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Review: THE CHAOS OF THE BELLS at Brave New Workshop


by Jared Fessler - January 04, 2026

What did our critic think of THE CHAOS OF THE BELLS at Brave New Workshop?...

Review: A Reimagined BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Dazzles in Singapore


by Oliver Oliveros - January 03, 2026

When Disney’s 'Beauty and the Beast' first transitioned from film to stage in 1994, it redefined what a Broadway spectacle could be. Now, the reimagined production—currently playing its final and only Asian engagement at the Sands Theatre through Jan. 25...

Review: A LITERARY WORK BECOMES A PHENOMENON WITH THE OUTSIDERS: A NEW MUSICAL at the Straz Center


by Drew Eberhard - January 03, 2026

The year, 1967, the place, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and its central narrative came from the scrawlings of a 16-year-old named Susan Eloise Hinton, and the rest as we know it is solidified into literary history. History so much, that it has sparked a re-birth with a new generation and with the new stage adap...

Capoeira, Love and Resistance Hit the Stage in Gilberto Gil’s Tropicália Anthem DOMINGO NO PARQUE


by Claudio Erlichman - January 03, 2026

Set in Salvador in the early 1970s, Domingo no Parque expands Gilberto Gil’s iconic song into a vivid stage narrative where friendship, love and political tension collide. Every afternoon, João, Jozé and their friends gather in the Ribeira neighborhood to play capoeira — a space of joy, ritual and c...

Review: DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! THE MUSICAL at National Theatre


by Roger Catlin - January 03, 2026

What did our critic think of the national touring company production of DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! THE MUSICAL, running at the National Theatre....

Review: The Legendary Performer Returns with SIDNEY MYER RIDES AGAIN at Pangea


by Andrew Poretz - January 02, 2026

The legendary and unique cabaret performer and booker Sidney Myer was spectacular in a sold-out run of shows at Pangea between December 21 and New Year's Eve....

Review: THE RIVALS, Orange Tree Theatre


by Aliya Al-Hassan - January 04, 2026

After staging a charming version of Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer two years ago, the Orange Tree's Tom Littler brings us Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s 250-year-old comedy The Rivals. Like She Stoops to Conquer, Littler, along with associate Rosie Tricks, has almost rewritten the play, updat...

Review: THE RIVALS, Orange Tree Theatre


by Aliya Al-Hassan - January 04, 2026

After staging a charming version of Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer two years ago, the Orange Tree's Tom Littler brings us Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s 250-year-old comedy The Rivals. Like She Stoops to Conquer, Littler, along with associate Rosie Tricks, has almost rewritten the play, updat...

Review: YE OLDE CHRISTMASSE MADRIGAL FEASTE at Grant County Community Theatre


by Theresa Bertram - December 31, 2025

What did our critic think of YE OLDE CHRISTMASSE MADRIGAL FEASTE at Grant County Community Theater?...

Review: American Repertory Theater's World Premiere is a Musical WONDER


by R. Scott Reedy - December 31, 2025

What did our critic think of WONDER at American Repertory Theater?...

Past Shows

A Phunkee Evening with The GroovaLottos


Get ready for a funk-filled throwdown in the streets of New Bedford as The GroovaLottos light up the Union Street Stage! Known for their electrifying blend of soul, funk, and ...

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The Roommate
Trinity Repertory Company (1/28 - 3/19)
Machinal in Rhode Island Machinal
University of Rhode Island, J Studio (5/14 - 5/17)
Gwendolyn Goes Hollywood in Rhode Island Gwendolyn Goes Hollywood
Ballet RI Black Box Theater (2/8 - 2/22)
Nomfusi, South African soul-diva: Co-presented by FirstWorks and the Uptown Theater in Rhode Island Nomfusi, South African soul-diva: Co-presented by FirstWorks and the Uptown Theater
Uptown Theater (2/7 - 2/7)
Machinal in Rhode Island Machinal
Ballet RI Black Box Theater (5/7 - 5/10)
Into the Woods in Rhode Island Into the Woods
Arts Alive! (3/13 - 3/15)
Next to Normal
Trinity Repertory Company (5/28 - 6/28)
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