Review: THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at The Players
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Review: THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS at Granite Theatre
There ain’t nothin’ dirty goin’ on at the Granite Theatre’s lively, enjoyable production of ‘The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,’ the 1978 Broadway musical written by Larry L.
Review: Head Trick Theatre's AGNES DE CASTRO
In a time where stage productions seem to be getting bigger and more technical, there is something magical about watching an exceptional script brought to life through skilled performance and direction.
Review: WICKED at Providence Performing Arts Center
One could be forgiven for feeling a little burned out on Wicked these days.
Review: Trinity Rep's THE WINTER'S TALE Delivers Flashes of Pure Theater
Midway through Trinity Repertory Company’s production of The Winter’s Tale, a handful of courtiers gather scattered objects from the stage — a painter’s palette, a bodhrán, a pair of tambourines — and begin, slowly, to move together.
Review: HENRIK IBSEN'S GHOSTS at The Gamm Theatre
What did our critic think of HENRIK IBSEN'S GHOSTS at The Gamm Theatre?
Review: THE MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940 at The Arctic Playhouse
Two comedians who aren’t quite the talk of the town yet, and a dancer who is vague about her training, arrive for an audition.
Review: A GIRL IN SCHOOL UNIFORM WALKS INTO A BAR at Reverie Theatre Group
When the lights go out, two accidental acquaintances have no one but each other to share the horrific experience - a bartender who knows more than she’s willing to reveal, and a teenager in a school uniform.
Review: HAROLD AND MAUDE at The Community Players
The Pawtucket-based Community Players continued their record-breaking 104th season with the dark humored but stunningly still relevant 'Harold and Maude'.
Review: The Roommate at Trinity Rep
Jen Silverman’s The Roommate is a tight two-hander about two empty-nesters who move in together due to economic necessity (and other, spoilery reasons), and end up in a situation neither could have predicted.
Review: THT REP'S SHARP, SHIMMERING MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
THT REP'S SHARP, SHIMMERING MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM.
Review: SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS at Wilbury Theatre Group
What did our critic think of SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS at Wilbur Theatre Group?
Review: ANTHROPOLOGY at The Players At Barker Playhouse
Lauren Gunderson’s fascinating play, ‘anthropology,’ presented by The Players at Barker Playhouse, is foremost a drama with plenty of humor and social commentary that examines the arguable benefits of AI and whether ultimately it does more harm than good.
Review: THE MEMORY OF WATER at Burbage Theatre Company
That loaded question—which speaks volumes—is posed by Mary, the middle sister who has returned home for her mother’s funeral in Shelagh Stephenson’s powerful albeit flawed drama, ‘The Memory of Water,’ now at Burbage Theatre Company.
Review: SUFFS at Providence Performing Arts Center
White Women in the United States didn’t earn the right to vote until 1920, and Black women weren’t allowed to vote until 1965.
Review: CLUE LIVE ON STAGE! at Providence Performing Arts Center
What did our critic think of CLUE LIVE ON STAGE! by the Providence Performing Arts Center, based on the beloved board game which inspired the 1985 movie, Clue, starring Tim Curry and Madeline Kahn.
Review: EUREKA DAY at The Gamm Theatre
The Gamm Theatre welcomes the new year with its compelling, timely production of Jonathan Spector’s insightful, thought-provoking dramatic comedy, “Eureka Day,” that carefully and amusingly examines such hot button issues as inclusion, wokeness, progressive politics, and public health safety.
Review: Crisp, Bracing 'OCTET' at Wilbury Theatre Group
CRISP, BRACING 'OCTET' AT THE WILBURY at Wilbury Theatre Group?Crisp, Bracing 'OCTET' at Wilbury Theatre Group: Quirky a cappella musical takes on our digital obsessions
Review: THE TRIAL OF EBENEZER SCROOGE at Attleboro Community Theatre
The Attleboro Community Theatre(ACT) got into the Christmas spirit in the most hilarious of ways, with the side-splitting production of 'The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge'.
Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS at Providence Performing Arts Center
Providence Performing Arts Center presents “Water for Elephants,” a moving, spectacular musical based on Sara Gruen’s bestselling historical romance novel and the 2011 movie adaptation starring Reese Witherspoon.
Review: DESIGN FOR LIVING at Head Trick Theatre
Head Trick Theatre presents “Design for Living,” Noel Coward’s brazen 1933 comedy about a bizarre love triangle between a woman and two men that illustrates the complexity and calamity of relationships while examining the role money and success play when deciding to make a commitment, whether
Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Trinity Repertory Company
“A Christmas Carol” at Trinity Repertory Company is as much a Rhode Island holiday tradition as snow, shopping, and Santa.
Review: THE STATE OF FLORIDA VERSUS MIKE DIANA at Daydream Theatre Company
Daydream Theatre Company presents “The State of Florida Versus Mike Diana,” a compelling, informative, amusing portrait of an artist and his scrutinized work that examines hot button issues like freedom of expression, censorship, and the First Amendment.
Review: FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE at The Gamm Theatre
The man and woman featured in Gamm Theatre’s marvelous, endearing production of Terrence McNally’s 1982 play, “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune,” are both unmistakably struck by Cupid’s arrow, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re ready or even expected to live happily ever
Review: CARRIE: THE MUSICAL at The Community Players
The Community Players kicks off its 104th season with a thrilling, impressive production of “Carrie: The Musical,” based on Stephen King’s classic horror novel and the 1976 film adaptation starring Sissy Spacek.
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Irving Berlin's White Christmas The Little Theater Of Fall River (12/03-12/13) |
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Plaza Suite The Little Theater Of Fall River (4/15-4/25) |
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Finding Neverland The Little Theater Of Fall River (8/05-8/15) |
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Gunhild Carling at Stadium Theater Stadium Theater (9/11-9/11) |
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Get Merry! Swamp Meadow Community Theatre (12/11-12/13) |
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A Christmas Carol The Arctic Playhouse (12/03-12/20) |
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PVDFest Downtown Providence (9/18-9/19) |
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Carmen Ballet RI (5/25-5/27) |
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Little Women The Arctic Playhouse (10/01-10/18) |
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Made On Hope Ballet RI (4/16-4/25) |