2nd Story Theater and director Ed Shea have crafted many provocative, funny, and clever plays over the years. Unfortunately, their latest, Neighborhood Watch, is a major disappointment. Martin (Joe Henderson) and his uptight sister Hilda (Becky Minard) convene a meeting of concerned neighbors after a teenage boy invades their swanky property in the Bluebird Hill development. […]
Festival Ballet Providence’s popular “Up Close On Hope” returns for yet another season. Set in the company’s intimate Black Box Theatre, audience members are treated to a unique viewing experience sitting just a few scant feet from the performers. The current offering takes this experience one step further by incorporating live music courtesy of Community […]
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, area dance companies are putting the finishing touches on their annual holiday productions. Looking to get an early start, the State Ballet of Rhode Island kicks things off on November 20 with their annual presentation of Coppelia. Set to Leo Delibes’ festive score, this charming and witty ballet tells […]
When I first heard that the creators of “South Park,” Matt Stone and Trey Parker, were writing a musical, I have to admit I laughed. And not for the reason you would think — I was sure the show would be funny, but to think that the two who coined such memorable songs as “Blame […]
Every week millions of viewers tune into the reality TV show “The Amazing Race,” a competition where participants race to be the first to reach a variety of foreign checkpoints. Today travel agencies offer all-inclusive packages allowing vacationers to circumvent the globe. But there was once a time when such glob trekking travel was thought […]
Once upon a time I was a freshman at Scituate Jr. Sr. High School auditioning for the school play. The play was Sweeney Todd, and I have been in love with not only theater, but Stephen Sondheim ever since. With that background, I was more than a little excited about the Contemporary Theatre Company’s production […]
Memoirs of the Last Sicilian: A One Man Play has one more weekend of performances at Theatre82’s black box space on Rolfe Square and not for nuthin’ — you would be hard pressed to find a better show around these parts for a ten spot. Nick Albanese is a gifted storyteller and comedian, having honed […]
I never thought I’d get to see Davey Crockett eat out the goddess Artemis, but thanks to the magic of theater, the image is indelibly seared into my brain. I don’t know what else I expected going to a play called American Strippers. Especially a play called American Strippers by Kevin Broccoli. Epic Theatre’s latest […]
The Road Weeps, The Well Runs Dry, being presented at Brown University’s Stuart Theatre, is one of the most seriously confused plays I have ever seen. Set in the 1800s, the story is a fictional account of the lives of the Seminole Indians and the Seminole Freedman, which was a band of the Seminole Nation. […]
Ocean State Theatre Company will be running what’s being billed as “the original amazing race” this month with their latest production, a new stage adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic Around the World in 80 Days. On stage now through November 22 is the epic tale of adventurer Phileas Fogg, who has made a ridiculously large […]