At the risk of never getting a cushy writing gig for Hasbro, what the actual sh**, Hasbro?! For those who didn’t hear, Hasbro laid off somewhere around a thousand people, almost all, if not all, of their Wizard’s of the Coast division (WOTC). This is darkly hilarious, since earlier this year Hasbro’s corporate hegemony tried […]
Okee dokee folks… Moulin Rouge! The Musical is a bawdy, flashy, and energetic jukebox musical love story set in 1899 Paris but utilizes over 70 modern pop songs to propel the story. The musical is based on the 2001 film of the same name. Many, more contemporary tunes by artists like Lady Gaga, Lordes, Sia, […]
Ballet RI returns with its annual production of The Nutcracker at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium. Ballet RI, formerly Festival Ballet, knows that The Nutcracker is often a gateway cultural experience exposing children to their first taste of both ballet and classical music, one of the most recognizable compositions by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The company manages […]
“Maybe we really are living in the end of print journalism,” said the fictional cephalopod scrambling to squeak in a squib before the deadline… Did you notice The Providence Journal‘s front-page headlines on Tuesday, December 12? Let’s start off with what was missing… How about ANY coverage of the sudden westbound closing of the Washington […]
At Providence, a storm will bring rainfall of 2 – 3 inches, likely heavy at times, accompanied by wind gusts approaching 60MPH, will begin Sun 6pm and continue until Mon 5pm, with peak wind gusts exceeding 40MPH from Mon 4am to 4pm. Rainfall as much as 4 inches is possible. Coastal flooding is likely and […]
Two eastbound lanes have been repurposed to carry westbound traffic across the Providence River over the Washington Bridge on I-195 in time for the Friday morning commute, the RI Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced in a statement at 2:45am. The westbound side of the bridge had to be closed on an emergency basis due to […]
