Wilbury Theatre Group to Present Pulitzer Prize Finalist RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN, 3/19-4/4
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2015
The Wilbury Theatre Group is proud to present the Rhode Island premiere of Obie Award winning playwright Gina Gionfriddo's searing new comedy Rapture, Blister, Burn, March 19-April 4 directed by Susie Schutt. A smash Off-Broadway hit and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and Kennedy Theatre Prize, Gionfriddo's Rapture, Blister, Burn confronts a variety of post-feminist topics from the ongoing career vs. family debate, male dominance in business and relationships, feminist implications of torture movies, and even takes on society's acceptance and consumption of pornography.
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2015
The Wilbury Theatre Group is proud to present the Rhode Island premiere of Obie Award winning playwright Gina Gionfriddo's searing new comedy Rapture, Blister, Burn, March 19-April 4 directed by Susie Schutt. A smash Off-Broadway hit and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and Kennedy Theatre Prize, Gionfriddo's Rapture, Blister, Burn confronts a variety of post-feminist topics from the ongoing career vs. family debate, male dominance in business and relationships, feminist implications of torture movies, and even takes on society's acceptance and consumption of pornography.
RIC Mainstage Theatre Presents OUR TOWN, Now thru 2/22
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2015
Thornton Wilder's Our Town, winner of the 1938 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, will be presented by the RIC Mainstage Theatre tonight, Feb. 18-22 in the Helen Forman Theatre at Rhode Island College, 600 Mt. Pleasant Ave., Providence. Show times are 7:30 p.m. (Feb. 18-21) and 2 p.m. (Feb. 21-22). Admission is $15.
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2015
Thornton Wilder's Our Town, winner of the 1938 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, will be presented by the RIC Mainstage Theatre tonight, Feb. 18-22 in the Helen Forman Theatre at Rhode Island College, 600 Mt. Pleasant Ave., Providence. Show times are 7:30 p.m. (Feb. 18-21) and 2 p.m. (Feb. 21-22). Admission is $15.
Photo Flash: First Look at Counter-Productions Theatre Company's TOPDOG/UNDERDOG
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2015
Counter-Productions Theatre Company will Suzan-Lori Parks' 'Topdog/Underdog' February 27-March 8 at AS220's Blackbox. For more information visit:https://www.facebook.com/events/336512793211203
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2015
Counter-Productions Theatre Company will Suzan-Lori Parks' 'Topdog/Underdog' February 27-March 8 at AS220's Blackbox. For more information visit:https://www.facebook.com/events/336512793211203
Counter-Productions Theatre Company Presents TOPDOG/UNDERDOG
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2015
Counter-Productions Theatre Company is proud to present Suzan-Lori Parks' 'Topdog/Underdog' February 27-March 8 at AS220's Blackbox.
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2015
Counter-Productions Theatre Company is proud to present Suzan-Lori Parks' 'Topdog/Underdog' February 27-March 8 at AS220's Blackbox.
BWW Reviews: Fine Performances Fill 2nd Story's Uninspired SEMINAR
by Robert Barossi - February 13, 2015
It may be something rare when a theater company is able to utilize its two performances spaces at the same time to feature two plays which are extremely similar yet completely different in important ways. Two plays that deal with similar issues and in a sense tell the same story, or kind of story, but execute that story with vastly differing results. Such is the case at 2nd Story Theatre in Warren, where the current production in the UpStage space, Seminar, bares a striking resemblance to the just-closed production that playe din the DownStage space, Collected Stories. While Collected Stories was a finely crafted study of two nuanced and textured characters, Seminar is the exact opposite. This play, written by Theresa Rebeck, doesnt even begin to scratch beneath any surfaces as it deals with four writers who are participating in a writing seminar with a well-known, past-his-prime writer of fiction. As the seminar progresses over the course of a number of weeks, we begin to see conflicts arise as the egos, insecrities, passions, dreams and failures of the writers, young and old, tumble together and clash.
by Robert Barossi - February 13, 2015
It may be something rare when a theater company is able to utilize its two performances spaces at the same time to feature two plays which are extremely similar yet completely different in important ways. Two plays that deal with similar issues and in a sense tell the same story, or kind of story, but execute that story with vastly differing results. Such is the case at 2nd Story Theatre in Warren, where the current production in the UpStage space, Seminar, bares a striking resemblance to the just-closed production that playe din the DownStage space, Collected Stories. While Collected Stories was a finely crafted study of two nuanced and textured characters, Seminar is the exact opposite. This play, written by Theresa Rebeck, doesnt even begin to scratch beneath any surfaces as it deals with four writers who are participating in a writing seminar with a well-known, past-his-prime writer of fiction. As the seminar progresses over the course of a number of weeks, we begin to see conflicts arise as the egos, insecrities, passions, dreams and failures of the writers, young and old, tumble together and clash.
Epic Theatre Company Presents RI Premiere of SHINING CITY, Now thru 2/28
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2015
Epic Theatre Company presents Shining City by Conor McPherson in its Rhode Island Premiere, directed by Jeff Sullivan at Theatre 82, 82 Rolfe Square, Cranston, RI 02910. The show will run tonight, February 13-28, 2015.
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2015
Epic Theatre Company presents Shining City by Conor McPherson in its Rhode Island Premiere, directed by Jeff Sullivan at Theatre 82, 82 Rolfe Square, Cranston, RI 02910. The show will run tonight, February 13-28, 2015.
CCRI Players to Present THE LANGUAGE ARCHIVE, 2/26-3/1
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2015
The Language Archive by Julia Cho has been hailed by one critic as "a quirky, but ravishingly well-written piece that is smart, funny, deep and tender." Winner of the 2010 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for outstanding new English-language play by a woman, Cho's whimsical work will be presented for the first time in Rhode Island by the Community College of Rhode Island Players. Performances will be given at the Liston Campus in Providence on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, February 26, 27, and 28 at 7:30 P.M., and on Saturday and Sunday, February 28 and March 1, at 2 P.M.
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2015
The Language Archive by Julia Cho has been hailed by one critic as "a quirky, but ravishingly well-written piece that is smart, funny, deep and tender." Winner of the 2010 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for outstanding new English-language play by a woman, Cho's whimsical work will be presented for the first time in Rhode Island by the Community College of Rhode Island Players. Performances will be given at the Liston Campus in Providence on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, February 26, 27, and 28 at 7:30 P.M., and on Saturday and Sunday, February 28 and March 1, at 2 P.M.
BWW Reviews: Ocean State Theatre's Riveting THE MEETING Should Not Be Missed
by Robert Barossi - February 09, 2015
There is a well-known Native American proverb about the spirits of two wolves that live inside all of us. One is violent and aggressive. The other is peaceful and benevolent. The wolves are always fighting and the one that wins, according to the proverb, is the one we feed the most. In every battle we fight, we can choose which way to respond. Are we going to react with aggression and violence or with compassion and empathy?. Two of the greatest leaders of the civil rights movement in the United States, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, were similarly two sides of the same coin. One preached nonviolent protest while the other was willing to use violence to stop or defend against violence. In Jeff Stetson's play The Meeting, receiving its New England premiere at Ocean State Theatre Company, we witness an imagined encounter between these two men, who in real life met only once, and briefly. This time, they get a little over an hour, in a hotel room in Harlem in 1965, to discuss, debate and arm wrestle, figuratively and literally, over the best way to achieve their common goals.
by Robert Barossi - February 09, 2015
There is a well-known Native American proverb about the spirits of two wolves that live inside all of us. One is violent and aggressive. The other is peaceful and benevolent. The wolves are always fighting and the one that wins, according to the proverb, is the one we feed the most. In every battle we fight, we can choose which way to respond. Are we going to react with aggression and violence or with compassion and empathy?. Two of the greatest leaders of the civil rights movement in the United States, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, were similarly two sides of the same coin. One preached nonviolent protest while the other was willing to use violence to stop or defend against violence. In Jeff Stetson's play The Meeting, receiving its New England premiere at Ocean State Theatre Company, we witness an imagined encounter between these two men, who in real life met only once, and briefly. This time, they get a little over an hour, in a hotel room in Harlem in 1965, to discuss, debate and arm wrestle, figuratively and literally, over the best way to achieve their common goals.
BWW Reviews: Festival Ballet's UP CLOSE ON HOPE Features Passionate SOLEDAD and SCHEHERAZADE
by Veronica Bruscini - February 07, 2015
For the Rhode Island arts aficionado, there is no better seat to be found than in the Black Box Theater at 825 Hope Street. In that space, Festival Ballet Providence opens the doors to its studio and invites the public to experience performances "Up Close" to the company's acclaimed artists.
by Veronica Bruscini - February 07, 2015
For the Rhode Island arts aficionado, there is no better seat to be found than in the Black Box Theater at 825 Hope Street. In that space, Festival Ballet Providence opens the doors to its studio and invites the public to experience performances "Up Close" to the company's acclaimed artists.
Professor Paddy-Whack Comes to Ocean State Theatre Today
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2015
Rick Adam brings his zany one man vaudeville show, Professor Paddy-Whack's One Man Extravaganza of Songs & Silly Stuff to Ocean State Theatre in Warwick today, February 7, 2015.
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2015
Rick Adam brings his zany one man vaudeville show, Professor Paddy-Whack's One Man Extravaganza of Songs & Silly Stuff to Ocean State Theatre in Warwick today, February 7, 2015.
BWW Reviews: Trinity Rep Stages Poignant, Thoughtful MIDDLETOWN
by Veronica Bruscini - February 05, 2015
Will Eno's MIDDLETOWN, now on stage at Trinity Repertory Company's Dowling Theater, wholly embodies TRC's theme for this season: "The Necessity of Human Connection."
by Veronica Bruscini - February 05, 2015
Will Eno's MIDDLETOWN, now on stage at Trinity Repertory Company's Dowling Theater, wholly embodies TRC's theme for this season: "The Necessity of Human Connection."
Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs to Present PERICLES, 2/26-3/7
by BWW News Desk - February 04, 2015
The Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Program proudly presents Shakespeare's Pericles, opening February 26, 2015. Pericles, an epic tale of adventure, love, revenge and truth, is directed by Dan Rogers ('15) and will run from February 26 - March 7 at the Pell Chafee Performance Center, 87 Empire Street, Providence, RI.
by BWW News Desk - February 04, 2015
The Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Program proudly presents Shakespeare's Pericles, opening February 26, 2015. Pericles, an epic tale of adventure, love, revenge and truth, is directed by Dan Rogers ('15) and will run from February 26 - March 7 at the Pell Chafee Performance Center, 87 Empire Street, Providence, RI.
Trinity Rep to Present Reimagined GLASS MENAGERIE, 2/26-3/29
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2015
Trinity Rep continues Season 51: The Necessity of Human Connection with Tennessee William's The Glass Menagerie, directed by Brian Mertes. The Glass Menagerie runs February 26 through March 29, 2015 in Trinity Rep's Chace Theater.
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2015
Trinity Rep continues Season 51: The Necessity of Human Connection with Tennessee William's The Glass Menagerie, directed by Brian Mertes. The Glass Menagerie runs February 26 through March 29, 2015 in Trinity Rep's Chace Theater.
Epic Theatre Company to Present RI Premiere of SHINING CITY, 2/13-28
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2015
Epic Theatre Company presents Shining City by Conor McPherson in its Rhode Island Premiere, directed by Jeff Sullivan at Theatre 82, 82 Rolfe Square, Cranston, RI 02910. The show will run February 13-28, 2015.
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2015
Epic Theatre Company presents Shining City by Conor McPherson in its Rhode Island Premiere, directed by Jeff Sullivan at Theatre 82, 82 Rolfe Square, Cranston, RI 02910. The show will run February 13-28, 2015.
RIC Mainstage Theatre to Present OUR TOWN, 2/18-22
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2015
Thornton Wilder's Our Town, winner of the 1938 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, will be presented by the RIC Mainstage Theatre Feb. 18-22 in the Helen Forman Theatre at Rhode Island College, 600 Mt. Pleasant Ave., Providence. Show times are 7:30 p.m. (Feb. 18-21) and 2 p.m. (Feb. 21-22). Admission is $15.
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2015
Thornton Wilder's Our Town, winner of the 1938 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, will be presented by the RIC Mainstage Theatre Feb. 18-22 in the Helen Forman Theatre at Rhode Island College, 600 Mt. Pleasant Ave., Providence. Show times are 7:30 p.m. (Feb. 18-21) and 2 p.m. (Feb. 21-22). Admission is $15.
WILD KRATTS LIVE! Coming to The VETS, 6/13
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2015
be at The VETS on Saturday, June 13, 2015 at 12:00pm and 4:00pm. Tickets are $45-$25; available online at www.TheVetsRI.com, by calling 401.421.ARTS (2787), or in person at the PPAC/The VETS box office located at 220 Weybosset St, Providence. The VETS is located at One Avenue of the Arts. The VETS box office is only open on show days. $100 VIP tickets are available and include a meet and greet with the stars.
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2015
be at The VETS on Saturday, June 13, 2015 at 12:00pm and 4:00pm. Tickets are $45-$25; available online at www.TheVetsRI.com, by calling 401.421.ARTS (2787), or in person at the PPAC/The VETS box office located at 220 Weybosset St, Providence. The VETS is located at One Avenue of the Arts. The VETS box office is only open on show days. $100 VIP tickets are available and include a meet and greet with the stars.
MEN ARE FROM MARS - WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS - LIVE! to Play The VETS, 3/7
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2015
Women Are From Venus LIVE!, the one-man fusion of theatre and stand-up starring John Frusciante, is a light-hearted theatrical comedy based on the New York Times #1 best-selling book of the last decade by John Gray, will play The VETS Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 8:00pm.
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2015
Women Are From Venus LIVE!, the one-man fusion of theatre and stand-up starring John Frusciante, is a light-hearted theatrical comedy based on the New York Times #1 best-selling book of the last decade by John Gray, will play The VETS Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 8:00pm.
Ocean State Theatre Company's 2015 Summer Season to Feature GYPSY & ROUNDING THIRD
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2015
Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), currently celebrating its third season in its new state-of-the-art theatre in Warwick is thrilled to announce their 2015 Summer Season - Richard Dresser's Rounding Third, a comedy about America's favorite pastime and the Tony Award-winning classic American musical, Gypsy.
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2015
Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), currently celebrating its third season in its new state-of-the-art theatre in Warwick is thrilled to announce their 2015 Summer Season - Richard Dresser's Rounding Third, a comedy about America's favorite pastime and the Tony Award-winning classic American musical, Gypsy.
Gamm Theatre to Present THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES, 3/5-4/5
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2015
The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) continues its 30th anniversary season with American playwright John Guare's dark comedy The House of Blue Leaves. This multi-award-winning piece of comic chaos by the author of Six Degrees of Separation is the story of a family so obsessed with fame and the American Dream that its members are incapable of connecting with each other. Fred Sullivan, Jr. directs a crazy cast of characters including a zoo-keeper who aspires to be a songwriter (Tom Gleadow) and his wife who won't leave the house (Jeanine Kane) in a production that is by turns laughable, thought-provoking and deeply moving.
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2015
The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) continues its 30th anniversary season with American playwright John Guare's dark comedy The House of Blue Leaves. This multi-award-winning piece of comic chaos by the author of Six Degrees of Separation is the story of a family so obsessed with fame and the American Dream that its members are incapable of connecting with each other. Fred Sullivan, Jr. directs a crazy cast of characters including a zoo-keeper who aspires to be a songwriter (Tom Gleadow) and his wife who won't leave the house (Jeanine Kane) in a production that is by turns laughable, thought-provoking and deeply moving.
SESAME STREET LIVE! MAKE A NEW FRIEND Comes to PPAC, 3/27-29
by BWW News Desk - January 30, 2015
No matter where you're from or where you've been, everyone is special - so join in! Elmo, Grover, Abby Cadabby, and their Sesame Street friends welcome Chamki, Grover's friend from India, to Sesame Street. Together, they explore the universal fun of friendship and celebrate cultural similarities, from singing and dancing, to sharing cookies! The all-new Sesame Street Live "Make a New Friend" visits the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) from Friday, March 27 through Sunday, March 29, 2015. Tickets for all seven performances are on sale now!
by BWW News Desk - January 30, 2015
No matter where you're from or where you've been, everyone is special - so join in! Elmo, Grover, Abby Cadabby, and their Sesame Street friends welcome Chamki, Grover's friend from India, to Sesame Street. Together, they explore the universal fun of friendship and celebrate cultural similarities, from singing and dancing, to sharing cookies! The all-new Sesame Street Live "Make a New Friend" visits the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) from Friday, March 27 through Sunday, March 29, 2015. Tickets for all seven performances are on sale now!
Professor Paddy-Whack Coming to Ocean State Theatre, 2/7
by BWW News Desk - January 30, 2015
Rick Adam brings his zany one man vaudeville show, Professor Paddy-Whack's One Man Extravaganza of Songs & Silly Stuff to Ocean State Theatre in Warwick on Saturday, February 7, 2015.
by BWW News Desk - January 30, 2015
Rick Adam brings his zany one man vaudeville show, Professor Paddy-Whack's One Man Extravaganza of Songs & Silly Stuff to Ocean State Theatre in Warwick on Saturday, February 7, 2015.
OSTC Stages THE MEETING, Now thru 2/15
by BWW News Desk - January 28, 2015
Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), currently celebrating its third season in its new state-of-the-art theatre in Warwick is proud to present the New England premiere of Jeff Stetson's fascinating and dramatically compelling play, The Meeting from tonight, January 28 - February 15.
by BWW News Desk - January 28, 2015
Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), currently celebrating its third season in its new state-of-the-art theatre in Warwick is proud to present the New England premiere of Jeff Stetson's fascinating and dramatically compelling play, The Meeting from tonight, January 28 - February 15.
BWW Reviews: Wilbury Group's Surprising ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDNESTERN ARE DEAD is A Must-See
by Robert Barossi - January 26, 2015
It may sound strange but, at its best, theater is not unlike an ecosystem in the natural world. Every organism in nature interacts with every other organism. All the various parts of that system, living and nonliving, must work together so that the system as a whole can survive and thrive. Similarly, every part of a theatrical production must work well together. All the elements, acting, directing, sound, lights, costumes, etc. must be working in harmonious union. If not, it's just a gathering of disconnected ideas, concepts and gimmicks, making a collection of nice parts but not a cohesive whole. On the other hand, when done just right, all of the parts come together to create a perfectly executed singular vison. The Wilbury Group's Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead is exactly that type of show.
by Robert Barossi - January 26, 2015
It may sound strange but, at its best, theater is not unlike an ecosystem in the natural world. Every organism in nature interacts with every other organism. All the various parts of that system, living and nonliving, must work together so that the system as a whole can survive and thrive. Similarly, every part of a theatrical production must work well together. All the elements, acting, directing, sound, lights, costumes, etc. must be working in harmonious union. If not, it's just a gathering of disconnected ideas, concepts and gimmicks, making a collection of nice parts but not a cohesive whole. On the other hand, when done just right, all of the parts come together to create a perfectly executed singular vison. The Wilbury Group's Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead is exactly that type of show.
Photo Flash: First Look at MIDDLETOWN at Trinity Rep
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2015
Trinity Rep continues Season 51: The Necessity of Human Connection with Will Eno's Middletwon, directed by Curt Columbus. Middletown runs now through February 22, 2014 in Trinity Rep's Dowling Theater. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2015
Trinity Rep continues Season 51: The Necessity of Human Connection with Will Eno's Middletwon, directed by Curt Columbus. Middletown runs now through February 22, 2014 in Trinity Rep's Dowling Theater. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
BLUE MAN GROUP to Return to PPAC This March
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2015
BLUE MAN GROUP returns to the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) March 6 - 8, 2015 for five performances only. BLUE MAN GROUP is sponsored in Providence by Amica Insurance.
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2015
BLUE MAN GROUP returns to the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) March 6 - 8, 2015 for five performances only. BLUE MAN GROUP is sponsored in Providence by Amica Insurance.
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