220 Weybosset Street
Providence, RI 02903
Providence Performing Arts Center is a theatre in Providence, RI.
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...
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...
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 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...
The Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra returns to the Providence Performing Arts Center as part of their annual regional holiday tour across New England. Conductor Keith Lockhart leads the orchestra in a festive, family-friendly program featuring their signature Sleigh Ride, fresh...
Dark Star Orchestra recreates complete setlists from the Grateful Dead's three decades of touring, offering audiences the chance to experience the spontaneity and energy of a Dead show. For nearly 30 years and more than 3,300 performances, the band has honored the Grateful...
Madeline Ashton is the most beautiful actress (just ask her) ever to grace the stage and screen. Helen Sharp is the long-suffering author (just ask her) who lives in her shadow. They have always been the best of frenemies… until Madeline steals Helen’s fiancé away. As Helen...
Inside a one-room apartment in the heart of Seoul, Oliver lives a happily quiet life listening to jazz records and caring for his favorite plant. But what else is there to do when you’re a Helperbot 3, a robot that has long been retired and considered obsolete? When his fellow...
A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical explores the life of rock icon Neil Diamond, from his early days in Brooklyn and New York's Tin Pan Alley to becoming a sold-out sensation. The musical traces his journey through his legendary songbook, ten Top 10 hits, and 140 million...
The show explores how four blue-collar guys — Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi — grew to become the singing sensation The Four Seasons.
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PERFECT ARRANGEMENT at The Players. A timely gut punch, elegantly delivered…
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.…
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…
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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…
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…
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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 year is 1943 and we’re losing the war. Luckily, we’re about to gamble all our futures on a stolen corpse. Singin’ in the Rain meets Strangers on a Train, Noel Coward meets Noel Fielding, Operation Mincemeat is the fast-paced, hilarious and unbelievable true story of the...
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical is set in 1943 and tells the wildly improbable and true story of the covert Allied operation that turned the tide of WWII, blending farce, thriller, and Ian Fleming-style spy caper with an assist from Fleming himself. Written by triple Tony...
Legendary satirist Weird Al Yankovic descends upon the stage with his groundbreaking Bigger & Weirder 2026 Tour. Experience onstage performances of timeless tracks like Eat It, Amish Paradise, and Smells Like Nirvana, alongside rare favorites never played on tour. All of this is...
More than 140 elementary and middle school students from Coventry, Cranston, Pawtucket, and Providence will perform on stage at PPAC as part of the Disney Musicals in Schools program. Each participating school will perform a selection from their chosen Disney KIDS or Disney JR...
Giraffes strut, birds swoop, gazelles leap - the entire Serengeti comes to life. And as the music soars, Pride Rock slowly rises from the stage. This is THE LION KING. A spectacular visual feast, this adaptation of Disney's much-loved film transports you to a dazzling world that...
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 of her problems. Forced to maneuver family secrets, borderline personalities, and possible felony charges, Kim is determined to find happiness in a...
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 thrilling new Broadway musical navigates the complexities of self-discovery as the Greasers dream about who they want...
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 before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the land of Oz. One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other...
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 stories of the women who fought for the right to vote, showcasing their passions, struggles, and relationships during...
SIX brings the story of the six wives of Henry VIII to life in a vibrant musical format, blending historical narrative with contemporary pop music. The show celebrates female empowerment as each queen takes the microphone to share her story, transforming centuries of heartache...
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A Christmas Carol The Arctic Playhouse (12/03-12/20) |
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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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Perfect Arrangement The Players at Barker Playhouse (9/24-10/04) |
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Deathtrap The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (10/15-10/25) |
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Kaleidoscope Newport Elks Lodge Room (10/16-10/18) |
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Little Women The Arctic Playhouse (10/01-10/18) |
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Carmen Ballet RI (5/25-5/27) |
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Made On Hope Ballet RI (4/16-4/25) |
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WITCHING HOUR: SECRET CELLAR, a new Horror Anthology play by James Lucey Burbage Theatre Co (10/22-11/01) |
