Providence Performing Arts Center News

J.L. “Lynn” Singleton, President and CEO of the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) and Professional Facilities Management (PFM), is pleased to announce that Judy Ferreira has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for PPAC and PFM.

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The Providence Performing Arts Center has announced the first  Cool Summer Nights concert, which features Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes and John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band on Friday, August 20, 2021 at 7:30P. This will be the first live, in-person concert that PPAC has presented since the live entertainment industry shutdown on March 12, 2020.  

The Providence Performing Arts Center announced today, on Flag Day, that the theatre will host a FREE virtual Wonders of the Wurlitzer concert with PPAC House Organist Peter Edwin Krasinski on Independence Day.

Joe Bonamassa is finally getting back on the road. For over a year, the live concert industry came to a full stop. During this time, Bonamassa put his efforts into raising money for his non-profit Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation through the Fueling Musicians Program.

The Ultimate Queen Celebration starring Marc Martel is coming to the Providence Performing Arts Center on Saturday, October 23, 2021 at 8. Martel has fronted The Ultimate Queen Celebration, an explosive, attention commanding tribute where some of the most iconic rock anthems merge with a theatrical performance style and eye-popping production.

Television personality, author and Food Network star Alton Brown has announced “Alton Brown Live – Beyond The Eats” will visit the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC)  on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 7:30P.  

The Providence Performing Arts Center and The Veterans Memorial Auditorium have announced that they have achieved Global Biorisk Advisory Council (STAR accreditation, the gold standard for prepared facilities. PPAC and The VETS are the first performing arts theatres in New England to achieve full GBAC STAR accreditation. 

The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC), in partnership with the Rhode Island Blood Center, will host a community blood drive on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 from 10AM to 3PM in PPAC's Grand Lobby at 220 Weybosset Street, Providence, RI 02903.

Updated 10/18/2021. After over a year of Broadway tours being paused, productions are now beginning to announce returns to theatre across the country! Find out when Broadway will return to your city.

Providence Performing Arts Center has unveiled their 2021/2022 Broadway season! Along with the Broadway season, PPAC Board Chairman Joseph W. Walsh, Esq. and President and CEO J.L. “Lynn” Singleton announced the completion of the theatre’s façade restoration project.

The members of the Community Outreach Committee of the Providence Performing Arts Center have announced the winners of the ARTS Scholarships 2021 program, sponsored by Textron Charitable Trust, with support from PPAC Annual Fund Donors and WPRI 12.

The Providence Performing Arts Center and Disney are teaming up to offer middle and high school students in grades six through 12  in the following Rhode Island school districts free access to a pre-recorded streaming performance of DISNEY'S NEWSIES: THE BROADWAY MUSICAL.

Ringo Starr announced today that his Spring 2021 North American tour, which includes a Sunday, June 13, 2021 concert at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC), has been rescheduled to 2022. Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band will now perform at PPAC on Sunday, June 12, 2022.  

J.L. “Lynn” Singleton, President & CEO of the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC), has announced that Navigant Credit Union is the title sponsor of KINKY BOOTS, as part of PPAC's “Experience PPAC” program.

J.L. “Lynn” Singleton, President and CEO of the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC), has announced that BankNewport is the title sponsor for PPAC’s Arts Showcase series. The 2020/2021 Arts Showcase series is being offered virtually to Rhode Island students in elementary and middle schools.

 J.L. “Lynn” Singleton, President and CEO of the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC), has announced that HarborOne Bank is the title sponsor of MEMPHIS, part of PPAC’s Experience PPAC program. 

The Providence Performing Arts Center has announced that their FREE virtual Mighty Wurlitzer concert series with PPAC House Organist Peter Edwin Krasinski continues this Valentine’s Day with “Love is in the Air!”

The Community Outreach Committee of the Providence Performing Arts Center has announced that applications for the ARTS Scholarships 2021 program will be available on Thursday, January 14, 2021; applications will then be accepted until Friday, February 26, 2021 at 4P.

The Providence Performing Arts Center has announced that WPRI 12’s The Rhode Show co-host Brendan Kirby will narrate “A Visit from St. Nicholas (‘Twas the Night Before Christmas)”. This video is FREE to watch and is a special gift to the community from PPAC.