‘Tis the season when many turn to theater for a little Christmas cheer. Locally, we are fortunate to have several wonderful options; Trinity’s A Christmas Carol, Festival Ballet’s The Nutcracker, and, this year, add Ocean State Theatre’s It’s a Wonderful Life to your Christmas “must see” list. Based on the beloved 1946 film starring Jimmy […]
If you’re looking for something completely different (nods to Monty Python) this holiday season, take time to see this uproarious original story, Ant’ny Claus: A Dysfunctional Family Christmas, produced by the Academy Players. The character and the play spring from the mind of Rhode Island comic, actor and director Frank O’Donnell. So yes, expect a […]
What’s your favorite type of gift to give? Gift cards to Burlesquercise, of course! What’s your favorite type of gift to receive? Quality time with my loved ones … but I would gladly accept bags of rhinestones. What’s your biggest Christmas wish this year? Can I wish for more wishes? What do you think Mrs. […]
An impressively minimalist take on a very familiar story, Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol, written by playwright Tom Mula and performed by the Rhode Island Stage Ensemble (RISE) employs four actors, almost no props and a set consisting of nothing more than a few boxes, a platform, a table and a chair. It, therefore, throws all-in, […]
What if you took all those animated Christmas specials we all loved growing up, complete with toy making elves, Santa preparing for his yearly visit, a romantic subplot with a nerdy elf and an animated snowman narrator (as in 1964’s Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer) and added a zombie invasion? You don’t have to wonder because […]
Andrew W.K. is the world champion of PARTYING. His piano heavy hard rock influence party jams have been dominating culture since the early 2000s. After some indie releases, Andrew blew up on the scene in 2001 with his major label debut I Get Wet with unforgettable party anthems like “She Is Beautiful,” “Party Til You […]
A musical stage version of a classic book beloved by young adults for over a century is a daring challenge inherently difficult to do. Despite many adaptations for the stage and screen, none have succeeded in compressing into a short few hours the rich texture of character and detail that account for the enduring appeal […]
The holidays are a distinctly bipolar time of year. While they may bring twinkling lights, laughter and mistletoe to some, the rest of the population anticipates the first strains of festive music and Hallmark cards as if they were portents of a coming plague. For many, the holidays are hell. One is expected to have […]
A while back I wrote a piece about Nathan Suher’s then in-production Scary Little Fuckers (A Christmas Movie) and the time has come to unleash them upon us. Scary Little Fuckers (A Christmas Story), along with Suher’s other new short, Next Door, will have their public premieres on Sunday, December 6, and I was able […]
Any Rhode Island resident knows that our little state is home to some of the best pizza on the planet. Sicilian, thin crust, pan style or even just on flatbread, Rhode Islanders know what it takes to make a good pie. Local organization RI Food Fights puts on a series of events celebrating the many […]