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Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Rhode Island Awards; THE WIZARD OF OZ Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - December 15, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Rhode Island Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Rhode Island Awards; Stadium Theatre Performing Arts Centre & Conservatory Leads Favorite Theatre!


by BWW Awards - December 08, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Rhode Island Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

First Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Rhode Island Awards; THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - December 01, 2025

The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Rhode Island Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Review: CARRIE: THE MUSICAL at The Community Players


by Christopher Verleger - November 10, 2025

The Community Players kicks off its 104th season with a thrilling, impressive production of “Carrie: The Musical,” based on Stephen King’s classic horror novel and the 1976 film adaptation starring Sissy Spacek....

Review: RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA at The Community Players


by Christopher Verleger - November 12, 2024

The Community Players welcomes autumn and kicks off its 103rd season with a lively, stylish production of “Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” an updated musical adaptation of the beloved, quintessential rags-to-riches fairy tale about a young woman's transformation from indentured servant to elega...

MELODRAMATICS to be Presented at Community Players in November


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 24, 2024

Experience a wild west adventure with MELODRAMATICS at Community Players, directed by Mel Voorhis. Follow a struggling theatre troupe's comedic journey during the Great Depression. Learn how to purchase tickets. ...

Past Shows

Merrily We Roll Along
Merrily We Roll Along
4/4 - 4/13/2025


Spanning three decades in the entertainment business, Merrily We Roll Along charts the turbulent relationship between composer Franklin Shepard and his two lifelong friends—writer Mary ...

BIG - The Musical
BIG - The Musical
11/10 - 11/19/2023


BIG is a heart-warming and hilarious musical based on the 1987 smash-hit film starring Tom Hanks. It is the story of a twelve-year-old boy named ...

All Shook Up
All Shook Up
5/10 - 5/19/2019


The Community Players round out their 98th season with All Shook Up, a rocking musical inspired by and featuring the hits of Elvis Presley. Its ...

It's A Wonderful Life, the Musical


The Community Players continue their 98th season with It's A Wonderful Life, the Musical. Based on Frank Capra's beloved 1946 film, this musical faithfully follows ...

Social Security
Social Security
9/14 - 9/23/2018


Our 98th season opens with the hilarious comedy about a couple of trendy New York art dealers, David and Barbara Kahn, whose lives are upended ...

Forever Plaid
Forever Plaid
4/13 - 4/22/2018


The Community Players round out their 97th season with the "heavenly" musical, Forever Plaid. A quartet of four school pals discover their mutual love of ...

Lovers and Other Strangers
Lovers and Other Strangers
1/12 - 1/21/2018


The Community Players continue their 97th season with Joseph Bologna and Renee Taylor's hilarious comedy Lovers and Other Strangers. A hit on Broadway and later ...

ANNIE!
ANNIE!
11/10 - 11/19/2017


The Community Players open their 97th season with the Tony Award©-winning musical, ANNIE! Based on the timeless comic strip, "Little Orphan Annie", this delightful musical ...

You Can't Take It With You
You Can't Take It With You
7/7 - 7/16/2017


The Community Players wrap up their 96th season with the classic comedy, You Can't Take it With You, directed by Patricia Hawkridge. Meet the Sycamore ...

Tomfoolery
Tomfoolery
3/25 - 4/9/2017


The Community Players continue their 96th season with Tomfoolery, a musical comedy revue of the witty, wicked and thoroughly twisted world of famed satirical songwriter ...

Rabbit Hole
Rabbit Hole
1/6 - 1/15/2017


The Community Players present David Lindsay-Abaire’s compelling drama, Rabbit Hole, the story of a family dealing with a tragic loss. Becca and Howie Corbett are ...

Cabaret
Cabaret
10/15 - 10/30/2016


The Community Players open their 96th season with Kander and Ebb's Tony Award® winning musical, Cabaret. Take your seat at the seedy Kit Kat Klub, ...

Nunsense II: The Second Coming


Those zany nuns are back! It is six weeks after their initial benefit performance and our same 5 Little Sisters of Hoboken are back onstage ...

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