Pippin is sheer perfection — a show filled with dazzling acrobatics, energetic dancing, romance and a wacky, offbeat sense of humor. It is also a heartfelt coming of age tale, as Pippin (Brian Flores), son of King Charles, struggles to find his purpose in life and considers joining a roaming group of circus performers, presided […]
The Hunchback of Seville is a semi-satirical look at life in Spain in the early 16th century. It was a time of religious persecution, as anyone who was not Spanish or Catholic found themselves tortured and murdered in the name of Catholic fundamentalism overseen by the ruling classes. Maxima (Phyllis Kay), the hunchback, is living […]
Callling “Star Trek” a successful television and film franchise is a grave understatement. People are addicted to it. They watch every episode of every incarnation, dress up as characters and flock to conventions. On Valentine’s Day at the Providence Performing Arts Center, fans will find one more thing to flock to. There’s going to be […]
Pippin, the smash Broadway musical, is making the latest stop on its national tour at Providence Performing Arts Center, from February 16 through the 21st. With music and lyrics from famed composer Stephen Schwartz (Wicked), the show promises to thrill audiences with dazzling acrobatics and spectacular choreography. The show premiered on October 23, 1972, and […]
This is the third in a series of interviews where Epic artistic director Kevin Broccoli interviews other ADs in the area to create a more in-depth conversation about theater in Rhode Island. This month’s interview is with Mixed Magic artistic director Jonathan Pitts-Wiley. Kevin Broccoli: So much of being an artistic director is about projecting […]
I’m a political junkie. So when I had the opportunity to see The Gamm’s production of Grizzly Mama by George Brant, I jumped at the opportunity. I mean, a black comedy that seems to invoke the image of Sarah Palin? Sign me up! Walking into The Gamm’s intimate theater, you are immediately enveloped into the […]
2nd Story Theatre’s artistic director, Ed Shea, likes to take audiences places they have never been before, and his latest opus, Hysteria, is no exception. This is a very odd play, a cross between a zany farce and a chilling drama. What’s remarkable is that under Shea’s capable direction, it all works so brilliantly. Shea […]
The new production of Roundabout Theatre Company’s Cabaret is first-rate, with showstopping choreography and a heartfelt story beneath all the glitz and glamour. Andrea Goss stars as the sultry and seductive chanteuse Sally Bowles, who is the main attraction of the Kit Kat Klub in Berlin. The Emcee (Randy Harrison) describes this decadent environment as a […]
BalletBoyz, the all-male dance troupe from London, dazzled a sold-out crowd at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Providence on Sunday, January 31. The performance was part of the FirstWorks Artistic Icons series. The group, which won the National Dance Award for Best Independent Company in 2013, was founded in 2001 by Michael Nunn and Billy […]
“Break a leg” is a phrase actors use to wish each other luck before taking the stage. But, in Ocean State Theatre Company’s production of Tom Dulack’s dark comedy Breaking Legs, it takes on a whole new meaning when a playwright turns to members of organized crime to fund his new play. Directed by RI […]