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Review: LOVE, SEX & THE IRS at The Arctic Playhouse
by Christopher Verleger - October 14, 2023

What did our critic think of LOVE, SEX & THE IRS at The Arctic Playhouse?...

Review: 2216: THE REMIX OF A GLOBAL EXPERIMENT at Wilbury Theatre Group
by Christopher Verleger - October 04, 2023

The Wilbury Theatre Group kicks off the season with the world premiere of “2216: The Remix of a Global Experiment,” a powerful, immersive performance piece that showcases “melodies, memories, and stories not yet told” by a variety of individuals representing ethnicities and cultures from across the ...

Review: BECKY NURSE OF SALEM At Trinity Repertory Company
by Charlotte Buecheler - October 02, 2023

What did our critic think of NECKY NURSE OF SALEM at Trinity Repertory Theater?...

Review: FUNNY GIRL at Providence Performing Arts Center
by Christopher Verleger - September 20, 2023

Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) kicks off the 2023/2024 theater season with the national tour launch of the long-awaited revival of the legendary Broadway musical, “Funny Girl.”...

Review: MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY at Contemporary Theater Company
by John McDaid - September 16, 2023

Outstanding performances light up the stage in this twisty futuristic tale....

Review: THE GOOD JOHN PROCTOR at Trinity Repertory Company
by Erica Cataldi-Roberts - September 14, 2023

What did our critic think of THE GOOD JOHN PROCTOR at Trinity Repertory Company?...

Review: TOPDOG/UNDERDOG at The Gamm Theatre
by Erica Cataldi-Roberts - September 13, 2023

What did our critic think of TOPDOG/UNDERDOG at The Gamm Theatre? The Gamm theatre launches its 2023-24 season with Suzan-Lori Parks’ multi-award winning play, TOPDOG/UNDERDOG. On its surface, it’s the story of two Black brothers, Lincoln and Booth, who share a troubled past and are now sharing a ro...

Review: ROMEO AND JULIET at Burbage Theater Co.
by Charlotte Buecheler - September 06, 2023

While Shakespeare famously bragged that “Never was a story of more woe/Than this of Juliet and her Romeo,” the Burbage Theater Co.  set itself the task of revealing everything else the play contains. Their modern-dress production is dynamic, reveling in precisely-choreographed crowd and fight scenes...

Review: JERSEY BOYS at Theatre By The Sea
by Christopher Verleger - August 17, 2023

Theatre By The Sea concludes another incredible season with its sleek, energetic, exciting production of “Jersey Boys,” the 2006 Tony Award-winner for Best Musical about one of the biggest pop music sensations in American history, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons....

Review: THE BOOK OF WILL At Contemporary Theater Company
by Christopher Verleger - August 03, 2023

Unlike any other name in literature, the words and works of William Shakespeare have stood the test of time, so try to imagine a period in history when his plays—as he wrote them—were on the brink of obscurity....

Review: THE TEMPEST at The Colonial Theatre
by John McDaid - August 01, 2023

Shakespeare, late in his career, braided many of his preoccupations—love, the machinations of court, magic, low comedy, visual spectacle, theatre itself—into what may be his culminant work, 'The Tempest.' The Colonial Theatre production in Wilcox Park, Westerly, ticks all these boxes, offering a spe...

Review: THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR at Contemporary Theater Company
by John McDaid - July 17, 2023

What did our critic think of THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR at Contemporary Theater Company?...

Review: AIRNESS at Contemporary Theater Company
by Christopher Verleger - July 07, 2023

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think about air guitar? Now try to imagine a national championship with actual stage performances and musical accompaniment. Who would ever do such a thing—and why?...

Review: Timely, powerful INCIDENT AT VICHY at Head Trick Theatre
by John McDaid - June 19, 2023

Arthur Miller's 1964 drama explores how fascism paralyzed even those who considered resistance; this production at the Head Trick Theatre strips the play to its bones, focuses on the characters, and delivers a visceral punch....

Review: BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL Shines at Theatre By The Sea
by Andria Tieman - June 18, 2023

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical is both a fantastic showcase for the staggering amount of famous songs King and Goffin wrote together, and an interesting look into one of the aspects of the music industry that doesn’t get as much attention–the music factory of the Brill Building in New York. ...

Review: RED VELVET At Burbage Theatre Company
by Charlotte Buecheler - June 14, 2023

What did our critic think of RED VELVET AT BURBAGE THEATRE COMPANY?...

Review: SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET At Trinity Repertory Company
by Erica Cataldi-Roberts - June 01, 2023

What did our critic think of SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET at Trinity Repertory Theatre?...

Review: MY WAY: A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO FRANK SINATRA at Theatre By The Sea
by Christopher Verleger - May 31, 2023

What did our critic think of MY WAY: A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO FRANK SINATRA at Theatre By The Sea?...

Review: GOODNIGHT SWEETHEART, GOODNIGHT at Wilbury Theatre Group
by John McDaid - May 30, 2023

Wilbury's world-premiere production of GOODNIGHT SWEETHEART, GOODNIGHT is a feast for the senses and a pointed modern feminist take on the work of Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi....

Review: THERE'S A BURGLAR IN MY BED at The Arctic Playhouse
by Christopher Verleger - May 24, 2023

What did our critic think of THERE'S A BURGLAR IN MY BED at The Arctic Playhouse? The Arctic Playhouse closes their exciting season with a crowd-pleasing, titillating production of Michael Parker’s screwball comedy, “There’s a Burglar in My Bed.”...

Review: CATCH FIRE! At Newport Contemporary Ballet
by Erica Cataldi-Roberts - May 18, 2023

What did our critic think of CATCH FIRE! at NEWPORT CONTEMPORARY BALLET?...

Review: PURE DANCE at FESTIVAL BALLET PROVIDENCE
by Erica Cataldi-Roberts - April 29, 2023

What did our critic think of PURE DANCE at FESTIVAL BALLET PROVIDENCE?...

Review: BEETLEJUICE At The Providence Performing Arts Center
by Erica Cataldi-Roberts - April 26, 2023

What did our critic think of BEETLEJUICE at Providence Performing Arts Center?...

Review: INDECENT at The Wilbury Theatre Group
by Christopher Verleger - April 22, 2023

Much like a movie within a movie, a play within a play is always a risky endeavor, and The Wilbury Theatre Group's powerful, gripping production of Paula Vogel's Tony-winning drama, 'Indecent,' proves that not only are they up to the task, but confirms their status as veritable masters of this uniqu...

SIX Brings Feminist Fun to PPAC
by Andria Tieman - April 13, 2023

Divorced, Beheaded, Died; Divorced, Beheaded, Survived–this handy little rhyme is likely what most Americans know best about the six wives of Henry VIII.  Maybe if you were a devotee of the show The Tudors you know a bit more about Catherine of Aragon or Anne Boleyn, but after that, things get a bit...