Epic Theatre to Conclude 2013-14 Season with ANGELS IN AMERICA, Beg. 5/23
by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2014
Epic Theatre concludes its 2013-2014 season with both parts of Tony Kushner's masterful 'Angels in America.'
by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2014
Epic Theatre concludes its 2013-2014 season with both parts of Tony Kushner's masterful 'Angels in America.'
Sarah Brightman to Return to PPAC, 8/22
by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2014
International singing sensation SARAH BRIGHTMAN returns to the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) on Friday, August 22, 2014 at 8P in support of her Dreamchaser World Tour.
by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2014
International singing sensation SARAH BRIGHTMAN returns to the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) on Friday, August 22, 2014 at 8P in support of her Dreamchaser World Tour.
Southwest Airlines Named Official Airline of Trinity Rep
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2014
Trinity Rep has announced a new partnership naming Southwest Airlines the Official Airline of Trinity Rep, and a supporter of the 2014 Young Actors Summer Institute. This is the first time the theater has partnered with an airline, which opens up many opportunities for the company. As Official Airline of Trinity Rep, Southwest Airlines will provide air travel for the theater's artists and staff to attend conferences, special projects and events.
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2014
Trinity Rep has announced a new partnership naming Southwest Airlines the Official Airline of Trinity Rep, and a supporter of the 2014 Young Actors Summer Institute. This is the first time the theater has partnered with an airline, which opens up many opportunities for the company. As Official Airline of Trinity Rep, Southwest Airlines will provide air travel for the theater's artists and staff to attend conferences, special projects and events.
American A Cappella Returns to Ocean State Theatre, 5/31
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2014
The multi award-winning Coastline Show Chorus and the 15 Time District Champion Narragansett Bay Chorus and several of their quartets including Sounderella and Trade Secret, will be returning to Ocean State Theatre with their American A Cappella show for one performance only on Saturday, May 31, 2014 at 7:30 pm.
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2014
The multi award-winning Coastline Show Chorus and the 15 Time District Champion Narragansett Bay Chorus and several of their quartets including Sounderella and Trade Secret, will be returning to Ocean State Theatre with their American A Cappella show for one performance only on Saturday, May 31, 2014 at 7:30 pm.
Photo Flash: First Look at Brown/Trinty Rep's THE TOOTH OF CRIME & STONE COLD DEAD SERIOUS
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2014
The Brown University/Trinity Rep MFA Programs proudly present two raw and devastatingly humanistic plays running in repertory this May. Sam Shepard's poetic and psychedelic rock and roll drama The Tooth of Crime, directed by Dan Rogers (Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs '15), and Adam Rapp's surreal and dark new-age comedy, Stone Cold Dead Serious, directed by Flordelino Lagundino (Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs '15). Performances of both plays run through May 18 in the Pell Chafee Performance Center, 87 Empire Street, Providence. Audiences should note that both of these productions contain mature subject matter and adult language. Scroll down to see some photos from the productions!
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2014
The Brown University/Trinity Rep MFA Programs proudly present two raw and devastatingly humanistic plays running in repertory this May. Sam Shepard's poetic and psychedelic rock and roll drama The Tooth of Crime, directed by Dan Rogers (Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs '15), and Adam Rapp's surreal and dark new-age comedy, Stone Cold Dead Serious, directed by Flordelino Lagundino (Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs '15). Performances of both plays run through May 18 in the Pell Chafee Performance Center, 87 Empire Street, Providence. Audiences should note that both of these productions contain mature subject matter and adult language. Scroll down to see some photos from the productions!
Artists' Exchange Announces ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL and Two Summer Camps
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2014
Artists' Exchange is proud to present their 9th annual Artists' Exchange One Act Play Festival. Wave I of the festival will take place July 25th - August 2nd, and Wave II will take place August 8th - August 16th. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7pm. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at door. One act plays of all genres will be presented in 2 two week 'waves.' The festival will feature plays from local, regional, and national playwrights, including Kevin Broccoli, Brandon M. Crose, L.H. Grant, Brett Hursey, John Levine, Mark Harvey Levine, and David MacGregor. A refreshing collection that offers something for everyone will be presented! Theatre 82 is located at 82 Rolfe Square in Cranston. For more information, visit www.artists-exchange.org or call 401.490.9475.
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2014
Artists' Exchange is proud to present their 9th annual Artists' Exchange One Act Play Festival. Wave I of the festival will take place July 25th - August 2nd, and Wave II will take place August 8th - August 16th. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7pm. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at door. One act plays of all genres will be presented in 2 two week 'waves.' The festival will feature plays from local, regional, and national playwrights, including Kevin Broccoli, Brandon M. Crose, L.H. Grant, Brett Hursey, John Levine, Mark Harvey Levine, and David MacGregor. A refreshing collection that offers something for everyone will be presented! Theatre 82 is located at 82 Rolfe Square in Cranston. For more information, visit www.artists-exchange.org or call 401.490.9475.
Photo Flash: First Look at Mixed Magic Theatre's GOD OF CARNAGE
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2014
Mixed Magic Theatre opens its new space with Yasmina Reza's God Of Carnage, directed by Rich Morra. The production runs now through May 19th, on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm, and Sundays at 3:00 pm. Scroll down to see some photos from the production!
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2014
Mixed Magic Theatre opens its new space with Yasmina Reza's God Of Carnage, directed by Rich Morra. The production runs now through May 19th, on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm, and Sundays at 3:00 pm. Scroll down to see some photos from the production!
Trinity Repertory Company Holds Memorial Celebration for Marion Simon Today
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2014
Trinity Repertory Company invites the public to remember and celebrate the life of the lateMarion Simon, former executive assistant to Trinity Rep artistic director, Adrian Hall (and later Richard Jenkins), who passed away in December at the age of 90. The memorial celebration -featuring speakers and stories about Trinity Rep's longtime friend - will take place tonight, May 7, at 2PM in Trinity Repertory Company's Dowling Theater, 201 Washington St. in Providence. The memorial service is free and open to the public - seating reservations are not necessary, but those with special seating needs should call (401) 521-1100, ext. 104.
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2014
Trinity Repertory Company invites the public to remember and celebrate the life of the lateMarion Simon, former executive assistant to Trinity Rep artistic director, Adrian Hall (and later Richard Jenkins), who passed away in December at the age of 90. The memorial celebration -featuring speakers and stories about Trinity Rep's longtime friend - will take place tonight, May 7, at 2PM in Trinity Repertory Company's Dowling Theater, 201 Washington St. in Providence. The memorial service is free and open to the public - seating reservations are not necessary, but those with special seating needs should call (401) 521-1100, ext. 104.
BWW Reviews: The Gamm Ends Season With Exceptional, Breathtaking BLACKBIRD
by Robert Barossi - May 06, 2014
Recently, Yankee Magazine, in their Editors' Choice Best of New England 2014 issue, awarded the title of "Best Intimate Theatre" to Rhode Island's own Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre. The Gamm's home in Pawtucket is intimate, there's no argument about that, a perfectly sized and perfectly utilized theatrical space. Proximity with the audience can at times be a risky bet, a chance for a company to live or die by the sword of theater that is very up close and personal. In the case of the Gamm, it is a bet they always win. Just one example is this season's final play, Blackbird, which again showcases how the space's intimacy can and does make great theater even more powerful and impactful.
by Robert Barossi - May 06, 2014
Recently, Yankee Magazine, in their Editors' Choice Best of New England 2014 issue, awarded the title of "Best Intimate Theatre" to Rhode Island's own Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre. The Gamm's home in Pawtucket is intimate, there's no argument about that, a perfectly sized and perfectly utilized theatrical space. Proximity with the audience can at times be a risky bet, a chance for a company to live or die by the sword of theater that is very up close and personal. In the case of the Gamm, it is a bet they always win. Just one example is this season's final play, Blackbird, which again showcases how the space's intimacy can and does make great theater even more powerful and impactful.
2nd Story Unleashes Second Extension of SYLVIA Through June 1
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2014
Tickets to the first extension of AR Gurney's Sylvia were snapped up faster than a dog chasing a bone, so 2nd Story Theatre has added more performances to meet unprecedented demand. Best availability is for newly added performances May 24 through June 1.
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2014
Tickets to the first extension of AR Gurney's Sylvia were snapped up faster than a dog chasing a bone, so 2nd Story Theatre has added more performances to meet unprecedented demand. Best availability is for newly added performances May 24 through June 1.
BWW Reviews: GOD OF CARNAGE a Strong Showing to Open New Space for MMT
by David De Almo - May 05, 2014
"God of Carnage," the newest production from Mixed Magic Theatre, is the perfect way to christen the company's new space in Lorraine Mills. The space itself is smaller than their old one in the Hope Artiste Village, but is deceptively large: the seating, which is raked in a near-stadium style fashion, goes back a few more rows than you might expect possible, upon first impression.
by David De Almo - May 05, 2014
"God of Carnage," the newest production from Mixed Magic Theatre, is the perfect way to christen the company's new space in Lorraine Mills. The space itself is smaller than their old one in the Hope Artiste Village, but is deceptively large: the seating, which is raked in a near-stadium style fashion, goes back a few more rows than you might expect possible, upon first impression.
Photo Flash: First Look at Madeleine Lambert and Jim O'Brien in The Gamm's BLACKBIRD
by BWW News Desk - May 05, 2014
The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre presents Blackbird by David Harrower and directed by Tony Estrella. It stars Madeleine Lambert and Jim O'Brien and runs from May 1 to June 1. Tickets are available here. Scottish playwright David Harrower's most acclaimed and most controversial play, Blackbird 'is theater at its most elemental,' says The New York Times. In a littered factory break room, 55-year-old Ray and 27-year-old Una engage in a confrontation so real and raw that you feel you should look away. But how can you? Fifteen years earlier, the two had a sexual affair...when she was 12. Ray has assumed a new identity and a new life following his imprisonment, while Una has not stopped searching for answers to her conflicting emotions. What emerges from the recriminations and explanations is a complex relationship that blurs the boundaries between love and lust, obsession and abuse. Uncompromising, shocking and surprisingly tender, Blackbirdwill leave you hanging on every word and every uncomfortable silence. For mature audiences only.
by BWW News Desk - May 05, 2014
The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre presents Blackbird by David Harrower and directed by Tony Estrella. It stars Madeleine Lambert and Jim O'Brien and runs from May 1 to June 1. Tickets are available here. Scottish playwright David Harrower's most acclaimed and most controversial play, Blackbird 'is theater at its most elemental,' says The New York Times. In a littered factory break room, 55-year-old Ray and 27-year-old Una engage in a confrontation so real and raw that you feel you should look away. But how can you? Fifteen years earlier, the two had a sexual affair...when she was 12. Ray has assumed a new identity and a new life following his imprisonment, while Una has not stopped searching for answers to her conflicting emotions. What emerges from the recriminations and explanations is a complex relationship that blurs the boundaries between love and lust, obsession and abuse. Uncompromising, shocking and surprisingly tender, Blackbirdwill leave you hanging on every word and every uncomfortable silence. For mature audiences only.
VIDEO: 9 Circus Acrobats Injured Due to Snapping Cable
by Courtnie Mele - May 04, 2014
Eleven people were injured during a Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey circus performance in Rhode Island. Nine are acrobats who were performing the stunt and the other two are unknown. The acrobats were performing a stunt mid-air when a cable snapped, causing the apparatus to plummet to the ground.
by Courtnie Mele - May 04, 2014
Eleven people were injured during a Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey circus performance in Rhode Island. Nine are acrobats who were performing the stunt and the other two are unknown. The acrobats were performing a stunt mid-air when a cable snapped, causing the apparatus to plummet to the ground.
LuckyBob Comes to Ocean State Theatre Today
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2014
Ocean State Theatre Company has announced the return of LuckyBob and his enormously popular production, which includes magic, juggling, and comedy, today, May 3, 2014 at 11:00am. The production, which is part of Ocean State Theatre Company's Family Fun Fest, is recommended for children 4 years and older.
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2014
Ocean State Theatre Company has announced the return of LuckyBob and his enormously popular production, which includes magic, juggling, and comedy, today, May 3, 2014 at 11:00am. The production, which is part of Ocean State Theatre Company's Family Fun Fest, is recommended for children 4 years and older.
OSTC's Piano Bar Series Continues with CELEBRATING BROADWAY Tonight
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2014
Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), currently celebrating its first full season in its new state-of-the-art theatre in Warwick, is proud to announce the continuation of their Piano Bar Series. 'Celebrating Broadway' will be held following select evening performances of the company's current production, the Tony Award-winning tap-dance extravaganza, 42nd Street.
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2014
Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), currently celebrating its first full season in its new state-of-the-art theatre in Warwick, is proud to announce the continuation of their Piano Bar Series. 'Celebrating Broadway' will be held following select evening performances of the company's current production, the Tony Award-winning tap-dance extravaganza, 42nd Street.
BWW Reviews: PPAC Ends Its Season on Heavenly Note with THE BOOK OF MORMON
by Robert Barossi - May 01, 2014
It's difficult to argue with anyone who says that Providence Performing Arts Center has had a spectacular season. You'd be hard pressed to find such an impressive collection of musical productions brought together during a single season anywhere. Of course, this is just what organizations like PPAC do, they put together impressive seasons filled with stunning theatrical spectacles, from newer shows, like Once and Ghost: The Musical, to all-time Broadway favorites like Phantom of the Opera and Man of La Mancha. The season ends on another high note with one last smash hit Broadway musical, both critically acclaimed and a fan-favorite, The Book of Mormon.
by Robert Barossi - May 01, 2014
It's difficult to argue with anyone who says that Providence Performing Arts Center has had a spectacular season. You'd be hard pressed to find such an impressive collection of musical productions brought together during a single season anywhere. Of course, this is just what organizations like PPAC do, they put together impressive seasons filled with stunning theatrical spectacles, from newer shows, like Once and Ghost: The Musical, to all-time Broadway favorites like Phantom of the Opera and Man of La Mancha. The season ends on another high note with one last smash hit Broadway musical, both critically acclaimed and a fan-favorite, The Book of Mormon.
Gamm's MACBETH PROJECT Plays to Over 500 Students
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2014
The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) Education Department has concluded its 'Macbeth Project,' which has been augmenting standard curriculum with dynamic teaching tools at 12 area middle- and high schools since November. The collaboration between Gamm teaching artists and educators in select Pawtucket, Central Falls and Providence public and charter schools has served more than 500 students. The project was supported by a prestigious $25,000 Shakespeare in American Communities grant managed by Arts Midwest in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2014
The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) Education Department has concluded its 'Macbeth Project,' which has been augmenting standard curriculum with dynamic teaching tools at 12 area middle- and high schools since November. The collaboration between Gamm teaching artists and educators in select Pawtucket, Central Falls and Providence public and charter schools has served more than 500 students. The project was supported by a prestigious $25,000 Shakespeare in American Communities grant managed by Arts Midwest in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
Sam Shepard's A LIE OF THE MIND to Close Trinity Rep's 50th Season, 5/29-6/29
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2014
Trinity Rep brings its 50th anniversary season to a close with Sam Shepard's A Lie of the Mind, directed by Brian Mertes in Trinity Rep's Dowling Theater from May 29-June 29, 2014, considered by many to be a modern masterpiece of American familial dysfunction. Brimming with enormous vitality and humor the play asks us to look deeper into the human heart and the destructive power of love. Two mid-western families are joined together by marriage and torn apart by a life-changing incident. "Sam Shepard is surely the only dramatist alive who could tell a story as sad and frightening as this one and make such a funny play of it without ever skimping on its emotional depth,' The New Yorker asserts. Tickets are on sale now at www.trinityrep.com, by calling (401) 351-4242, or at the theater's box office at 201 Washington St., Downtown Providence.
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2014
Trinity Rep brings its 50th anniversary season to a close with Sam Shepard's A Lie of the Mind, directed by Brian Mertes in Trinity Rep's Dowling Theater from May 29-June 29, 2014, considered by many to be a modern masterpiece of American familial dysfunction. Brimming with enormous vitality and humor the play asks us to look deeper into the human heart and the destructive power of love. Two mid-western families are joined together by marriage and torn apart by a life-changing incident. "Sam Shepard is surely the only dramatist alive who could tell a story as sad and frightening as this one and make such a funny play of it without ever skimping on its emotional depth,' The New Yorker asserts. Tickets are on sale now at www.trinityrep.com, by calling (401) 351-4242, or at the theater's box office at 201 Washington St., Downtown Providence.
Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs Stages THE TOOTH OF CRIME, STONE COLD DEAD SERIOUS in Rep, Now thru 5/18
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2014
The Brown University/Trinity Rep MFA Programs present two raw and devastatingly humanistic plays running in repertory this May. Sam Shepard's poetic and psychedelic rock and roll drama The Tooth of Crime, opens tonight, May 1st and is directed by Dan Rogers (Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs '15).
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2014
The Brown University/Trinity Rep MFA Programs present two raw and devastatingly humanistic plays running in repertory this May. Sam Shepard's poetic and psychedelic rock and roll drama The Tooth of Crime, opens tonight, May 1st and is directed by Dan Rogers (Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs '15).
The Gamm Named 'Best Intimate Theatre' in New England by Yankee Magazine
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2014
The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) has been named a 2014 'Editors' Choice' winner in Yankee Magazine's Travel Guide to New England, on newsstands now. The theater's 'Best Intimate Theatre' designation was awarded by Yankee's editors and contributors who select restaurants, lodgings, and attractions in New England for the exclusive list.
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2014
The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) has been named a 2014 'Editors' Choice' winner in Yankee Magazine's Travel Guide to New England, on newsstands now. The theater's 'Best Intimate Theatre' designation was awarded by Yankee's editors and contributors who select restaurants, lodgings, and attractions in New England for the exclusive list.
2nd Story Extends SYLVIA Through 5/18
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2014
To meet demand for tickets, 2nd Story has scheduled three additional performances. Newly added performances are: Sunday May 11 @ 7PM, Wednesday May 14 @ 7PM, Sunday May 18 @ 7PM. Tickets are $25. Tickets for Ages 21 & Under are $20.Sylvia runs DownStage at 2nd Story Theatre through May 18.
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2014
To meet demand for tickets, 2nd Story has scheduled three additional performances. Newly added performances are: Sunday May 11 @ 7PM, Wednesday May 14 @ 7PM, Sunday May 18 @ 7PM. Tickets are $25. Tickets for Ages 21 & Under are $20.Sylvia runs DownStage at 2nd Story Theatre through May 18.
THE BOOK OF MORMON Begins Tonight at PPAC
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2014
THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, is pleased to announce a lottery ticket policy for the National Tour, which begins tonight, April 29, 2014 at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) in Providence, RI and plays a limited two-week engagement through May 11, 2014. THE BOOK OF MORMON is part of the Taco/The White Family Foundation Broadway Series. In Providence, the production will conduct a pre-show lottery at the PPAC Box Office (220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence), making a limited number of tickets available at $25 apiece.
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2014
THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, is pleased to announce a lottery ticket policy for the National Tour, which begins tonight, April 29, 2014 at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) in Providence, RI and plays a limited two-week engagement through May 11, 2014. THE BOOK OF MORMON is part of the Taco/The White Family Foundation Broadway Series. In Providence, the production will conduct a pre-show lottery at the PPAC Box Office (220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence), making a limited number of tickets available at $25 apiece.
OSTC's Piano Bar Series to Continue with CELEBRATING BROADWAY, 5/2
by BWW News Desk - April 28, 2014
Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), currently celebrating its first full season in its new state-of-the-art theatre in Warwick, is proud to announce the continuation of their Piano Bar Series. "Celebrating Broadway" will be held following select evening performances of the company's current production, the Tony Award-winning tap-dance extravaganza, 42nd Street.
by BWW News Desk - April 28, 2014
Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), currently celebrating its first full season in its new state-of-the-art theatre in Warwick, is proud to announce the continuation of their Piano Bar Series. "Celebrating Broadway" will be held following select evening performances of the company's current production, the Tony Award-winning tap-dance extravaganza, 42nd Street.
BWW Reviews: Toe-Tapping 42ND STREET Closes Ocean State Theatre's 2013-14 Season
by Veronica Bruscini - April 27, 2014
The Ocean State Theatre Company closes its first full year of performances on a celebratory note with a staging of the quintessential song-and-dance show 42ND STREET.
by Veronica Bruscini - April 27, 2014
The Ocean State Theatre Company closes its first full year of performances on a celebratory note with a staging of the quintessential song-and-dance show 42ND STREET.
Trinity Rep to Honor Jeffrey Osborne With 2014 New England Pell Award for Artistic Excellence, 6/9
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2014
Trinity Rep announced today that Jeffrey Osborne will be honored with the 2014 New England Pell Award for Artistic Excellence, acknowledging his artistic achievements and philanthropic work throughout Rhode Island.
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2014
Trinity Rep announced today that Jeffrey Osborne will be honored with the 2014 New England Pell Award for Artistic Excellence, acknowledging his artistic achievements and philanthropic work throughout Rhode Island.
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