The first North American national tour of The Great Gatsby: A New Musical brings powerhouse Broadway veterans and rising stars to the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC). The cast offers vocal power with the deep emotional range required to capture the fractured glamor of the Jazz Age. There are few literary parties more famous than […]
There are few things more terrifying than a haunted cellar, except maybe realizing you’ve wandered into the basement of a Halloween craft store and can’t find your way up to the clearance section. Welcome to Burbage Theatre Company’s Witching Hour: Secret Cellar, James Lucey’s wonderfully sinister horror anthology, where bygone merchandise, questionable decisions, and things […]
The Arctic Playhouse presents “Little Women,” based on Louise May Alcott’s timeless novel following the lives of the March sisters: spirited aspiring writer Jo, thoughtful Meg, tender Beth, and tenacious Amy. Their childhood in the 1860s is chronicled as they strive to be intelligent, imaginative, and kind young ladies. With each passing year, the sisters […]
It’s 1993 in Providence. A gang leader from Harlem lands at his ex-girlfriend’s apartment in the middle of the night — wounded, on the run, with nowhere else to go. Despite his dire circumstances, he’s disgusted by her roommate — a grieving, white gay man into drag who’s not in the mood for the interloper’s […]
Ever rummaged through your spouse’s sweater drawer expecting to find argyles, yet instead stumbling across a secret fetish so utterly demented that it immediately sent you bolting toward a new life? Deftly directed by Jeanne Smith, Attleboro Community Theatre’s Wonder of the World is a dark, fast-paced comedy of Niagara Fall-out proportions! Playwright David Lindsay-Abaire […]
Hark, spectators of the realm! If thy soul doth hunger for a “reverent irreverence” turning a 77-seat black box into a roaring arena of wretched romance, get thee to the Burbage Theatre Co! Director Stephen Thorne, who has been called “without question, one of the most electric theatre professionals that Rhode Island has to offer,” […]
Gillian Holroyd is a witch living in NYC’s Greenwich Village in the late 1950s. Upon encountering Shepherd “Shep” Henderson, she decides to cast a love spell to make him her own. What’s a nefarious witch to do when her nifty neighbor’s fiancée — her old college rival — can’t hold a candle to her? Enchant […]
“A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop! A-wop-bam-boom!” BY ALISON O’DONNELL ON JUNE 27, 2026 Grease is the word at Theatre By The Sea as Producer Bill Hanney proudly presents the popular classic musical, with book, music, and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Leave it to Artistic Director Kevin P. Hill to give us a foot-tapping, feel-good production that […]
Disney’s The Lion King makes its triumphant return to the Providence Performing Arts Center! Approaching 30 landmark years on Broadway, it continues as one of the most popular stage musicals of all time. This touring production imbues the magic which made it a global phenomenon. More than 100 million people have experienced this Broadway extravaganza. […]
At The Arctic Playhouse, Arsenic and Old Lace is presented like a lovingly preserved heirloom that’s polished and peculiar, yet dangerous enough to keep everyone anticipating the suspense! Directed by David Jepson, Joseph Kesselring’s macabre comedy proves murder, when served with lace doilies and elderberry wine, can be deliciously funny. A timeless hit, Arsenic and […]