BWW Reviews: Toe-Tapping 42ND STREET Closes Ocean State Theatre's 2013-14 Season
The Ocean State Theatre Company closes its first full year of performances on a celebratory note with a staging of the quintessential song-and-dance show 42ND STREET.
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BWW Reviews: Counter-Productions Presents a Perfectly Delightful PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE
Lately, it seems as if there's been something in the air in the Rhode Island theatre scene.
BWW Reviews: WE WILL ROCK YOU at PPAC Lives Up to Its Title
It's not every rock band or musical act that could successfully create musical based on its many widely varying songs.
BWW Reviews: Great Performances Can't Save Epic Theatre's Tedious HURLYBURLY
David Rabe's Hurlyburly, currently presented by Epic Theatre Company at Theatre 82 in Cranston, explores some well-known territory.
BWW Reviews: Trinity Rep's VERONICA MEADOWS Turns Into a Confounding, Disappointing Mystery
On some occasions, perhaps many, a great idea or concept almost effortlessly becomes a great play, movie, television show, etc.
BWW Reviews: Ocean State Theatre Company Puts on Powerhouse Production of THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
When Anne Frank wrote in her diary, she was not just expressing her honest and true feelings about her daily observations and experiences.
BWW Reviews: 2nd Story Presents Fantastic, Fanciful Farce with LE DINDON
There's no denying it, it's been an awful winter.
BWW Reviews: PPAC Flashes Back to the '80s with Touring FLASHDANCE: THE MUSICAL
When adapting movies into Broadway musicals, it certainly helps to start with a movie that revolves around singing and dancing.
BWW Reviews: The Wilbury Group Stages a Fearless, Brutally Honest Production of BLASTED
As an art form, theater is many things.
BWW Reviews: Tuneful, Colorful MAMMA MIA! Brings Lively Song and Dance to PPAC
Catchy arrangements of ABBA's familiar lyrics are very well-integrated into the storytelling, and this smart merger of narrative and song widens MAMMA MIA!'s appeal beyond that of an everyday jukebox musical.
BWW Reviews: 2nd Story Theatre's Perfect Ensemble Keeps the Faith in A BRIGHT NEW BOISE
An arguably wise person once told me there are four major issues that can potentially ruin any relationship.
BWW Reviews: Gamm Theatre Stages Masterful, Haunting MACBETH
When Pawtucket's Gamm Theatre includes Shakespeare on its season schedule, audiences know the production will meet and exceed all expectations.
BWW Reviews: Epic Theatre Offers Intimate, Touching Slice of Life with THE GREAT GOD PAN
At one end of the theatrical spectrum are the big fantasies and storybook epics full of spectacle and wonder.
BWW Reviews: Legendary Crooner TONY BENNETT Dazzles in Rhode Island Performance
Tony Bennett earns a standing ovation the very moment he walks out on stage.
BWW Reviews: Trinity Rep Impresses with Outstanding OLIVER!
Trinity Repertory Company's OLIVER! is one of the finest and most memorable theatrical productions of Rhode Island's 2013-14 season.
BWW Reviews: Strong Cast and Inventive Stagecraft Buoys Slow-Going STARCATCHER
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER has all the right ingredients to be a standout production: a solid literary foundation and engaging storyline, a top-notch cast of actors, and some truly inventive props and staging.
BWW Reviews: Strong Performances Buoy Script in Epic's ASSISTANCE
"Assistance" at Epic Theatre Company, which closed this weekend, had its shortfalls; however, it was still an engaging and energetic night at the theatre.
BWW Reviews: Psych Drama Company and RI Shakespeare Company Present A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Some would say that it's the journey that's most important, rather than the destination.
BWW Reviews: Alton Brown Cooks Up Entertaining EDIBLE INEVITABLE TOUR
Alton Brown's rapier wit, engaging personality, and original approach to the culinary world led him to resounding success on several of Food Network's highest-rated and longest-running programs.
BWW Reviews: The Impossible Dream Falls Flat in Lackluster MAN OF LA MANCHA at PPAC
There are many excellent reasons why Man of La Mancha has been one of Broadway's most beloved and enduring musicals.
BWW Reviews: MIDTOWN MEN Bring Musical Memories and Distinctive Harmonies to Providence
Christian Hoff, Michael Longoria, Daniel Reichard, and J.
BWW Reviews: Riveting INTIMATE APPAREL Takes Center Stage at Trinity Rep
Trinity Repertory Company hosts the Rhode Island premiere of Lynn Nottage's INTIMATE APPAREL, a superbly-crafted, utterly-captivating theatrical piece.
BWW Reviews: Ocean State Theatre Company's Hilarious LAUGTHER ON THE 23RD FLOOR Provides Non-Stop Laughs
As the calendar turns to February, the weather is, for the moment remarkably mild.
BWW Reviews: Entertaining, Mysterious SEVEN KEYS TO BALDPATE Charms at 2nd Story
SEVEN KEYS TO BALDPATE, now playing UpStage at Warren's 2nd Story Theatre, provides pure theatrical entertainment of the highest order.
BWW Reviews: Broadway Tour of ROCK OF AGES Brings Epic Rock Musical to PPAC
It seems that since the dawn of the new millennium, there has been an incredible surge in the appearance of new 'jukebox musicals.
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The Nutcracker Ballet RI (12/17-12/27) |
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Gunhild Carling at Stadium Theater Stadium Theater (9/11-9/11) |
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A Christmas Carol The Arctic Playhouse (12/03-12/20) |
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Deathtrap The Little Theater Of Fall River (10/15-10/25) |
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Carmen Ballet RI (5/25-5/27) |
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A Real Life Fairy Tale: Princess Diana Ballet RI (4/25-5/02) |
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Made On Hope Ballet RI (4/16-4/25) |
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Irving Berlin's White Christmas The Little Theater Of Fall River (12/03-12/13) |
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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) |