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Actor on Parole is a hilarious and deeply human true story about Ari Brisbon’s two years inside a minimum-security prison. With sharp wit and raw...
"Clyde’s" is a contemporary comedy set inside a truck stop sandwich shop, where a group of formerly incarcerated workers are given a fragile opportunity to...
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...
Hilarious headliner Nick Griffin, as seen on The Tonight Show and Late night with David Letterman 11 times, among many television appearances stars in the...
Step into the THUMP & SOUL SESSION; a monthly pop-up underground dance lounge experience unfolding on Saturday, April 18; 8pm in the MAJA CAPEK Room...
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...
Reverie Theatre Group is presenting Edges by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul of The Greatest Showman and Dear Evan Hansen fame. Directed by Alyssa Germaine...
Private Lives is one of the most sophisticated, entertaining plays ever written. Elyot and Amanda, once married and now honeymooning with new spouses at the same...
Revived in 2002 by the Royal National Theatre in a production that sparkled on Broadway, Private Lives is one of the most sophisticated, entertaining plays ever written....
Revived in 2002 by the Royal National Theatre in a production that sparkled on Broadway, Private Lives is one of the most sophisticated, entertaining plays ever written....
Wilbury Theatre Group presents a fundraising gala, celebrating 16 years of performances in Providence. The event will honor Umberto Crenca with The Kerry Callery Award...
Daydream Theatre Company in association with Trust-Me -Bro Productions and I Know A Guy Enterprises are super chuffed to announce performances for their spring 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...
The Players at the Barker Playhouse present the final production of their 117th mainstage season, TALK RADIO. This underperformed classic, originally created by Eric Bogosian...
A timeless hit, both on Broadway and in the West End, Arsenic and Old Lace is the amusing story of two charming elderly ladies who decide that...
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 ensemble has quickly become a powerhouse in the tribute scene. They don’t just play the notes; they capture the specific magic of the Unplugged...
Legendary satirist Weird Al Yankovic descends upon the stage with his groundbreaking Bigger & Weirder 2026 Tour. Experience onstage performances of timeless tracks like Eat...
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...
Gillian Holroyd is a modern-day witch living in New York City’s Greenwich Village. When she encounters charming publisher Shepherd Henderson, she decides to make him...
In the late 1950s, Gillian Holroyd (Kim Novak) is a modern-day witch living in New York City’s Greenwich Village. When she encounters charming publisher Shepherd...
Based on Louisa May Alcott’s timeless novel, Little Women follows the lives of the March sisters: romantic Meg, spirited Jo, loving Beth, and tenacious Amy. The play...
Welcome to Almost, Maine, a town that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United Statesit’s almost in Canada. And it almost doesn’t exist,...
Welcome to Almost, Maine, a town that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United Statesit’s almost in Canada. And it almost doesn’t exist,...
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by Christopher Verleger - April 01, 2026
In the 1983 film, 'The Big Chill,' starring Glenn Close and Kevin Kline, a group of middle-aged, lifelong friends are reunited at a funeral after a member of their college clique commits suicide. The character Chloe, played by Meg Tilly, asks, “I haven’t met that many happy people in my life. Ho...
by Caitlin Howle - March 28, 2026
What did our critic think of CLYDE'S at Burbage Theatre Company?...
by Christopher Verleger - March 24, 2026
Terrence McNally’s one-act comedy, ‘Whiskey,’ now at Roundabout Productions, is not so much a play but rather an extended skit that features five television personalities performing in the shadow of an unseen horse who is the titular star of a wildly popular series (á la ‘Mister Ed’). ...
by Yuliya Pokhylko - March 21, 2026
A quirky rom-com about cats, as the Director Debora Sadler, introduced the play, was indeed quirky throughout. The two-act play follows Samanatha the cat as she tells her life story speckled with drama and self-discovery....
by Christopher Verleger - March 19, 2026
The word is “special.” While several adjectives come to mind, the one that does the most justice when describing The Players’ cheerful, heartfelt production of ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’—as well as each of the actors in the cast, and the musical itself—is indisputably...
by Christopher Verleger - March 18, 2026
There ain’t nothin’ dirty goin’ on at the Granite Theatre’s lively, enjoyable production of ‘The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,’ the 1978 Broadway musical written by Larry L. King and Peter Masterson with music and lyrics by Carol Hall, nominated for seven Tony Awards including Best Mu...
by Andria Tieman - March 14, 2026
In a time where stage productions seem to be getting bigger and more technical, there is something magical about watching an exceptional script brought to life through skilled performance and direction....
by Andria Tieman - March 06, 2026
One could be forgiven for feeling a little burned out on Wicked these days. After two super-sized movies and a press tour that seemed to last a decade, Wicked-mania feels a bit on the wane. However, there is no substitute for seeing this show live on stage. This show is more relevant than ever...
by John McDaid - March 02, 2026
Midway through Trinity Repertory Company’s production of The Winter’s Tale, a handful of courtiers gather scattered objects from the stage — a painter’s palette, a bodhrán, a pair of tambourines — and begin, slowly, to move together. For a moment you can’t quite decipher what you’re s...
by Jay Pateakos - March 01, 2026
What did our critic think of HENRIK IBSEN'S GHOSTS at The Gamm Theatre?...
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