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JANE AUSTEN: WHO DARES TO BE AN AUTHORESS


Join us on August 3 at 2pm for a one woman character portrayal of Jane Austen by historical interpreter, actor, and writer Laura Rocklyn. Who ...

The Drowsy Chaperone
The Drowsy Chaperone
7/12 - 8/4/2024


Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Original Score, "The Drowsy Chaperone" is a loving send-up of the Golden Age musical, featuring ...

GREASE-IN CONCERT


West Bay Community Theater will present an in-concert production of the classic 50’s musical GREASE on Saturday, August 17th at 7:30pm on the North Kingstown ...

Seussical Jr.
7/26 - 7/27/2024


Horton the Elephant, the Cat in the Hat, and all of your favourite Dr. Seuss characters spring to life onstage in Seussical jr, a fantastical ...

R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)


R.U.R. Corporation dreams of a future where no human needs to work and everything is affordable, thanks to the labor of robots. Helena dreams of ...


Disneys Finding Nemo JR. is a musical adaptation of the beloved 2003 Pixar movie Finding Nemo, with new songs written by award-winning composers Kristen Anderson-Lopez ...

The Drowsy Chaperone
7/12 - 8/4/2024


The Drowsy Chaperone is a hilarious and meta-theatrical musical that injects a dose of nostalgia and playful satire into the world of classic Broadway musicals. ...

Seussical Jr.
8/11 - 8/11/2024


Horton the Elephant, the Cat in the Hat, and all of your favourite Dr. Seuss characters spring to life onstage in Seussical jr, a fantastical ...

Alice in Wonderland
8/10 - 8/12/2024


This brand-new musical version of the timeless classic takes you down the rabbit hole with the ever-curious Alice to a land of zany adventures where ...

Grease
8/17


Grease is a high-octane musical bursting with rock and roll energy, taking you back to the world of 1950s teenagers. Written by Jim Jacobs and ...


The timeless enchantment of a magical fairy tale is reborn with the Rodgers & Hammerstein hallmarks of originality, charm and elegance. Originally presented on television ...

The Sound of Music
7/24 - 8/17/2024


The Sound of Music, a beloved musical brimming with romance and resilience, was crafted by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. These ...

The Sound of Music
7/24 - 8/17/2024


The Sound of Music returns to Theatre By The Sea, running from July 24 to August 17, 2024, as part of the theater's 91st season. ...


More Women ROCK! is a musical celebration that honors the contributions of female rock legends, featuring iconic artists from the last 50 years, including Adele, ...

Nunsense
7/10 - 8/29/2024


Nunsense is habit-forming! This riotous show is a fundraiser put on by the Little Sisters of Hoboken to raise money to bury sisters accidently poisoned ...

42nd Street
8/21 - 9/15/2024


Come along and listen to the lullaby of Broadway! 42nd Street celebrates Broadway, Times Square and the magic of show biz with wit, humor and ...

Fiddler On The Roof
9/12 - 9/22/2024


Rich with musical hits you know and love, including “Tradition,” “Sunrise, Sunset,” “If I Were A Rich Man,” “Matchmaker, Matchmaker” and “To Life (L’Chaim!),” FIDDLER ...

One Slight Hitch
One Slight Hitch
9/5 - 9/22/2024


t’s Courtney’s wedding day, and her mom, Delia, is making sure that everything is perfect. The groom is perfect, the dress is perfect, and the ...


Burbage Theatre Co kicks off its 13th season, themed Confronting Chaos, with the comedic whirlwind of The One-Act Play that Goes Wrong. Written by Henry ...

Disney's Lion King Jr.
9/27 - 9/27/2024


Ashland Productions - 2016 Broadway World Mpls winner of Best Community Theater presents their Middle School production: Disney's Lion King Jr. RAFIKI gathers the ANIMALS ...

The Songs of Simon & Garfunkel feat. Aztec Two-Step 2.0


For this special show, Aztec Two-Step 2.0 will perform the songs of Simon & Garfunkel. Since 2005, Aztec Two-Step had been paying tribute to Simon ...

A Beautiful Noise
A Beautiful Noise
9/21 - 9/28/2024


The story of the legendary Neil Diamond comes to life on stage in an uplifting new musical featuring all his hit songs, including “Sweet Caroline,” ...

10-minute Musicals
10/4 - 10/4/2024


25 short musicals from Theatre Now New York, an artist service organization dedicated to the development of new works. The 25 musicals all began as part of Theatre Now’s ...

C.S. Lewis On Stage: Further Up & Further In (Brown University @ The VETS)


Don’t miss this mesmerizing, one-of-a-kind stage experience that promises to take you further up and further in the heart and mind of C.S. Lewis. The ...


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Latest Rhode Island Reviews


Review: R.U.R. (ROSSUM'S UNIVERSAL ROBOTS) at Head Trick Theatre


by Christopher Verleger - July 24, 2024

Head Trick Theatre’s captivating, well-acted production of Karel Čapek’s unsettling play, ‘R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots),’ tackles the age-old question, “What happens when machines outnumber humans?”...

Review: TWELFTH NIGHT at Contemporary Theater Company


by John McDaid - July 15, 2024

Review: TWELFTH NIGHT at Contemporary Theater Company offers charming summer Shakespeare on the Saugatucket...

Review: TOOTSIE Sparkles at Theatre by the Sea


by Andria Tieman - June 30, 2024

The plot requires a lot of suspension of disbelief...but the actors in Theatre by the Sea’s production are talented and charismatic enough that you want to stick around a see how it turns out....

Review: TO BE CONTINUED...AN IMPROVISED SOAP OPERA MEDICAL DRAMA at Contemporary Theater Company


by Jay Pateakos - July 08, 2024

Comtemporary Theater Company is my family's go-to Improv theater and considering I have three teens, having a go-to anything is pretty impressive for kids who hate everything....

Review: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES dazzles at Trinity Rep


by Jessica Tabak - June 09, 2024

What did our critic think of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Trinity Rep?...

Review: TWELFTH NIGHT (OR WHAT YOU WILL) at Attleboro Community Theatre


by Christopher Verleger - June 06, 2024

Attleboro Community Theatre (ACT) brings its 66th season to a close with an amusing, highly entertaining production ‘Twelfth Night (Or What You Will),’ William Shakespeare’s boisterous comedy of mistaken identity, entangled romance, and unapologetic tomfoolery....

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?...

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 producti...



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