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3/22 - 4/7/2024


An original musical based on the lives of four people and a musical they create. This production about "two guys writing a musical about two ...

Providence Ballet Theatre, What Is, Was and Will Be


Providence Ballet Theatre (PBT) is proud to present, What Is, Was and Will Be on April 26 & 27, 2024 in partnership with Roger Williams ...

Disney's Newsies Jr.
4/5 - 4/6/2024


Disney's Newsies JR. is a 60-minute version of the 2012 Broadway musical, based on the 1992 film. Inspired by the rousing true story of newsboys ...

Footloose: Youth Edition
4/4 - 4/6/2024


Footloose: Youth Edition is a one-hour version of the explosive musical specially designed for young performers! One of the most explosive movie musicals in recent ...


The legendary Broadway musical has been specially adapted to meet the needs of young performers. This author-approved, PG-rated edition has been abridged to a running ...


Buckle up for a whirlwind adventure with Matilda, the telekinetic little girl with a rebellious spirit. Based on Roald Dahl's beloved book, Matilda the Musical ...

Terminal Terror
4/5 - 4/7/2024


Four passengers enter the lounge area of Phoenix Airlines in JFK International Airport.As they wait for their flight to New London, Connecticut, they discuss their ...

THE GOLDEN GAMES


THE GOLDEN GAYS PRESENT GOLDEN GIRLS DRAG SHOW- THE GOLDEN GAMES!    Picture it: Newport 2024    Travel down the road and back again with ...

Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles


RAIN - A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES performs songs from Abbey Road & the Rooftop Concert LIVE, in addition to all your favorites hits. This ...

The Addams Family
4/12 - 4/14/2024


THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ...

Collective Rage: a play in 5 Betties


Burbage Theatre Co continues their 12th Season with Jen Silverman’s Collective Rage: A play in 5 Betties , directed by Burbage Theatre Co resident artist, ...

Cry-baby
4/18 - 4/21/2024


This jumping, jiving Tony nominee is a rebellious teen comedy event! Based on the cult classic, 1990 John Waters film, Cry-Baby features a delightfully demented ...


A mysterious comedy (or a comical mystery) that will have everyone howling with laughter. The eccentric owner of Grey's Hound Mansion has been murdered. The ...

The Prom
4/12 - 4/21/2024


The Prom is a comedic musical with a heartwarming message, created by a talented team. The music was composed by Matthew Sklar, with lyrics by ...

And Then There Were None
4/11 - 4/28/2024


This murderous mystery by grande dame of the genre Agatha Christie captivates theatre-goers. Ten strangers are invited to the isolated Indian Island off the English ...

August Wilson's Fences
August Wilson's Fences
3/21 - 4/28/2024


What is perhaps August Wilson’s most well-known play may also be his most powerful. In segregated 1957 Pittsburgh, former Negro League baseball player Troy Maxson ...

Company
Company
4/23 - 4/28/2024


Company, the musical comedy masterpiece about the search for love and cocktails in New York, is turned on its head in Elliott's revelatory staging, in ...

Little Shop Of Horrors
4/18 - 4/28/2024


A down-and out skid row floral assistant becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. Soon ...

Remembrance, Resilience and Renewal: Genocide Awareness Through the Arts


Sunday, April 28th at 2:30 PM. 15 diverse artists join forces for Remembrace, Resilience and Renewal: Genocide Awareness Through the Arts....

Remembrance, Resilience and Renewal: Genocide Awareness Through the Arts


Judith Lynn Stillman , Rhode Island College’s Artist-in-Residence, serves as the Artistic Director, pianist, and curator of “REMEMBRANCE, RESILIENCE and RENEWAL: Genocide Awareness Through the ...


Kick off the summer with the Peanuts gang in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, a musical comedy for the whole family. Our spacious Open-air ...


You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown explores life through the eyes of Charlie Brown and his friends in the Peanuts gang. This revue of songs ...

Mary Poppins
5/3 - 5/5/2024


Mary Poppins is bringing its own brand of Broadway magic to theaters across the country, which has Variety raving, “This is the rare touring production ...


In a loving home in the city of London, Dalmatian parents, Pongo and Perdita happily raise their Dalmatian puppies, until the monstrous Cruella De Vil ...


In this brilliant and powerful drama, Sister Aloysius, a Bronx school principal, takes matters into her own hands when she suspects the young Father Flynn ...

The Lightning Thief : The Percy Jackson Musical


The musical adaptation of the popular children’s book!

Ballet RI Presents Cinderella


The glittering, rags-to-riches story. With a flick of Fairy Godmother’s wand, you’re off to an enchanting ball! Don’t miss Cinderella’s magical transformation, with glittering elegance, ...


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Latest Rhode Island Reviews


Review: WOLF PLAY at Wilbury Theatre Group


by Christopher Verleger - March 27, 2024

At the beginning of ‘Wolf Play,’ Hansol Jung’s gripping, intense drama, now playing at Wilbury Theatre Group, an individual casually walks on stage, faces the audience, and poses the question, “What if I said I am not what you think you see?” ...

Review: DELIGHTFUL 'TWELFTH NIGHT' AT GAMM THEATRE


by John McDaid - March 25, 2024

Twelfth Night is possibly Shakespeare's most brilliant comedy, packed with ribald wordplay, mistaken identities, and revenge, tied up in a tangled web of unrequited love. The slick, energetic production at the Gamm Theatre gets every bit of it. This is a dazzling show, stuffed with talent in every r...

Review: FROZEN at Providence Performing Arts Center


by Christopher Verleger - March 13, 2024

Providence Performing Arts Center presents ‘Frozen,’ the 2018 Broadway musical based on Disney’s top-grossing 2013 animated film, featuring the beloved Grammy and Academy-Award winning anthem, “Let It Go.”...

Review: THE BROTHERS GRIMM at The Arctic Playhouse


by Christopher Verleger - March 06, 2024

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Review: PLAYHOUSE CREATURES at Burbage Theatre Company


by Christopher Verleger - February 09, 2024

After last season’s splendid ‘The Oldest Profession,’ Burbage Theatre Company and WomensWork Theatre Collaborative join forces again for ‘Playhouse Creatures,’ April De Angelis’s fascinating portrait of five females from late 17th-century England who were able to pursue careers on stage after King C...

Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at the Providence Performing Arts Center


by Erica Cataldi-Roberts - February 07, 2024

Aaron Sorkin’s dramatic adaptation of Harper Lee’s classic novel, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, pulls no punches, showing how racial injustice and the attitudes and issues related to it are all still relevant to the modern day....

Review: WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? at The Gamm Theatre


by Christopher Verleger - February 01, 2024

Early on in Edward Albee’s ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’, husband George nonchalantly responds to his wife who has just insulted him with the declarative statement, “That’s not a very nice thing to say, Martha.” That sarcastic albeit loaded moment of seemingly civil interplay between the pair ma...

Review: LA BROA' (BROAD STREET) at Trinity Repertory Company


by Charlotte Buecheler - January 31, 2024

What did our critic think of LA BROA’ (BROAD STREET) AT TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY at Trinity Repertory Company? Opening night for La Broa’ at Trinity Rep felt like a party, a long-awaited homecoming for a community represented both on and off the stage....

Review: WHODUNIT? AN IMPROVISED MURDER MYSTERY at Contemporary Theater Company


by Jay Pateakos - January 31, 2024

What did our critic think of WHODUNIT? AN IMPROVISED MURDER MYSTERY at Contemporary Theater Company?...

Review: AIN'T TOO PROUD at Providence Performing Arts Center


by Christopher Verleger - January 26, 2024

Providence Performing Arts Center celebrates the new year with the return of ‘Ain’t Too Proud,’ the stylish, spirited 2019 Tony-winning musical about the unparalleled career and personal trials and tribulations of one of the most successful soul acts in history, The Temptations....



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