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Review: HANAKKAH SCHMANUKKAH at Burbage Theatre Company
What did our critic think of HANAKKAH SCHMANUKKAH at Burbage Theatre Company? If you're tired of the same old Christmas plays every year, you may just find what you are looking for in this original, world premiere engagement of Hanukkah Schmanukkah at the Burbage Theatre Company....
Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Attleboro Community Theatre
With the holiday season upon us, Attleboro Community Theatre (ACT)’s joyous, heartwarming production of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” is the quintessential reminder of what Christmas is all about—family, tradition, and generosity....
Review: MRS. BOB CRATCHIT'S WILD CHRISTMAS BINGE at Contemporary Theater Company
What did our critic think of MRS. BOB CRATCHIT'S WILD CHRISTMAS BINGE at Contemporary Theater Company? While Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol is the go-to Christmas play each and every year, there's something fresh about a new Christmas play that has a little bit of the familiar with mostly all ne...
Review: DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! The Musical at Providence Performing Arts Center
What did our critic think of DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! THE MUSICAL at Providence Performing Arts Center?...
Review: BLKS at Burbage Theatre Company
Burbage mounts captivating RI premiere of Barnes' intense slice-of-life comedy...
Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Trinity Rep
What did our critic think of A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Trinity Rep?...
Review: BIG, THE MUSICAL at The Community Players
The Community Players kicks off its 102nd season with a lively, endearing, production of “Big, The Musical,” based on the beloved 1988 film, directed by Penny Marshall and starring Tom Hanks....
Review: ONE FLEA SPARE at Brown / Trinity Rep (MFA)
What did our critic think of ONE FLEA SPARE at Brown / Trinity Rep (MFA)?...
Review: TRUE WEST at Brown/Trinity MFA
As written—and as typically performed—Sam Shepard's 1980 dark comedy True West can feel like it skates around some of the troubling issues lurking beneath America's self image. Its vision of a dichotomous West of freedom and constraint, open range and suburb, can seem a naive gloss over question...
Review: The Gamm's Deliciously Dark HANGMEN
The trouble with a Martin McDonagh play performed at The Gamm, is that it’s inevitably going to be too good. McDonagh is a master of inky black comedy, and The Gamm have now presented five of his plays over the years, so it’s been fascinating to watch Gamm regulars find new places in the McDon...
Review: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at Contemporary Theater Company
Contemporary Theater Company (CTC) revisits the Prohibition Era with its enchanting, sumptuous production of William Shakespeare’s beloved romantic comedy, ‘Much Ado About Nothing.’...
Review: TERAPIA (THERAPY) at Teatro ECAS
Teatro ECAS (Education Center of Arts and Science) kicks off its 26th season with Martín Giner’s play, ‘Terapia’ (Therapy), an intriguing, highly entertaining dramatic comedy that invites the audience to be a fly on the wall during a series of sessions between a psychiatrist and his most chal...
Review: MRS. DOUBTFIRE: THE NEW MUSICAL COMEDY at Providence Performing Arts Center
The Providence Performing Arts Center's Mrs. Doubtfire: The New Musical hit all the right emotional and comedic cords as it brought down the house in this touching and incredibly acted musical; get ready for a more modern Mrs. Doubtfire with laughs and heart for the entire family!...
Review: LOVE, SEX & THE IRS at The Arctic Playhouse
What did our critic think of LOVE, SEX & THE IRS at The Arctic Playhouse?...
Review: 2216: THE REMIX OF A GLOBAL EXPERIMENT at Wilbury Theatre Group
The Wilbury Theatre Group kicks off the season with the world premiere of “2216: The Remix of a Global Experiment,” a powerful, immersive performance piece that showcases “melodies, memories, and stories not yet told” by a variety of individuals representing ethnicities and cultures from acr...
Review: BECKY NURSE OF SALEM At Trinity Repertory Company
What did our critic think of NECKY NURSE OF SALEM at Trinity Repertory Theater?...
Review: FUNNY GIRL at Providence Performing Arts Center
Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) kicks off the 2023/2024 theater season with the national tour launch of the long-awaited revival of the legendary Broadway musical, “Funny Girl.”...
Review: THE VIEWING ROOM at Attleboro Community Theatre
What did our critic think of THE VIEWING ROOM at Attleboro Community Theatre?...
Review: MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY at Contemporary Theater Company
Outstanding performances light up the stage in this twisty futuristic tale....
Review: THE GOOD JOHN PROCTOR at Trinity Repertory Company
What did our critic think of THE GOOD JOHN PROCTOR at Trinity Repertory Company?...
Review: TOPDOG/UNDERDOG at The Gamm Theatre
What did our critic think of TOPDOG/UNDERDOG at The Gamm Theatre? The Gamm theatre launches its 2023-24 season with Suzan-Lori Parks’ multi-award winning play, TOPDOG/UNDERDOG. On its surface, it’s the story of two Black brothers, Lincoln and Booth, who share a troubled past and are now sharing ...
Review: ROMEO AND JULIET at Burbage Theater Co.
While Shakespeare famously bragged that “Never was a story of more woe/Than this of Juliet and her Romeo,” the Burbage Theater Co. set itself the task of revealing everything else the play contains. Their modern-dress production is dynamic, reveling in precisely-choreographed crowd and fight s...
Review: OCEAN STATE BLACK & FUNNY IMPROV FESTIVAL at Contemporary Theater Company
What did our critic think of OCEAN STATE BLACK & FUNNY IMPROV FESTIVAL at Contemporary Theater Company?...
Review: JERSEY BOYS at Theatre By The Sea
Theatre By The Sea concludes another incredible season with its sleek, energetic, exciting production of “Jersey Boys,” the 2006 Tony Award-winner for Best Musical about one of the biggest pop music sensations in American history, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons....
Review: THE BOOK OF WILL At Contemporary Theater Company
Unlike any other name in literature, the words and works of William Shakespeare have stood the test of time, so try to imagine a period in history when his plays—as he wrote them—were on the brink of obscurity....
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FirstWorks Summer Beats Concerts: The GroovaLottos Roger Williams Park Boathouse Lawn (7/24-7/24) |
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Finding Neverland The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (8/05-8/15) |
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Newport Comedy Series Newport Elks Lodge #104 (6/06-6/06) |
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The Lion King Providence Performing Arts Center (5/20-6/07) |
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A Christmas Carol The Arctic Playhouse (12/03-12/20) |
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Arsenic and Old Lace The Arctic Playhouse (5/21-6/07) |
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Almost, Maine The Arctic Playhouse (11/05-11/22) |
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Disney's The Little Mermaid The Assembly Theatre (6/05-6/13) |
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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 Grace Episcopal Church (5/31-5/31) |
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