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ANNIE at PPAC is a Delightful Dose of Nostalgia
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...
Review: THE OLDEST PROFESSION at Burbage Theatre Company
What did our critic think of THE OLDEST PROFESSION at Burbage Theatre Company?...
Review: WE'RE GONNA DIE at Wilbury Theatre Group
What did our critic think of WE'RE GONNA DIE at Wilbury Theatre Group?...
Review: BY THE QUEEN at Trinity Rep
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....
Review: FAITH HEALER at Gamm Theatre
What did our critic think of FAITH HEALER at Gamm Theatre?...
Review: JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Providence Performing Arts Center
What did our critic think of JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Providence Performing Arts Center?...
Review: 24-HOUR PLAY FESTIVAL at Contemporary Theater
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...
Review: FESTIVAL BALLET PROVIDENCE presents THE NUTCRACKER
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...
Review: THE KAT & DAVE SHOW: AN EVENING WITH DAVID FOSTER & KATHARINE MCPHEE at Providence Performing Arts Center
It was one of those shows that you did not quite know what to expect. Being an 80's kid, I knew the mastery of David Foster, mostly from my infatuation with Chicago, but didn't know if this show with singer-songwriter and wife Katharine McPhee would be more of a hit concert redux or a Christmas show...
Review: REVIEW: A CHRISTMAS STORY at Contemporary Theater Company
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....
Review: SENSE & SENSIBILITY at Burbage Theatre Company
What did our critic think of SENSE & SENSIBILITY at Burbage Theatre Company? When it comes to Jane Austen, it's typically a love-hate relationship. My wife, so deep into the former category, worried how I would take Burbage's Rhode Island Premiere of Austen's SENSE & SENSIBILITY since I am not as fa...
Review: THE HUMANS at Wilbury Theatre Group
What did our critic think of THE HUMANS at Wilbury Theatre Group?...
Review: LES MISERABLES At Providence Performing Arts Center
Nick Cartell's return to the role of Valjean is reason enough to see this production. Hayden Tee as Javert is the reason to see it twice....
Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Trinity Rep
What did our critic think of A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Trinity Rep.?...
Review: SWEAT at THE GAMM THEATRE
What did our critic think of SWEAT at THE GAMM THEATRE? For the better part of the last 40 years, things have been a nightmare for the American working class, especially across the so called 'rust belt' where factories once thrived and have now fallen silent and abandoned. In SWEAT, Lynn Nottage's P...
Review: TOOTSIE: THE COMEDY MUSICAL at Providence Performing Arts Center
What did our critic think of TOOTSIE: THE COMEDY MUSICAL at Providence Performing Arts Center?...
Review: THE INHERITANCE, PART II at Trinity Rep
What did our critic think of THE INHERITANCE, PART II at Trinity Rep?...
Review: Mean Girls Can't Make Fetch Happen at PPAC
It’s a little bit surprising that the film version of Mean Girls was both a good movie, and also a hit. Based on a non-fiction book about high school cliques that was aimed at parents and teens, it was transformed into a charming comedy by Tina Fey in 2004. It’s not too much of a stretch to th...
Review: SOCIAL SECURITY at THE Arctic Playhouse
The Arctic Playhouse in West Warwick kicks off its season with Andrew Bergman's hilarious eighties-era comedy, 'Social Security.' Under the skillful direction of Tony Annicone, 'Social Security' is a farcical story about family, old age and physical attraction that reminds the audience it's never to...
Review: SILHOUETTE OF A SILHOUETTE at Wilbury Theatre Group
Rose Weaver has impeccable credentials: a highly respected actress, singer, and writer, whose star turn as Aunt Ester in last season's 'Gem of the Ocean' at Trinity was transcendent. Alas, the world premiere of her new play, 'Silhouette of a Silhouette' at the Wilbury aims high, but never quite soar...
Review: MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY at Brown/Trinity MFA
The production by Brown/Trinity MFA brings this post-apocalyptic nightmare to vivid life with memorable performances and jaw-dropping visual style that make this show a must-see....
Review: DESCRIBE THE NIGHT at the Gamm Theatre
This talented ensemble cast is the reason to see this production of Rajiv Joseph's Obie Award-winning play.
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Review: TINA-THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL at Providence Performing Arts Center
What did our critic think of TINA-THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL at Providence Performing Arts Center? The Providence Performing Arts Center opened its 2022-23 season with the National Tour launch of TINA-THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL-its 21st national tour launch since 2008's LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL....
Review: THE INHERITANCE, PART I at Trinity Rep
What did our critic think of THE INHERITANCE, PART I at Trinity Rep?...
Review: JUNK at Burbage Theater Co.
JUNK at Burbage Theater Co. offers audiences a riveting look at the ideals and egos that fueled the junk bond market of the mid-1980s....
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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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