It isn’t summer without an outdoor Shakespearian play. Head Trick Theatre has, excuse the pun, turned that idea on its head with its latest selection The Revenger’s Tragedy by Thomas Middleton, a Shakespearean contemporary. They have taken over the quaint park across from the Narragansett Boat Company in Providence, overlooking the scenic Seekonk River, which, […]
Bob Colonna and William Oakes make for a dynamic duo as “The Sunshine Boys”, a pair of ex-vaudevillians who reunite for a television special in 1972. Willie (Colonna) hasn’t seen Al (Oakes) for 11 years. The two men worked together for several decades but had a falling out. Willie despises Al, but respects his talent. […]
How exactly can a band that started out in the ’80s be considered a breath of fresh air now? Well you’ll have to start listening to what Amherst, Massachusetts, sludgy alternative rock trio Dinosaur Jr. have been putting out since the original trio of guitarist J Mascis, bassist Lou Barlow and drummer Murph got back […]
Though I had high hopes when I first heard of the local healthy snack alternative known as Nutty Mamas cookies, part of me felt jaded. How many self-proclaimed “healthy and delicious” snack foods have we all heard of and felt a tinge of disappointment over? For those of us out there with combinations of […]
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This past weekend members of the jazz faithful from across the country packed into their cars and headed toward the grand display that encompasses the annual Newport Jazz Festival. Thousands pack onto the tiny peninsula where the historic Fort Adams resides and which for two weekends each year houses some of the best sounds […]
Thru Sunday, August 21 The Revenger’s Tragedy, Head Trick Theatre, Blackstone Field, PVD. A darkly funny drama of violence and lust in a corrupt court, written by Shakespeare’s contemporary Thomas Middleton. headtricktheatre.org Thru Aug 21 Tuesday, August 9 – Sunday, August 14 FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival: The largest film festival in New England, screening over 260 […]
It’s no secret that theater is all about pushing the envelope and being ever edgier and raunchier. Even seemingly innocent shows may be riddled with unexpected innuendo and profanity. And then there are musicals like Avenue Q, that transcend edgy and embark into deliberately offensive and profane territory. With songs like “Everyone’s a Little Bit […]
The 11th Annual One Act Play Festival, which began last month, is presenting eight plays in its second “wave.” Dwayne Yancey’s Death by Poinsettia is a deliciously dark comedy about a depressed woman who tries to commit suicide on Christmas Eve. Caroline sets up a video camera and proceeds to consume the leaves of a poinsettia […]