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Burbage Theatre Company

276 Westminster St
Providence, RI

Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Contemporary Theater Company

by Christopher Verleger · August 12, 2026

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).…

Review: GREASE at Theatre By The Sea

Review: GREASE at Theatre By The Sea

by Christopher Verleger · July 1, 2026

If the summer heat has you at wit’s end, there is no better way to stay cool than Theatre By The Sea’s stylish, energetic, remarkably entertaining production of “Grease,” the Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey musical that premiered on Broadway in 1972 and spawned the now classic 1978 movie starrin…

Trinity Rep's NEXT TO NORMAL

Trinity Rep's NEXT TO NORMAL

by Caitlin Howle · June 5, 2026

What did our critic think of TRINITY REP'S NEXT TO NORMAL at Trinity Rep?…

Review: CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF at The Gamm Theatre

Review: CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF at The Gamm Theatre

by Caitlin Howle · June 1, 2026

As I am writing this for the Rhode Island section of Broadway World, I feel as though I am uniquely equipped to talk about Tennessee Williams, or at least the world that so often lives inside his work, being that I am a Southerner who has now spent roughly thirteen years in New England.…

Review: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY at Wilbury Theatre Group

Review: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY at Wilbury Theatre Group

by Jay Pateakos · May 30, 2026

The Wilbury Theatre Group wrapped up it's 2025-2026 season with Conor McPherson's Tony-nominated stylistic musical 'Girl From The North Country'. Set in an a Depression-era Duluth, Minnesota boarding house in 1934, McPherson weaves a tale of multiple families and people's lives converging together …

Review: THE LION KING at Providence Performing Arts Center

Review: THE LION KING at Providence Performing Arts Center

by Andria Tieman · May 22, 2026

The Lion King swept the Tony awards when it was on Broadway, and even for this semi-skeptical theatre reviewer, it’s easy to see why.  It seems impossible to translate a cartoon about the lives of animals into a stage production performed by people, or at least, it seems like it will be corny.  …

Past Shows

Measure for Measure

May 14 – Jun 7, 2026

Burbage Theatre Co concludes their 14th Season with the 21st Century Rhode Island Premiere of William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, directed by founding Artistic Director Jeff Church. When Duke Vincentio leaves Vienna in the hands of the rigid Angelo, a young man is...

MEASURE FOR MEASURE, Shakespeare's Darkest Comedy

MEASURE FOR MEASURE, Shakespeare's Darkest Comedy

May 14 – Jun 7, 2026

Burbage Theatre Co concludes its 14th Season with the 21st Century Rhode Island premiere of William Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure,” directed by Artistic Director Jeff Church. When Duke Vincentio leaves Vienna in the hands of the rigid Angelo, a young man is sentenced to...

RI premiere of CLYDE'S by Lynn Nottage

RI premiere of CLYDE'S by Lynn Nottage

Mar 19 – Apr 12, 2026

Burbage Theatre Co continues its 14th Season with the Rhode Island premiere of Lynn Nottage’s CLYDE’S, directed by Artistic Director Jeff Church. Performances run March 19 through April 12, 2026 at Burbage Theatre Co’s Wendy Overly Studio Theatre (59 Blackstone Avenue...

ROMEO & JULIET

ROMEO & JULIET

Aug 31 – Sep 24, 2023

After their critically and popularly acclaimed 11th season, Burbage Theatre Co opens their 12th season with a sweeping production of William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet, directed by Jeff Church , sponsored in part by the Pawtucket Arts Panel and the Pawtucket Arts Festival...

The School for Lies

The School for Lies

Sep 26 – Oct 20, 2019

PAWTUCKET, RI - The Burbage Theatre Co announces the first production of their Ninth Season (2019-2020) with The School for Lies by David Ives (adapted from The Misanthrope by Molire) directed by Jeff Church, running from September 26 to October 20 at Burbages new home in...

Red Light Winter

Red Light Winter

Aug 6 – Sep 6, 2015

WARNING: This production contains some vulgar language, mild nudity, and adult themes. "With one foot in the buddy comedy of "Sideways" and another in the macho diabolism of Neil LaBute, Adam Rapp's riveting "Red Light Winter" oozes sexual intrigue and tension. Far and away the...

Red Light Winter by Adam Rapp

Red Light Winter by Adam Rapp

Aug 6 – Sep 6, 2015

WARNING: This production contains some vulgar language, mild nudity, and adult themes. "With one foot in the buddy comedy of "Sideways" and another in the macho diabolism of Neil LaBute, Adam Rapp's riveting "Red Light Winter" oozes sexual intrigue and tension. Far and away the...

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Aug 21 – Sep 7, 2014

The Burbage Theatre Company presents William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar directed by Jeff Church Starring: Dillon Medina, Aaron Morris, Vince Petronio, Sarah Leach, Rae Mancini, Jeff Church, Aubrey Dion, Ben Church, Jason Quinn, Ethan Cote, Chris Pelletier, Jason Almeida, and...

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Little Women in Rhode Island Little Women
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