Theatrical Outfit Announces 50th Anniversary Season
by Marissa Faith Curley - May 10, 2026
Theatrical Outfit has announced their 50th Anniversary Season with 5 mainstage productions of classics and modern works, 4 new plays, 3 special anniversary events, 2 productions with new and returning community partners and 1 brand new commission.
Tony Awards History: Which 2026 Revival Nominees Have Won Before?
by Sidney Paterra - May 9, 2026
The results of the 2026 Tony races are very much still up in the air, but many of this season's nominated revivals have been Tony-tested before. How did they fare? The past may not always be the best indicator of the future, but accolades of years past provide interesting insight nonetheless. Check out a complete list of who was nominated, in what categories, and most importantly... if they won!
Student Winners Announced for 2026 Ocean State Star Awards
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 25, 2026
The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) just announced the winners of the 2025/2026 Ocean State Star Awards (OSSA) program. These winners will be recognized and honored on the PPAC stage during a live Showcase event.
Review: BAT OUT OF HELL: THE MUSICAL at Palace Theatre
by Paul Batterson - Apr 21, 2026
That’s both the draw and the danger of Jim Steinman’s music. While it comes with a built-in 50-and-over audience, jukebox musicals run the danger of relying on nostalgia, being underperformed by its actors, and/or having a paper thin plot. BAT OUT OF HELL avoided two of those three pitfalls. As Meat Loaf, the voice behind the two albums of which the show is based, sings “Two out of three ain’t bad.”
Billy Crystal Will Return to Broadway in New Solo Show, 860
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 15, 2026
Tony and Emmy Award-winner Billy Crystal will return to Broadway this fall in a new one-man show, 860, written and performed by Mr. Crystal and directed by Olivier Award-winner Scott Ellis. We have all of the details!
Review: STEREOPHONIC at Kauffman Center
by Alan Portner - Apr 9, 2026
Think of the greatest songs you’ve never heard - the soaring melodies, the unexpected anthems, the driving beats, the lyrics that speak to a feeling you didn’t know could be expressed in words. Unlike most straight plays, this opus has its own musical score, and good one by Will Butler.
And that is the projected end-product taking shape at the hoped for conclusion/finale of “Stereophonic,” now playing in the gorgeous Muriel Kauffman Opera House through Sunday April 11.