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Review: THE CEMETERY CLUB at Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant
by Christopher Verleger - June 05, 2024
Newport Playhouse and Cabaret Restaurant presents ‘The Cemetery Club’ written by Ivan Menchell and attentively directed by Tony Annicone, a dramatic comedy about three Jewish widows who gather monthly for tea and to visit their late husbands’ graves.
Review: A CHORUS LINE at Theater By The Sea
by Christopher Verleger - June 05, 2024
Theater By The Sea welcomes the summer and kicks off its 91st season with a dazzling, spirited production of the revered, legendary Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, ‘A Chorus Line.’
Review: THE MOTHERF--KER WITH THE HAT blazes at Burbage Theater Co
by Jessica Tabak - June 05, 2024
What did our critic think of THE MOTHERF--KER WITH THE HAT at Burbage Theater Co?
Rhode Island Philharmonic Appoints Ruth Reinhardt Music Director
by BWW News Desk - June 03, 2024
Ruth Reinhardt has been appointed as the new Music Director of the Rhode Island Philharmonic, bringing her expertise and vision to the orchestra. Learn more about her background and upcoming plans.
Photos: First Look at THE MOTHERF**KER WITH THE HAT At Burbage Theatre Co.
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2024
Burbage Theatre Co concludes their 12th Season with Stephen Adly Guirgis’s The Motherf**ker with the Hat, directed by Trinity Rep company member Jackie Davis, director of last season’s Red Velvet by Lolita Chakrabarti. See photos from the production.
Review: AWAKENING OF SPRING at Reverie Theatre Group
by John McDaid - May 31, 2024
For its first show in Rhode Island, the Reverie Theatre Group offers a superb — and sadly short — run of Frank Wedekind's challenging 1891 drama The Awakening of Spring. With a fine ensemble cast, thoughtful directorial choices, and intense in-the-round staging, this is an outstanding debut production that deserves to be seen.
Wilbury Group Extends ONCE Through Late June
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2024
Wilbury Theatre Group has extended the Tony Award-winning musical ONCE in Providence, RI, featuring Nile Hawver and Alison Russo, directed by Josh Short with music direction by Milly Massey and choreography by Ali Kenner Brodksy. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Students to Perform at Providence Performing Arts Center at Disney Musicals in Schools Event
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2024
Students will shine on stage at the Providence Performing Arts Center during the Disney Musicals in Schools this summer. Learn more about the event and see how to purchase tickets.
Review: ONCE at Wilbury Theatre Group
by Jay Pateakos - May 26, 2024
What did our critic think of ONCE at Wilbury Theatre Group?
Newport Playhouse to Present THE CEMETERY CLUB Beginning Next Week
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2024
The Newport Playhouse and Cabaret Restaurant Event Center is opening The Cemetery Club to kick off the summer season. The show will run May 29 – June 30, 2024. 
Jim Dalglish's THE PLAYGROUND to Open at Cotuit Center For The Arts in June
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2024
THE PLAYGROUND will open at Cotuit Center for the Arts. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Ocean State Improv Festival Comes to The Contemporary Theater Company
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2024
The Ocean State Improv Festival will take the stage at the Contemporary Theater Company in Wakefield, Rhode Island June 5-9.
Photos: First Look At ONCE At Wilbury Theatre Group
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2024
See first look photos of Wilbury Theatre Group's production of Tony Award-winning musical Once with book by Enda Walsh and music and lyrics by Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová. 
Review: CRIMES OF THE HEART at The Arctic Playhouse
by Christopher Verleger - May 22, 2024
The small Southern town of Hazelhurst, Mississippi is brought to life here on the Arctic Playhouse stage in its charming, touching production of Beth Henley’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, ‘Crimes of the Heart.’
Theatre By The Sea's 91st Season Opens With A CHORUS LINE Next Week
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2024
Theatre By The Sea will open its 2024 Summer Season with the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical A Chorus Line, which will be presented from May 29 - June 22, 2024.
Provincetown CabaretFest to Celebrate The Golden Era of Night Clubs in June
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2024
Provincetown CabaretFest will celebrate The Golden Era of Night Clubs from June 3 through June 9.
Review: FRAMES OF MIND at Newport Contemporary Ballet
by Erica Cataldi-Roberts - May 17, 2024
Just in time for Mental Health Awareness month, Newport Contemporary Ballet presents a captivating evening of three mind-focused pieces, FRAMES OF MIND, at Providence’s WaterFire Arts Center.
The Gamm Will Host Music Themed Gala, PLAY ON!
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2024
The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre will hold its annual gala on Friday, June 14 starting at 6:30pm at its home at 1245 Jefferson Boulevard, Warwick.
SESAME STREET LIVE! SAY HELLO Comes to the VETS in Providence This December
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2024
The live show will bring the beloved characters from the iconic Sesame Street to life in a brand-new interactive production that will tour the U.S. and Canada, with a stop at The VETS in Providence on Friday, December 6th and Saturday, December 7th.
Review: DOUBT: A PARABLE at Gamm Theatre
by John McDaid - May 13, 2024
DOUBT: A PARABLE at Gamm Theatre. Shanley's tight, twisty meditation on truth and belief gets a fine production
Photos: First Look at The Gamm Theatre's DOUBT: A PARABLE
by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2024
The Gamm is closing Season 39 with John Patrick Shanley's Doubt: A Parable. Check out production photos here!
Newport Classical Music Festival Will Host 27 Concerts This July
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2024
The 2024 Newport Classical Music Festival will present 27 concerts this summer between July 4-21, 2024, bringing music to Newport's historic mansions and venues including The Breakers, Blithewold Mansion in Bristol, The Elms, Castle Hill Inn, Chinese Tea House, King Park, Newport Art Museum, Norman Bird Sanctuary, Redwood Library & Athenæum, and more. 
Seaglass Theater Company to Present STARS & STRIPES This Month
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2024
Join Seaglass Theater Company on May 18, 2024, for STARS & STRIPES, a musical salute to the troops on Armed Forces Day at Gallery X, New Bedford. Learn how to purchase tickets.
New Musical NOISE, FAT HAM & More Set for Wilbury Theatre Group 24/25 Main Series Season
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2024
The 2024/25 season at Wilbury Theatre Group, featuring the Rhode Island premieres and more has been revealed. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.
Burbage Theatre Co. Concludes 12th Season with THE MOTHERF**KER WITH THE HAT 
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2024
After their innovative and acclaimed RI premiere production of Jen Silverman's Collective Rage: A Play In 5 Betties, Burbage Theatre Co concludes their 12th Season with Stephen Adly Guirgis's The Motherf**ker with the Hat, directed by Trinity Rep company member Jackie Davis, director of last season's Red Velvet by Lolita Chakrabarti. 

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