Review: WITCHING HOUR SOCIAL CLUB at Burbage Theatre Co
Horror, they say, is a mood rather than a genre.
Rhode Island Theater Reviews
The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Rhode Island.
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.
Review: FROM HERE TO WHERE at Wilbury Theatre Group
The Wilbury Theatre kicked off its 2025-2026 season with the World Premiere of 'From Here to Where'-part Poet Jam, part Improvised ensemble performance, part reckoning with the world around us and so much more!
Review: EVERY BRILLIANT THING at Burbage Theatre Company
Burbage Theatre Company begins its new season on the highest of notes with a tender, heartwarming, profound production of “Every Brilliant Thing” by Duncan MacMillan (with Jonny Donahoe), an engaging, uplifting one-person memoir-like play that reminds audiences of life’s concurrent simplicity
Review: COLD WAR CHOIR PRACTICE at Trinity Repertory Company
Trinity Repertory Company kicks off its 62nd season with the world premiere of Ro Reddick’s “Cold War Choir Practice,” a scrambled albeit compelling, highly entertaining musical dramedy thriller about a young Black girl coming of age during the era of Reagan, Soviet infiltration, and nuclear d
Review: HEARTBREAK HOTEL at Theatre By The Sea
Theatre By The Sea wrapped up its 92nd season with the hip-swaying, leg-lunging Elvis bio-musical Heartbreak Hotel that had the near sell-out crowd dancing and strutting down their own memory lane of the King of Rock & Roll, Elvis Presley.
Review: THE WEDDING SINGER at The Academy Players Of Rhode Island
The Academy Players Of Rhode Island’s musical production of ‘The Wedding Singer’ by Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin was a blast from the past and an absolute joy to watch from start to finish.
Review: DR. KORCZAK AND THE CHILDREN by Head Trick Theatre
Head Trick Theatre’s emotionally intense, and powerfully performed production of Erwin Sylvanus’ ‘Dr.
Review: THE LAST FIVE YEARS at Contemporary Theater Company
Jason Robert Brown's musical, 'The Last Five Years,' now at Contemporary Theater Company, depicts the courtship, marriage, and breakup of Cathy and Jamie, a young couple from Ohio, both blessed and cursed by the simple act of falling in love.
Review: KNOTTY HABITS at Homebrewed Theatre Company
Homebrewed Theatre Company takes audiences on a delightful journey back in time to medieval 12th century Belgium where fashion has an distinct, overarching influence on a village’s residents in Andrew Beauregard’s fun, clever, original work, 'Knotty Habits.
HAIRSPRAY at Theatre By The Sea Open Now Through August
The 2011 musical Hairspray, based on the 1988 film, tells the story of teen Tracy Turnblad, whose sole goal in life is to become a dancer on Baltimore’s Corny Collins Show.
Review: WAITRESS at Theatre By The Sea
Theatre By The Sea celebrates the arrival of summer with its magnificent production of “Waitress,” a romantic musical comedy about problematic relationships, second chances, and the unyielding power of friendship.
Review: BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL Lands at PPAC
BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL lands at Providence Performing Arts Center.
Review: TRINITY REP'S BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY ENCHANTS
Some plays are like clockwork: the lights come up in medias res, and we watch, fascinated, as the gears turn — the surprise and delight being the journey.
Review: ANGELS IN AMERICA (PART 1: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES) at The Gamm Theatre
Gamm Theatre closes another unforgettable season by setting the bar high—immeasurably high—for next season with its soulful, spirited, no-frills and all-heart production of Tony Kushner’s Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, “Angels in America.
Review: AMERICAN IDIOT at Wilbury Theatre Group
Wilbury Theatre Group concludes its season with a powerful, spirited, heart-stopping production of “American Idiot,” a musical based on rock band Green Day’s concept album of the same name.
Review: ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE at Theatre By The Sea
Theatre By The Sea kicks off its 2025 season with the heartwarming jukebox musical, “Always…Patsy Cline,” an enjoyable walk down memory lane featuring the songs from one of the last century's most unforgettable voices.
Review: YOU ON THE MOORS NOW at The Players
Considering the periodic, seemingly countless remakes of such classic works like “Little Women,” “Pride and Prejudice,” and “Wuthering Heights,” the significance of women’s voices in the history of literature cannot be overstated.
Review: THE LARAMIE PROJECT at Granite Theatre
In 1998, Matthew Shepard became a household name for the worst possible reason when he was robbed, beaten, and left tied to a fence outside Laramie, Wyoming by Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson.
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Review: THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) [REVISED] [AGAIN] at Contemporary Theater Company
When Shakespeare penned, “Oh, what fools these mortals be,” he couldn’t ever have imagined the deliberately, delightfully foolish behavior his words would incite more than four centuries later in ‘The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again],’ now at Contemporary
Classic Chicago at PPAC
Chicago currently holds the record for the longest-running show on Broadway, with 10,500 performances, and the current touring show is an exact replica of the revival that has been running on Broadway since1996.
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The Secret Garden The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (2/04-2/14) |
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PVDFest Downtown Providence (9/18-9/19) |
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Plaza Suite The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (4/15-4/25) |
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Made On Hope Ballet RI (4/16-4/25) |
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FirstWorks Summer Beats Concerts: The GroovaLottos Roger Williams Park Boathouse Lawn (7/24-7/24) |
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Bernard John Album Release Party Uptown Theater (8/08-8/08) |
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Love! Valour! Compassion! The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (6/17-6/27) |
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Little Women The Arctic Playhouse (10/01-10/18) |
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A Christmas Carol The Arctic Playhouse (12/03-12/20) |
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Deathtrap The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (10/15-10/25) |