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Fugitive Songs
10/31 - 11/10/2024


Fugitive Songs, presented by the Brown University/Trinity Repertory Company MFA Programs, explores the interconnected lives of six individuals in a New York City subway station ...

Disney's Lion King Jr.
11/15 - 11/15/2024


Ashland Productions - 2016 Broadway World Mpls winner of Best Community Theater presents their Middle School production: Disney's Lion King Jr. RAFIKI gathers the ANIMALS ...


Jennifer Kreisberg, an acclaimed Native American singer and composer from the Tuscarora Nation, will perform with special guests, the Wampanoag Singers & Dancers, at Cotuit ...

Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
11/12 - 11/17/2024


Set on a Greek island paradise where the sun always shines, a tale of love, friendship, and identity is beautifully told through the timeless hits ...

ArtsBiz: A Symposium on The Business of Music and Theater


Join OSKAR EUSTIS, Emmy Award-Winning Actor KATE BURTON, PPAC's ALAN CHILE, JUDITH LYNN STILLMAN and FRIENDS from the RHODE ISLAND PHILHARMONIC, and other artists and ...

45 Seconds from Broadway
11/7 - 11/24/2024


From Neil Simon, here is another revealing comedy behind the scenes in the entertainment world, this time near the heart of the theatre district. 45 ...

AN ILIAD
AN ILIAD
11/7 - 11/24/2024


Burbage Theatre Co. presents An Iliad, by Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare, starring Bill Harley

Disney's The Little Mermaid
11/22 - 11/24/2024


In a magical kingdom fathoms below, a beautiful young mermaid longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. Adapted from Disney’s ...

The Lucky Chance
The Lucky Chance
11/15 - 11/24/2024


Head Trick Theatre presents THE LUCKY CHANCE by Aphra Behn directed by Rebecca Maxfield Everybody’s trying to get ahead. Everybody’s trying to stay afloat. In ...


Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis returns to the Providence Performing Arts Center for one night only on December 6, 2024. Founded by Grammy Award ...

A 1940s Radio Christmas Carol
11/29 - 12/21/2024


The long-awaited sequel to the popular The 1940's Radio Hour. It's Christmas Eve, 1943, and the Feddington Players are now broadcasting from a hole-in-the-wall studio ...

A 1940s Radio Christmas Carol
11/29 - 12/21/2024


The long-awaited sequel to the popular The 1940's Radio Hour. It's Christmas Eve, 1943, and the Feddington Players are now broadcasting from a hole-in-the-wall studio ...

HAMILTON
12/11 - 12/22/2024


HAMILTON is a groundbreaking musical that chronicles the life of Alexander Hamilton, a Founding Father whose ambition and passion helped shape a new nation. This ...

Hamilton (Angelica Company)
Hamilton (Angelica Company)
12/11 - 12/22/2024


HAMILTON is the story of America's Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington's right-hand man during the Revolutionary ...

A Christmas Carol
11/23 - 12/29/2024


Trinity Repertory Company will present its 48th annual production of A Christmas Carol at the Providence Performing Arts Center from November 23 to December 29, ...

The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker
12/19 - 12/29/2024


Rhode Island’s favorite Holiday Tradition. Join Clara on her unforgettable adventure in this holiday spectacular,  The Nutcracker . Featuring breathtaking sets and costumes, this enchanting ...


Florian Zeller, translated by Christopher Hampton Remy Bumppo Theatre Company...

MJ
MJ
1/21 - 1/26/2025


He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry has finally arrived on Broadway in a brand-new ...

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 ...

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 ...


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Review: WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME at Contemporary Theater Company


by Christopher Verleger - November 05, 2024

For obvious reasons, our Constitution has been a popular topic of discussion as of late, so it is not only appropriate but impeccable timing for Contemporary Theater Company to launch its impressive, thought-provoking production of Heidi Schreck’s informative, introspective play, “What the Constitut...

Review: SHUCKED at the Providence Performing Arts Center


by Erica Cataldi-Roberts - October 25, 2024

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

Review: THE WITCHING HOUR SOCIAL CLUB at Burbage Theatre Company


by Jay Pateakos - October 22, 2024

When I heard Burbage had added a special Halloween show that they said was 'largely inspired by classic horror anthologies like Creepshow, Tales from the Crypt, and of course, Are You Afraid of the Dark?' how can you not attend?  And this show did not disappoint....

Review: SLEUTH at The Granite Theatre


by Christopher Verleger - October 17, 2024

“Let the games begin” is a phrase most often associated with an Olympic event, but it also holds true for the characters in ‘Sleuth,’ Anthony Shaffer’s engrossing thriller, now at Granite Theatre, where two adult men play a cunning, intriguing game of cat-and-mouse, each ready to strike and unable t...

Review: LONE STAR LOVE POTION at The Arctic Playhouse


by Christopher Verleger - October 15, 2024

English poet Thomas Tusser penned, “A fool and his money are soon parted.” Such can be said of the foolish individuals in Michael Parker’s bedroom farce, ‘Lone Star Love Potion,’ now at The Arctic Playhouse, a ridiculous, racy, mostly enjoyable comedy about adults behaving badly for a supposed fortu...

Review: MS. HOLMES & MS. WATSON - APT. 2B at Trinity Repertory Company


by Christopher Verleger - October 14, 2024

'Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – APT. 2B,' Kate Hamill’s fun, remarkably clever comic murder mystery, now at Trinity Rep, reimagines Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary literary sleuths as two contemporary women who join forces by happenstance to investigate and solve crimes in post-pandemic London. Se...

Review: WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME at Wilbury Theatre Group


by Christopher Verleger - October 03, 2024

Read BroadwayWorld's review of Heidi Schreck's What the Constitution Means to Me at Wilbury Theatre Group. Learn more about the production....

Review: THEY PROMISED HER THE MOON at The Players At The Barker Playhouse


by Christopher Verleger - October 02, 2024

The Players at the Barker Playhouse kick off their 106th season with Laurel Ollstein’s compelling historical drama, “They Promised Her the Moon,” the untold true story of Jerrie Cobb, an accomplished pilot and aspiring astronaut who dreamt of visiting outer space at a time when women in aviation wer...

Review: THE EFFECT at The Gamm Theatre


by Jessica Tabak - October 02, 2024

It’s fun to say that romantic love is a matter of chemistry - fun, that is, as long as “chemistry” is metaphorical shorthand for the qualities and quirks that, when brought together, ignite emotions that feel like alchemy. But what if personal chemistry is not figurative, but literal: a combination ...

Review: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL at Providence Performing Art Center


by Jay Pateakos - September 25, 2024

The National Tour of 'A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical' kicked off last night at the Providence Performing Arts Center with the crowd eating up the classics like 'Sweet Caroline', 'Cracklin' Rosie' and 'Forever in Blue Jeans' to name a scant few....



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