Rhode Island Theatre Newsroom

The latest news on live theatre in Rhode Island.

World Premiere of THE GILDED CAGE by Curtis Stewart Comes to Newport Classical Music Festival by Stephi Wild - June 02, 2023

Newport Classical will present the world premiere of The Gilded Cage by three-time GRAMMY-nominated violinist/composer Curtis Stewart on Saturday, July 22, 2023 at The Breakers (44 Ochre Point Ave.), performed by Newport Classical’s Festival Artists (Ariel Horowitz, violin; Lun Li, violin; Edwin Kaplan, viola; Titilayo Ayangade, cello; and Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner, piano) as part of the 2023 Newport Classical Music Festival.

Review: SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET At Trinity Repertory Company by Erica Cataldi-Roberts - June 01, 2023

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

2023-24 Shakespeare in American Communities Grants Revealed by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 01, 2023

Arts Midwest announced the recipients of $1,161,500 in Shakespeare in American Communities grants, with $976,500 going to 41 professional theater companies partnering with schools, and $185,000 going to eight organizations working with students in the juvenile justice system.

Shop Items From GREY HOUSE in BroadwayWorld's Theatre Shop! by HaleyJane Rose - May 31, 2023

They've been expecting you... Take a look at new items from Grey House in our theatre shop, including the Grey House Wooden Keychain, the Morse Code Hoodie, and many more. 

Review: MY WAY: A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO FRANK SINATRA at Theatre By The Sea by Christopher Verleger - May 31, 2023

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

Ocean State Improv Festival Comes to Contemporary Theater Company in Wakefield by Stephi Wild - May 31, 2023

The lights go up. Actors step onstage. The audience does not know what is about to happen… and neither do the performers. That magic moment that holds the potential for anything to unfold is the driving force behind the Ocean State Improv Festival, which will take the stage at the Contemporary Theater Company in Wakefield, Rhode Island June 7-11.

DISNEY MUSICALS IN SCHOOLS Puts Students In The Spotlight On The PPAC Stage On June 5, 2023 by A.A. Cristi - May 30, 2023

On June 5, 2023, 155 elementary students from Providence, Pawtucket and Central Falls, RI will have the extraordinary opportunity to sing, dance and act on the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) stage as the result of a grant awarded to PPAC by Disney.

Review: GOODNIGHT SWEETHEART, GOODNIGHT at Wilbury Theatre Group by John McDaid - May 30, 2023

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.


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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Rhode Island Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Trinity Repertory Company (5/25 - 6/25)
RI Premiere of Lolita Chakrabarti's RED VELVET directed by Jackie Davis in Rhode Island RI Premiere of Lolita Chakrabarti's RED VELVET directed by Jackie Davis
Burbage Theatre Co (6/1 - 6/18)
Newport Dance Festival in Rhode Island Newport Dance Festival
Great Friends Meeting House (7/18 - 7/23)
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