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SUFFS
1/20 - 1/25/2026


The first national tour of SUFFS, a Tony Award-winning musical, arrives at the Providence Performing Arts Center. Created by Shaina Taub, the show explores the ...

Sunday in the Park with George


Inspired by the painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat, Sunday in the Park with George, Stephen Sondheim ...

Nomfusi, South African soul-diva: Co-presented by FirstWorks and the Uptown Theater


The soul of Mama Afrika meets the fire of Motown and Soul… in a pint-sized packet of dynamite. After a mere six years in the ...

Burbage Theatre and WomensWork RI present THE MEMORY OF WATER by Shelagh Stephenson


Three sisters gather in their childhood home on the eve of their mother’s funeral, only to find that memory is anything but stable. As stories ...

Made on Hope
Made on Hope
2/7 - 2/20/2026


All new works choreographed by  Ballet Rhode Island artists,  imagining the next era of human connection, environment, and expression....

Gwendolyn Goes Hollywood
Gwendolyn Goes Hollywood
2/8 - 2/22/2026


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 ...

Hansel & Gretel
Hansel & Gretel
3/13 - 3/14/2026


Providence Ballet Theatre (PBT) is proud to present  Hansel and Gretel , a magical journey into the heart of one of the most beloved stories ...

Into the Woods
Into the Woods
3/13 - 3/15/2026


The Brothers Grimm hit the stage with an epic fairytale about wishes, family and the choices we make. James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim take everyone's ...

The Roommate
The Roommate
1/28 - 3/19/2026


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's Tale
The Winter's Tale
2/12 - 3/22/2026


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 ...

Wicked
Wicked
3/4 - 3/22/2026


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
GODSPELL
3/28


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 ...

Indoor/ Outdoor by Kenny Finkle


In this unabashedly sentimental and charmingly romantic comedy, a cat named Samantha has just started living with a guy named Shuman who she believes is ...

The Outsiders
4/14 - 4/19/2026


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 ...

Kimberly Akimbo
Kimberly Akimbo
5/5 - 5/10/2026


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
Machinal
5/7 - 5/10/2026


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. ...

Primary Trust
Primary Trust
4/9 - 5/10/2026


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
Machinal
5/14 - 5/17/2026


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. ...

The Lion King
The Lion King
5/20 - 6/7/2026


Giraffes strut, birds swoop, gazelles leap - the entire Serengeti comes to life. And as the music soars, Pride Rock slowly rises from the stage. ...

Next to Normal
Next to Normal
5/28 - 6/28/2026


This Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical is a cathartic masterpiece of modern musical theater. Directed by award-winning visionary Amanda Dehnert,  Next to Normal  features ...

Pageant
Pageant
7/9 - 7/19/2026


Pageant is a hilarious pageant, played out in real time. Judges selected from the audience actually vote and determine the winner who, therefore, may be ...


Three longtime friends. One ridiculously expensive painting. Is it art, or is it just the world’s priciest inside joke? As the three men debate the ...



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Latest Rhode Island Reviews


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 here to fi...

Review: CLUE LIVE ON STAGE! at Providence Performing Arts Center


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....

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....

Review: Crisp, Bracing 'OCTET' at Wilbury Theatre Group


by John McDaid - December 09, 2025

CRISP, BRACING 'OCTET' AT THE WILBURY at Wilbury Theatre Group?Crisp, Bracing 'OCTET' at Wilbury Theatre Group: Quirky a cappella musical takes on our digital obsessions...

Review: THE TRIAL OF EBENEZER SCROOGE at Attleboro Community Theatre


by Jay Pateakos - December 05, 2025

The Attleboro Community Theatre(ACT) got into the Christmas spirit in the most hilarious of ways, with the side-splitting production of 'The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge'....

Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS at Providence Performing Arts Center


by Christopher Verleger - December 03, 2025

Providence Performing Arts Center presents “Water for Elephants,” a moving, spectacular musical based on Sara Gruen’s bestselling historical romance novel and the 2011 movie adaptation starring Reese Witherspoon. With music and lyrics by Pig Pen Theatre Co. and book by Rick Elice, “Water for Elephan...

Review: DESIGN FOR LIVING at Head Trick Theatre


by Christopher Verleger - November 24, 2025

Head Trick Theatre presents “Design for Living,” Noel Coward’s brazen 1933 comedy about a bizarre love triangle between a woman and two men that illustrates the complexity and calamity of relationships while examining the role money and success play when deciding to make a commitment, whether it be ...

Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Trinity Repertory Company


by Christopher Verleger - November 20, 2025

“A Christmas Carol” at Trinity Repertory Company is as much a Rhode Island holiday tradition as snow, shopping, and Santa. I’m ashamed to admit that I haven’t seen it since 2014, so this 49th annual production was especially new and fresh for me, much like revisiting an old friend whom I hadn’t real...

Review: THE STATE OF FLORIDA VERSUS MIKE DIANA at Daydream Theatre Company


by Christopher Verleger - November 19, 2025

Daydream Theatre Company presents “The State of Florida Versus Mike Diana,” a compelling, informative, amusing portrait of an artist and his scrutinized work that examines hot button issues like freedom of expression, censorship, and the First Amendment....



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The Winter's Tale
Trinity Repertory Company (2/12 - 3/22)
Machinal in Rhode Island Machinal
Ballet RI Black Box Theater (5/7 - 5/10)
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Rhode Island College (3/13 - 3/14)
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Little Theatre of Fall River (1/22 - 2/1)
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