Around The BroadwayWorld: Top News, Reviews, Interviews & More from February 2026
Around the BroadwayWorld is our monthly snapshot of the biggest stories making waves across the global theatre community.
Rhode Island Theatre Newsroom
The latest theatre news from Rhode Island — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Review: Trinity Rep's THE WINTER'S TALE Delivers Flashes of Pure Theater
Midway through Trinity Repertory Company’s production of The Winter’s Tale, a handful of courtiers gather scattered objects from the stage — a painter’s palette, a bodhrán, a pair of tambourines — and begin, slowly, to move together.
Photos: GHOSTS at The Gamm Theatre
Check out production photos for Ghosts, by Henrik Ibsen, adapted and directed by Tony Estrella, running now through March 22 at the Gamm Theatre in Rhode Island.
Review: HENRIK IBSEN'S GHOSTS at The Gamm Theatre
What did our critic think of HENRIK IBSEN'S GHOSTS at The Gamm Theatre?
Review: THE MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940 at The Arctic Playhouse
Two comedians who aren’t quite the talk of the town yet, and a dancer who is vague about her training, arrive for an audition.
Video: THE OUTSIDERS North American Tour First Look
BroadwayWorld has a first look at the North American Tour of The Outsiders.
THE PIPES ARE CALLING at PPAC Postponed
Due to the severity of the blizzard, the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) has postponed their lunchtime Wonders of the Wurlitzer concert, THE PIPES ARE CALLING.
Wilbury Theatre Group to Stage Rhode Island Premiere of THE COMEUPPANCE
Wilbury Theatre Group has announced the cast and creative team of the Rhode Island premiere of The Comeuppance by Pulitzer Prize Award Winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, directed by Don Mays.
INDOOR/OUTDOOR to be Presented at Little Theatre of Fall River in March
Little Theatre of Fall River, the birthplace of theatre on the South Coast, will present Indoor/Outdoor, a play by Kenny Finkle at Little Theatre's Firebarn.
Voting Open For BroadwayWorld's Best Movie Musical Of All Time Bracket
Which film is really the Best Movie Musical of all time? Our editors have selected the options, and now BroadwayWorld invites YOU to join us and our readers in deciding which movie musical deserves the title of The Ultimate Best Movie Musical!
Providence Performing Arts Center Postpones STARDEW VALLEY: SYMPHONY OF SEASONS
Providence Performing Arts Center has postponed STARDEW VALLEY: SYMPHONY OF SEASONS due to a blizzard.
New York City Gay Men’s Chorus to Headline ACDA’s Bi-Annual Eastern Conference
The American Choral Directors Association will present the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus in Unmistakable Softness, the headline concert for ACDA’s Bi-Annual Eastern Conference at the Rhode Island Convention Center.
Review: A GIRL IN SCHOOL UNIFORM WALKS INTO A BAR at Reverie Theatre Group
When the lights go out, two accidental acquaintances have no one but each other to share the horrific experience - a bartender who knows more than she’s willing to reveal, and a teenager in a school uniform.
Photos: A GIRL IN SCHOOL UNIFORM (WALKS INTO A BAR) at Reverie Theatre Group
Reverie Theatre Group has released production photos from its New England premiere of A GIRL IN SCHOOL UNIFORM (WALKS INTO A BAR), now running in Downtown Providence through March 1.
Review: HAROLD AND MAUDE at The Community Players
The Pawtucket-based Community Players continued their record-breaking 104th season with the dark humored but stunningly still relevant 'Harold and Maude'.
The Greatest Broadway Love Songs- Picked By 1500+ Stars!
They say that falling in love is wonderful.
Oversoul Theatre Collective Relaunches Improvisational Theater Workshop in New Bedford
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Daniel Sloss Unveils BITTER North American Theater Tour Dates
Internationally acclaimed and award-winning Scottish comedian, Daniel Sloss, has announced North American theater tour dates for his brand-new show, Daniel Sloss: BITTER.
Burbage Theatre Co to Hold Auditions for MEASURE FOR MEASURE
Burbage Theatre Co will hold auditions for their production of Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, directed by Jeff Church in Pawtucket, RI.
Around The BroadwayWorld: Top News, Reviews, Interviews & More from January 2026
Around the BroadwayWorld is our monthly snapshot of the biggest stories making waves across the global theatre community.
Ocean State Star Awards to Showcase High School Musical Talent
Providence Performing Arts Center has announced that tickets are now on sale for the 2025/2026 Ocean State Star Awards (OSSA) Showcase, which will take place on Sunday, May 3 at 6:30 p.
Tickets on Sale for Arts Alive!’s Pre-Professional INTO THE WOODS
Tickets are now on sale for Arts Alive!'s 2026 Pre-Professional production of Into the Woods, performing March 13-15 at the Barrington Middle School Auditorium.
Review: The Roommate at Trinity Rep
Jen Silverman’s The Roommate is a tight two-hander about two empty-nesters who move in together due to economic necessity (and other, spoilery reasons), and end up in a situation neither could have predicted.
Ballet Rhode Island to Debut MADE ON HOPE and GWENDOLYN GOES HOLLYWOOD
Ballet Rhode Island will present two new productions, Made on Hope, and Gwendolyn Goes Hollywood, featuring local choreographers and a children's ballet at their Black Box Theatre in Providence.
Review: THT REP'S SHARP, SHIMMERING MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
THT REP'S SHARP, SHIMMERING MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM.
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Mamma Mia! - In Concert NK Town Beach Bandshell (8/15-8/15) |
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The Nutcracker Ballet RI (12/17-12/27) |
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Bell, Book and Candle The Arctic Playhouse (8/27-9/13) |
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Little Women The Arctic Playhouse (10/01-10/18) |
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PVDFest Downtown Providence (9/18-9/19) |
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The Secret Garden The Little Theater Of Fall River (2/04-2/14) |
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Ballet Meets The Beatles Ballet RI (3/12-3/21) |
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream Swamp Meadow Community Theatre (8/07-8/08) |
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A Real Life Fairy Tale: Princess Diana Ballet RI (4/25-5/02) |
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Hamlet Reverie Theatre Group (8/13-8/23) |