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Review: WICKED at Providence Performing Arts Center


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...

Review: Trinity Rep's THE WINTER'S TALE Delivers Flashes of Pure Theater


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...

Review: HENRIK IBSEN'S GHOSTS at The Gamm Theatre


by Jay Pateakos - March 01, 2026

What did our critic think of HENRIK IBSEN'S GHOSTS at The Gamm Theatre?...

Review: THE MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940 at The Arctic Playhouse


by Yuliya Pokhylko - February 28, 2026

Two comedians who aren’t quite the talk of the town yet, and a dancer who is vague about her training, arrive for an audition. The production crew — the librettist, music writer, director, and producer — last seen together 2 years ago, reunite....

Review: A GIRL IN SCHOOL UNIFORM WALKS INTO A BAR at Reverie Theatre Group


by Yuliya Pokhylko - February 21, 2026

When the lights go out, two accidental acquaintances have no one but each other to share the horrific experience - a bartender who knows more than she’s willing to reveal, and a teenager in a school uniform. An unlikely visitor at a bar...

Review: HAROLD AND MAUDE at The Community Players


by Jay Pateakos - February 16, 2026

The Pawtucket-based Community Players continued their record-breaking 104th season with the dark humored but stunningly still relevant 'Harold and Maude'....

Review: The Roommate at Trinity Rep


by Andria Tieman - February 04, 2026

Jen Silverman’s The Roommate is a tight two-hander about two empty-nesters who move in together due to economic necessity (and other, spoilery reasons), and end up in a situation neither could have predicted.  The Odd Couple + The Golden Girls seems like the obvious sources of inspiration here, b...

Review: THT REP'S SHARP, SHIMMERING MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM


by John McDaid - February 01, 2026

THT REP'S SHARP, SHIMMERING MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM. The Hanover Theatre Repertory reimagines Shakespeare in an ‘80s nightclub — and delivers real magic...

Review: SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS at Wilbury Theatre Group


by Jay Pateakos - February 01, 2026

What did our critic think of SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS at Wilbur Theatre Group?...

Review: ANTHROPOLOGY at The Players At Barker Playhouse


by Christopher Verleger - January 26, 2026

Lauren Gunderson’s fascinating play, ‘anthropology,’ presented by The Players at Barker Playhouse, is foremost a drama with plenty of humor and social commentary that examines the arguable benefits of AI and whether ultimately it does more harm than good....

Past Shows

Pride & Prejudice
Pride & Prejudice
Mar 16 – Feb 25, 2018

Directed by Amy Simard-Bukowski Based Jane Austen’s classic novel involving manners, courtship and relationships, adapted by Helen Jerome. Finding a husband is hardly Elizabeth Bennet's...

A Christmas Carmella
A Christmas Carmella
Dec 8 – Dec 17, 2017

A CHRISTMAS CARMELLA Performances December 8,9,15 & 16 @ 7:30 PM and December 10 & 17 at 2:00 PM The grandkids want to hear “A...

Lend Me A Tenor
Lend Me A Tenor
Mar 30 – Apr 9, 2017

Rhode Island Stage Ensemble presents Lend Me a Tenor by Ken Ludwig Directed by Elizabeth Labrecque In Ken Ludwig's farce, a small-town opera company undergoes...

Father Misgivings
Father Misgivings
Mar 10

Join Father Patrick Aloysius Misgivings for this divine presentation of stories and one-liners about growing up Catholic. From miracles and marriage counseling to bazaars and...

Around The World in 80 Days
Around The World in 80 Days
Feb 24 – Feb 26, 2017

Phileas Fogg makes his famous wager, and just five actors play all the parts to help (and hinder) him in his travels in this hilarious...

The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge
The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge
Dec 2 – Dec 18, 2016

It's a year later, and Scrooge has reverted to his old ways. He's suing Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas for breaking & entering, kidnapping,...

The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Oct 14 – Oct 23, 2016

Something evil lurks on the moors of Devonshire, waiting for the young heir Sir Henry Baskerville. Can the world's foremost detective stop the fiendish Hound,...

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