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Into the Woods
Mar 13 – Mar 15, 2026 · Arts Alive!, Barrington
Rhode Island's Elite Statewide Teen Theatre program presents Sondheim's sophisticated classic "Into the Woods".
Made on Hope
Feb 7 – Feb 20, 2026 · Ballet RI Black Box Theater, Providence
All new works choreographed by Ballet Rhode Island artists, imagining the next era of human connection, environment, and expression....
Gwendolyn Goes Hollywood
Feb 8 – Feb 22, 2026 · Ballet RI Black Box Theater, Providence
Join Gwendolyn and Omar, two dancing pigs with big dreams, as they leap from their small town to the bright lights of Hollywood! Based on...
A Girl in School Uniform (Walks Into A Bar)
Feb 19 – Mar 1, 2026 · Reverie Theatre Group, Providence
The New England Premiere of the British play A GIRL IN SCHOOL UNIFORM (WALKS INTO A BAR) by Lulu Raczka will be presented by Reverie...
Portraits in Song
Mar 1 · Masterworks Concerts
Portraits in Song is a vocal recital featuring baritone Will Liverman, soprano Kiera Duffy, and pianist Judith Lynn Stillman at Rhode Island College’s Sapinsley Hall....
Portraits in Song: Free Recital
Mar 1 · The John Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts, Providence
Join Rhode Island College Artist-in-Residence and pianist Judith Lynn Stillman, GRAMMY-winning baritone Will Liverman, and acclaimed soprano Kiera Duffy for “Portraits in Song,” a celebration...
Hansel & Gretel
Mar 13 – Mar 14, 2026 · Rhode Island College, Providence
Providence Ballet Theatre (PBT) is proud to present Hansel and Gretel, a magical journey into the heart of one of the most beloved stories of all...
Echoes of Ireland
Mar 14 – Mar 15, 2026 · Seaglass Theater Company
Echoes of Ireland is a concert presented by Seaglass Theater Company, celebrating the rich musical tradition of Ireland through a diverse array of genres, from...
Echoes of Ireland
Mar 15 · Unitarian Memorial Church, Fairhaven
The concert celebrates Ireland’s rich musical legacy—from the haunting beauty of traditional folk tunes and the elegance of classical masterpieces, to the excitement of Broadway...
The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940
Feb 26 – Mar 15, 2026 · The Arctic Playhouse, West Warwick
In true comedic, non-musical style … A cadre of eccentric Broadway devotees meet together thinking they are to discuss a new play …. the producer,...
The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940
Feb 26 – Mar 15, 2026 · The Arctic Playhouse, West Warwick
The Musical Murders of 1940 is a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud farce that spoofs classic backstage musicals and Agatha Christie–style murder mysteries. Set in a snowbound mansion during...
The Roommate
Jan 28 – Mar 19, 2026 · Trinity Repertory Company, Providence
Sharon is recently divorced and needs a roommate to share her home. Robyn needs a place to hide and a chance to start over. As...
The Winter Wolf
Mar 6 – Mar 22, 2026 · Attleboro Community Theatre, Attleboro
It's Christmas night in Cora's house. She's visited by her beloved grandfather, a man of high spirits and failing health. They sit around the fireplace...
The Winter's Tale
Feb 12 – Mar 22, 2026 · Trinity Repertory Company, Providence
A freewheeling blend of comedy and tragedy, Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale is a journey through jealousy, redemption, and second chances. In a fit of unfounded jealousy, King...
Wicked
Mar 4 – Mar 22, 2026 · Providence Performing Arts Center, Providence
Winner of over 50 major awards including the Grammy Award and three Tony Awards, WICKED is the untold story of the witches of Oz. Long...
GODSPELL
Mar 28 · West Bay Community Theater, North Kingstown
West Bay Community Theater will present the classic musical GODSPELL on Saturday, March 28th at St. Paul’s Parish Hall in Wickford, RI. For one night...
The Simon & Garfunkel Songbook feat. Aztec Two-Step
Mar 28 · Courthouse Center for the Arts, West Kingston
The Simon & Garfunkel Songbook Show featuring Aztec Two-Step 2.0 If you love Simon & Garfunkel, or you love Aztec Two-Step, this is a show you...
Burbage Theatre Co presents CLYDE'S by Lynn Nottage, a Rhode Island premiere play
Mar 19 – Apr 12, 2026 · Burbage Theatre Co, Pawtucket
"Clyde’s" is a contemporary comedy set inside a truck stop sandwich shop, where a group of formerly incarcerated workers are given a fragile opportunity to...
The Outsiders
Apr 14 – Apr 19, 2026 · Providence Performing Arts Center, Providence
In Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1967, Ponyboy Curtis, his best friend Johnny Cade and their Greaser family of “outsiders” battle with their affluent rivals, the Socs. This...
Private Lives
Apr 16 – May 3, 2026 · The Arctic Playhouse, West Warwick
Revived in 2002 by the Royal National Theatre in a production that sparkled on Broadway, Private Lives is one of the most sophisticated, entertaining plays ever written....
Private Lives
Apr 16 – May 3, 2026 · The Arctic Playhouse, West Warwick
Private Lives is one of the most sophisticated, entertaining plays ever written. Elyot and Amanda, once married and now honeymooning with new spouses at the same...
Kimberly Akimbo
May 5 – May 10, 2026 · Providence Performing Arts Center, Providence
Kim is a bright and funny Jersey teen, who happens to look like a 72-year-old lady. And yet her aging condition may be the least...
Machinal
May 7 – May 10, 2026 · Ballet RI Black Box Theater, Providence
In a world that demands silence, she moves.Sophie Treadwell’s searing 1928 play, a landmark of American expressionism, is reborn in this striking new ballet. Machinal...
Primary Trust
Apr 9 – May 10, 2026 · Trinity Repertory Company, Providence
Kenneth has lived his entire life in the same sleepy town. Every day he works at the bookstore, then shares happy hour Mai Tais with...
Machinal
May 14 – May 17, 2026 · University of Rhode Island, J Studio, Kingston
In a world that demands silence, she moves.Sophie Treadwell’s searing 1928 play, a landmark of American expressionism, is reborn in this striking new ballet. Machinal...
Arsenic and Old Lace
May 21 – Jun 7, 2026 · The Arctic Playhouse, West Warwick
A timeless hit, both on Broadway and in the West End, Arsenic and Old Lace is the amusing story of two charming elderly ladies who decide that...
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Latest Rhode Island Reviews
Review: HAROLD AND MAUDE at The Community Players
by Jay Pateakos - February 16, 2026
The Pawtucket-based Community Players continued their record-breaking 104th season with the dark humored but stunningly still relevant 'Harold and Maude'....
Review: The Roommate at Trinity Rep
by Andria Tieman - February 04, 2026
Jen Silverman’s The Roommate is a tight two-hander about two empty-nesters who move in together due to economic necessity (and other, spoilery reasons), and end up in a situation neither could have predicted. The Odd Couple + The Golden Girls seems like the obvious sources of inspiration here, b...
Review: THT REP'S SHARP, SHIMMERING MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
by John McDaid - February 01, 2026
THT REP'S SHARP, SHIMMERING MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM. The Hanover Theatre Repertory reimagines Shakespeare in an ‘80s nightclub — and delivers real magic...
Review: SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS at Wilbury Theatre Group
by Jay Pateakos - February 01, 2026
What did our critic think of SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS at Wilbur Theatre Group?...
Review: ANTHROPOLOGY at The Players At Barker Playhouse
by Christopher Verleger - January 26, 2026
Lauren Gunderson’s fascinating play, ‘anthropology,’ presented by The Players at Barker Playhouse, is foremost a drama with plenty of humor and social commentary that examines the arguable benefits of AI and whether ultimately it does more harm than good....
Review: THE MEMORY OF WATER at Burbage Theatre Company
by Christopher Verleger - January 21, 2026
That loaded question—which speaks volumes—is posed by Mary, the middle sister who has returned home for her mother’s funeral in Shelagh Stephenson’s powerful albeit flawed drama, ‘The Memory of Water,’ now at Burbage Theatre Company....
Review: SUFFS at Providence Performing Arts Center
by Andria Tieman - January 21, 2026
White Women in the United States didn’t earn the right to vote until 1920, and Black women weren’t allowed to vote until 1965. This shocking history and the effort it took for women to secure these rights is something many of us didn’t learn in school, but thankfully the musical Suffs is her...
Review: CLUE LIVE ON STAGE! at Providence Performing Arts Center
by Christopher Verleger - January 17, 2026
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Review: EUREKA DAY at The Gamm Theatre
by Christopher Verleger - January 14, 2026
The Gamm Theatre welcomes the new year with its compelling, timely production of Jonathan Spector’s insightful, thought-provoking dramatic comedy, “Eureka Day,” that carefully and amusingly examines such hot button issues as inclusion, wokeness, progressive politics, and public health safety....
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by John McDaid - December 09, 2025
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