Undoubtedly BEAUTY AND THE BEAST will prove a sure-fire hit for Theatre By The Sea this summer, and audience members of any age are certain to fall under its spell.... (more...)
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S is a literary and movie classic that always charms, and 2nd Story Theatre's production captures the setting and characters perfectly. If you haven't been to 2nd Story lately, it's worth a visit just to see all of the changes. The sets for this production, by Max Ponticelli, ... (more...)
CALENDAR GIRLS is a charming story about some Yorkshire women who think outside the box in order to raise money to celebrate one of their late husbands. The ladies of the Women's Institute sell a calendar every year as a fundraiser, but the calendar is usually pictures of local churches or similar.... (more...)
Diana, Princess of Wales remains a fascinating figure, despite the two decades that have gone by since her death. The relatively new play, THE DIANA TAPES, by James Clements takes an interesting approach to the princess, her motivations and involvement with the tabloid writer Andrew Morton, when he ... (more...)
One thing that is incredibly reliable about summer musicals at Theatre by the Sea is that they take the classics you know and love, and perform them at a very high level without trying to go outside of the box. Shows like Meredith Willson's THE MUSIC MAN are classics for a reason, and even if the s... (more...)
THE YELLOW WALLPAPER, a short story written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, was published in 1892. The first-person narrative takes the reader inside the mind of an unnamed suffering from postpartum depression, who has been prescribed “The Rest Cure”, which calls for her to be confined to a room, alon... (more...)
BEEHIVE is a musical so jam-packed with hits that it's almost overwhelming. Though this show is not a traditional musical so much as it's a musical revue, there is a nice loose plot running through the whole production that serves to give the songs political and social context and really drive home... (more...)
RIVERDANCE, the celebration of Irish song and dance phenomenon created by Moya Doherty, composer Bill Whelan and director John McColgan is celebrating its 20th anniversary with an extensive world tour. Though the current iteration is much more stripped down than it was during the glory days, it sti... (more...)
It takes a true professional-both musical and comedic- to assault some of opera's most beloved arias and make it entertaining. In the Granite Theatre's production of Souvenir, the story of Florence Foster Jenkins, the joke never gets old.... (more...)
Adapting a beloved children's classic to Broadway is so fraught with landmines that it's a wonder people even attempt it since it seems like there's no way to possibly make something as fantastic as the original. Good thing Denis Kelly (Book) and Tim Minchin (Music & Lyrics) are braver and more cre... (more...)
Like Sheep to Water, or Fuente Ovejuna, by Lope de Vega, was written in the early 1600s, but has been largely unproduced in the United States. Similar to a Shakespearean history, it's based on actual events that occurred in the Castilian region of Spain in 1476. This production was translated and... (more...)
Festival Ballet Providence creates pure magic with its luminous production of Sergei Prokofiev's CINDERELLA. Winthrop Corey choreographed this piece to perfection, melding intricate, classical dancing with wonderful whimsy and humor.... (more...)
KING ELIZABETH makes for wonderful theater. The narrative is equally enjoyable and thought-provoking, the cast impeccable -- this production is a crowning achievement for The Gamm.... (more...)
It's hard to believe that the musical RENT is 20 year old, but watching it in 2017 it remains shockingly relevant, and strangely stuck in time. The story of the bohemian squatters in New York's Alphabet City seems almost like a museum piece about the horrors of AIDS, but at the same time, consideri... (more...)
Ocean State Theatre Company Artistic Director Amiee Turner introduced Friday night's production of INHERIT THE WIND by saying that she was somewhat surprised and saddened that a play about what's appropriate to teach in public schools, written in 1955 but based on events of the 1920's, is still so t... (more...)
Treat yourself to She Would if She Could, Head Trick Theatre's delicious production of Sir George Etherege's bawdy comedy of manners, this weekend at AS220.... (more...)
CARMEN is a classic story, and one that Festival Ballet has mounted before with great success due to the talents of resident choreographer Viktor Plotinkov and dancers Jennifer Ricci and Mindaugas Bauzys. This time around, the grand production is shrunk down to fit into the black box theatre on Hop... (more...)
BWW Review: Theatre By The Sea's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Full of Fairy-Tale Enchantment
BWW Review: BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S Charms at 2nd Story
BWW Review: Uneven CALENDAR GIRLS at Granite Theatre
BWW Review: Intricate and Compelling THE DIANA TAPES
BWW Review: No Trouble with Theatre by the Sea's THE MUSIC MAN
BWW Review: ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST at Contemporary Theatre Company
BWW Review: Haunting THE YELLOW WALLPAPER at OUT LOUD Theatre
BWW Review: Celebrating Girl Power with BEEHIVE The 60's Musical
BWW Review: Thunderous RIVERDANCE at PPAC
BWW Review: SOUVENIR at Granite Theatre
BWW Review: Magical MATILDA: THE MUSICAL at PPAC
BWW Review: Power to the People of FUENTE OVEJUNA
BWW Review: Festival Ballet Providence's Magical CINDERELLA Casts a Spell at The Vets
BWW Review: THE BEST OF EVERYTHING at 2ND STORY THEATRE
BWW Review: Song, Dance and Cynicism--CHICAGO at Providence Performing Arts Center
BWW Review: KING ELIZABETH Rules Triumphant at The Gamm
BWW Review: VICTOR/VICTORIA at Ocean State Theatre Company
BWW Review: FAITHFUL CHEATERS at Trinity Repertory Company
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BWW Review: TAKING SIDES at Granite Theatre
BWW Review: Emotionally Raw RENT Is Not To Be Missed at PPAC
BWW Review: LEND ME A TENOR a Little Off Key at Rhode Island Stage Ensemble
BWW Review: Powerful and Unexpectedly Timely INHERIT THE WIND
BWW Review: SHE WOULD IF SHE COULD at AS220 Black Box
BWW Review: Festival Ballet's Stunning CARMEN, Up Close on Hope
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