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PPAC Opens 2027 ARTS Scholarships Applications for Rhode Island Students
The Providence Performing Arts Center is accepting applications for its ARTS Scholarships program, which supports middle school students in grades 6-8 who demonstrate financial or other needs.
Video: Watch a First Look at the MAYBE HAPPY ENDING North American Tour
A new montage from the MAYBE HAPPY ENDING North American tour features Steven Huynh and Claire Kwon, who reprise their Broadway roles as Oliver and Claire on the road.
Review: WITCHING HOUR-SECRET CELLAR at Burbage Theatre
What did our critic think of WITCHING HOUR-SECRET CELLAR at Burbage Theatre?
Play BroadwayWorld's Sunday Crossword: October 25, 2026
Play this week's free BroadwayWorld Crossword: 17 answers on 11 Broadway names, two shows and three theatre terms.
Review: THE BODYGUARD at Providence Performing Arts Center
The Bodyguard feels more like a tribute concert than a traditional Broadway musical.
BAD CHARACTER: THE DEATH OF SARAH MARIA CORNELL to Open at Bristol Statehouse
The Bristol Historical & Preservation Society will present a theatrical interpretation of the 1833 trial of Reverend Ephraim Avery for the murder of mill worker Sarah Maria Cornell, based on real trial transcripts.
Watch BOOP! THE MUSICAL Hit The Road With First Look at North American Tour
Watch a first look at the BOOP! The Musical North American tour, starring Aliya Grace as Betty Boop.
Voting Now Open for BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage: Season 7
The talent has shown up, and now it's your turn to have a say! Season 7 of BroadwayWorld's Next on Stage kicked off with a record-breaking number of submissions from talented young performers across the country, and now the competition is officially heating up.
THE NOTEBOOK to Play Providence Performing Arts Center
THE NOTEBOOK, the Broadway musical based on the bestselling novel and iconic film, will perform at Providence Performing Arts Center as part of the 2026–27 Broadway Season.
MIRACULOUS LADYBUG & CAT NOIR: THE LIVE STAGE SPECTACULAR to Launch in February
The stage adaptation of the animated series will premiere as a limited 15-city North American tour running from February 27 through the end of March.
Photos: First Look at THE WHO'S TOMMY National Tour
The North American Tour of The Who’s TOMMY has officially hit the road! The national tour will be taking the stage in Tucson, where audiences can catch performances from October 20 – 25.
Play BroadwayWorld's Sunday Crossword: October 18, 2026
Play this week's free BroadwayWorld Crossword, with 15 answers drawn from the week's theatre news.
SEAGULLS to Make New England Premiere at Wilbury Theatre Group
Wilbury Theatre Group announced the cast and creative team for the New England premiere of SEAGULLS, an indie-rock musical by Beth Hyland inspired by Chekhov's The Seagull, directed by Rebecca Willingham.
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY to Return to The Gamm Theatre
The Gamm Theatre will present the staged 1940s radio broadcast adaptation of Frank Capra's holiday classic, featuring seven actors, live sound effects, and customized radio jingles.
EDGAR ALLAN POE DOUBLE HEADER to Return to Hanover Theatre
The Hanover Theatre Repertory will present the sixth annual production of its EDGAR ALLAN POE DOUBLE HEADER, combining 'The Tell-Tale Heart' and 'The Cask of Amontillado' at the BrickBox Theater in Worcester.
Christopher Griffith Hired as Gamm Theatre Executive Director
The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre in Warwick, Rhode Island has appointed Christopher Griffith as its new executive director.
THE THEATER PEOPLE OF HUXLEY STREET to Make World Premiere at The Daydream Theatre Company
Daydream Theatre Company will present the world premiere of Lenny Schwartz's The Theater People Of Huxley Street', a play about an aspiring actress who discovers her new theater group is a satanic coven in Providence.
Review Roundup: MYSTIC PIZZA Launches National Tour
Mystic Pizza: A New Musical has launched a national tour that began in September 2026 at the Clemens Center in Elmira, New York.
MAYBE HAPPY ENDING to Play Providence Performing Arts Center
The six-time Tony Award-winning musical by Will Aronson and Hue Park will perform at PPAC as part of the Taco and The White Family Foundation Broadway Series.
Review: THE CRUCIBLE at The Granite Theatre
Legendary playwright Arthur Miller said, “I think the job of the artist is to remind people of what they have chosen to forget.
Photos: DEATHTRAP to Open at Little Theatre of Fall River
Ira Levin's psychological thriller will open at Little Theatre of Fall River's Firebarn, featuring Kyle Barrett as Sidney Bruhl, a Broadway writer who discovers a promising script from a student.
Special: Jason Robert Brown with Broadway Guests at Narrows Center for the Arts in Fall River
Friday, November 6, 2026 $75 Advance | $80 Day of Show [all-in pricing, no additional fees] Doors 7pm | Show 8pm JASON ROBERT BROWN is the ultimate multi-hyphenate – an equally skilled composer, lyricist, conductor…
Nicolas King to Release NO BAD CHORDS: LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY & Launch Tour
401 RECORDS will release the new album by Nicolas King on CD and streaming formats.
IN MOTION Will Open Ballet Rhode Island's 49th Season
Ballet Rhode Island opens season 49 with a mixed repertory program featuring James Whiteside's company premiere, a new work inspired by a Holocaust survivor story, and a returning Impressionist-themed ballet.
Play BroadwayWorld's Sunday Crossword: October 11, 2026
Play this week's free BroadwayWorld Crossword, 15 answers across a 17x17 grid drawn from the week's theatre news.
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Jason Robert Brown with Broadway Guests Narrows Center for the Arts (11/06-11/06) |
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Almost, Maine The Arctic Playhouse (11/05-11/22) |
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The Secret Garden The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (2/04-2/14) |
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The Nutcracker Veterans Memorial Auditorium (12/17-12/27) |
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Get Merry! Swamp Meadow Community Theatre (12/11-12/13) |
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Plaza Suite The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (4/15-4/25) |
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Irving Berlin's White Christmas The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (12/03-12/13) |
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WITCHING HOUR: SECRET CELLAR, a new Horror Anthology play by James Lucey Burbage Theatre Co (10/22-11/01) |
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Finding Neverland The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (8/05-8/15) |
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Love! Valour! Compassion! The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (6/17-6/27) |
