Photo Flash: First Look at OUT LOUD Theatre's THE MOST MASSIVE WOMAN WINS
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2014
OUT LOUD Theatre aims its sights towards creating a Socially Engaged Project based on women and body image. Through a series of new collaborations, the theatre's tour promises to be an exciting opportunity to connect and to join the conversation. The Most Massive Woman Wins by Madeleine George will be directed by Kira Hawkridge at the Mathewson Street Theater on May 4th at 7:30 p.m. in collaboration with Heads Up, Inc. and The Mathewson Street United Methodist Church. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2014
OUT LOUD Theatre aims its sights towards creating a Socially Engaged Project based on women and body image. Through a series of new collaborations, the theatre's tour promises to be an exciting opportunity to connect and to join the conversation. The Most Massive Woman Wins by Madeleine George will be directed by Kira Hawkridge at the Mathewson Street Theater on May 4th at 7:30 p.m. in collaboration with Heads Up, Inc. and The Mathewson Street United Methodist Church. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Epic Theatre to Perform WHITE RABBIT, RED RABBIT on 5/17
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2014
An actor walks onstage in front of an audience. He or she is handed a sealed envelope that contains a script. This will be the first time the actor has seen the script. Their first time reading it will be the first and last time they'll perform it in front of an audience. They will receive no direction or have any rehearsal. They'll simply dive headfirst into the story of White Rabbit, Red Rabbit by Nassim Soleimanpour.
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2014
An actor walks onstage in front of an audience. He or she is handed a sealed envelope that contains a script. This will be the first time the actor has seen the script. Their first time reading it will be the first and last time they'll perform it in front of an audience. They will receive no direction or have any rehearsal. They'll simply dive headfirst into the story of White Rabbit, Red Rabbit by Nassim Soleimanpour.
Mixed Magic Theatre's GOD OF CARNAGE Opens Tonight
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2014
Mixed Magic Theatre Opens its new space this weekend with Yasmina Reza's GOD OF CARNAGE, directed by Rich Morra. The production will run tonight, April 25th - May 19th, todays & Saturdays at 7:30 pm, and Sundays at 3:00 pm. PRESS NIGHT: Saturday May 3rd 7:30 pm
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2014
Mixed Magic Theatre Opens its new space this weekend with Yasmina Reza's GOD OF CARNAGE, directed by Rich Morra. The production will run tonight, April 25th - May 19th, todays & Saturdays at 7:30 pm, and Sundays at 3:00 pm. PRESS NIGHT: Saturday May 3rd 7:30 pm
Tickets to Steely Dan at PPAC on Sale 4/25
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2014
Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Walter Becker and Donald Fagen of STEELY DAN will visit the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) on Sunday, September 7 at 7P. Tickets are $59.50, $87.50, and $125; all ticket prices include a $3 per ticket restoration charge and are subject to change without notice. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 25 at 10A at the PPAC Box Office (220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence), online at www.ppacri.org and by phone at (401) 421-ARTS (2787).
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2014
Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Walter Becker and Donald Fagen of STEELY DAN will visit the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) on Sunday, September 7 at 7P. Tickets are $59.50, $87.50, and $125; all ticket prices include a $3 per ticket restoration charge and are subject to change without notice. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 25 at 10A at the PPAC Box Office (220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence), online at www.ppacri.org and by phone at (401) 421-ARTS (2787).
SYLVIA Opens Tonight at the 2nd Story Theatre
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2014
George Bernard Shaw once said, 'Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.' At 2nd Story change is constant and audiences have learned to expect and embrace Artistic Director Ed Shea's programming adjustments. This season, for a variety of practical reasons, Shea has decided to upend the season finales in both the UpStage and DownStage theaters.
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2014
George Bernard Shaw once said, 'Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.' At 2nd Story change is constant and audiences have learned to expect and embrace Artistic Director Ed Shea's programming adjustments. This season, for a variety of practical reasons, Shea has decided to upend the season finales in both the UpStage and DownStage theaters.
Artists' Exchange Announces Summer Camps, Y-Art Sale, and THE BALD SOPRANO
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2014
Burbage Theatre Company presents Eugene Ionesco's The Bald Soprano, directed by Alex Duckworth. Often called the father of the Theater of the Absurd, Eugene Ionesco wrote groundbreaking plays that are simultaneously hilarious, tragic, and profound. Now his classic one acts The Bald Soprano and The Lesson are available in an exciting new translation by Pulitzer Prize-finalist Tina Howe, noted heir of Ionesco's absurdist vision, acclaimed by Frank Rich as 'one of the smartest playwrights we have.'
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2014
Burbage Theatre Company presents Eugene Ionesco's The Bald Soprano, directed by Alex Duckworth. Often called the father of the Theater of the Absurd, Eugene Ionesco wrote groundbreaking plays that are simultaneously hilarious, tragic, and profound. Now his classic one acts The Bald Soprano and The Lesson are available in an exciting new translation by Pulitzer Prize-finalist Tina Howe, noted heir of Ionesco's absurdist vision, acclaimed by Frank Rich as 'one of the smartest playwrights we have.'
MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN, MY FATHER'S JEWISH AND I'M IN THERAPY! Begins Tonight at Trinity Rep
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2014
Philip Roger Roy & Dana Matthow present the National Touring Company of the smash-hit comedy sensation, MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN, MY FATHER'S JEWISH AND I'M IN THERAPY!, written by Steve Solomon, directed by Andy Rogow and starring Peter J. Fogel. MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN, MY FATHER'S JEWISH AND I'M IN THERAPY! plays tonight, April 23 through May 18.
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2014
Philip Roger Roy & Dana Matthow present the National Touring Company of the smash-hit comedy sensation, MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN, MY FATHER'S JEWISH AND I'M IN THERAPY!, written by Steve Solomon, directed by Andy Rogow and starring Peter J. Fogel. MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN, MY FATHER'S JEWISH AND I'M IN THERAPY! plays tonight, April 23 through May 18.
42ND STREET Opens Tonight at Ocean State Theatre
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 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 present the tap-dance extravaganza, 42nd Street from tonight, April 23 - May 18.
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 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 present the tap-dance extravaganza, 42nd Street from tonight, April 23 - May 18.
LuckyBob Coming to Ocean State Theatre, 5/3
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2014
Ocean State Theatre Company has announced the return of LuckyBob and his enormously popular production, which includes magic, juggling, and comedy, on Saturday, 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 - April 22, 2014
Ocean State Theatre Company has announced the return of LuckyBob and his enormously popular production, which includes magic, juggling, and comedy, on Saturday, 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.
Wilbury Group to Close Season with CABARET, 5/15-6/7
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2014
The Wilbury Theatre Group closes its 2013-14 season with the acclaimed legendary musical Cabaret, the multiple award-winning masterpiece by Joe Masteroff, with Music and Lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb, Directed by Tom Gleadow May 15-June 7 at the Wilbury Theatre Group, 393 Broad Street, Providence RI.
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2014
The Wilbury Theatre Group closes its 2013-14 season with the acclaimed legendary musical Cabaret, the multiple award-winning masterpiece by Joe Masteroff, with Music and Lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb, Directed by Tom Gleadow May 15-June 7 at the Wilbury Theatre Group, 393 Broad Street, Providence RI.
Mixed Magic Theatre's GOD OF CARNAGE to Open 4/25
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2014
Mixed Magic Theatre Opens its new space this weekend with Yasmina Reza's GOD OF CARNAGE, directed by Rich Morra. The production will run April 25th - May 19th, on Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 pm, and Sundays at 3:00 pm. PRESS NIGHT: Saturday May 3rd 7:30 pm
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2014
Mixed Magic Theatre Opens its new space this weekend with Yasmina Reza's GOD OF CARNAGE, directed by Rich Morra. The production will run April 25th - May 19th, on Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 pm, and Sundays at 3:00 pm. PRESS NIGHT: Saturday May 3rd 7:30 pm
BWW Reviews: Counter-Productions Presents a Perfectly Delightful PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE
by Robert Barossi - April 21, 2014
Lately, it seems as if there's been something in the air in the Rhode Island theatre scene. Or maybe something in the drinking water. Something rather dark. There are a number of plays that have just ended, are running currently, or are about to open, which deal with very dark, disturbing or depressing themes and images. There's nothing inherently wrong with that, of course. And no rhyme or reason for why it's so pervasive right now, it's mere coincidence. Still, there's a lot of dark out there right now and it's nice to mix things up with lighter fare, perhaps something along the lines of the delightful production of Picasso at the Lapin Agile, presented by Counter-Productions Theatre Company, which just closed at Ninety-Five Empire.
by Robert Barossi - April 21, 2014
Lately, it seems as if there's been something in the air in the Rhode Island theatre scene. Or maybe something in the drinking water. Something rather dark. There are a number of plays that have just ended, are running currently, or are about to open, which deal with very dark, disturbing or depressing themes and images. There's nothing inherently wrong with that, of course. And no rhyme or reason for why it's so pervasive right now, it's mere coincidence. Still, there's a lot of dark out there right now and it's nice to mix things up with lighter fare, perhaps something along the lines of the delightful production of Picasso at the Lapin Agile, presented by Counter-Productions Theatre Company, which just closed at Ninety-Five Empire.
Providence Performing Arts Center to Welcome Jackson Browne in Concert, 8/20
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2014
Singer-Songwriter Jackson Browne will visit the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at 7:30P. Playing guitar and piano, Jackson will perform songs from his entire body of work.
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2014
Singer-Songwriter Jackson Browne will visit the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at 7:30P. Playing guitar and piano, Jackson will perform songs from his entire body of work.
Daydream Theatre Company to Host MIND MYSTERIES Fundraiser, 5/3
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2014
Daydream Theatre Company has announcde their first ever fundraising night. On May 3, 2014 Daydream Theatre will present 'Mind Mysteries' - An entertaining evening of Extrasensory Deception. The show will be performed by Lon Cerel. Tickets are 15 dollars and can be order by calling 401-290-7865 or www.daydreamtheatre@aol.com
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2014
Daydream Theatre Company has announcde their first ever fundraising night. On May 3, 2014 Daydream Theatre will present 'Mind Mysteries' - An entertaining evening of Extrasensory Deception. The show will be performed by Lon Cerel. Tickets are 15 dollars and can be order by calling 401-290-7865 or www.daydreamtheatre@aol.com
Trinity Rep and WBRU Hosts Under35@Veronica Meadows Today
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2014
Trinity Rep and WBRU announce their next Under35@TRC WBRU Night, Under35@Veronica Meadows, today, April 17.
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2014
Trinity Rep and WBRU announce their next Under35@TRC WBRU Night, Under35@Veronica Meadows, today, April 17.
BWW Reviews: WE WILL ROCK YOU at PPAC Lives Up to Its Title
by Robert Barossi - April 16, 2014
It's not every rock band or musical act that could successfully create musical based on its many widely varying songs. There has to be a certain uniformity, power and resonance to the music, all of the music, carrying through many songs, rather than just one or two 'greatest hits.' And they have to be songs that can be strung together to create a cohesive whole that works as a musical with a plot, story, characters, etc. If there's any proof that it can be done, and done smashingly well, it's found in We Will Rock You, the 'rock theatrical' created through the combination of British writer Ben Elton and the music of Queen.
by Robert Barossi - April 16, 2014
It's not every rock band or musical act that could successfully create musical based on its many widely varying songs. There has to be a certain uniformity, power and resonance to the music, all of the music, carrying through many songs, rather than just one or two 'greatest hits.' And they have to be songs that can be strung together to create a cohesive whole that works as a musical with a plot, story, characters, etc. If there's any proof that it can be done, and done smashingly well, it's found in We Will Rock You, the 'rock theatrical' created through the combination of British writer Ben Elton and the music of Queen.
Trinity Rep & Holocaust Education and Resource Center to Present Readings from Elie Wiesel's NIGHT, 4/28
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2014
Trinity Rep and the Holocaust Education and Resource Center of Rhode Island present a staged reading of select passages from Elie Wiesel's Night, a chronicle of surviving the Holocaust, adapted by Lisa Montecalvo's Advanced English Language Arts class at Dr. E.A. Ricci Middle School in North Providence. The performance takes place on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Monday, April 28, 7:00-9:00pm, with actors from Trinity Rep's Young Actors Studio High School Collaborative under the direction of associate artistic director Tyler Dobrowsky. The event is free and open to the public in Trinity Rep's Dowling Theater. Appropriate for middle school through adult audiences. Reserve by emailing events@trinityrep.com.
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2014
Trinity Rep and the Holocaust Education and Resource Center of Rhode Island present a staged reading of select passages from Elie Wiesel's Night, a chronicle of surviving the Holocaust, adapted by Lisa Montecalvo's Advanced English Language Arts class at Dr. E.A. Ricci Middle School in North Providence. The performance takes place on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Monday, April 28, 7:00-9:00pm, with actors from Trinity Rep's Young Actors Studio High School Collaborative under the direction of associate artistic director Tyler Dobrowsky. The event is free and open to the public in Trinity Rep's Dowling Theater. Appropriate for middle school through adult audiences. Reserve by emailing events@trinityrep.com.
The Round Square Music Festival to Return to Theatre 82, 5/16-17
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2014
The Round Square Festival returns to Theatre 82 in Cranston, RI this year with another stellar lineup. Dedicated to songwriters in New England, the festival will feature some of the area's best in an acoustic setting. Enjoy a weekend of music influenced by Americana and folk.
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2014
The Round Square Festival returns to Theatre 82 in Cranston, RI this year with another stellar lineup. Dedicated to songwriters in New England, the festival will feature some of the area's best in an acoustic setting. Enjoy a weekend of music influenced by Americana and folk.
Early Deadline for Camp OSTC Set for 5/1
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2014
Does your child like to sing, dance and use their imagination? If so, Camp OSTC is the perfect place for them to utilize their musical theatre talent and have fun at the same time! This year's camp will be offered for two separate three-week sessions - the first from July 7 - 25 and the second from July 28 - August 15.
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2014
Does your child like to sing, dance and use their imagination? If so, Camp OSTC is the perfect place for them to utilize their musical theatre talent and have fun at the same time! This year's camp will be offered for two separate three-week sessions - the first from July 7 - 25 and the second from July 28 - August 15.
42ND STREET to Open 4/23 at Ocean State Theatre
by BWW News Desk - April 14, 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 present the tap-dance extravaganza, 42nd Street from April 23 - May 18.
by BWW News Desk - April 14, 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 present the tap-dance extravaganza, 42nd Street from April 23 - May 18.
Tickets to Un-Common Theatre's THE ADDAMS FAMILY Now On Sale
by BWW News Desk - April 14, 2014
Tickets are now available for The Un-Common Theater Company's production of "The Addams Family" being presented at the Orpheum Theatre, Foxboro May 9-11, 2014. Tickets may be purchased by calling (800)838-3006 or online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/619297.
by BWW News Desk - April 14, 2014
Tickets are now available for The Un-Common Theater Company's production of "The Addams Family" being presented at the Orpheum Theatre, Foxboro May 9-11, 2014. Tickets may be purchased by calling (800)838-3006 or online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/619297.
BWW Reviews: Great Performances Can't Save Epic Theatre's Tedious HURLYBURLY
by Robert Barossi - April 13, 2014
David Rabe's Hurlyburly, currently presented by Epic Theatre Company at Theatre 82 in Cranston, explores some well-known territory. It's Los Angeles in the 1980s. We're in the apartment of a couple of wanna-be Hollywood players. Vulgar, crude, rough-around-the edges guys who are trying to make it big, or at least make it, in Hollywood. They don't seem to have much real ambition though, or much actual talent, intelligence or qualifications when it comes to achieving their dreams, such as they are. All they actually do is sit around all day and night, drinking, doing drugs and having sex. These are not the bright and shiny celebrity filmmakers of Hollywood. They are the underbelly of the city, and Rabe peels back the surface and exposes all of their nastiness, not to mention their loneliness, paranoia, insecurity, greed and misery.
by Robert Barossi - April 13, 2014
David Rabe's Hurlyburly, currently presented by Epic Theatre Company at Theatre 82 in Cranston, explores some well-known territory. It's Los Angeles in the 1980s. We're in the apartment of a couple of wanna-be Hollywood players. Vulgar, crude, rough-around-the edges guys who are trying to make it big, or at least make it, in Hollywood. They don't seem to have much real ambition though, or much actual talent, intelligence or qualifications when it comes to achieving their dreams, such as they are. All they actually do is sit around all day and night, drinking, doing drugs and having sex. These are not the bright and shiny celebrity filmmakers of Hollywood. They are the underbelly of the city, and Rabe peels back the surface and exposes all of their nastiness, not to mention their loneliness, paranoia, insecurity, greed and misery.
Trinity Rep Announces Master Classes for Young Adults
by BWW News Desk - April 11, 2014
Trinity Rep announces the addition of a new offering from their Young Actors Summer Institute (YASI). YASI Masters is a week-long program for high school students looking to deepen their theater practice and dig into intensive and concentrated training with top experts in their fields. The teaching roster boasts Trinity Rep company members and professional artists from around the region. The session runs August 11-14, 2014 with courses running 9:30-12:30pm and 1:30-4:30pm each day.
by BWW News Desk - April 11, 2014
Trinity Rep announces the addition of a new offering from their Young Actors Summer Institute (YASI). YASI Masters is a week-long program for high school students looking to deepen their theater practice and dig into intensive and concentrated training with top experts in their fields. The teaching roster boasts Trinity Rep company members and professional artists from around the region. The session runs August 11-14, 2014 with courses running 9:30-12:30pm and 1:30-4:30pm each day.
MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL Coming to PPAC, 5/30-31
by BWW News Desk - April 11, 2014
Tickets are $52 and $42; all ticket prices include a $3 per ticket restoration charge. Tickets are on sale now at www.ppacri.org, and will be available in person at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence and by phone at (401) 421-ARTS (2787) on Monday, April 14 at 10A. Group discounts of 10+ are available by calling (401) 574-3162.
by BWW News Desk - April 11, 2014
Tickets are $52 and $42; all ticket prices include a $3 per ticket restoration charge. Tickets are on sale now at www.ppacri.org, and will be available in person at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence and by phone at (401) 421-ARTS (2787) on Monday, April 14 at 10A. Group discounts of 10+ are available by calling (401) 574-3162.
Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs to Stage THE TOOTH OF CRIME, STONE COLD DEAD SERIOUS in Rep, 5/1-18
by BWW News Desk - April 11, 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 May 1st and is directed by Dan Rogers (Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs '15). Alternating with this Shepard play starting May 2nd is 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 May 1 through May 18 in the Pell Chafee Performance Center, 87 Empire Street, Providence. General admission is $10, with a $5 discounted ticket for students and seniors. Tickets are on sale now at the Trinity Rep box office, by phone (401) 351-4242, and online at www.trinityrep.com. Audiences should note that both of these productions contain mature subject matter and adult language.
by BWW News Desk - April 11, 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 May 1st and is directed by Dan Rogers (Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs '15). Alternating with this Shepard play starting May 2nd is 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 May 1 through May 18 in the Pell Chafee Performance Center, 87 Empire Street, Providence. General admission is $10, with a $5 discounted ticket for students and seniors. Tickets are on sale now at the Trinity Rep box office, by phone (401) 351-4242, and online at www.trinityrep.com. Audiences should note that both of these productions contain mature subject matter and adult language.
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