The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Rhode Island.
There's a moment in the play Stupid F#%*ing Bird, currently playing at The Wilbury Group, where a character talks about how contemporary theaters adapt and reimagine Shakespeare.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY WANDA JUNE is the only full length play by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
GRIZZLY MAMA, by George Brant, was written in 2011 at the beginning of the inevitable downswing of the stranglehold Sarah Palin seemed to have on media at the time, and though the program clearly states that any resemblance of the characters in GRIZZLY MAMA to real people is mere coincidence, that's
Proudly boasted as 'The World's Best-Loved Musical', Annie is a show most of us can say we've seen brought to life at least once.
Glittering, fairy-like snowflakes.
The stage production of WHITE CHRISTMAS now playing the Providence Performing Arts Center is adapted from the beloved film.
THE HEIDI CHRONICLES follows the career, social activities and love life of Heidi Holland, through 1970's & 80's .
The holiday season brings many things, including some important seasonal debates.
Contemporary a cappella could ask for no finer ambassador than STRAIGHT NO CHASER.
The struggle to find something real, something true or something meaningful, in life is certainly something everyone can relate to.
STORY THEATER by Paul Sills is one odd little theatrical experience.
One of the most popular and controversial new musicals of the past decade, nine-time Tony Award-winner The Book of Mormon says 'Hello!' to Providence now through Sunday, November 22.
Your intrepid correspondent saw two plays this weekend, Andrew Case's THE RANT at the Gamm Theatre in Pawtucket and NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH by Alan Ayckbourn Upstage at 2nd Story Theatre in Warren.
The 2015 CHRISTMAS CAROL, directed by Curt Columbus, is a solid production and quite enjoyable, though small elements keep it from being a fully immersive theatrical experience.
THE RANT takes place in Brooklyn, NY, not too long ago--that's what the program says.
AMERICA STRIPPERS is a show that leaves the audience wiping away tears of laughter as it manages to both take one back to childhood while still remaining very adult.
Festival Ballet Providence once again opens the doors to its studio and rehearsal halls for the company's celebrated UP CLOSE ON HOPE series.
With remarkable performances on stage and a top-notch artistic team behind the scenes, AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS is a standout production for Ocean State Theatre.
Any music fan trying to own a copy of every record ever put out by a Motown artists would end up with a very large collection.
CAIN + ABEL, the Wilbury Theatre's new production by Resident Playwright Ben Jolivet re-examines the familiar bible story of the two brothers, the role of god, legacy and relationships in a play that blends levity, philosophy and tragedy.
Festival Ballet Providence kicks off their 2015-2016 season with a somewhat underwhelming Ballet Russes Reinvented.
The stage production of NEWSIES, now playing a limited run at the Providence Performing Arts Center, features the same stirring and beloved songs that captured the hearts of moviegoers, as well as newly choreographed, high-octane dance numbers that dazzle with gravity-defying leaps and spins.
Jonathan Tolins' BUYER AND CELLAR is being performed at Downstage, which is appropriately a cellar, at 2d Story Theater in Warren, RI.
Josh Groban's THE STAGES TOUR played to a standing-room-only house at the Providence Performing Arts Center, and this brilliant concert was one of the most impressive and enjoyable to grace the PPAC stage in recent memory.
There are certainly no perfect formulas for creating the perfect musical.
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Art The Little Theater Of Fall River (8/20-8/30) |
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In Motion Ballet RI (10/23-10/25) |
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A Christmas Carol The Arctic Playhouse (12/03-12/20) |
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Bernard John Album Release Party Uptown Theater (8/08-8/08) |
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Made On Hope Ballet RI (4/16-4/25) |
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Bell, Book and Candle The Arctic Playhouse (8/27-9/13) |
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Deathtrap The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (10/15-10/25) |
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Gunhild Carling at Stadium Theater Stadium Theater (9/11-9/11) |
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A Real Life Fairy Tale: Princess Diana Ballet RI (4/25-5/02) |
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The Nutcracker Ballet RI (12/17-12/27) |
