PPAC Announces Collaboration with Channel 10 and Adoption RI for FINDING NEVERLAND
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2017
The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) is pleased to announce a special collaboration with NBC 10 and Adoption Rhode Island for FINDING NEVERLAND at PPAC, November 28 December 3. In Providence, FINDING NEVERLAND is part of the Taco/White Family Foundation Broadway Series.
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2017
The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) is pleased to announce a special collaboration with NBC 10 and Adoption Rhode Island for FINDING NEVERLAND at PPAC, November 28 December 3. In Providence, FINDING NEVERLAND is part of the Taco/White Family Foundation Broadway Series.
U.C.P presents FUNNY4FUNDS: COMEDY FUNDRAISER at West Warwick Elks Lodge
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2017
Under Construction Productions is proud to present the BIGGEST comedy event of the year! Stand-Up Comedy is one of the original forms of entertainment, and this is a comedy show that cannot be missed.
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2017
Under Construction Productions is proud to present the BIGGEST comedy event of the year! Stand-Up Comedy is one of the original forms of entertainment, and this is a comedy show that cannot be missed.
Tony Bennett to Return to PPAC with Special Guest Antonia Bennett
by BWW News Desk - November 20, 2017
The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) presents Tony Bennett, the 19-time Grammy Award-winning musician whose music spans over six decades, on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
by BWW News Desk - November 20, 2017
The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) presents Tony Bennett, the 19-time Grammy Award-winning musician whose music spans over six decades, on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
Travis Wall's SHAPING SOUND AFTER THE CURTAIN Winter Tour to Stop at The VETS
by BWW News Desk - November 20, 2017
Break The Floor Productions and Travis Wall have announced casting for the 2018 winter tour dates of their groundbreaking new show SHAPING SOUND After The Curtain, including a January 25, 7:30pm stop at The VETS in Providence.
by BWW News Desk - November 20, 2017
Break The Floor Productions and Travis Wall have announced casting for the 2018 winter tour dates of their groundbreaking new show SHAPING SOUND After The Curtain, including a January 25, 7:30pm stop at The VETS in Providence.
CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE to Launch 10th Anniversary National Tour at PPAC
by BWW News Desk - November 18, 2017
The National Tour of CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE launches in Providence at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) with its 10th Anniversary National Tour for 3 unforgettable performances, November 18 - 19, 2017. This critically-acclaimed holiday stage extravaganza is a Broadway Musical, new cirque adventure, and family show wrapped in one!
by BWW News Desk - November 18, 2017
The National Tour of CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE launches in Providence at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) with its 10th Anniversary National Tour for 3 unforgettable performances, November 18 - 19, 2017. This critically-acclaimed holiday stage extravaganza is a Broadway Musical, new cirque adventure, and family show wrapped in one!
Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Rhode Island Awards; Theatre By The Sea's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Leads as Best Musical!
by BWW News Desk - November 17, 2017
The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.
by BWW News Desk - November 17, 2017
The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.
GARRINSON KEILLOR: JUST PASSING THROUGH to Stop at PPAC This Fall
by BWW News Desk - November 17, 2017
GARRISON KEILLOR returns to the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC), with his solo show "Just Passing Through," today, November 17 at 8PM.
by BWW News Desk - November 17, 2017
GARRISON KEILLOR returns to the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC), with his solo show "Just Passing Through," today, November 17 at 8PM.
Trinity Rep Announces Workshop of A SEAT AT THE TABLE
by BWW News Desk - November 16, 2017
Trinity Repertory Company announces the workshop of A Seat at the Table: The Testimony of Fannie Lou Hamer, the new play about the civil rights activist who risked her life to register black voters in the segregated South. The work is penned by nationally-celebrated, multiple award-winning playwright and actress Regina Taylor. The workshop is part of a new partnership between the Brown/Trinity MFA program and Rites and Reason Theatre at Brown University, part of the Department of Africana Studies, which develops innovative theatrical forms rooted in Africana cultural traditions and expressions.
by BWW News Desk - November 16, 2017
Trinity Repertory Company announces the workshop of A Seat at the Table: The Testimony of Fannie Lou Hamer, the new play about the civil rights activist who risked her life to register black voters in the segregated South. The work is penned by nationally-celebrated, multiple award-winning playwright and actress Regina Taylor. The workshop is part of a new partnership between the Brown/Trinity MFA program and Rites and Reason Theatre at Brown University, part of the Department of Africana Studies, which develops innovative theatrical forms rooted in Africana cultural traditions and expressions.
BWW Review: 40th Anniversary CHRISTMAS CAROL is Merry and Bright at Trinity Rep
by Veronica Bruscini - November 15, 2017
The 2017 staging of Trinity Repertory Company's A CHRISTMAS CAROL fairly effervesces with the joys of the season. Under the savvy co-direction of Angela Brazil and Stephen Thorne, the cast and artistic team involved with the ruby anniversary CAROL deliver a vibrant and refreshing production that brims with great energy and good cheer.
by Veronica Bruscini - November 15, 2017
The 2017 staging of Trinity Repertory Company's A CHRISTMAS CAROL fairly effervesces with the joys of the season. Under the savvy co-direction of Angela Brazil and Stephen Thorne, the cast and artistic team involved with the ruby anniversary CAROL deliver a vibrant and refreshing production that brims with great energy and good cheer.
BWW Review: The Gamm's INCOGNITO Will Make Your Head Swim
by Andria Tieman - November 15, 2017
INCOGNITO is an incredibly ambitious play--not in terms of sets, but in terms of what is asks both the actors and the audience to comprehend. Each of the four actors in this production plays multiple characters over the course of four different but tangentially related vignettes that shift rapidly from one to another, and back and forth in time. Sound confusing? Don't worry, it is. The talented actors and director do quite well with a script that seems like a logistical nightmare, but what the playwright favored in cleverness, he neglected in terms of empathy and character development. There are some moments of genuine heart, but ultimately it feels like for the mental gymnastics the play asks of the viewer, the payoff isn't quite enough.
by Andria Tieman - November 15, 2017
INCOGNITO is an incredibly ambitious play--not in terms of sets, but in terms of what is asks both the actors and the audience to comprehend. Each of the four actors in this production plays multiple characters over the course of four different but tangentially related vignettes that shift rapidly from one to another, and back and forth in time. Sound confusing? Don't worry, it is. The talented actors and director do quite well with a script that seems like a logistical nightmare, but what the playwright favored in cleverness, he neglected in terms of empathy and character development. There are some moments of genuine heart, but ultimately it feels like for the mental gymnastics the play asks of the viewer, the payoff isn't quite enough.
Trinity Rep Hosts 2017 Project Discovery Gala Today
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2017
Trinity Repertory Company announces its 2017 Project Discovery Gala Flights of Fancy, which celebrates and supports education programs at Trinity Rep. The event will be held in Warwick's Textron Airplane Hangar and will feature cocktails, light dinner, fun and laughter, plus a live auction and a Shakespeare cabaret performed by Trinity Rep resident actors. Flights of Fancy is co-chaired by Alison & Larry Eichler and Suzanne & Ira Magaziner. The event committee includes Richard Beretta, Martha Douglas-Osmundson, Rebecca Gibel & Charlie Thurston, Laura Harris, Sally Herreid, Heidi Keller Moon, Kibbe & Tom Reilly, and Barbara & Larry Schoenfeld.
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2017
Trinity Repertory Company announces its 2017 Project Discovery Gala Flights of Fancy, which celebrates and supports education programs at Trinity Rep. The event will be held in Warwick's Textron Airplane Hangar and will feature cocktails, light dinner, fun and laughter, plus a live auction and a Shakespeare cabaret performed by Trinity Rep resident actors. Flights of Fancy is co-chaired by Alison & Larry Eichler and Suzanne & Ira Magaziner. The event committee includes Richard Beretta, Martha Douglas-Osmundson, Rebecca Gibel & Charlie Thurston, Laura Harris, Sally Herreid, Heidi Keller Moon, Kibbe & Tom Reilly, and Barbara & Larry Schoenfeld.
MRS. BOB CRACHIT'S WILD CHRISTMAS BINGE Comes to The Contemporary Theater Company
by BWW News Desk - November 14, 2017
Starting to feel that holiday stress? You're not alone. Even Mr. and Mrs. Bob Cratchit are feeling it in Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge! The Contemporary Theater Company in Wakefield is bringing back this audience favorite by Christopher Durang, running December 1 - 23.
by BWW News Desk - November 14, 2017
Starting to feel that holiday stress? You're not alone. Even Mr. and Mrs. Bob Cratchit are feeling it in Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge! The Contemporary Theater Company in Wakefield is bringing back this audience favorite by Christopher Durang, running December 1 - 23.
Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of A CHRISTMAS SURVIVAL GUIDE at Granite Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 14, 2017
'A Christmas Survival Guide,' conceived and written by James Hindman and Ray Roderick with musical arrangements by John Glaudin, is opening December 1 at the Granite Theatre. The show is chock-full of songs, vignettes, advice and enough messages about the 'true meaning of Christmas' to get one through the holidays without therapy sessions. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast in character!
by BWW News Desk - November 14, 2017
'A Christmas Survival Guide,' conceived and written by James Hindman and Ray Roderick with musical arrangements by John Glaudin, is opening December 1 at the Granite Theatre. The show is chock-full of songs, vignettes, advice and enough messages about the 'true meaning of Christmas' to get one through the holidays without therapy sessions. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast in character!
Voting Now Open For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Rhode Island Awards!
by BWW News Desk - November 14, 2017
The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.
by BWW News Desk - November 14, 2017
The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.
Photo Flash: First Look at Trinity Rep's A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by BWW News Desk - November 14, 2017
Trinity Repertory Company presents A Christmas Carol directed by Angela Brazil and Stephen Thorne. Performances run November 9 through December 31, 2017. Get a first look at photos from the production!
by BWW News Desk - November 14, 2017
Trinity Repertory Company presents A Christmas Carol directed by Angela Brazil and Stephen Thorne. Performances run November 9 through December 31, 2017. Get a first look at photos from the production!
Epic's Wild Holiday Show Arrives This December
by BWW News Desk - November 13, 2017
Epic Theatre Company is celebrating the holidays with the rowdiest bunch of Catholic school boys ever to grace the stage. The Boys of St. Matthew's are back and this year, they're ready to turn Christmas upside down in one of the craziest Carols you'll ever see.
by BWW News Desk - November 13, 2017
Epic Theatre Company is celebrating the holidays with the rowdiest bunch of Catholic school boys ever to grace the stage. The Boys of St. Matthew's are back and this year, they're ready to turn Christmas upside down in one of the craziest Carols you'll ever see.
Theresa Caputo Live! The Experience Comes to PPAC April 6
by BWW News Desk - November 13, 2017
Theresa Caputo, from TLC's hit show, Long Island Medium, will be appearing live at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) on Friday, April 6, 2018 at 7:30P. Theresa will share personal stories about her life and explain how her gift works. She will deliver healing messages to audience members and give people comfort knowing that their loved ones who passed are still with them, just in a different way.
by BWW News Desk - November 13, 2017
Theresa Caputo, from TLC's hit show, Long Island Medium, will be appearing live at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) on Friday, April 6, 2018 at 7:30P. Theresa will share personal stories about her life and explain how her gift works. She will deliver healing messages to audience members and give people comfort knowing that their loved ones who passed are still with them, just in a different way.
The Wilbury Theatre Group Brings CHURCH to Rhode Island
by BWW News Desk - November 13, 2017
The Wilbury Theatre Group proudly announces the Rhode Island premiere of Church by acclaimed playwright Young Jean Lee (2016/17's Straight White Men at The Wilbury Group) as she transforms her life-long struggle with Christianity into an exuberant church service, complete with a gospel choir. Directed by Brien Lang, Church will test the expectations of religious and non-religious alike looking deep into why we believe what we believe as an uplifting, joyous and inspirational event that may be Lee's most miraculous or devious experiment to date.
by BWW News Desk - November 13, 2017
The Wilbury Theatre Group proudly announces the Rhode Island premiere of Church by acclaimed playwright Young Jean Lee (2016/17's Straight White Men at The Wilbury Group) as she transforms her life-long struggle with Christianity into an exuberant church service, complete with a gospel choir. Directed by Brien Lang, Church will test the expectations of religious and non-religious alike looking deep into why we believe what we believe as an uplifting, joyous and inspirational event that may be Lee's most miraculous or devious experiment to date.
BWW REVIEW: UP CLOSE ON HOPE Has Something For Everyone
by Andria Tieman - November 11, 2017
The UP CLOSE ON HOPE productions are always a delightful way to see the range of talents--both in dance and choreography that Festival Ballet brings to the table, and this Fall program continues that standard of excellence. There are several classical ballet pieces, some whimsical and some surreal, but each are delightful in their own way. The best aspect of the UP CLOSE ON HOPE series, is that one never knows what to expect except another fantastic evening.
by Andria Tieman - November 11, 2017
The UP CLOSE ON HOPE productions are always a delightful way to see the range of talents--both in dance and choreography that Festival Ballet brings to the table, and this Fall program continues that standard of excellence. There are several classical ballet pieces, some whimsical and some surreal, but each are delightful in their own way. The best aspect of the UP CLOSE ON HOPE series, is that one never knows what to expect except another fantastic evening.
BWW Review: FUN HOME is a Touching Coming of Age Story with Real Heart
by Andria Tieman - November 10, 2017
FUN HOME, the Tony Award winning musical based on the graphic novel style memoir by Alison Bechdel initially seems like something that just can't work. The story, framed around her relationship with her father, is about Alison growing up in a small town in Pennsylvania, working at the family funeral (fun) home then going off to college, and learning more about her father as she grows up and after he dies rather suddenly. The source material hits every emotion, and the stage production manages to really capture the feel of the book and elevate the emotion in a way that's hard to do just in text. The trouble of adapting a graphic novel too, is that the audience who have read it, already have very specific ideas of how a stage production should look. Great care was evident in the set design and costuming to make sure that the stage show matches the book. Book and lyrics writer Lisa Kron was also very canny to keep the story about the Bechdel family, but hone in on universal themes of growing up, finding independence and starting to see your parents and real people, rather than just as an extension of yourself. This may be the story of one family, but everyone can see a bit of themselves in it too.
by Andria Tieman - November 10, 2017
FUN HOME, the Tony Award winning musical based on the graphic novel style memoir by Alison Bechdel initially seems like something that just can't work. The story, framed around her relationship with her father, is about Alison growing up in a small town in Pennsylvania, working at the family funeral (fun) home then going off to college, and learning more about her father as she grows up and after he dies rather suddenly. The source material hits every emotion, and the stage production manages to really capture the feel of the book and elevate the emotion in a way that's hard to do just in text. The trouble of adapting a graphic novel too, is that the audience who have read it, already have very specific ideas of how a stage production should look. Great care was evident in the set design and costuming to make sure that the stage show matches the book. Book and lyrics writer Lisa Kron was also very canny to keep the story about the Bechdel family, but hone in on universal themes of growing up, finding independence and starting to see your parents and real people, rather than just as an extension of yourself. This may be the story of one family, but everyone can see a bit of themselves in it too.
Rhode Island Welcomes Award Winning Play ACCIDENTAL INCEST: SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2017
Multiple award-winning writer Lenny Schwartz has teamed with the Daydream Theatre Company by staging his 2012 award-winning off-Broadway play Accidental Incest: Something For Everyone in Rhode Island for the very first time.
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2017
Multiple award-winning writer Lenny Schwartz has teamed with the Daydream Theatre Company by staging his 2012 award-winning off-Broadway play Accidental Incest: Something For Everyone in Rhode Island for the very first time.
Festival Ballet Providence to Present First Installment of 'Up Close On Hope' Series
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2017
Festival Ballet Providence (FBP) presents the first installment of its popular Up Close On Hope series with a thrilling performance of world-class dancing November 10-19, 2017 in the Company's Black Box Theater at 825 Hope Street in Providence.
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2017
Festival Ballet Providence (FBP) presents the first installment of its popular Up Close On Hope series with a thrilling performance of world-class dancing November 10-19, 2017 in the Company's Black Box Theater at 825 Hope Street in Providence.
North Shore Music Theatre presents 27th Annual Production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by BWW News Desk - November 09, 2017
by BWW News Desk - November 09, 2017
Rhode Island Stage Ensemble Presents A CHRISTMAS CARMELLA
by BWW News Desk - November 09, 2017
The grandkids want to hear A Christmas Carol one more time but Grandma gave the book away years ago. What's a grandma to do? Improvise, of course. Mix a foggy memory with the vivid imagination of a lively senior citizen, and you've got A CHRISTMAS CARMELLA.
by BWW News Desk - November 09, 2017
The grandkids want to hear A Christmas Carol one more time but Grandma gave the book away years ago. What's a grandma to do? Improvise, of course. Mix a foggy memory with the vivid imagination of a lively senior citizen, and you've got A CHRISTMAS CARMELLA.
Brown/Trinity Rep Announce December Thesis Show NEVA
by BWW News Desk - November 08, 2017
The Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Program presents its December thesis show, Neva, directed by Kate Bergstrom (Brown/Trinity Rep MFA '18). Written by Guillermo Calder n, and translated into English by Andrea Thome, the play follows the rehearsal of three actors in 1905 St. Petersburg, who humorously dance around the topics of love and revolution while a labor riot rages outside. Performances run November 30 through December 10 at the Pell Chafee Performance Center, 87 Empire St., Downtown Providence. Tickets are on sale now at Trinity Rep's box office, by phone (401) 351-4242, or online at www.TrinityRep.com.
by BWW News Desk - November 08, 2017
The Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Program presents its December thesis show, Neva, directed by Kate Bergstrom (Brown/Trinity Rep MFA '18). Written by Guillermo Calder n, and translated into English by Andrea Thome, the play follows the rehearsal of three actors in 1905 St. Petersburg, who humorously dance around the topics of love and revolution while a labor riot rages outside. Performances run November 30 through December 10 at the Pell Chafee Performance Center, 87 Empire St., Downtown Providence. Tickets are on sale now at Trinity Rep's box office, by phone (401) 351-4242, or online at www.TrinityRep.com.
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