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The latest news on live theatre in Rhode Island.

Seaglass Theater Company to Present STARS & STRIPES This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 03, 2024


Join Seaglass Theater Company on May 18, 2024, for STARS & STRIPES, a musical salute to the troops on Armed Forces Day at Gallery X, New Bedford. Learn how to purchase tickets.

New Musical NOISE, FAT HAM & More Set for Wilbury Theatre Group 24/25 Main Series Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 03, 2024


The 2024/25 season at Wilbury Theatre Group, featuring the Rhode Island premieres and more has been revealed. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

Burbage Theatre Co. Concludes 12th Season with THE MOTHERF**KER WITH THE HAT 
by A.A. Cristi - May 02, 2024


After their innovative and acclaimed RI premiere production of Jen Silverman's Collective Rage: A Play In 5 Betties, Burbage Theatre Co concludes their 12th Season with Stephen Adly Guirgis's The Motherf**ker with the Hat, directed by Trinity Rep company member Jackie Davis, director of last season's Red Velvet by Lolita Chakrabarti. 

Theatre By The Sea Box Office to Open in May for 2024 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 02, 2024


Theatre By The Sea has opened the box office for its 2024 season. Learn about when you can purchase tickets, and see the shows in the lineup!

Review: PREDICTOR at Contemporary Theater Company
by Jay Pateakos - April 28, 2024


What did our critic think of PRECITOR at Contemporary Theater Company?

ONCE Will Conclude Wilbury Group's 2023/24 Season
by Stephi Wild - April 25, 2024


Rehearsals have begun for Wilbury Theatre Group's upcoming production of Tony Award-winning musical Once with book by Enda Walsh and music and lyrics by Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová.

Review: AND THEN THERE WERE NONE at The Arctic Playhouse
by Christopher Verleger - April 24, 2024


The Arctic Playhouse in West Warwick dutifully pays tribute to mystery maven Agatha Christie with its sleek, suspenseful production of her renowned best seller and the basis of numerous stage, film, and television adaptations, ‘And Then There Were None.’

Review: National Tour of 'COMPANY' at Providence Performing Arts Center
by John McDaid - April 24, 2024


Review: NATIONAL TOUR OF 'COMPANY' at Providence Performing Arts Center: The innovative, gender-swapped version makes its Providence debut

POTUS, a World Premiere & More Set for Trinity Rep 2024-25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 24, 2024


Trinity Repertory Company has unveiled its 61st season. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Burbage Theatre Co to Present Staged Reading of Judith Strang-Waldau's METRONOME
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 23, 2024


Join Burbage Theatre Co for two staged readings of Judith Strang-Waldau's new play, METRONOME. These performances are in honor of National Autism Awareness Month. Learn how to purchase tickets.

The Gamm Reveals Lineup For 40th Anniversary Season
by Stephi Wild - April 23, 2024


The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre has announced its 40th Anniversary Season slated to begin in late September. The 2024-25 season features five distinctive plays that highlight both The Gamm's history and its vision for the future.

LA CAGE AUX FOLLES To Conclude Trinity Rep's 60th Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 18, 2024


Trinity Rep will conclude its season with the iconic musical LA CAGE AUX FOLLES. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Review: THE PROM at The Community Players
by Christopher Verleger - April 17, 2024


The Community Players concludes its 102nd season on the highest of notes with its energetic, spirited, emotionally charged production of the musical comedy, ‘The Prom.’

PREDICTOR Comes to the Contemporary Theater Company This Month
by Stephi Wild - April 17, 2024


Predictor by Jennifer Blackmer, playing at The Contemporary Theater Company April 26 – May 18, sets the record straight and puts Meg Crane’s story front and center.

Judith Lynn Stillman to Present REMEMBRANCE, RESILIENCE AND RENEWAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 16, 2024


Explore the multidisciplinary program REMEMBRANCE, RESILIENCE AND RENEWAL: Genocide Awareness Through the Arts, curated by Judith Lynn Stillman. Learn more about the program.

DOUBT: A PARABLE Comes to The Gamm Next Month
by Stephi Wild - April 15, 2024


The Gamm will close Season 39 with John Patrick Shanley's Doubt: A Parable. This riveting and timely drama explores the precarious relationship between truth and ambiguity, moral certainty and doubt.

Spotlight: WHAT IS, WAS OR WILL BE at Providence Ballet Theatre
by BWW Special Offer - April 12, 2024


Don't miss What Is, Was or Will Be by Providence Ballet Theatre at RWP Botanical Center

PPAC Celebrates Mother's Day With Free Wonders Of The Wurlitzer Concert
by Stephi Wild - April 12, 2024


Celebrate Mother's Day at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC)'s upcoming Wonders of the Wurlitzer concert, “Mamma! Mamma!” on Wednesday, May 8 at noon. House Organist Peter Edwin Krasinski will play songs by and for Broadway moms, including Les Misérables' Fantine, Mamma Mia!'s Donna, Gypsy's Mama Rose, Hairspray's Edna and many more.

College Student Rush Will Be Offered for COMPANY at the Providence Performing Arts Center
by Stephi Wild - April 11, 2024


The Providence Performing Arts Center has announced that an advanced college student rush will be available for the hilarious Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim’s and George Furth’s COMPANY. PPAC is offering this special advance pricing treat in celebration of Bobbie’s 35th birthday!

The Community Outreach Committee of the Providence Performing Arts Center Announces the 2024 Class of the ARTS Scholarships Program
by Stephi Wild - April 11, 2024


The Providence Performing Arts Center's Community Outreach Committee has announced the recipients of the ARTS Scholarships 2024 program.

Seaglass Theater Company to Present NOT AFRAID TO DARE This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 09, 2024


Catch the Seaglass Theater Company's presentation of NOT AFRAID TO DARE, a concert featuring Black composers' contributions to classical music. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Poly-Groove Records and Oversoul Theatre Collective Bring Community Album Listening Parties to Cape Cod and New Bedford
by Stephi Wild - April 08, 2024


In a new collaboration, Poly-Groove Records and Oversoul Theatre Collective will revolutionize the music scene on Cape Cod and in New Bedford with their innovative approach to album releases.

Review: COLLECTIVE RAGE: A PLAY IN 5 BETTIES at Burbage Theatre Co.
by Charlotte Buecheler - April 04, 2024


What did our critic think of COLLECTIVE RAGE: A PLAY IN 5 BETTIES at Burbage Theatre Co.?

Review: FENCES at Trinity Rep
by John McDaid - March 28, 2024


FENCES at Trinity Rep: Crisp production of the August Wilson classic

Review: WOLF PLAY at Wilbury Theatre Group
by Christopher Verleger - March 27, 2024


At the beginning of ‘Wolf Play,’ Hansol Jung’s gripping, intense drama, now playing at Wilbury Theatre Group, an individual casually walks on stage, faces the audience, and poses the question, “What if I said I am not what you think you see?”


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TWELFTH NIGHT (OR WHAT YOU WILL) in Rhode Island TWELFTH NIGHT (OR WHAT YOU WILL)
Attleboro Community Theatre (5/31 - 6/16)
Richard III in Rhode Island Richard III
Roundabout Productions (6/14 - 6/23)
The Joni Project - Celebrating the Music of Joni Mitchell: Court and Spark 50th Anniversary Tour in Rhode Island The Joni Project - Celebrating the Music of Joni Mitchell: Court and Spark 50th Anniversary Tour
Courthouse Center for the Arts (5/17 - 5/17)
The Lightning Thief : The Percy Jackson Musical in Rhode Island The Lightning Thief : The Percy Jackson Musical
Swamp Meadow Community Theatre (5/3 - 5/11)
PHOTOS
La Cage aux Folles in Rhode Island La Cage aux Folles
Trinity Repertory Company (5/30 - 6/30)
Our Town in Rhode Island Our Town
Granite Theatre (4/26 - 5/12)
Newport Contemporary Ballet presents the Newport Dance Festival in Rhode Island Newport Contemporary Ballet presents the Newport Dance Festival
Great Friends Meeting House (7/17 - 7/21)
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