Nominal Christians (or “Chreasters” as some like to call them) are often derided for the practice of showing up to church once or twice a year at the Big Masses and calling it good for another trip around the sun. Likewise, even the most reluctant of theatergoers who pay lip service to the dramatic arts, […]
With Christmas right around the corner, local dance companies come bearing a variety of holiday offerings to help get you into the Christmas spirit. From December 20 through 22, Festival Ballet Providence moves into PPAC for their annual production of The Nutcracker. Composed by Tchaikovsky in 1891, it is the most performed ballet in the […]
During World War I, Joan of Arc was a legendary figure in the lives of the French soldiers, who wore medals sporting her face around their necks and tucked her picture into the pockets of their uniforms. At the time, Joan had not yet been canonized as a saint, but was known as a woman […]
“You have to be a selfish prick to get anywhere.” (David Lindsay-Abaire, Good People) We all know someone who pulled themselves up by the bootstraps, worked hard and made good. We often congratulate them and praise their achievements. It is at this point that the judging begins. Did the success change them? Are they still […]
The 95 Empire space, now controlled by AS220, was the home for one of the most formidable productions in RI theater history, Perishable’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch, a punk rock opera “visiting” Providence and taking up a decadent residency in the black brick room that still has the promise of grimy theatrical possibility hanging […]
Legendary football coach Vince Lombardi is the subject of an intriguing new play called Lombardi. The show opened in previews at Ocean State Theatre Company on November 6 and runs through November 24. Playwright Eric Simonson based his script on the David Maraniss book, When Pride Still Mattered – A Life of Vince Lombardi. Lombardi […]
Epic Theatre Company, in residence at The Artists’ Exchange in Cranston, RI, continues its Year of Fear with The Other Place, a new contemporary drama by Sharr White. It runs from now until November 23 at the Black Box, 50 Rolfe Square. This play is so new it premiered on Broadway less than a year […]
Sorry to break it to you, but Stanley Kowalski isn’t the main character in Streetcar Named Desire. This came as a surprise to me, too; montage tribute clips of the 1951 film have always shown that Brando’s Kowalski is the central focus. And to an extent he is, but Blanche Dubois (Anna Reed), Stanley’s sister-in-law, […]
Daydream Theatre reveals Lucille Ball’s off-screen life Even if you’ve only seen Lucille Ball as the red-headed, off-key clown in her half-hour comedy show “I Love Lucy,” you’ve been exposed to her on-screen charms. Her training as a model and dancer helped her maintain a graceful stance and figure throughout her career. However, as with […]
With the holidays and countless productions of The Nutcracker around the corner, you can still catch the first installment of Festival Ballet Providence’s popular Up Close On Hope, an original series combining contemporary and classical dance in the company’s intimate Black Box Theatre. The program includes two world premieres and four company premieres. The performance […]