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.
Rhode Island Theater Reviews
The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Rhode Island.
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.
Justice Done to Dickens A TALE OF TWO CITIES at Trinity Rep
When you get seated inside the Chace Theater at Trinity Rep, you might think you're in the wrong place.
BWW Review: CALENDAR GIRLS at The Community Players offers spirited comedy
In Tim Firth's Calendar Girls, now being performed by Pawtucket's Community Players, an unlikely group of women bares it all for a charity calendar a?" and learns what each of them is made of in the process.
BWW Review: ANGELIQUE KIDJO at The VETS
Angelique Kidjo shines in Providence, RI.
BWW Review: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at Providence Performing Arts Center. Don't Miss It!
There are times when being a theater reviewer is a fabulous gig.
BWW Review: Exquisite AGNES OF GOD at Epic Theatre
Despite the fact that Norman Jewison's AGNES OF GOD has existed as both an award-winning play and later film, it doesn't seem to have been produced very often.
Trinity REP Scores a Hole-in-One with August Wilson's RADIO GOLF
Some shows seek to entertain; think the first act of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion.
BWW Review: EDWARD II Electrifies at Burbage Theater Company
With its stellar performances and resourceful staging, the Burbage Theatre Company's gutsy, vigorous production of Edward II invites audiences to thrill at Edward's brashness even as we cringe at his excess.
BWW Review: Searing ADMISSIONS Shines at The Gamm
Joshua Harmon's ADMISSIONS is a play that wants to challenge well-meaning white people to reconsider how they seek to lift up people of color.
BWW Review: Trinity Rep's FADE Delights and Infuriates in Equal Measure
Tanya Saracho's FADE is a witty and insightful look into work/life power dynamics.
Holiday Perfection at Gamm's IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY
Nowadays, it seems that everything old is constantly being rebooted, updated, adapted, reimagined, etc.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL Brings Holiday Spirit to Contemporary Theater Company
At its most fundamental, theater is a group of people coming together to tell a story in front of an audience.
BWW Review: YOU GOT OLDER shines at Wilbury Theatre Group
Playwright Clare Barron has a keen eye and a gift for seamlessly blending the mundane and the weird.
BWW Review: Absolutely Fantastic COME FROM AWAY at PPAC
On the morning of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, there were a lot of other planes in the sky that had to be re-routed and emergency landed wherever pilots were able to find a runway.
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A Real Life Fairy Tale: Princess Diana Ballet RI (4/25-5/02) |
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Motion State Arts presents Jenna Riegel: Varvara Wilbury Theatre Group (11/07-11/07) |
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Carmen Ballet RI (5/25-5/27) |
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Finding Neverland The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (8/05-8/15) |
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The Secret Garden The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (2/04-2/14) |
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Ballet Meets The Beatles Ballet RI (3/12-3/21) |
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The Newport Nutcracker at Rosecliff Rosecliff Mansion (11/25-12/04) |
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Get Merry! Swamp Meadow Community Theatre (12/11-12/13) |
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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, directed by Stephen Thorne Burbage Theatre Co (9/17-10/11) |
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Made On Hope Ballet RI (4/16-4/25) |
