BURBAGE THEATRE COMPANY

by Yuliya Pokhylko - February 21, 2026

When the lights go out, two accidental acquaintances have no one but each other to share the horrific experience - a bartender who knows more than she’s willing to reveal, and a teenager in a school uniform. An unlikely visitor at a bar...

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'....

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...

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...

by Jay Pateakos - February 01, 2026

What did our critic think of SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS at Wilbur Theatre Group?...

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....

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....

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...

by Christopher Verleger - January 17, 2026

What did our critic think of CLUE LIVE ON STAGE! by the Providence Performing Arts Center, based on the beloved board game which inspired the 1985 movie, Clue, starring Tim Curry and Madeline Kahn....

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....