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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 ...

It's a Wonderful Life: Live Radio Play


Inspired by the classic American film, It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play is performed as a 1940s live radio broadcast. Six actors perform ...

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 ...

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: ...

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 ...

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 ...


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 ...

Back to the Future: The Musical


Marty McFly is a rock 'n' roll teenager who is accidentally transported back to 1955 in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his friend, Dr. Emmett ...


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Review: THE LUCKY CHANCE at Head Trick Theatre


by Jessica Tabak - November 19, 2024

What did our critic think of THE LUCKY CHANCE at Head Trick Theatre?...

Review: AMADEUS at The Gamm Theatre


by Erica Cataldi-Roberts - November 18, 2024

In 1998, my senior year English teacher decided to mix things up by having us start the semester by watching movies rather than reading the usual high school classics. The selections were varied – The Godfather, Ghandi, Some Like it Hot, From Here to Eternity....

Review: MAMMA MIA! at Providence Performing Arts Center


by Christopher Verleger - November 13, 2024

“Mamma Mia!,” the sensational, vivacious 2001 Broadway musical based on the songs of ABBA that has become a fan favorite and worldwide phenomenon on both stage and screen, returns to Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) and proves yet again just how much this simple story of a mother and daughte...

Review: RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA at The Community Players


by Christopher Verleger - November 12, 2024

The Community Players welcomes autumn and kicks off its 103rd season with a lively, stylish production of “Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” an updated musical adaptation of the beloved, quintessential rags-to-riches fairy tale about a young woman's transformation from indentured servant to elega...

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...



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