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Granite Theatre Presents ON GOLDEN POND
by BWW News Desk on July 21, 2019 in Rhode Island "On Golden Pond" by Ernest Thompson is opening August 2, 2019 at the Granite Theatre. Often perceived as a serious drama, Artistic Director David Jepson says it is "both comedy and drama that often matches the funniest one liners of any Neil Simon. "On Golden Pond" will be the last opportunity for the audience to see the long time producing and acting team of David and Beth Jepson on stage together before their retirement at the end of this season. The show runs August 2 - 25, 2019 (more...) 
IN THIS LIFE Comes to Rhode Island Film Festival
by BWW News Desk on July 20, 2019 in Rhode Island Bat-Sheva Guez's short film In This Life will screen at the Rhode Island International Film Festival on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at 6pm. The short will screen at The Vets Cinematheque, Providence, RI, as part of the 23rd year of New England's largest and most prestigious film festival. Tickets are $10 and are available online at https://bpt.me/4299473. For more details on the festival, visit http://www.film-festival.org/. (more...) 
Photo Flash: FUNNY MONEY At Newport Playhouse
by BWW News Desk on July 19, 2019 in Rhode Island Now playing through August 30, 2019 at the Newport Playhouse and Cabaret Restaurant is the wild mistaken identity farce Funny Money written by Ray Cooney, directed by Daniel Lee White. (more...)
The Wilbury Theatre Group Announces THE OLNEYVILLE EXPO
by BWW News Desk on July 18, 2019 in Rhode Island The Wilbury Theatre Group proudly presents The Olneyville Expo: A Celebration of Olneyville Past, Present, and Future. Created by Jesse Hawley, James Stanley, and Resident Playwright Darcie Dennigan, The Olneyville Expo is being presented as part of FRINGEPVD The Providence Fringe Festival and the Woonasquatucket River Greenway Arts Project in Olneyville's Donigian Park as free programming July 25, 26, and 27 from 7pm-9pm. (more...) 
Global Roundup: Jenn Colella PETER PAN, PRINCE OF EGYPT, SIX & More!
by BWW Special on July 19, 2019 in Rhode Island BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature Lea Salonga, Ramin Karimloo & Barbra Streisand, The Muny's CINDERELLA and more! (more...) 
East Providence and Live Nation to Bring New Outdoor Concert Venue to Waterfront
by BWW News Desk on July 18, 2019 in Rhode Island The City of East Providence and the East Providence Waterfront Commission are working with Live Nation Entertainment, the world's leading live entertainment company, on initial stages of securing a new location for a new amphitheater to house the city's waterfront concert series and more local entertainment. Not far from its current location, the prospective site is a new mixed-use development with plans to also serve as a deepwater port for Rhode Island's growing offshore wind industry. (more...)
Indigo Girls Perform With The Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra, October 10
by BWW News Desk on July 16, 2019 in Rhode Island The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) and the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra are pleased to announce that the Grammy Award-winning duo INDIGO GIRLS will perform with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra at PPAC on Thursday, October 10 at 7:30P. (more...) 
Ron Carter, Jenny Scheinman, Marika Hughes and More Come to Newport Jazz Festival
by BWW News Desk on July 15, 2019 in Rhode Island Whether it's the boom of the double bass, the pulse of the cello or the soulful strains of the guitar, the Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Investment Managers has showcased the best and brightest artists on those instruments, from its inception to this year's edition. (more...) 
BWW Review: Captivating QUEEN MARGARET at Head Trick Theatre
by Erica Cataldi-Roberts on July 14, 2019 in Rhode Island Head Trick Theatre opens their 2019-2020 season, "In War With Time," with Jennifer Dick's small cast adaptation of the play QUEEN MARGARET, which takes a closer look at Margaret of Anjou. A character in several of Shakespeare's "history plays," she is finally given her time in the spotlight, with a fuller look at her role in the 15th century War of the Roses. The audience is left to decide whether she is a hero or a villain. (more...) 
Photo Flash: Epic Theatre Co Stages CHARLOTTE'S WEB
by BWW News Desk on July 11, 2019 in Rhode Island Epic Theatre Company kicks off its 2019 Summer Season with E.B. White's 'Charlotte's Web.' The classic story of friendship and kindness is brought to life in a brand new adaptation and presented Epic's intimate blackbox theater. (more...)
Global Roundup: Lea Salonga, Barbara Streisand, The Muny's CINDERELLA & More!
by BWW Special on July 12, 2019 in Rhode Island BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature Lea Salonga, Ramin Karimloo & Barbra Streisand, The Muny's CINDERELLA and more! (more...)
Trinity Rep Announces 2019-20 Season On-Sale Dates
by BWW News Desk on July 11, 2019 in Rhode Island Trinity Rep announces the on-sale dates for its 2019-20 Season, including the date for the highly anticipated productions of The Prince of Providence and A Christmas Carol, both of which are expected to sell out. (more...)
RI Professional Premiere Of NEWSIES Opens At Theatre By The Sea July 17
by BWW News Desk on July 10, 2019 in Rhode Island In celebration of 86 Years of Theatre By The Sea, owner and producer Bill Hanney is proud to present the Rhode Island professional premiere of Disney's Newsies which will be presented from July 17-August 10, 2019. (more...) 
Newport Festivals Foundation Provides Financial Support to Music Departments at Newport Schools
by Sarah Hookey on July 10, 2019 in Rhode Island Newport Festivals Foundation (NFF), which produces the Newport Folk Festival and the Newport Jazz Festival, has announced their commitment to support the music programs at all three public schools in the Newport School District. (more...)
2019 Providence Fringe Schedule Announced
by BWW News Desk on July 10, 2019 in Rhode Island Featuring more than 300 artists in over 100 performances at venues throughout Olneyville, the 2019 Providence Fringe Festival is a community-centered celebration of groundbreaking work, the independent spirit, and our neighborhood of Olneyville past, present, and future. (more...)
Trinity Rep Names Michelle Cruz New Director Of Community Engagement
by BWW News Desk on July 09, 2019 in Rhode Island Trinity Rep announces that Michelle Cruz will join the leadership team as the Director of Community Engagement beginning in July after a national search with over 70 applicants. Cruz comes to Trinity Rep with extensive experience working with non-profits, the arts, and the community in and around Rhode Island. The Director of Community Engagement is responsible for establishing long-term partnerships between the theater and community stakeholders, and will play a critical role in the theater's artistic, educational, and community-centered initiatives. (more...) 
HAMILTON #Ham4Ham Lottery Comes to PPAC
by BWW News Desk on July 09, 2019 in Rhode Island Producer Jeffrey Seller and the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) announce a digital lottery for HAMILTON tickets will begin in conjunction with the show's first performance (July 23) in Providence at PPAC. Forty (40) tickets will be sold for every performance for $10 each. The digital lottery will open at 11:00 AM ET on Sunday, July 21 for tickets to the Tuesday, July 23 performance. Subsequent digital lotteries will begin two days prior to each performance. Performances run Tuesday, July 23 - Sunday, August 11. (more...) 
Newport Festivals Foundation Presents George Wein In ONE MORE ONCE, Bridgefest Concert
by BWW News Desk on July 08, 2019 in Rhode Island George Wein is known the world over as producer and co-founder of the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals, but it is playing the piano that first stole his heart nearly nine decades ago. Newport Festivals Foundation (NFF) will present George Wein in One More Once, a free Bridgefest concert in celebration of his life as a musician and his love for Newport, on Thursday, August 1, 6:30 pm, on the Quad Stage at Fort Adams State Park. (more...)
FUNNY MONEY Comes to Newport Playhouse
by BWW News Desk on July 08, 2019 in Rhode Island Newport Playhouse and Cabaret Restaurant continues their 36th Season of comedies with the mistaken identity farce Funny Money written by Ray Cooney, directed by Daniel Lee White, and running July 10 through August 30, 2019. Evening shows are held on Friday and Saturdays, with weekday and Sunday matinees at the Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant, 102 Connell Highway, Newport, RI. Admission for the play is $52.95, which includes a homemade buffet and post-show cabaret (show only admission is $25) Purchase online at www.newportplayhouse.com or by calling (401) 848-PLAY (7529). (more...) 
Newport Jazz Festival Local Ticket Discounts End July 8
by BWW News Desk on July 02, 2019 in Rhode Island Head to the Newport Visitors Information Center by Monday, July 8, because time is running out to take advantage of the local discount for tickets to the Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Investment Managers. (more...) 
Head Trick Theatre Presents U.S. Premiere of QUEEN MARGARET
by BWW News Desk on July 02, 2019 in Rhode Island Who is Margaret of Anjou? From captive war bride to warrior queen leading the House of Lancaster, Jennifer Dick's adaptation traces the evolution of Shakespeare's largest female role through the epic battles, political machinations, and personal struggles of the Wars of the Roses. Is Margaret a hero or a villain? (more...)
Gamm Announces Change To 2019-2020 Season Lineup
by BWW News Desk on July 02, 2019 in Rhode Island The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm), under the leadership of Artistic Director Tony Estrella, today announced the addition of Aaron Posner's new play JQA in the second slot of the 2019-2020 lineup. Estrella will direct the New England premiere of JQA, in which a diverse cast of four actors share the role of one-term American President John Quincy Adams. Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' An Octoroon, previously announced as the season's second play, will open The Gamm's 2020-2021 season instead. Joe Wilson, Jr., Coordinator of Activism through Performance and Resident Acting Company Member at Trinity Repertory Company, will direct Jacobs-Jenkins' Obie Award-winning play that explodes ideas about race and American identity. JQA runs from October 24-November 17 at The Gamm Theatre, 1245 Jefferson Blvd., Warwick, RI. Season subscriptions for Season 35 are on sale now. Single tickets go on sale in early August. Information at gammtheatre.org. (more...)
Trinity Rep Announces New Trustees
by BWW News Desk on July 01, 2019 in Rhode Island At the June 17 Annual Meeting, Trinity Repertory Company's Board of Trustees elected seven new trustees to three-year terms: Judhajit De, Sergio M. Gonzalez, Sean Holley, James Hurley, Lawrence J. La Sala, Sara Shea McConnell, and Julia Ann Slom. Reelected for another term were: Jonathan Duffy, Brian McGuirk, Kibbe Reilly, Kathryn Sabatini, and Arthur Solomon. (more...) 
Reviews: THE BAND'S VISIT on Tour
by BWW News Desk on June 28, 2019 in Rhode Island The first national tour of The Band's Visit is now making its way across the country after launching at the Providence Performing Arts Center in Rhode Island! (more...)
BWW Review: Stunning THE BAND'S VISIT at Providence Performing Arts Center
by Andria Tieman on June 28, 2019 in Rhode Island My favorite writing professor loved to say that there are two stories the world: one, a person sets off on a journey; in the other, a stranger comes to town. The second story is precisely the idea behind the 10 Tony Award winning THE BAND'S VISIT. The Egyptian Police Band is on tour, and through a simple language mixup, they wind up in a small town in the Isreali desert . With no way to leave town until the morning, and no hotels available, the police are taken into locals' homes where they start to see into the lives of the people of the village. This is an atypical Broadway musical in that it's very quiet and seemingly simple, but does a fantastic job of showing the struggles of ordinary people, and how two seemingly different groups of people have a lot in common after all. (more...) |
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