Rhode Island Theatre Shows
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Perfect Arrangement
It’s 1950, and new colors are being added to the Red Scare. Two U.S. State Department employees, Bob and Norma, have been tasked with identifying sexual deviants within their ranks. There’s just one problem: both Bob and Norma are gay, and have married each other’s partners as a...
The Getaway Driver
The Getaway Driver is a new crime drama written by Trinity Rep Playwright-in-Residence Deborah Salem Smith and Resident Artistic Company Member Charlie Thurston, directed by outgoing Artistic Director Curt Columbus. Inspired by the true story of Katherine Ann Power and Clare...
Trio Azura
Trio Azura, recent Grand Prize and Gold Medal winner at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, explores the world of the piano trio across eras. The program spans the Impressionist and Romantic works of Maurice Ravel and Felix Mendelssohn to the contemporary voice of...
Romeo & Juliet
The Hanover Theatre Repertory presents a fresh take on Shakespeare's timeless tragedy, directed by THT Rep Artistic Director Livy Scalon. The production stars Mathieu Myrick as Romeo alongside Alyssa Beaulieu as Juliet, bringing together an emerging cast of actors alongside an...
Much Ado About Nothing
Shakespeare's comedy of love, wit, deception, and second chances follows the sharp-tongued Beatrice and Benedick as they spar in a battle of wits, while young lovers Hero and Claudio find their relationship threatened by deception and carefully guarded reputations. Stephen...
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, directed by Stephen Thorne
Burbage Theatre Co begins its 15th Season with William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing,” directed by Trinity Repertory Company member Stephen Thorne. Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” is a sparkling comedy of love, wit, and second chances, where old rivalries...
Mwalim DaPhunkee Professor
Mwalim DaPhunkee Professor is a singer, guitarist, songwriter and storyteller whose music draws from blues, soul, jazz, funk and Afro-diasporic traditions. The performance features original songs, familiar favorites and storytelling, centered on guitar, voice and a broad...
Same Difference
Providence, 1993. A gang leader from Harlem arrives at his ex-girlfriend's apartment in the middle of the night — wounded, on the run, with nowhere else to go. What he doesn't know is that her roommate is gay, grieving, and not about to back down. Set against the twin epidemics...
The Smuggler
A lone Irishman takes the stage and spins a tale that's equal parts confession, comedy, and cautionary tale. Recently arrived on the fictional island of Amity, Massachusetts, Tim Finnegan shares the winding path that brought him there, through heartbreak, bad decisions, and a...
The Smuggler
A lone Irishman takes the stage and begins to spin a tale that's equal parts confession, comedy, and cautionary tale. Recently arrived on the fictional island of Amity, Massachusetts, Tim Finnegan shares the winding path that brought him here through heartbreak, bad decisions...
Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope is an ever-evolving mosaic of dance and emotion. As we bring our focus to the stage, the world shifts and expands before our eyes. Each work acts as a unique shard of glass that is vibrant, distinct, and beautiful on its own and then comes together with the others...
Little Women
Based on Louisa May Alcott’s timeless novel, Little Women follows the lives of the March sisters: romantic Meg, spirited Jo, loving Beth, and tenacious Amy.
Wild Kratts LIVE 2.0 – Activate Creature Power!
Wild Kratts LIVE 2.0 – Activate Creature Power! is a theatrical production starring Martin and Chris Kratt, based on the Emmy-nominated PBS KIDS series. Chris and Martin take to the stage to activate new Creature Powers, confront a comic villain, and save the day alongside...
Rasa String Quartet: Portraits of an American Patchwork
The Boston-based Rasa String Quartet makes its Newport Classical debut with Portraits of an American Patchwork, a musical quilt weaving together cultural traditions that have shaped the nation's identity. The program spans jazz, bluegrass, Latin pop, Indigenous traditions...
DRACULA
This radical new production of Bram Stoker's gothic horror classic brings the suspense and seduction of the novel to the stage. Rich with humor and horror, the play paints a theatrical picture of literature's most famous vampire. The production is directed by Rose Linnell.
Deathtrap
In this house the only thing sharper than wit is the knife.
In Motion
Performances:Woodman Center, Moses Brown October 23 7:00pm October 24 1:30pm, 7:00pm October 25 1:30pm United Theatre, Westerly November 6 7:00pm Featuring Bathers, City of Women, and a world premiere in collaboration with the Holocaust Education Center.Ballet RI returns to the...
The String Cheese Incident: Just Keep Spinning Fall Tour 2026
The String Cheese Incident brings their Just Keep Spinning Fall Tour to the Providence Performing Arts Center. For more than three decades, the band has built a reputation as one of live music's most celebrated touring acts, blending rock, bluegrass, funk, electronic, jazz, and...
WITCHING HOUR: SECRET CELLAR, a new Horror Anthology play by James Lucey
Burbage Theatre Co presents the World Premiere of James Lucey’s “Witching Hour: Secret Cellar,” directed by Jeff Church. The third installment of Lucey’s “Witching Hour” horror anthology series, “Secret Cellar” is an entirely new play featuring a brand-new framing story and...
Michael Leonardo Davidman
Pianist Michael Leonardo Davidman, winner of the 2025 American Piano Awards, makes his Newport debut with a program of J.S. Bach, Franz Schubert, Cesar Franck, and Franz Liszt. Upstage has praised his thunderous authority and loads of interpretive nuance.
The Great Gatsby
Set in the Roaring Twenties, this Tony Award-winning Broadway musical follows the mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby in pursuit of his lost love, Daisy Buchanan. Based on the beloved novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the production features an electrifying jazz and pop-infused score...
The Great Gatsby: A New Musical
The party's roaring on Broadway! THE GREAT GATSBY is a “great, big Broadway extravaganza that explodes with life and energy” (Entertainment Weekly). Directed by Marc Bruni (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), this story of extravagance and longing features choreography by...
Latest Rhode Island Reviews
Review: PERFECT ARRANGEMENT at The Players
PERFECT ARRANGEMENT at The Players. A timely gut punch, elegantly delivered…
Review: SAME DIFFERENCE at The Wilbury Theatre Group
Wilbury Theatre Group kicks off the new season with the world premiere of “Same Difference,” a gritty, unsettling, profound, entertaining drama about the troubled lives of a group of twentysomethings trying to get along, make ends meet, and most importantly, survive.…
Review: OPERATION MINCEMEAT at Providence Performing Arts Center
The plot of Operation Mincemeat makes it a truly bizarre choice for a theatrical musical. During World War II, Britain needed a way to lure the Nazi troops away from Sardinia, which was militarily significant, to the coast of Spain, which wasn’t. The plan they came up with was preposterous, so…
Review: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at Burbage Theatre Company
What did our critic think of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at Burbage Theatre Company?…
Review: THE SMUGGLER at The Gamm Theatre
What did our critic think of THE SMUGGLER at The Gamm Theatre?…
Review: THE GETAWAY DRIVER at Trinity Repertory Company
Trinity Repertory Company kicks off the new theater season with the world premiere of “The Getaway Driver,” a compelling, poignant true crime drama told by two women who share a tragic connection, written by playwright-in-residence Deborah Salem Smith and company member Charlie Thurston, and dir…
Review: WONDER OF THE WORLD at Attleboro Community Theatre
Dynamic, deep, and oh so funny! After seven years of what appears to be a solid, if not happy, marriage, Cass (Anna Hindman) leaves her husband and sets on a journey or self-discovery. Armed with an undying optimism and a list of 230-something line items to check off, she takes a bus to Niagara Fal…
Review: YOU'VE STILL GOT A FRIEND at Theatre By The Sea
What did our critic think of YOU'VE STILL GOT A FRIEND at Theatre By The Sea?…
Review: THE GROWN UPS at Trial By Theatre
What did our critic think of THE GROWN UPS at Trial By Theatre?…
Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Contemporary Theater Company
Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” premiered on a London stage in 1895 and has since then become the wickedly witty master playwright’s most often produced play (I already know of two forthcoming productions in Massachusetts alone).…
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The Newport Nutcracker at Rosecliff Rosecliff Mansion (11/25-12/04) |
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Almost, Maine The Arctic Playhouse (11/05-11/22) |
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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, directed by Stephen Thorne Burbage Theatre Co (9/17-10/11) |
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Plaza Suite The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (4/15-4/25) |
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Finding Neverland The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (8/05-8/15) |
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WITCHING HOUR: SECRET CELLAR, a new Horror Anthology play by James Lucey Burbage Theatre Co (10/22-11/01) |
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A Real Life Fairy Tale: Princess Diana Ballet RI (4/25-5/02) |
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Little Women The Arctic Playhouse (10/01-10/18) |
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Get Merry! Swamp Meadow Community Theatre (12/11-12/13) |
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Irving Berlin's White Christmas The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (12/03-12/13) |
