The latest news on live theater in Rhode Island from Broadway shows on tour to regional theater.
As I am writing this for the Rhode Island section of Broadway World, I feel as though I am uniquely equipped to talk about Tennessee Williams, or at least the world that so often lives inside his work, being that I am a Southerner who has now spent roughly thirteen years in New England.
The Wilbury Theatre Group wrapped up it's 2025-2026 season with Conor McPherson's Tony-nominated stylistic musical 'Girl From The North Country'.
Wilbury Theatre Group is presenting the Rhode Island premiere of GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY by Conor McPherson, featuring music and lyrics by Bob Dylan.
Senbla and SEGA announced Sonic Live In Concert, a new concert experience celebrating 35 years of the franchise, with US and UK premieres featuring a live orchestra, rock musicians, and vocalists performing music from across the Sonic universe.
Rhode Island Latino Arts and Trinity Repertory Company will present La Broa' en tu barrio, a touring revival of Orlando Hernández's La Broa' (Broad Street), staging stories from Rhode Island's Latino community at the sites where they occurred.
The Lion King swept the Tony awards when it was on Broadway, and even for this semi-skeptical theatre reviewer, it’s easy to see why.
Wilbury Theatre Group is presenting the Rhode Island premiere of the Tony Award-winning Girl from the North Country by Conor McPherson with music and lyrics by Bob Dylan, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.
The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre raised $257,000 at its annual benefit gala, marking the 20th anniversary of Gamm Education and honoring Myrth York and the Otto H.
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) will launch a North American Tour in the fall of 2027.
StageMag, the digital show program platform from BroadwayWorld, launched its new PDF Editor to all producers and stage managers using the service.
Arts Alive! will offer two small-group Musical Theatre Intensives in Barrington, RI, for teen performers in grades 8 through college freshman year seeking to build audition skills in dance and vocal performance.
Over 140 elementary and middle school students from across Rhode Island will perform on the PPAC stage as part of the Disney Musicals in Schools program, one of 21 such partnerships worldwide.
The North American Tour of THE NOTEBOOK announced 26 new cities for its upcoming season, including stops in Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, and Houston, after welcoming over 500,000 patrons since its launch.
Theatre By The Sea will open its 93rd summer season with LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, directed by Bob Richard and Diane Laurenson, at Bill Hanney's Wakefield, RI venue.
The Contemporary Theater Company in Wakefield, RI will present its 8th Annual OCEAN STATE IMPROV FESTIVAL, featuring 37 troupes from 13 states in five days of performances and workshops.
Little Theatre of Fall River revealed its 93rd season, featuring six productions including Deathtrap, Irving Berlin's White Christmas, The Secret Garden and more.
A searing MEASURE FOR MEASURE.
The Ocean State Improv Festival, now in its 8th year, returns to The Contemporary Theater Company in Wakefield, Rhode Island, bringing together some of the best improvisers in the country for five days of performances and workshops.
Portsmouth High School senior Carolyn Richer has been named the 2026 Outstanding Greeter Grant recipient by PPAC and the Keri Anne O'Donnell Memorial Fund, honoring student volunteers in PPAC's High School Greeter program.
The Providence Performing Arts Center's Community Outreach Committee announced 98 Rhode Island middle school students as recipients of ARTS Scholarships, each providing up to $600 for a summer arts program, marking the initiative's 30th anniversary.
On May 9th, Wilbury Theatre Group's SWEET SIXTEEN: A Gala Fundraiser for Wilbury Theatre Group, celebrated the theater company’s 16 years of groundbreaking performances and adventurous audiences in Providence.
Just like a radio host’s shift, the show moves at lightning speed, following the conversations of Barry Champlain who is as enigmatic as he is exhausting to listen to.
he set immediately grabs you when you walk into the theatre: An intricately crafted dining room, set on a stage with a pronounced tilt, in front of which sits one of those little museum gallery cards in a frame: 'Dining Room.
At it’s most basic, Kimberly Akimbo tells the story of a sixteen-year-old girl who has a chromosomal disorder that makes her age rapidly.
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Mamma Mia! - In Concert NK Town Beach Bandshell (8/15-8/15) |
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PVDFest Downtown Providence (9/18-9/19) |
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Little Women The Arctic Playhouse (10/01-10/18) |
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The Secret Garden The Little Theater Of Fall River (2/04-2/14) |
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Finding Neverland The Little Theater Of Fall River (8/05-8/15) |
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Get Merry! Swamp Meadow Community Theatre (12/11-12/13) |
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A Real Life Fairy Tale: Princess Diana Ballet RI (4/25-5/02) |
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Irving Berlin's White Christmas The Little Theater Of Fall River (12/03-12/13) |
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1776 The Little Theater Of Fall River (8/07-8/09) |
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Ballet Meets The Beatles Ballet RI (3/12-3/21) |
