Trinity Rep Announces 2020 Local Pell Award Winners
by BWW News Desk - March 06, 2020
Trinity Repertory Company announced today that four Rhode Island residents will be honored at its 24th annual Pell Awards Gala on Monday, June 8, 2020 at Point 225 in Providence.
by BWW News Desk - March 06, 2020
Trinity Repertory Company announced today that four Rhode Island residents will be honored at its 24th annual Pell Awards Gala on Monday, June 8, 2020 at Point 225 in Providence.
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR to Play Providence Performing Arts Center
by BWW News Desk - March 06, 2020
The reimagined 50th Anniversary tour of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR will come to the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) from Tuesday, March 31 to Palm Sunday, April 5, 2020. In Providence, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is part of the Taco/The White Family Foundation Broadway Series.
by BWW News Desk - March 06, 2020
The reimagined 50th Anniversary tour of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR will come to the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) from Tuesday, March 31 to Palm Sunday, April 5, 2020. In Providence, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is part of the Taco/The White Family Foundation Broadway Series.
Before The Horse Entertainment to Present Live Stage Production of SHAW SHOW
by BWW News Desk - March 05, 2020
Before The Horse Entertainment has announced their debut live stage production of SHAW SHOW to be presented March 12-15, 2020 at Goff Auditorium, 974 Newport Ave, Pawtucket.
by BWW News Desk - March 05, 2020
Before The Horse Entertainment has announced their debut live stage production of SHAW SHOW to be presented March 12-15, 2020 at Goff Auditorium, 974 Newport Ave, Pawtucket.
Photo Flash: Rhode Island Premiere Of MISS YOU LIKE HELL At The Wilbury Group
by BWW News Desk - March 05, 2020
The Wilbury Theatre Group continues its 2019/20 Main Series season with the Rhode Island premiere of Quiara Alegría Hudes' newest musical, Miss You Like Hell, March 5-29, 2020. Hudes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Lin-Manuel Miranda's collaborator on the book and film of In The Heights, wrote the book and shares credit for the lyrics with folk-rock star Erin McKeown who also wrote the music.
by BWW News Desk - March 05, 2020
The Wilbury Theatre Group continues its 2019/20 Main Series season with the Rhode Island premiere of Quiara Alegría Hudes' newest musical, Miss You Like Hell, March 5-29, 2020. Hudes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Lin-Manuel Miranda's collaborator on the book and film of In The Heights, wrote the book and shares credit for the lyrics with folk-rock star Erin McKeown who also wrote the music.
BWW Review: HELLO DOLLY Dazzles But Disappoints at PPAC
by Andria Tieman - March 04, 2020
HELLO DOLLY first landed on Broadway in 1964, and the current (2017) revival, playing at Providence Performing Arts Center through March 8, won the Tony Award for Best Revival and Best Actress for Bette Midler. While those who have nostalgia for this show will no doubt think it's fun, the uninitiated may find themselves wishing for a few of the less memorable songs to be traded for more robust character development. Not unlike the recent revival of Miss Saigon, which tried to win new audiences by actually casting Asian actors to play Asian roles and by spending a tremendous amount of money on technical wizardry; this revival of Hello Dolly went all out on sets and costumes, presumably to distract from mostly forgettable songs and a book that is bloated, dated and not nearly as charming as it thinks it is.
by Andria Tieman - March 04, 2020
HELLO DOLLY first landed on Broadway in 1964, and the current (2017) revival, playing at Providence Performing Arts Center through March 8, won the Tony Award for Best Revival and Best Actress for Bette Midler. While those who have nostalgia for this show will no doubt think it's fun, the uninitiated may find themselves wishing for a few of the less memorable songs to be traded for more robust character development. Not unlike the recent revival of Miss Saigon, which tried to win new audiences by actually casting Asian actors to play Asian roles and by spending a tremendous amount of money on technical wizardry; this revival of Hello Dolly went all out on sets and costumes, presumably to distract from mostly forgettable songs and a book that is bloated, dated and not nearly as charming as it thinks it is.
Trinity Rep Announces Pulitzer Prize-Winning Drama SWEAT
by BWW News Desk - March 03, 2020
Trinity Rep continues its 2019-20 Season with Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Sweat by Lynn Nottage. This Broadway hit is the story of the unintended consequences of community without opportunity. It is set during the Great Recession and in the years leading up to it in Reading, Pennsylvania, while friends try to stay afloat as their industrial jobs begin to disappear. This relevant and timely topic shines a light on American workers that are often forgotten.
by BWW News Desk - March 03, 2020
Trinity Rep continues its 2019-20 Season with Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Sweat by Lynn Nottage. This Broadway hit is the story of the unintended consequences of community without opportunity. It is set during the Great Recession and in the years leading up to it in Reading, Pennsylvania, while friends try to stay afloat as their industrial jobs begin to disappear. This relevant and timely topic shines a light on American workers that are often forgotten.
BWW Review: Spectacular MARIE ANTOINETTE At Brown/Trinity MFA
by Andria Tieman - February 29, 2020
Providence theatre-goers have the opportunity to spend considerable time in 18th century France this spring--both at Trinity Rep's A Tale of Two Cities, and now at Brown/Trinity's MFA production of MARIE ANTOINETTE. Seeing both productions back-to-back makes for an interesting juxtaposition as Tale of Two Cities takes us into the lives of the over-taxed working class, and MARIE ANTOINETTE takes us into the opulent palace that those taxes built. While Marie Antoinette is not exactly an empathetic figure, it's easy to see why movies and plays are produced about her life. Excess -- in fashion, wealth, and consumption of all kinds -- makes for a visually spectacular extravaganza, and this production leans into that in the most delightful way.
by Andria Tieman - February 29, 2020
Providence theatre-goers have the opportunity to spend considerable time in 18th century France this spring--both at Trinity Rep's A Tale of Two Cities, and now at Brown/Trinity's MFA production of MARIE ANTOINETTE. Seeing both productions back-to-back makes for an interesting juxtaposition as Tale of Two Cities takes us into the lives of the over-taxed working class, and MARIE ANTOINETTE takes us into the opulent palace that those taxes built. While Marie Antoinette is not exactly an empathetic figure, it's easy to see why movies and plays are produced about her life. Excess -- in fashion, wealth, and consumption of all kinds -- makes for a visually spectacular extravaganza, and this production leans into that in the most delightful way.
BLUE MAN GROUP is Returning to Providence Performing Arts Center
by BWW News Desk - February 28, 2020
The all new tour of BLUE MAN GROUP will be at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) March 20 - 22, 2020. In Providence, BLUE MAN GROUP is sponsored by HarborOne Bank. BLUE MAN GROUP is part of the Encore Series. Cox Media is the media sponsor of the Encore Series.
by BWW News Desk - February 28, 2020
The all new tour of BLUE MAN GROUP will be at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) March 20 - 22, 2020. In Providence, BLUE MAN GROUP is sponsored by HarborOne Bank. BLUE MAN GROUP is part of the Encore Series. Cox Media is the media sponsor of the Encore Series.
Justice Done to Dickens A TALE OF TWO CITIES at Trinity Rep
by Larry O'Brien - February 26, 2020
When you get seated inside the Chace Theater at Trinity Rep, you might think you're in the wrong place. Eugene Lee's set for A TALE OF TWO CITIES, written by Brian McEleny and based on Dickens' novel, looks like a library. Stacks and stacks of books on two levels set behind rows of tables. When Christopher Sadlers and Joel Thibodeau enter alone to perform a musical introduction, you might still be confused. Check your program; you're in the right place. Not until the actors appear and begin intoning 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . .,' are you totally certain. It's a roundabout trip, but A TALE OF TWO CITIES ends up where it needs to be.
by Larry O'Brien - February 26, 2020
When you get seated inside the Chace Theater at Trinity Rep, you might think you're in the wrong place. Eugene Lee's set for A TALE OF TWO CITIES, written by Brian McEleny and based on Dickens' novel, looks like a library. Stacks and stacks of books on two levels set behind rows of tables. When Christopher Sadlers and Joel Thibodeau enter alone to perform a musical introduction, you might still be confused. Check your program; you're in the right place. Not until the actors appear and begin intoning 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . .,' are you totally certain. It's a roundabout trip, but A TALE OF TWO CITIES ends up where it needs to be.
Trinity Rep Announces Grant Awarded From Doris Duke Foundation
by BWW News Desk - February 25, 2020
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) announced last week that it has awarded a grant of $67,818 to Trinity Repertory Company. Trinity Rep will partner with director and community facilitator Laurie Woolery to enhance Trinity Rep's bilingual Spanish-English programming and develop theater work based on oral histories of the Latinx people of Rhode Island with director Mark Valdez. Trinity Rep was one of fourteen organizations selected for an award as a part of the foundation's Building Demand for the Arts program.
by BWW News Desk - February 25, 2020
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) announced last week that it has awarded a grant of $67,818 to Trinity Repertory Company. Trinity Rep will partner with director and community facilitator Laurie Woolery to enhance Trinity Rep's bilingual Spanish-English programming and develop theater work based on oral histories of the Latinx people of Rhode Island with director Mark Valdez. Trinity Rep was one of fourteen organizations selected for an award as a part of the foundation's Building Demand for the Arts program.
BWW Review: CALENDAR GIRLS at The Community Players offers spirited comedy
by Jessica Tabak - February 23, 2020
In Tim Firth's Calendar Girls, now being performed by Pawtucket's Community Players, an unlikely group of women bares it all for a charity calendar a?" and learns what each of them is made of in the process.
by Jessica Tabak - February 23, 2020
In Tim Firth's Calendar Girls, now being performed by Pawtucket's Community Players, an unlikely group of women bares it all for a charity calendar a?" and learns what each of them is made of in the process.
BWW Review: ANGELIQUE KIDJO at The VETS
by Barb Burke - February 23, 2020
Angelique Kidjo shines in Providence, RI.
by Barb Burke - February 23, 2020
Angelique Kidjo shines in Providence, RI.
Photo Flash: Trinity Repertory Company's A TALE OF TWO CITIES
by BWW News Desk - February 21, 2020
Trinity Repertory Company presents A Tale of Two Cities.
by BWW News Desk - February 21, 2020
Trinity Repertory Company presents A Tale of Two Cities.
The Granite Theatre Has Announced the Start of Their Special Events for the 2020 Season
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2020
The Granite Theatre has announced the start of their Special Events for the 2020 season. Two exciting beginnings for alternative entertainment at the theatre.
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2020
The Granite Theatre has announced the start of their Special Events for the 2020 season. Two exciting beginnings for alternative entertainment at the theatre.
Epic Brings THE MOORS To March
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2020
Epic Theatre Company is ecstatic to bring Jen Silverman's a?oeThe Moorsa?? to Theatre 82 this March in a dark and alluring production directed by Vince Petronio (Wolf Hall) and featuring Epic favorites Kerry Giorgi, Stephanie Traversa, Alexis Ingram, Vanessa Paige, Rico Lanni, and Katie Westgate.
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2020
Epic Theatre Company is ecstatic to bring Jen Silverman's a?oeThe Moorsa?? to Theatre 82 this March in a dark and alluring production directed by Vince Petronio (Wolf Hall) and featuring Epic favorites Kerry Giorgi, Stephanie Traversa, Alexis Ingram, Vanessa Paige, Rico Lanni, and Katie Westgate.
RISE Presents THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2020
Rhode Island Stage Ensemble, one of the Ocean State's premier community theater companies, is thrilled to present Oscar Wilde's uproarious comedy of manners. A cast of local performers will bring the show to life at the RISE Playhouse March 20-29, 2020.
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2020
Rhode Island Stage Ensemble, one of the Ocean State's premier community theater companies, is thrilled to present Oscar Wilde's uproarious comedy of manners. A cast of local performers will bring the show to life at the RISE Playhouse March 20-29, 2020.
The Gamm Announces Gamm Gala 35
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2020
The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) will hold its annual fundraiser on Monday, March 30, at 6 p.m. at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet, 60 Rhodes Place, Cranston, RI. GAMM GALA 35 will honor Peter J. Troy with The David Wax Award for Outstanding Commitment to the Arts in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the arts in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts.
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2020
The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) will hold its annual fundraiser on Monday, March 30, at 6 p.m. at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet, 60 Rhodes Place, Cranston, RI. GAMM GALA 35 will honor Peter J. Troy with The David Wax Award for Outstanding Commitment to the Arts in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the arts in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts.
World Premiere Of MAYOR PETE Opens At Epic
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2020
Epic Theatre Company is hoisting its flag high as it announces its annual Summer Season. This year's double-bill will feature two World Premieres, including Aaron Blanck's return to Epic in Aaron Blanck's Country Fried Fourth of July Election Spectacular and Kevin Broccoli's Mayor Pete, a one man show about one of the newest, high-profile politicians in the country. Epic has the distinction of being the first theater to produce a play set during our current election season, and both shows are sure to make electoral waves.
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2020
Epic Theatre Company is hoisting its flag high as it announces its annual Summer Season. This year's double-bill will feature two World Premieres, including Aaron Blanck's return to Epic in Aaron Blanck's Country Fried Fourth of July Election Spectacular and Kevin Broccoli's Mayor Pete, a one man show about one of the newest, high-profile politicians in the country. Epic has the distinction of being the first theater to produce a play set during our current election season, and both shows are sure to make electoral waves.
Wilbury Group Presents Rhode Island Premiere Of MISS YOU LIKE HELL
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2020
The Wilbury Theatre Group continues its 2019/20 Main Series season with the Rhode Island premiere of Quiara Alegría Hudes' newest musical, Miss You Like Hell, March 5-29, 2020. Hudes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Lin-Manuel Miranda's collaborator on the book and film of In The Heights, wrote the book and shares credit for the lyrics with folk-rock star Erin McKeown who also wrote the music.
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2020
The Wilbury Theatre Group continues its 2019/20 Main Series season with the Rhode Island premiere of Quiara Alegría Hudes' newest musical, Miss You Like Hell, March 5-29, 2020. Hudes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Lin-Manuel Miranda's collaborator on the book and film of In The Heights, wrote the book and shares credit for the lyrics with folk-rock star Erin McKeown who also wrote the music.
BWW Review: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at Providence Performing Arts Center. Don't Miss It!
by Larry O'Brien - February 12, 2020
There are times when being a theater reviewer is a fabulous gig. Last night at the Providence Performing Arts Center was one of those times. FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, running through Sunday at PPAC is not to be missed. It is warm, funny, sad, uplifting, and helps us see the world from the vantage point of the oppressed-it is gorgeous. First, let's give credit to FIDDLER'S creators: Jerry Bock wrote the music, Sheldon Harnick the lyrics, and Joseph Stein the book. Bock and Harnick had previously collaborated on the Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner Fiorello; Stein had been part of the writing team along with Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner and Neil Simon on television's Your Show on Shows-these were some talented guys. The original Broadway production of the show, which opened in 1964, had the first musical theatre run in history to surpass 3,000 performances. It held the record for the longest running Broadway musical for almost ten years. The production was extraordinarily profitable and highly acclaimed. It won nine Tony awards, including best musical, score, book, direction and choreography. It spawned five Broadway revivals and a highly successful film adaptation and has enjoyed enduring international popularity.
by Larry O'Brien - February 12, 2020
There are times when being a theater reviewer is a fabulous gig. Last night at the Providence Performing Arts Center was one of those times. FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, running through Sunday at PPAC is not to be missed. It is warm, funny, sad, uplifting, and helps us see the world from the vantage point of the oppressed-it is gorgeous. First, let's give credit to FIDDLER'S creators: Jerry Bock wrote the music, Sheldon Harnick the lyrics, and Joseph Stein the book. Bock and Harnick had previously collaborated on the Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner Fiorello; Stein had been part of the writing team along with Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner and Neil Simon on television's Your Show on Shows-these were some talented guys. The original Broadway production of the show, which opened in 1964, had the first musical theatre run in history to surpass 3,000 performances. It held the record for the longest running Broadway musical for almost ten years. The production was extraordinarily profitable and highly acclaimed. It won nine Tony awards, including best musical, score, book, direction and choreography. It spawned five Broadway revivals and a highly successful film adaptation and has enjoyed enduring international popularity.
Norah Jones, Wynton Marsalis, Diana Krall and More to PlayNewport Jazz Festival
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2020
Incredible ensembles, global superstars, legendary instrumentalists and genre-bending up-and-comers make up the first wave of artists announced today for the 66th edition of Newport Jazz. Curated by Artistic Director Christian McBride and founder George Wein, the Festival takes place August 7-9 at Fort Adams State Park and the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino.
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2020
Incredible ensembles, global superstars, legendary instrumentalists and genre-bending up-and-comers make up the first wave of artists announced today for the 66th edition of Newport Jazz. Curated by Artistic Director Christian McBride and founder George Wein, the Festival takes place August 7-9 at Fort Adams State Park and the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino.
BWW Review: Exquisite AGNES OF GOD at Epic Theatre
by Andria Tieman - February 09, 2020
Despite the fact that Norman Jewison's AGNES OF GOD has existed as both an award-winning play and later film, it doesn't seem to have been produced very often. That's all the more reason to rush out and see Epic Theatre's well-executed version of a play that is strange, fascinating and heartbreaking. Juxtaposing the mystical with legal is always good fodder for a thorny debate, and this solid cast delivers the layered and complicated humanity needed to make the story resonate.
by Andria Tieman - February 09, 2020
Despite the fact that Norman Jewison's AGNES OF GOD has existed as both an award-winning play and later film, it doesn't seem to have been produced very often. That's all the more reason to rush out and see Epic Theatre's well-executed version of a play that is strange, fascinating and heartbreaking. Juxtaposing the mystical with legal is always good fodder for a thorny debate, and this solid cast delivers the layered and complicated humanity needed to make the story resonate.
HELLO, DOLLY! Comes to PPAC
by BWW News Desk - February 09, 2020
The national tour of HELLO, DOLLY! will play at PPAC Tuesday, March 3 through Sunday, March 8. The National Tour stars Carolee Carmello as a?oeDolly Gallagher Levi.a??
by BWW News Desk - February 09, 2020
The national tour of HELLO, DOLLY! will play at PPAC Tuesday, March 3 through Sunday, March 8. The National Tour stars Carolee Carmello as a?oeDolly Gallagher Levi.a??
Trinity Rep Announces 2020 WRITE HERE! WRITE NOW! Playwriting Competition For High School Students
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2020
Trinity Rep's ninth annual playwriting competition for New England High School students, Write Here! Write Now!, is now accepting entries. Students are asked to compose an original ten-minute play and submit it via the application form available at Trinity Rep's website. Winning plays will then be performed at Trinity Rep during a free public reading featuring Brown/Trinity MFA students and resident acting company members on May 4, 2020. Submission guidelines, as well as additional resources for bringing playwriting into the classroom, including curriculum guides are available online. More information is at www.trinityrep.com/whwn. The submission deadline is March 9, 2020 at 11:59 pm.
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2020
Trinity Rep's ninth annual playwriting competition for New England High School students, Write Here! Write Now!, is now accepting entries. Students are asked to compose an original ten-minute play and submit it via the application form available at Trinity Rep's website. Winning plays will then be performed at Trinity Rep during a free public reading featuring Brown/Trinity MFA students and resident acting company members on May 4, 2020. Submission guidelines, as well as additional resources for bringing playwriting into the classroom, including curriculum guides are available online. More information is at www.trinityrep.com/whwn. The submission deadline is March 9, 2020 at 11:59 pm.
Newport Playhouse Presents GREATER TUNA
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2020
On Friday, February 21 Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant opens Greater Tuna, directed by: Harland Meltzer, written by: Ed Howard, Jaston Williams and Joe Sears
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2020
On Friday, February 21 Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant opens Greater Tuna, directed by: Harland Meltzer, written by: Ed Howard, Jaston Williams and Joe Sears
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