Trinity’s Little Shop of Horrors Offers Fans a Lot of Fun … and a Few Missteps
For my money, and for as silly and irreverent as it truly is, there is almost no musical more difficult to pull off well than Little Shop of Horrors. Equal […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
American Drag Reaches Epic Heights: Epic’s latest is a big show that asks the big questions
The Epic Theatre Company and Kevin Broccoli have got game. There is no denying it. Theatre 82, at the Artists’ Exchange in Cranston, is on fire through April 27 with […]
Norman, Is That You? at TCRI – That ’70s Play
In TCRI’s Norman, Is That You?, Ben Chambers (Steven Taschereau), a dry cleaner from Dayton, Ohio, who is just past 50 years old, arrives at the Manhattan apartment of his 23-year-old […]
When I Grow Up Cabaret Performs at the Courthouse
It’s a beautiful spring day as I climb the stairs at the Courthouse Center for the Arts, where I can clearly hear “Seasons of Love” spilling down from the performance […]
High School Kids and Academy’s High School Musical
There are few things that make me happier than young people taking on the responsibility and vision of putting on a theatrical production. Stories need to be told; in these times […]
Alt-Health: Life-Changing Bariatric Surgery
When the question of weight has passed from being a matter of vanity to becoming a dangerous health condition, a diet and exercise program isn’t enough. For some patients, bariatric […]
Letter to the Editor: Authoritarian Column
To the Editor, On April 7 Theodore Gatchell’s column really showed his true colors: Authoritarian. His disparagements of the workers at Microsoft who do not wish to build weapons demonstrates […]
Letter to the Editor: RI Economy
To the Editor, The headline in the April 7 Providence Journal was “RI economy cools off in first quarter.” It then quoted all the usual suspects as to why and […]
Five Fun Things To Do: April 10 – 16
THU 11 Sweet Little Variety Show: A monthly feminist, anti-racist, queer-positive and body-positive cabaret. Now at Askew, 150 Chestnut St, PVD. sweetlittlevarietyshow.com SAT 13 Tight Crew’s Sonic Mania: EDM night […]
The Diary of Anne Frank at Arctic – Moving Story, Superb Performances, Flawed Script
The diary of Anne Frank is among the most widely read historical documents of the 20th century, but its provenance is often misunderstood. There has been endless debate about why […]