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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

...AND BEYOND
...AND BEYOND
May 15 – May 17, 2025

Distance, Time and Space. Here and there. Within and without. What pulls us together? What pushes us apart? …AND BEYOND is a bold exploration of the human...

Newport Contemporary Ballet presents: Frames of Mind
Newport Contemporary Ballet presents: Frames of Mind
May 16 – May 18, 2024

Mind… Movement… Memory…

Catch Fire!
Catch Fire!
May 18 – May 20, 2023

May 18-20, 20237:30pm Ignite your imagination!The evening will include a re-imagined FIREBIRD choreographed by Artistic Director, Danielle Genest and a world premiere choreographed by Tristian Griffin. Special...

Daniel Bernard Roumain's
Daniel Bernard Roumain's
Sep 22 – Sep 29, 2022

The Telling is a new collection of original live works by renowned Haitian-American composer, violinist, and activist Daniel Bernard Roumain. Through instrumental solos, dance, and...

That Sinking Feeling
That Sinking Feeling
Jul 26 – Jul 27, 2019

By all accounts, shipwrecks are no fun. An iceberg appears on the horizon and before you can shout ahoy!, your mouth fills up with salt...

Topsy Turvy
Topsy Turvy
Aug 3

Topsy Turvy is campy, mixed media dancical. In order to become woke, Alice Liddell is sent on a quest to find Sir Lancelot's ring of...

Betsy Carmichael's BINGO Palace
Betsy Carmichael's BINGO Palace
Jul 26 – Jul 29, 2017

An interactive comedy. Join the fabulous Betsy Carmichael as she hosts an unforgettable night of BINGO! Betsy brings the audience “into the act” with special...

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