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The Cher Show
The Cher Show
2/5 - 2/6/2025


The Cher Show brings the extraordinary life of Cher to the stage in a celebration of her six-decade career filled with hit songs and dazzling ...

The Cher Show (Non-Equity)


For six straight decades, only one unstoppable force has flat-out dominated popular culture - breaking down barriers, pushing boundaries, and letting nothing and no one ...


The Simon & Garfunkel Story returns to the Providence Performing Arts Center on February 8, 2025, bringing an immersive concert-style tribute experience that chronicles the ...


City Hall is demanding more than his signature, the Landlord wants him out, the liquor store is closed — and the Church won’t leave him ...

hang by debbie tucker green – RI premiere


Burbage Theatre Co presents “hang,” a gripping drama about morality, justice, and impossible choices. January 23–February 16 at Wendy Overly Studio Theatre, Pawtucket, RI.

All Hands on Deck!


What happens when 3 exceptional pianists play together…on 1 piano? Musical mayhem! Join us for a fun afternoon concert of works arranged for six hands ...

All Hands on Deck!


What happens when 3 exceptional pianists play together…on 1 piano? Musical mayhem! Join us for a fun afternoon concert of works arranged for six hands ...

Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2/11 - 2/16/2025


Life of Pi is an the epic tale of adventure. This Tony Award® and Olivier Award-winning hit is “an exhilarating evening of theater” (The Wall ...


Jason Isbell, the six-time GRAMMY-winning musician and acclaimed songwriter, will perform a solo show at the Providence Performing Arts Center on February 18, 2025. Known ...


The InkLine Project presents the world premiere of a unique collaboration between visual artist and animator Jackie Reeves and award-winning writer and poet Lauren Wolk ...

Someone Will Remember Us
1/23 - 2/23/2025


Trinity Repertory Company presents the world premiere of Someone Will Remember Us, a docu-drama by Deborah Salem Smith and Charlie Thurston, co-created with Dr. Michelle ...

The Addams Family
2/14 - 2/23/2025


THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ...

& Juliet
& Juliet
2/25 - 3/2/2025


CREATED BY THE EMMY®-WINNING WRITER FROM “SCHITT’S CREEK,” this hilarious new musical flips the script on the greatest love story ever told. & Juliet asks: ...

Future Folklore with Karim Nagi


“A physical manifestation of beauty & joy” – Chicago Tribune KARIM NAGI creates a  future folklore . He weaves Arab tradition with a borderless exploration. His ...

The People vs. Frankenstein
The People vs. Frankenstein
2/28 - 3/16/2025


Horror in the Court! In the world premiere production of Nicola Cuti and Kevin M Glover’s exciting new take on Mary Shelley’s eternal classic, a ...

Picnic Written by William Inge


PICNIC Written by William Inge The winner of the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Picnic, by William Inge, takes place on Labor Day weekend in ...

Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot
4/22 - 4/27/2025


Set in Chicago when Prohibition has everyone thirsty for a little excitement, Some Like It Hot is the rollicking story of two musicians forced to ...

Chicago the Musical
Chicago the Musical
5/2 - 5/4/2025


San Diego Musical Theatre Presents "CHICAGO" 2/15-3/3 In roaring twenties Chicago, chorine Roxie Hart murders a faithless lover and convinces her hapless husband Amos to ...

Urinetown
Urinetown
1/5 - 5/4/2025


Invitation to Participate in Arts Alive!’s 2025 High School Pre-Professional Program (Performances May 2- May 4 2025)  We are thrilled to invite standout teen performers ...


Lake Street Dive, the GRAMMY®-nominated soul-pop band, is set to perform on May 12, 2025, at the Providence Performing Arts Center. Known for their engaging ...


Cypress Hill will perform alongside the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra at the Providence Performing Arts Center on May 14, 2025. This collaboration, conducted by Troy ...


The Avett Brothers will perform at the Providence Performing Arts Center on June 4, 2025. The concert follows their recent 2024 tour and the release ...

2nd THURSDAY BLUES
2nd THURSDAY BLUES
11/14 - 6/12/2025


Every second Thursday of the month,  2nd Thursday Blues  kicks off at 8 pm with a dynamic blues, jazz, and soul music jam session at ...


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Review: I HATE HAMLET at The Players At Barker Playhouse


by Christopher Verleger - February 03, 2025

The Players at Barker Playhouse welcome the winter season with an enjoyable production of Paul Rudnick's adorably corny, oft-produced comedy, “I Hate Hamlet,” the story of a season in the life of a young actor eager to please everyone, including his fans, his agent, his girlfriend, and above all, a ...

Review: Bearing Witness: SOMEONE WILL REMEMBER US at Trinity Rep


by John McDaid - January 31, 2025

Bearing Witness: SOMEONE WILL REMEMBER US at Trinity Rep. A searing, deeply human world premiere that gives voice to veterans, civilians, and refugees. We go to the theatre for many reasons. Sometimes, we crave the spectacle of a Broadway musical; sometimes, we seek the grip of a powerful drama. ...

Review: HANG at Burbage Theatre Company


by Christopher Verleger - January 27, 2025

We’re all familiar with the saying, “Less is more,” and that statement especially holds true for debbie tucker green’s intense drama, ‘hang,’ (deliberately spelled with lowercase letters) now at Burbage Theatre Company, in partnership with WomensWork Theatre Collaborative—because the less you know, ...

Review: THE FATHER: A TRAGIC FARCE at Wilbury Theatre Group


by Jay Pateakos - January 26, 2025

What did our critic think of THE FATHER: A TRAGIC FARCE at Wilbury Theatre Group?...

Review: MJ THE MUSICAL at Providence Performing Arts Center


by Christopher Verleger - January 23, 2025

Providence Performing Arts Center brings The King of Pop back to life with its dazzling, colorful, energetic production of ‘MJ The Musical,’ a portrait of the legendary entertainer, Michael Jackson, featuring a sampling of his greatest hits, unforgettable dance moves, a glimpse at his troubled perso...

Review: THE SILENCE OF THE AWKWARD & OTHER STRANGE SHORTS at Homebrewed Theatre Company


by Jay Pateakos - January 11, 2025

What did our critic think of THE SILENCE OF THE AWKWARD & OTHER STRANGE SHORTS at Homebrewed Theatre Company?...

Review: GIRLS & BOYS at The Gamm Theatre


by Christopher Verleger - January 08, 2025

The Gamm Theatre welcomes 2025 with ‘Girls & Boys,’ a powerful, compelling drama about a woman’s pointed retelling of her marriage, motherhood, a successful career, and an unspeakable tragedy....

Review: THE REVLON GIRL at The Players


by Christopher Verleger - December 13, 2024

Some shows you watch, others you feel, and truer words cannot be spoken about “The Revlon Girl,” Neil Anthony Docking’s powerful, heartbreaking drama about the aftermath of a tragedy, presented by The Players at Barker Playhouse....

Review: HAMILTON at Providence Performing Arts Center


by Jay Pateakos - December 13, 2024

While I may have been one of the few in the audience who had never seen Hamilton before-you can tell by the amount of people who sing along to just about every song-it was still the rarest of musicals, a combination of history and the best jazz, hip-hop and R&B music ever combined....

Review: NOISE at Wilbury Theatre Group


by Jay Pateakos - December 09, 2024

What did our critic think of NOISE at Wilbury Theatre Group?...



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