THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Tour Comes to PPAC in November
by Kelsey Denette - February 26, 2013
Cameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group announced today that their spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA will launch a North American tour beginning this November in Providence, R.I. at the Providence Performing Arts Center. With newly reinvented staging and stunning scenic design, this new version of PHANTOM, the most successful musical of all-time, will play more than 20 multi-week engagements through next year, including Cincinnati, OH and Minneapolis, MN. A complete tour schedule will be announced in the coming weeks. First unveiled in March, 2012 in Plymouth, England, this reinvented PHANTOM has been an enormous box-office and critical hit throughout the U.K.
by Kelsey Denette - February 26, 2013
Cameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group announced today that their spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA will launch a North American tour beginning this November in Providence, R.I. at the Providence Performing Arts Center. With newly reinvented staging and stunning scenic design, this new version of PHANTOM, the most successful musical of all-time, will play more than 20 multi-week engagements through next year, including Cincinnati, OH and Minneapolis, MN. A complete tour schedule will be announced in the coming weeks. First unveiled in March, 2012 in Plymouth, England, this reinvented PHANTOM has been an enormous box-office and critical hit throughout the U.K.
Ocean State Theatre Company and AIDS Care Ocean State Collaborate for RENT
by Kelsey Denette - February 26, 2013
Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), the not-for-profit which brought new life to the historic Theatre By The Sea for the past five years, and AIDS Care Ocean State (ACOS), which has been providing essential services to persons living with HIV/AIDS in Rhode Island since 1990 are teaming up for a fundraising week to coincide with OSTC's current production of Jonathan Larson's groundbreaking musical, RENT.
by Kelsey Denette - February 26, 2013
Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), the not-for-profit which brought new life to the historic Theatre By The Sea for the past five years, and AIDS Care Ocean State (ACOS), which has been providing essential services to persons living with HIV/AIDS in Rhode Island since 1990 are teaming up for a fundraising week to coincide with OSTC's current production of Jonathan Larson's groundbreaking musical, RENT.
BWW Reviews: Ocean State Theatre Company Brings Seasons of Love to Their New Space with RENT
by Robert Barossi - February 23, 2013
For five years, after Bill Hanney bought and reopened the historic barn theater in Matunuck, musicals at Theatre By the Sea were produced and staged by Ocean Sate Theatre Company, led by Producing Artistic Director Amiee Turner and Managing Director Joel Kipper. When the five years ended, Hanney did not renew their contract and Turner and Kipper had no choice but to take their ball and go home. That is, they took it to Warwick, Rhode Island, where they opened their own brand-spanking-new space, newly remolded and christened Ocean State Theatre Company. And the 'ball' they took with them was all of their considerable expertise, skill and knowledge regarding how to put on theater of the highest caliber.
by Robert Barossi - February 23, 2013
For five years, after Bill Hanney bought and reopened the historic barn theater in Matunuck, musicals at Theatre By the Sea were produced and staged by Ocean Sate Theatre Company, led by Producing Artistic Director Amiee Turner and Managing Director Joel Kipper. When the five years ended, Hanney did not renew their contract and Turner and Kipper had no choice but to take their ball and go home. That is, they took it to Warwick, Rhode Island, where they opened their own brand-spanking-new space, newly remolded and christened Ocean State Theatre Company. And the 'ball' they took with them was all of their considerable expertise, skill and knowledge regarding how to put on theater of the highest caliber.
SOCIAL CREATURES World Premiere to Begin Performances at Trinity Rep, 3/14
by BWW News Desk - February 21, 2013
Dig yourself out of the depths of winter doldrums with Trinity Rep's world premiere of Social Creatures, a strangely beautiful, beautifully strange 'dramedy' about the end of the world as we know it. Like nothing Trinity Rep audiences have seen before, this world premiere play was commissioned in 2010 from Jackie Sibblies Drury - a remarkable new playwright and graduate of the Brown MFA playwriting program.
by BWW News Desk - February 21, 2013
Dig yourself out of the depths of winter doldrums with Trinity Rep's world premiere of Social Creatures, a strangely beautiful, beautifully strange 'dramedy' about the end of the world as we know it. Like nothing Trinity Rep audiences have seen before, this world premiere play was commissioned in 2010 from Jackie Sibblies Drury - a remarkable new playwright and graduate of the Brown MFA playwriting program.
Brown/Trinity Rep M.F.A. Programs Present RHINOCEROS and MARISOL Next Month
by Kelsey Denette - February 21, 2013
The Brown University/Trinity Rep MFA Programs will present a three week run of two unique and rarely produced plays running in repertory next month at the Pell Chafee Performance Center (PCPC), Providence, RI.
by Kelsey Denette - February 21, 2013
The Brown University/Trinity Rep MFA Programs will present a three week run of two unique and rarely produced plays running in repertory next month at the Pell Chafee Performance Center (PCPC), Providence, RI.
SESAME STREET LIVE: ELMO'S SUPER HEROES Comes to PPAC, 4/4-4/7
by Samantha Vega - February 20, 2013
Calling all super heroes! Super Grover needs your help - and it's Elmo and the Fabulous Five to the rescue when this fantastic musical production zooms into Providence. Join Elmo, Zoe, Abby Cadabby, Telly Monster, and Zoe's pet rock Rocco for Sesame Street Live "Elmo's Super Heroes" at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) from Thursday, April 4 through Sunday, April 7. Tickets for all eight performances are on sale now!
by Samantha Vega - February 20, 2013
Calling all super heroes! Super Grover needs your help - and it's Elmo and the Fabulous Five to the rescue when this fantastic musical production zooms into Providence. Join Elmo, Zoe, Abby Cadabby, Telly Monster, and Zoe's pet rock Rocco for Sesame Street Live "Elmo's Super Heroes" at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) from Thursday, April 4 through Sunday, April 7. Tickets for all eight performances are on sale now!
Ocean State Theatre Company Announces THEY WALK AMONG US Reading, 3/10
by Kelsey Denette - February 20, 2013
Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), the not-for-profit which brought new life to the historic Theatre By The Sea for the past five years, will present a staged reading of They Walk Among Us at their new state-of-the-art theatre in Warwick on Sunday, March 10 at 7:00 pm.
by Kelsey Denette - February 20, 2013
Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), the not-for-profit which brought new life to the historic Theatre By The Sea for the past five years, will present a staged reading of They Walk Among Us at their new state-of-the-art theatre in Warwick on Sunday, March 10 at 7:00 pm.
RENT Opens at Ocean State Theatre Tonight
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2013
Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), the not-for-profit which brought new life to the historic Theatre By The Sea for the past five years, continues their Inaugural Season with Jonathan Larson's groundbreaking musical, RENT, which opens in previews tonight, February 20.
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2013
Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), the not-for-profit which brought new life to the historic Theatre By The Sea for the past five years, continues their Inaugural Season with Jonathan Larson's groundbreaking musical, RENT, which opens in previews tonight, February 20.
Ocean State Theatre Company's Family Fun Fest Kicks Off 3/9
by Kelsey Denette - February 19, 2013
Ocean State Theatre Company's Family Fun Fest features a variety of performances, being held on select Saturday mornings from March through May.
by Kelsey Denette - February 19, 2013
Ocean State Theatre Company's Family Fun Fest features a variety of performances, being held on select Saturday mornings from March through May.
The Gamm to Stage Tom Stoppard's THE REAL THING, 3/14-4/14
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2013
The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) will stage The Real Thing, British playwright Tom Stoppard's Tony-award-winning 'best play' about the nature and mystery of love.
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2013
The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) will stage The Real Thing, British playwright Tom Stoppard's Tony-award-winning 'best play' about the nature and mystery of love.
Brown/Trinity Rep M.F.A. Programs Present RHINOCEROS and MARISOL
by Kelsey Denette - February 18, 2013
The Brown University/Trinity Rep MFA Programs will present a three week run of two unique and rarely produced plays running in repertory next month at the Pell Chafee Performance Center (PCPC), Providence, RI.
by Kelsey Denette - February 18, 2013
The Brown University/Trinity Rep MFA Programs will present a three week run of two unique and rarely produced plays running in repertory next month at the Pell Chafee Performance Center (PCPC), Providence, RI.
The Gamm Theatre Announces 29th Season
by Kelsey Denette - February 18, 2013
Tony Estrella, artistic director of The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm), has announced the theater's 2013-2014 Season.
by Kelsey Denette - February 18, 2013
Tony Estrella, artistic director of The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm), has announced the theater's 2013-2014 Season.
VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE, VERONICA MEADOWS and More Set for Trinity Rep's 50th Season
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2013
Tony Award-winning Trinity Repertory Company, under the leadership of The Richard L. Bready Artistic Director Curt Columbus and Executive Director Michael Gennaro, has announced its 50th Anniversary season line-up of plays. Trinity Rep's 2013-2014 season starts in September with John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, the definitive American tale of the strength of family and the human spirit in the aftermath of the Great Depression. In November, the New England premiere of Christopher Durang's hilarious new hit comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike will hit the Dowling stage, fresh off its wildly successful New York run.
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2013
Tony Award-winning Trinity Repertory Company, under the leadership of The Richard L. Bready Artistic Director Curt Columbus and Executive Director Michael Gennaro, has announced its 50th Anniversary season line-up of plays. Trinity Rep's 2013-2014 season starts in September with John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, the definitive American tale of the strength of family and the human spirit in the aftermath of the Great Depression. In November, the New England premiere of Christopher Durang's hilarious new hit comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike will hit the Dowling stage, fresh off its wildly successful New York run.
BWW Review: LORD OF THE DANCE Melds Fleet Feet and Fantasy in Rhode Island
by Veronica Bruscini - February 17, 2013
'Lord of the Dance' has a somewhat more defined story line than Flatley's other smash hit, Riverdance, and the show joins traditional forms of Celtic dance with modern styles and performance skills to tell its tale.
by Veronica Bruscini - February 17, 2013
'Lord of the Dance' has a somewhat more defined story line than Flatley's other smash hit, Riverdance, and the show joins traditional forms of Celtic dance with modern styles and performance skills to tell its tale.
2nd Story Theatre to Stage ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, 3/8-4/7
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2013
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, adapted by Dale Wasserman from the novel by Ken Kesey, will play 2nd Story Theatre, March 8-April 7, 2013.
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2013
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, adapted by Dale Wasserman from the novel by Ken Kesey, will play 2nd Story Theatre, March 8-April 7, 2013.
RENT Opens at Ocean State Theatre, 2/20
by Kelsey Denette - February 13, 2013
Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), the not-for-profit which brought new life to the historic Theatre By The Sea for the past five years, continues their Inaugural Season with Jonathan Larson's groundbreaking musical, RENT, which opens in previews on Wednesday, February 20.
by Kelsey Denette - February 13, 2013
Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), the not-for-profit which brought new life to the historic Theatre By The Sea for the past five years, continues their Inaugural Season with Jonathan Larson's groundbreaking musical, RENT, which opens in previews on Wednesday, February 20.
BWW Reviews: PPAC Stage Explodes with Green Day's Spectacular Rock Musical AMERICAN IDIOT
by Robert Barossi - February 11, 2013
The show must go on, or so the saying says. This weekend, with a major blizzard plowing through New England, that didn't always hold true. Case in point, Providence Performing Arts Center, which had to cancel two Saturday performances of the touring production of Green Day's rock musical American Idiot. Fortunately, both of the Sunday performances went on as scheduled. Even luckier for area audiences, another show has been added for Monday evening, so there's one more opportunity to check out this stunning and intense production.
by Robert Barossi - February 11, 2013
The show must go on, or so the saying says. This weekend, with a major blizzard plowing through New England, that didn't always hold true. Case in point, Providence Performing Arts Center, which had to cancel two Saturday performances of the touring production of Green Day's rock musical American Idiot. Fortunately, both of the Sunday performances went on as scheduled. Even luckier for area audiences, another show has been added for Monday evening, so there's one more opportunity to check out this stunning and intense production.
AMERICAN IDIOT Cancels Today's Performances at PPAC; Adds 2/11 Show
by BWW News Desk - February 09, 2013
The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) has cancelled the Saturday, February 9 matinee and evening performances of AMERICAN IDIOT. A Monday, February 11 performance at 7P has been added.
by BWW News Desk - February 09, 2013
The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) has cancelled the Saturday, February 9 matinee and evening performances of AMERICAN IDIOT. A Monday, February 11 performance at 7P has been added.
AMERICAN IDIOT Cancels 2/9 Matinee Performance at PPAC; Remaining Shows to Play as Scheduled
by BWW News Desk - February 08, 2013
Due to the storm, the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) has cancelled the Saturday, February 9 at 2P performance of AMERICAN IDIOT.
by BWW News Desk - February 08, 2013
Due to the storm, the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) has cancelled the Saturday, February 9 at 2P performance of AMERICAN IDIOT.
BWW Reviews: The Wilbury Group Takes to the Ring with High-Energy THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DIETY
by Robert Barossi - February 08, 2013
You're sitting in a large, dimly lit, nearly empty room, upstairs in an old warehouse in a nondescript section of the city. In the middle of the room, there is what looks like a wrestling ring, surrounded by chairs eagerly waiting for an audience of spectators. Finally, the lights dim and in walks a masked man in wrestling trunks. Only, you aren't at a wrestling match. You're at the The Wilbury Group's production of Kristoffer Diaz's The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity.
by Robert Barossi - February 08, 2013
You're sitting in a large, dimly lit, nearly empty room, upstairs in an old warehouse in a nondescript section of the city. In the middle of the room, there is what looks like a wrestling ring, surrounded by chairs eagerly waiting for an audience of spectators. Finally, the lights dim and in walks a masked man in wrestling trunks. Only, you aren't at a wrestling match. You're at the The Wilbury Group's production of Kristoffer Diaz's The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity.
Ocean State Theatre Company Announces FOOLS Cancellations
by Kelsey Denette - February 07, 2013
Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC) announced today that select performances of its current production of Neil Simon's Fools will be canceled due to the impending snowstorm.
by Kelsey Denette - February 07, 2013
Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC) announced today that select performances of its current production of Neil Simon's Fools will be canceled due to the impending snowstorm.
Student Rush Tickets Announced for AMERICAN IDIOT at PPAC
by Kelsey Denette - February 06, 2013
Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) announced today that student rush tickets for the national tour of the explosive Broadway hit AMERICAN IDIOT, called "wonderfully raucous" and "emotionally charged" by The New York Times and "flat-out electrifying" by the Boston Globe, will be made available for each performance at PPAC, February 8 - 10, 2013.
by Kelsey Denette - February 06, 2013
Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) announced today that student rush tickets for the national tour of the explosive Broadway hit AMERICAN IDIOT, called "wonderfully raucous" and "emotionally charged" by The New York Times and "flat-out electrifying" by the Boston Globe, will be made available for each performance at PPAC, February 8 - 10, 2013.
Ocean State Theatre Company Announces LEGALLY BLONDE, Opening 7/10
by Kelsey Denette - February 01, 2013
Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), the not-for-profit which brought new life to the historic Theatre By The Sea for the past five years, is proud to announce a summer production of the all-singing, all-dancing, feel-good musical comedy, Legally Blonde The Musical, which will enjoy a limited run at their new state-of-the-art theatre in Warwick from July 10-28, 2013.
by Kelsey Denette - February 01, 2013
Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), the not-for-profit which brought new life to the historic Theatre By The Sea for the past five years, is proud to announce a summer production of the all-singing, all-dancing, feel-good musical comedy, Legally Blonde The Musical, which will enjoy a limited run at their new state-of-the-art theatre in Warwick from July 10-28, 2013.
2nd Story Theatre Extends AMADEUS Through February 24
by BWW News Desk - January 31, 2013
Peter Shaffer's fictionalized tale of the rivalry between Court Composer Antonio Salieri and musical wunderkind Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has garnered rave reviews and is playing to standing room only crowds. To meet the demand for tickets, four additional performances have been added to the run at 2nd Story Theatre: Thursday, February 21 at 7PM, Friday, February 22 and Saturday, February 23 at 8PM, and Sunday, February 24 at 3PM.
by BWW News Desk - January 31, 2013
Peter Shaffer's fictionalized tale of the rivalry between Court Composer Antonio Salieri and musical wunderkind Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has garnered rave reviews and is playing to standing room only crowds. To meet the demand for tickets, four additional performances have been added to the run at 2nd Story Theatre: Thursday, February 21 at 7PM, Friday, February 22 and Saturday, February 23 at 8PM, and Sunday, February 24 at 3PM.
Chicago's Second City Comes to Trinity Rep in March
by Kelsey Denette - January 31, 2013
Chicago's legendary sketch comedy theater, The Second City: Laughing Matters will bring their unique brand of humor to the Trinity Rep stage from March 20-23 at 7:30pm featuring some of the best sketches, songs, and improvisations from The Second City's fifty-two year history. The Second City is truly a Chicago landmark and a national treasure.
by Kelsey Denette - January 31, 2013
Chicago's legendary sketch comedy theater, The Second City: Laughing Matters will bring their unique brand of humor to the Trinity Rep stage from March 20-23 at 7:30pm featuring some of the best sketches, songs, and improvisations from The Second City's fifty-two year history. The Second City is truly a Chicago landmark and a national treasure.
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