RHODE ISLAND THEATER REVIEWS

What did our critic think of SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET at Trinity Repertory Theatre?...

What did our critic think of MY WAY: A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO FRANK SINATRA at Theatre By The Sea?...

Wilbury's world-premiere production of GOODNIGHT SWEETHEART, GOODNIGHT is a feast for the senses and a pointed modern feminist take on the work of Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi....

What did our critic think of THERE'S A BURGLAR IN MY BED at The Arctic Playhouse? The Arctic Playhouse closes their exciting season with a crowd-pleasing, titillating production of Michael Parker’s screwball comedy, “There’s a Burglar in My Bed.”...

What did our critic think of CATCH FIRE! at NEWPORT CONTEMPORARY BALLET?...

What did our critic think of PURE DANCE at FESTIVAL BALLET PROVIDENCE?...

What did our critic think of BEETLEJUICE at Providence Performing Arts Center?...

Much like a movie within a movie, a play within a play is always a risky endeavor, and The Wilbury Theatre Group's powerful, gripping production of Paula Vogel's Tony-winning drama, 'Indecent,' proves that not only are they up to the task, but confirms their status as veritable masters of this uniqu...

Divorced, Beheaded, Died; Divorced, Beheaded, Survived–this handy little rhyme is likely what most Americans know best about the six wives of Henry VIII.  Maybe if you were a devotee of the show The Tudors you know a bit more about Catherine of Aragon or Anne Boleyn, but after that, things get a ...

What did our critic think of WITCH at Burbage Theater Co? In the world of WITCH - written by rising playwright Jen Silverman - demons are self-proclaimed 'merchants of hope' for people whose desires and fears have been forged by capitalism and patriarchy. Scratch (Zach Gibb) - a 'junior salesman' wh...

What did our critic think of ELEMENTS AT NEWPORT CONTEMPORARY BALLET at Newport Contemporary Ballet?...

Directed with intricacy and precision by Tatyana Marie-Carlo, 'The Inferior Sex' takes place in 1972, when Vietnam, Watergate and women's lib dominated the headlines, and Shirley Chisholm (portrayed with an eloquent ferocity by Jackie Davis), the first Black woman elected to Congress, is making a hi...

What did our critic think of HADESTOWN at PPAC?...

Wilbury mounts Teddy Lytle's trenchant, stylish (mostly) one-man show with music about addiction and recovery...

Come From Away isn’t just a must-see, it’s a must-feel, so take advantage of seeing this tremendous production in person, while it’s at the Providence Performing Arts Center and get “all the feels.”...

It’s always nerve-racking to revisit a show as an adult that was so important to you as a kid. I can’t even count how many times I saw the movie ANNIE as a kid; and it also holds the place in my memory of being the first touring Broadway musical I ever saw. So this production playing at PPAC thr...

What did our critic think of THE OLDEST PROFESSION at Burbage Theatre Company?...

What did our critic think of WE'RE GONNA DIE at Wilbury Theatre Group?...

What did our critic think of BY THE QUEEN at Trinity Rep? Shakespeare's plays are a man's world, and one of his most ubiquitous female characters has something to say about it....

What did our critic think of FAITH HEALER at Gamm Theatre?...

What did our critic think of JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Providence Performing Arts Center?...

What did our critic think of 24-HOUR PLAY FESTIVAL at Contemporary Theater? It's been 18 years that Contemporary Theater Company has been putting on this 24-hour play festival, an amazing concoction of stories and actors and action that just can't be compared to anything else because, frankly, there...

In 2021, Festival Ballet Providence announced a brand new version of the holiday staple, THE NUTCRACKER, fully reimagined by the company's Artistic Curator, Yury Yanowsky, and Company Director Kathleen Breen Combs. Moving the show away from the Providence Performing Arts Center to the Veteran's Memo...

Contemporary Theater Company kicks off the holiday season with its delightful, rollicking production of 'A Christmas Story,' based on the beloved 1983 film written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown, and Bob Clark, and adapted for the stage by Philip Grecian....

What did our critic think of THE HUMANS at Wilbury Theatre Group?...