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Alton Brown Comes to Providence in February
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2013

Alton Brown, Iron Chef host and renowned television personality, is taking his brand of quirky humor and culinary science on the road with "Alton Brown Live! The Edible Inevitable Tour." Brown will appear at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) on Friday, February 21, 2014 at 8P. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 7, 2013 at 10A and are available at the PPAC Box Office (220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence), online at www.ppacri.org, and by phone at (401) 421-ARTS (2787). (more...)

STOMP's Precision Percussion Brings Energetic Rhythm to PPAC
by Veronica Bruscini - May 18, 2013

For two non-stop, high-energy hours, the performers in STOMP drum, dance, and – yes – stomp their way through an array of impressive percussive exhibitions. (more...)

Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert's GOOD VS. EVIL Comes to PPAC Tonight
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2013

Join Anthony Bourdain and his good friend, Eric Ripert - internationally renowned chefs, authors, and television personalities - as they share stories and muse on the place of food in our personal, community, and global life. Their Good vs. Evil tour will visit for one night only, tonight, May 2, 2013 at 7:30P at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC). It will be a truly engaging evening of storytelling and observation, providing frank and provocative insight into what really goes on behind kitchen doors. (more...)

Providence's Local 121 To Cater Anthony Bourdain's & Eric Ripert Tour Reception
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2013

Anthony Bourdain's & Eric Ripert's Good vs. Evil Tour (www.goodvseviltour.com) will stop by Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) for one night only today, May 2 at 7:30P where they will share stories and muse on the place of food in our personal, community, and global life. After the show, Providence's own Local 121 (www.local121.com) will be catering the VIP post show event. Two hundred fans attending the performance will be treated to a special menu and a meet and greet with Mr. Bourdain and Mr. Ripert. (more...)

BWW Reviews: Impressive Beatles Tribute RAIN Brings History and Harmony to Providence
by Veronica Bruscini - Apr 22, 2013

'RAIN's' long history - dating back to the 1970s with both US and international tours, as well as a recent limited engagement on Broadway - attests to the high quality of the production. This tour boasts an amazing sound, a sharp, authentic look, and an impressively talented quintet of musicians. (more...)

Diana Ross to Return to PPAC, 8/11; Tickets on Sale 4/26
by BWW News Desk - Apr 21, 2013

The one and only Diana Ross will be making summer nights red hot as she returns to the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) on Sunday, August 11, 2013 at 7P. (more...)

CAMP BROADWAY Announces Nationwide Summer Line-Up
by BWW News Desk - Apr 12, 2013

Broadway, as in the national tour of Camp Broadway, is back -- and it's bigger and better than ever. Currently in its thirteenth year and still going strong, the traveling Camp Broadway program is announcing its summer lineup of mostly week-long camp sessions being hosted in 10 veteran cities nationwide. (more...)

RAIN Comes to PPAC, April 21
by BWW News Desk - Mar 22, 2013

Direct from their phenomenally successful Broadway engagement, the internationally-acclaimed Beatles concert, Experience the Beatles with RAIN, returns to the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) for one night only: Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 8P. (more...)

PPAC's THE SPLENDOR OF MEXICO to Bring Cranston Students to the Theater
by BWW News Desk - Mar 06, 2013

The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) and Bank of America continue their 15-year partnership this week with a production of 'The Splendor of Mexico - A Celebration of Mexican Music & Dance.' This year, the Bank of America Arts Showcase will allow approximately 10,000 local middle-school students to attend one of five featured performances free of charge. (more...)

Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend
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Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, March 3, 2013 - Sunday, March 3, 2013. (more...)

BOOK OF MORMON, EVITA, ONCE, FLASHDANCE and More Set for PPAC's 2013-14 Broadway Season
by BWW News Desk - Mar 03, 2013

J.L. 'Lynn' Singleton, President of the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC), has announced PPAC's 36th Anniversary Broadway season and welcome Taco/The White Family Foundation as the returning Broadway Series title sponsor. From the creators of South Park and winner of nine Tony Awards, THE BOOK OF MORMON will play a limited two-week engagement April 28 - May 11, 2014. (more...)

ONCE to Launch National Tour October 2013 in Providence
by BWW News Desk - Mar 03, 2013

ONCE, winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical and winner of the 2013 Grammy Award winner for Best Musical Theater Album, announced today it will open its first North American tour at the Providence Performing Arts Center in Providence, RI beginning performances on October 1, 2013. (more...)

BWW Review: Wildly Entertaining BLUE MAN GROUP Brings Humor, Light, and Music to Providence
by Veronica Bruscini - Mar 02, 2013

The long-running 'Blue Man Group' presents a new touring production that combines smart physical comedy, brilliant visual effects, impressive musical talent, and the odd science lesson to create 90 minutes of non-stop entertainment. (more...)

BLUE MAN GROUP Returns to PPAC, Now thru 3/3
by BWW News Desk - Mar 01, 2013

BLUE MAN GROUP returns to the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) tonight, March 1 to Sunday, March 3, 2013. BLUE MAN GROUP is sponsored in Providence by Navigant Credit Union. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: First Look at Reinvented THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Tour!
by Stage Tube - Feb 26, 2013

Cameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group announced earlier today that their spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera will launch a North American tour beginning this November in Providence, R.I at the Providence Performing Arts Center. With newly reinvented staging and stunning scenic design, this new version of PHANTOM, the most successful musical of all-time, will play more than 20 multi-week engagements through next year, including Cincinnati, OH and Minneapolis, MN. A complete tour schedule will be announced in the coming weeks. First unveiled in March, 2012 in Plymouth, England, this reinvented PHANTOM has been an enormous box-office and critical hit throughout the U.K. Check out photos and highlights from the newly imagined production below! (more...)

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Tour Comes to PPAC in November
by BWW News Desk - Feb 26, 2013

Cameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group announced today that their spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA will launch a North American tour beginning this November in Providence, R.I. at the Providence Performing Arts Center. With newly reinvented staging and stunning scenic design, this new version of PHANTOM, the most successful musical of all-time, will play more than 20 multi-week engagements through next year, including Cincinnati, OH and Minneapolis, MN. A complete tour schedule will be announced in the coming weeks. First unveiled in March, 2012 in Plymouth, England, this reinvented PHANTOM has been an enormous box-office and critical hit throughout the U.K. (more...)

Newly Redesigned THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Tour to Hit North America in November
by BWW News Desk - Feb 26, 2013

Cameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group announced today that their spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA will launch a North American tour beginning this November in Providence, R.I at the Providence Performing Arts Center. With newly reinvented staging and stunning scenic design, this new version of PHANTOM, the most successful musical of all-time, will play more than 20 multi-week engagements through next year, including Cincinnati, OH and Minneapolis, MN. A complete tour schedule will be announced in the coming weeks. First unveiled in March, 2012 in Plymouth, England, this reinvented PHANTOM has been an enormous box-office and critical hit throughout the U.K. (more...)

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Will Launch New Tour in November
by BWW News Desk - Feb 26, 2013

Cameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group announced today that their new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA will launch a North American tour beginning this November in Providence, R.I at the Providence Performing Arts Center. (more...)

SESAME STREET LIVE: ELMO'S SUPER HEROES Comes to PPAC, 4/4-4/7
by BWW News Desk - Feb 20, 2013

Calling all super heroes! Super Grover needs your help - and it's Elmo and the Fabulous Five to the rescue when this fantastic musical production zooms into Providence. Join Elmo, Zoe, Abby Cadabby, Telly Monster, and Zoe's pet rock Rocco for Sesame Street Live "Elmo's Super Heroes" at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) from Thursday, April 4 through Sunday, April 7. Tickets for all eight performances are on sale now! (more...)

BWW Review: LORD OF THE DANCE Melds Fleet Feet and Fantasy in Rhode Island
by Veronica Bruscini - Feb 17, 2013

'Lord of the Dance' has a somewhat more defined story line than Flatley's other smash hit, Riverdance, and the show joins traditional forms of Celtic dance with modern styles and performance skills to tell its tale. (more...)

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