underway, the producers of the critically-acclaimed, Olivier Award-winning production of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR have announced the complete casting for the triumphant return of the 50th Anniversary North American tour.

Preserve Rhode Island and the Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission announced today the honorees of the 13th annual Rhody Awards for Historic Preservation.

Joining previously announced stars Adam Pascal as Edward Lewis and Olivia Valli as Vivian Ward are Jessica Crouch as Kit De Luca, Kyle Taylor Parker as Happy Man/Mr. Thompson; and Matthew Stocke as Philip Stuckey.

Trinity Repertory Company and eight other Rhode Island performance venues and organizations have formed a partnership to provide for the safety of their audiences, artists, staff, and volunteers, based on current scientific evidence and best practices around the country. 

The Providence Performing Arts Center and The Veterans Memorial Auditorium along with 7 other Rhode Island performance venues and organizations have formed a partnership to provide for the safety of their audiences, artists, staff, and volunteers, based on current scientific evidence and best practices around the country.

The Providence Performing Arts Center announced today that Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees CHEAP TRICK will perform live on the PPAC stage on Saturday, November 13, 2021 at 8P. This will be their first performance in the theatre since 1989.

Broadway superstar and Tony Award-nominee Adam Pascal (Rent, AIDA, Something Rotten) will once again step into the well-heeled shoes of Edward Lewis after thrilling audiences on Broadway for a limited set of performances in 2019. He will be joined by rising star Olivia Valli (Jersey Boys, Wicked) as the charming and charismatic Vivian Ward.

Tickets for A GALA CELEBRATION STARRING JOSH GROBAN will go on sale to the general public on Monday, September 20, 2021 at 10AM. Learn more about the performance and how to purchase tickets here!

Producer Jeffery Seller and J.L. “Lynn” Singleton, President and CEO of the Providence Performing Arts Center, announced today that single tickets for the return engagement of HAMILTON will go on sale to the public on Thursday, August 5 at 10A online.

CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE, the popular and dazzling family holiday spectacular,  lights up the Providence Performing Arts Center's (PPAC) stage December 17 – 18, 2021. This annual tradition wraps a whimsical, Broadway-style musical infused with contemporary circus artistry into the ultimate holiday gift for the entire family! 

ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS announced today that they will be hitting the road once more this October, after more a year without concerts, in a show entitled “Hello Again.” ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS return to the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) on Thursday, October 28, 2021 at 7:30P.