BWW Review: THE PROM sparkles at Providence Performing Arts Center
Down-on-their luck Broadway stars swoop down on an Indiana town to take up the cause of a high-school student who can't take her girlfriend to the prom.
Rhode Island Theater Reviews
The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Rhode Island.
BWW Review: CONSTELLATIONS at Brown/Trinity MFA
The multiverse is everywhere now, replete with comic-book heroes and supervillain finger snaps, but in 2014, when British playwright Nick Payne wrote 'Constellations,' it was still pretty edgy.
BWW Review: GEM OF THE OCEAN at Trinity Rep
Providence's Trinity Rep has come roaring back from a two-year pandemic hiatus with a stunning production of August Wilson's 'Gem of the Ocean.
BWW Review: An Officer and a Gentleman at Providence Performing Arts Center
The movie An Officer and a Gentleman came out in 1982 to both critical and popular acclaim, but turning this story into a jukebox musical many years later seems like a strange choice.
BWW Review: A TREE FALLS IN BROOKLINE at The Community Players
If a tree falls in Brookline, does anybody laugh? That's the question asked by the world-premiere Community Players production of South County playwright David Christner's latest full-length comedy.
BWW Review: Festival Ballet Providence's UP CLOSE ON HOPE Returns
Festival Ballet Providence’s popular UP CLOSE ON HOPE series returns to their black box theatre.
BWW Review: The Gamm's AN OCTOROON Is Not To Be Missed
In AN OCTOROON, Jacobs-Jenkins seems to delight in taking audiences on a shock-and-awe tour through America’s history and present.
BWW Review: Triumphant JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at the Providence Performing Arts Center
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR landed at the Providence Performing Arts Center this week as part of its 50th anniversary tour, and the show does not disappoint.
BWW Review: FESTIVAL BALLET PROVIDENCE'S ALL NEW NUTCRACKER
Festival Ballet Providence’s new version of THE NUTCRACKER contains new sets, new costumes, new roles, new choreography, and even a new venue, but retains its charm while being exactly the shake-up this Rhode Island tradition needed.
BWW Review: CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE at Providence Performing Arts Center
When typically going into a theatre performance, you have either seen the play before or heard about it in some way so you go in with certain expectations.
BWW Review: HAMILTON Returns to the Providence Performing Arts Center
In a recent interview with CNBC, Lin-Manuel Miranda, the highly acclaimed composer and lyricist of HAMILTON, stated how the live show is as popular as ever due to the filmed stage version that has been available on Disney+ since July 2020.
BWW Review: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY at Gamm Theatre
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY.
BWW Review: BWW REVIEW: RI PHIL, KENSHO WATANABE bring infectious energy to ROMANTIC RACHMANINOFF at VETS Auditorium
A pair of stimulating, rarely heard pieces — not to mention a pair of young, energetic guest artists — made for a refreshing, unexpected and exhilarating evening at the VETS.
BWW Review: THE LATE WEDDING at Pell Chaffe Performing Arts Center
THE LATE WEDDING-an abstract look at relationships far and wide, how people interact, and why we are who we are, just don't expect it all wrapped in a bow.
BWW Review: Trinity Rep's Joyous Return to Live Theatre with A CHRISTMAS CAROL
This year marks not only Trinity Repertory Company’s 45th annual production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, but also the company’s return to live theatre after nearly two years - and what a return it is! This production feels particularly joyous, and, as directed by resident company member Joe Wilson, Jr
BWW Review: CONTEMPORARY THEATER WHIRLS MUSIC AND MAGIC INTO AN ENCHANTING 'TEMPEST'
The Contemporary Theater Company has crafted a compelling outdoor production that is visually stunning, packed with beautiful musical motifs, and full of powerful performances.
BWW Review: PRETTY WOMAN - THE MUSICAL at Providence Performing Arts Center
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.
BWW Review: TIMELESS AND TIMELY A LIE AGREED UPON AT THE GAMM THEATRE
A LIE AGREED UPON is an excellent rewrite of Henrik Ibsen’s 1882 play, AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, and the performances are more than equal to the bold material.
BWW Review: CONTEMPORARY THEATER COMPANY BRINGS 'BETHEL PARK FALLS' TO LIFE IN DELIGHTFUL OUTDOOR SETTING
The CTC delivers a perfect union of story and space in this finely polished 90-minutes of intersecting vignettes about an ill-fated park and the people who meet there.
BWW Review: RI PHIL, EMANUEL AX Dazzle at the VETS Auditorium
The Rhode Island Philharmonic teamed up with world-famous pianist Emanuel Ax for a performance of Beethoven’s ‘Emperor’ concerto, played before the largest in-person crowd the VETS has seen in 16 months.
BWW Review: RI Phil springs into summer with its ORCHESTRA SHOWCASE
The Rhode Island Philharmonic’s chamber ensemble had a spring in its step at its last subscription concert of the 2020-21 season.
BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL ONLINE at Trinity Rep sparkles with spirited innovation
In A CHRISTMAS CAROL ONLINE, Trinity Rep combines invention and tradition in a celebration of innovative spirit and holiday cheer.
BWW Review: ASSASSINS at The Gamm Theatre Hits the Mark
ASSASSINS, the 1990 Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman show featuring the stories of nine successful and would-be presidential assassins, may seem like an odd choice of subject for a musical, particularly as the first musical in the Gamm Theatre's 35 season history.
BWW Review: HELLO DOLLY Dazzles But Disappoints at PPAC
HELLO DOLLY first landed on Broadway in 1964, and the current (2017) revival, playing at Providence Performing Arts Center through March 8, won the Tony Award for Best Revival and Best Actress for Bette Midler.
BWW Review: Spectacular MARIE ANTOINETTE At Brown/Trinity MFA
Providence theatre-goers have the opportunity to spend considerable time in 18th century France this spring--both at Trinity Rep's A Tale of Two Cities, and now at Brown/Trinity's MFA production of MARIE ANTOINETTE.
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A Christmas Carol The Arctic Playhouse (12/03-12/20) |
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Ballet Meets The Beatles Ballet RI (3/12-3/21) |
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Plaza Suite The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (4/15-4/25) |
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Deathtrap The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (10/15-10/25) |
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Pageant The Little Theater Of Fall River (7/09-7/19) |
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Art The Little Theater Of Fall River (8/20-8/30) |
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Gunhild Carling at Stadium Theater Stadium Theater (9/11-9/11) |
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Carmen Ballet RI (5/25-5/27) |
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Weird Al Yankovic Providence Performing Arts Center (7/14-7/14) |
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FirstWorks Summer Beats Concerts: ETIENNE CHARLES GULLAH ROOTS Roger Williams Park Boathouse Lawn (7/10-7/10) |