Into the Woods
Into the Woods, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine, follows a baker and his wife as they set out...
The Contemporary Theater Company
327 Main StWakefield, RI 02879
Upcoming Shows
Ocean State Renaissance Faire
Rhode Island's only Renaissance Faire begins Friday with Revels on the River at the Contemporary Theater Company, featuring merriment, music, and drink. The weekend Faire...
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde's classic comedy, runs August 14 through September 12, 2026 at The Contemporary Theater Company in Wakefield, Rhode Island....
Review: GREASE at Theatre By The Sea
If the summer heat has you at wit’s end, there is no better way to stay cool than Theatre By The Sea’s stylish, energetic, remarkably entertaining production of “Grease,” the Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey musical that premiered on Broadway in 1972 and spawned the now classic 1978 movie starrin…
Trinity Rep's NEXT TO NORMAL
What did our critic think of TRINITY REP'S NEXT TO NORMAL at Trinity Rep?…
Review: CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF at The Gamm Theatre
As I am writing this for the Rhode Island section of Broadway World, I feel as though I am uniquely equipped to talk about Tennessee Williams, or at least the world that so often lives inside his work, being that I am a Southerner who has now spent roughly thirteen years in New England.…
Review: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY at Wilbury Theatre Group
The Wilbury Theatre Group wrapped up it's 2025-2026 season with Conor McPherson's Tony-nominated stylistic musical 'Girl From The North Country'. Set in an a Depression-era Duluth, Minnesota boarding house in 1934, McPherson weaves a tale of multiple families and people's lives converging together …
Review: THE LION KING at Providence Performing Arts Center
The Lion King swept the Tony awards when it was on Broadway, and even for this semi-skeptical theatre reviewer, it’s easy to see why. It seems impossible to translate a cartoon about the lives of animals into a stage production performed by people, or at least, it seems like it will be corny. …
Review: A searing MEASURE FOR MEASURE at Burbage Theatre Co
A searing MEASURE FOR MEASURE. Burbage Theatre Co. offers a gripping production of Shakespeare's 'problem play'…
Review: TALK RADIO at The Players At The Barker Playhouse
Just like a radio host’s shift, the show moves at lightning speed, following the conversations of Barry Champlain who is as enigmatic as he is exhausting to listen to. Nearly 40 years after the play was originally staged, the issues throughout the show still ring true today.…
Review: A FINE 'DINING ROOM' AT GRANITE THEATRE
he set immediately grabs you when you walk into the theatre: An intricately crafted dining room, set on a stage with a pronounced tilt, in front of which sits one of those little museum gallery cards in a frame: 'Dining Room. American. 20th Century.' It is immediately clear that director and set des…
Review: Kimberly Akimbo at Providence Performing Arts Center
At it’s most basic, Kimberly Akimbo tells the story of a sixteen-year-old girl who has a chromosomal disorder that makes her age rapidly. While that’s already an interesting premise, this musical goes much further than a typical ‘issues’ play and creates something wholly unexpected and qui…
Review: HIEROGLYPHICS CURRENCY at Daydream Theatre Company
Nowadays when you tune in to watch the news or read the latest headline in your social media feed, it’s difficult to differentiate between fact and fiction. Furthermore, there is no middle ground, and everything is described as a superlative—like the “least” effective or the “most” offen…
Past Shows
Ocean State Improv Festival
The 8th Annual Ocean State Improv Festival brings together 37 troupes from 13 states for five days of performances, workshops, and spontaneous comedy. Returning acts...
The Moors
Gothic horror meets comedy in this Brontë-esque show about two sisters, their dog, and the arrival at their manor of a whole lot of trouble.
Lysistrata
An all-female cast takes on this classic comedy. A modern take on the Ancient Greek sex farce, it’s the ultimate battle of the sexes. The...
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In Motion Ballet RI (10/23-10/25) |
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Almost, Maine The Arctic Playhouse (11/05-11/22) |
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1776 Little Theatre of Fall River (8/07-8/09) |
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Finding Neverland The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (8/05-8/15) |
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The Secret Garden The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (2/04-2/14) |
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Bernard John Album Release Party Uptown Theater (8/08-8/08) |
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Bell, Book and Candle The Arctic Playhouse (8/27-9/13) |
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FirstWorks Summer Beats Concerts: Pedro Pastor 195 District Park (8/14-8/14) |
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Gunhild Carling at Stadium Theater Stadium Theater (9/11-9/11) |
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Art The Little Theater Of Fall River (8/20-8/30) |