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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. The Odd Couple + The Golden Girls seems like the obvious sources of inspiration here, b...
Review: THT REP'S SHARP, SHIMMERING MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
THT REP'S SHARP, SHIMMERING MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM. The Hanover Theatre Repertory reimagines Shakespeare in an ‘80s nightclub — and delivers real magic...
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. This shocking history and the effort it took for women to secure these rights is something many of us didn’t learn in school, but thankfully the musical Suffs is her...
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. With music and lyrics by Pig Pen Theatre Co. and book by Rick Elice, “Water for...
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. I’m ashamed to admit that I haven’t seen it since 2014, so this 49th annual production was especially new and fresh for me, much like revisiting an old friend whom I had...
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....
Review: HADESTOWN at Providence Performing Art Center
What did our critic think of HADESTOWN at Providence Performing Art Center?...
Review: THE HEIDI CHRONICLES at Reverie Theatre Group
'The Heidi Chronicles,' now at Reverie Theatre Group, reminded those same women that they don't have to choose between career and family, but to follow their hearts and to do what they believe will make them happy....
Review: CROSSWORDS at AS220 Blackbox
What did our critic think of CROSSWORDS at AS220 Blackbox? How well do we know really know our significant other? Really really know them? Those doubts take center stage in this wonderful World Premiere Production of A.J. Rose's Crosswords at AS220's Black Box Theater....
Review: SIX at Providence Performing Arts Center
As a self-proclaimed theatre lover, for some time, I've made the decision to go into a show with little to no information so my reaction can be genuine....
Review: WITCHING HOUR SOCIAL CLUB at Burbage Theatre Co
Horror, they say, is a mood rather than a genre. With the right twist, even a romcom can evoke fear and revulsion. And the Burbage Theatre's world premiere of James Lucey's 'Witching Hour Social Club' proves that point with an elegant layering of the macabre, absurdism, and self-aware humor....
Review: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW at Granite Theatre
Halloween season is upon us, and there is no better way to embrace its ghoulish spirit than Granite Theatre’s stylish, enticing production of ‘The Rocky Horror Show,’ Richard O’Brien’s deliciously tawdry cult classic musical about a young couple stranded at the mansion of a mad scientist, ...
Review: ANGELS IN AMERICA, PART TWO: PERESTROIKA at The Gamm Theatre
The AIDS epidemic further takes its toll on a group of New Yorkers and their supernatural acquaintances in the second part of Tony Kushner’s award-winning drama, “Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika,” now at Gamm Theatre....
Review: POWERFUL 'DANCING AT LUGHNASA' at The Players
Powerful 'DANCING AT LUGHNASA' at The Players in Providence....
Review: HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD at Providence Performing Arts Center
The usher simply whispered “Enjoy the magic,” as we walked into the 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' production at the Providence Performing Arts Center this past Wednesday. The wife (Harry Potter Lover-read all the books 2-3 times) smiled while I (never read the books but saw a movie or tw...
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The Lion King Providence Performing Arts Center (5/20-6/07) |
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Plaza Suite The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (4/15-4/25) |
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FirstWorks Summer Beats Concerts: ETIENNE CHARLES GULLAH ROOTS Roger Williams Park Boathouse Lawn (7/10-7/10) |
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MEASURE FOR MEASURE, Shakespeare's Darkest Comedy Burbage Theatre Company (5/14-6/07) |
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Almost, Maine The Arctic Playhouse (11/05-11/22) |
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The Hope of Loving: Music for Chorus, String Quartet, and Piano Saint Mary of the Bay (5/30-5/30) |
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The Hope of Loving: Music for Chorus, String Quartet, and Piano Grace Episcopal Church (5/31-5/31) |
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Irving Berlin's White Christmas The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (12/03-12/13) |
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Art The Little Theater Of Fall River (8/20-8/30) |
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A Christmas Carol The Arctic Playhouse (12/03-12/20) |
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