Power to the playwrights who can effortlessly weave together disparate themes and characters, something Ro Reddick manages deftly with Cold War Choir Practice, making its world premiere at Trinity Repertory Company. In a gritty Syracuse roller-skating rink in the waning days of the Cold War, she crafts a satirical, genre-defying look at power – Ronald […]
As you enter the Wilbury Theatre, you see a sign hanging that reads in Italian, “In bocca al lupo.” This is an Italian idiom translating to “into the wolf’s mouth,” which is commonly used to wish someone good luck, especially before a performance or challenging task, similar to ‘break a leg.’ A typical response might […]
Burbage Theatre Co presents the heart-wrenching, hysterical, and life-affirming one-man show Every Brilliant Thing, by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe, and directed by Angela Brazil. The production features Stephen Thorne in a monodrama the whole audience can participate in. This means every show, despite the script, will be slightly different! Thorne effortlessly rolls with on-the-spot […]
After playing extended engagements in Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD will kick off the second year of its national tour at the Providence Performing Arts Center, with performances starting Friday, September 19 and running through Saturday, October 4. The six-time Tony® Award winning Best Play has the distinction […]
There’s something subtly magical about stepping into The Arctic Playhouse, a venue that feels more like a living room shared by close friends rather than a theater. With oven-baked cookies, coffee or cocktail in hand, the audience settles in for Harvey, Mary Chase’s Pulitzer-winning play about a man and his giant invisible rabbit. Yes, you […]
They called him The King of Rock and Roll. Elvis the Pelvis. The Hardest Working Man in Hollywood. You may have even heard him referred to as “The Hillbilly Cat,” reflecting Presley’s blend of country and rock, and “The Memphis Flash”, in homage to his hometown and energetic performances. Theatre By The Sea presents this hip-swiveling, […]
The Community College of Rhode Island Players’ 2025 Summer Rep will conclude their annual theater season with their adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Richard III, directed by Jonathan Pitts-Wiley. The performance is the second of a two-part series that began in July with a four-day run of Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors. Theatre fans know Shakespeare […]
This is the seventh in a series about community theaters located throughout and adjacent to Rhode Island. The West Bay Community Theater, North Kingstown, RI “Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach. Those who can’t do or teach, criticize.” So said disgruntled fantasy fiction author Marsha Hinds, riffing on the famous quote by George […]
Through the scented mist of Ultra Clutch hairspray and the thrum of sugary ’60s pop tunes, there’s no mistaking the Broadway-level quality of the musical Hairspray at Theatre by the Sea. From exquisite staging to jaw-dropping vocals, the show is mesmerizing from start to finish – literally. Tracy Turnblad, bubbly Baltimore teen played by Niki […]
This is the sixth article in a series about community theaters located throughout and adjacent to Rhode Island. With its 2024 production of The Lucky Chance — a 17th-century comic farce about the perils of arranged marriage, written by the first professional female playwright in England – Providence’s Head Trick Theatre “showcases what it does […]