RHODE ISLAND THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 114

The Wilbury Group, in association with TAPS at Brown, announces After Orlando, a staged-reading of new plays from noted international playwrights in response the shooting at Pulse Nightclub, presented Tuesday November 1, 2016 at 8pm in Studio 1 in the Granoff Center for the Arts at Brown U

Burbage Theatre Company opens their sixth season with 'Desdemona: a play about a handkerchief' a feminist retelling of William Shakespeare's 'Othello' by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Paula Vogel, directed by Allison Crews, which opens previews Friday September 16.

Nominations have now opened for the 2016 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016.

APPROPRIATE is a show that manages to be both genuinely funny, but also somewhat hard to watch.

BILLY ELLIOT, the musical based on the movie of the same name, follows the development of a dance prodigy in Northern England during the 1984 miner's strike.

Festival Ballet Providence's (FBP) acclaimed Black Box Theatre series Up Close on Hope will feature one of the most popular works by iconic choreographer George Balanchine, in addition to two vastly different works by resident choreographer Viktor Plotnikov.

Looking for something to do with your kids? Why not introduce them to the magic of live theatre at Ocean State Theatre in Warwick! Ocean State Theatre Company's Family Fun Fest features a variety of performances being held on select Today mornings, which this year has been expanded and will be offer

Trinity Rep continues its 53rd season Ghosts of the Past, Dreams of the Future with MacArthur "Genius" Grant-winnerBranden Jacobs-Jenkins' Appropriate by directed Brian Mertes.

Epic Theatre Company is over-the-moon about its October production-the Rhode Island Premiere of Bootycandy by Robert O'Hara.

Granite Theatre of Westerly is happy to announce the return engagement of Ace Aceto's Royal Flush Comedy Today October 7 at 8 pm!  This shows line-up offers the talents of Ace and four very talented comedians.

QUEEN BOUDICCA a Metal Opera is based on the real life Queen Boudicca of the Celtic Iceni tribe- perhaps the greatest freedom fighter in Celtic History.

Tony and Drama Desk Award-winner, Beth Leavel and Tony and Olivier nominated and Drama Desk Award-winner, Gavin Lee, will be performing as part of the Broadway Spotlight concert scheduled for Monday, October 17 at Ocean State Theatre in Warwick.

Trinity Repertory Company continues season 53, Ghosts of the Past, Dreams of the Future with Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' gripping play,  Appropriate, directed by Brian Mertes.

Since 2012, OUT LOUD Theatre has grown into an experimental and movement oriented ensemble, rooted in creating visceral and immersive experiences with creative and innovative artists.

Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), which recently opened its fifth season in its comfortable stadium-style theatre in Warwick, has announced the kick-off of this season's Piano Bar Series, which will be held following select Friday and Saturday evening performances of the company's current producti

Living comedy legend, JOHN CLEESE, is heading in your general direction for a live and truly unforgettable evening of conversation and audience Q&A on Saturday, January 14th, 2017 at Providence Performing Arts Center.

???????Trinity Repertory Company announces the completion of a mural painted by Providence Painted Signs on the back of the Trinity Rep building, above Trinity Brewhouse.

Trinity Rep announces its annual presentation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, directed by James Dean Palmer, and featuring resident acting company member Brian McEleney as Scrooge.

The Granite Theatre of Westerly announces the opening of the funny and warm hearted musical "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner and based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M.

The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) announces 6 additional performances of Arcadia, extended by popular demand through October 23.

Double, double toil and trouble: Shakespeare's spooky tragedy, Macbeth, is coming to the Contemporary Theater Company just in time for Halloween, running October 14 through November 12.

Ocean State Theatre Company is thrilled to open the 2016-17 Family Fun Fest with the Rhode Island Premiere of the award-winning new musical, Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical for one performance only on Saturday, October 8, 2016 at 11:00 am.

Arcadia is considered by many to be one of the best plays in the English language and it manages to walk the line between humor and tragedy very well all while maintaining delightful and rapid reversals of fortune punctuated by moments of real insight.

The musical WICKED is officially 12 years old, but it isn't showing its age in the slightest.