The Epic Theatre Company presents a story of past traumas that effect present life in Amy Herzog’s The Great God Pan A young man’s life turns upside down when a childhood friend shares a shocking secret in The Great God Pan, a provocative and darkly humorous play being presented by Epic Theatre Company. The show, […]
An endless supply of true alternative rock In October of last year, we lost a musical pioneer who many consider to be the father of alternative rock, Lou Reed. Hailing from an era where the vast majority of teenage record buyers were still consuming “boy loves girl” lyrical content, he and his band The Velvet […]
“An invitation to cut loose, break free and live a little” Neil Simon’s first notable comedy from Broadway, Come Blow Your Horn, is the current production of the Theater Company of R.I. in Harrisville (Burrillville). Simon’s family-centered “comedy of errors” stories became the well-known playwright’s signature style. With all the serious dramatic and tragic work […]
Schools becoming a “fixer-upper” Like many schools of its era, Harry Kirzirian Elementary off Chalkstone Avenue needs a lot more than a facelift. From the outside, the school looks like it was built in 1959. But it isn’t until a visit inside that you truly appreciate the challenging conditions that teachers, staff and 600 […]
CLICK HERE TO VOTE The nominations are in and the results for the 2013 music award nominees are in! So here’s how it works… We contact over 50 area venues’ booking agents and present them with a list of categories. They send us back a nominee from each category that pertains to their expertise. […]
Expectations are high for The Gamm Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth Shakespeare has been enjoying a banner year on New York stages recently, but the truth is that there’s always something running somewhere, particularly in academic circles, for those who need a little Will in their lives. Rhode Island, always mirroring both the variety […]
The Z’s Fill Your Artistic Needs and Desires If you are around town, you already know that Berge Ara Zobian opened STUDIO Z down in the Eagle Street area of Providence, at a very, very cool location and with a very, very cool layout. And that’s the official rebirth of his exhibition activities. While the […]
Ben Jolivet’s Get Rough With Me is a comical and enjoyable product of Rhode Island theatre When Fifty Shades of Grey hit the shelves in 2011, it certainly wasn’t a watershed moment for literature, nor was it even the most noticeable kink in the thread of erotic fiction that has been dampening the brows of housewives […]
Hardcore Punk Meets Mariachi I usually talk about shows I’ve been to, but this time I’m telling you about a show I’ll be attending in the very near future. Friday, March 28, you will find me Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel located on 79 Washington street in Downcity Providence. “Well that’s not too out of the […]
A little bit of Vermont found on the side of Route 117 in Warwick One way or another you know this place. Perhaps you’ve noticed it after getting your Porsche serviced at the dealer across the street. Maybe you’ve seen the television commercials, in which young couples gaze into one another’s eyes as they […]