Rhode Island Theatre + Broadway News

OSTC's RENT Announces Over $2000 Raised for AIDS Care Ocean State

(4/3/2013) - Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), the not-for-profit which brought new life to the historic Theatre By The Sea for the past five years, and AIDS Care Ocean State (ACOS), which has been providing essential services to persons living with HIV/AIDS in Rhode Island since 1990, teamed up for a fundraising week which coincided with OSTC's recent production of Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical RENT.

Ocean State Theatre Company Presents LUCKYBOB, 4/13

(4/1/2013) - Ocean State Theatre Company will welcome LuckyBob and his Magic, Juggling, and Comedy to their new state-of-the-art theatre on Friday, April 13, 2013 at 11:30am. The production is part of Ocean State Theatre Company's Family Fun Fest, which is recommended for children 4 years and older.

Trinity Rep Honors Founder Milton Stanzler and More for 50th Anniversary

(4/1/2013) - On Monday, March 18, 2013, Trinity Rep honored its past and celebrated patrons who have invested in its future by participating in the theater's legacy giving program. Held the night before the 50th anniversary of the formal incorporation of Trinity Rep as a non-profit organization (March 19, 1963), the evening began with the unveiling of a plaque honoring one of Trinity Rep's founders, Milton Stanzler, who passed away in 2012. Mr. Stanzler's nephew, Arthur Richter shared his recollections of Milton Stanzler's passion for live theater, and the Stanzler family history in Rhode Island.

BWW Reviews: Riveting RACE Raises Important Questions at Ocean State Theatre Company

(3/31/2013) - Modern-day questions of race are examined with unflinching honesty in David Mamet's play Race, now playing at Ocean State Theatre Company. Mamet, one of the most prolific writers working today, has written numerous plays, screenplays and television shows. He is known for, among other things, his fast-paced, rapid-fire dialogue and his talent for stripping away the layers of politeness and political correctness to get down to the dirty, brutal truth beneath the surface. Race doesn't just get under the skin of our society's racial issues, it gets into the very marrow of the bone.

Now Playing Onstage in Rhode Island - Week of 3/31/2013

(3/31/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 3/31/2013 for Rhode Island

BWW Reviews: Wilbury Group Brings Intimate BODY AWARENESS to Their New, Smaller Space

(3/25/2013) - Until recently, Wilbury Group was presenting their plays in an old warehouse space, which was both difficult to find and mostly uncomfortable for the audience. The cavernous space was too large, too hard to find and made it too difficult for audiences to enjoy exciting new theater. Now, the company has found new digs, on Broad Street, in the Southside Cultural Center. The space is far smaller, far more comfortable and much more intimate, allowing Wilbury to bring the audience up close and personal with exciting works of drama, from old to new, musical to straight play.

Now Playing Onstage in Rhode Island - Week of 3/24/2013

(3/24/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 3/24/2013 for Rhode Island

RAIN Comes to PPAC, April 21

(3/22/2013) - Direct from their phenomenally successful Broadway engagement, the internationally-acclaimed Beatles concert, Experience the Beatles with RAIN, returns to the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) for one night only: Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 8P.

Artists' Exchange to Christen New Community Space with OUR TOWN, 4/5

(3/20/2013) - Thornton Wilder's classic play Our Town, celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, is the story of a small community and the ordinary lives of its inhabitants, told with a sensitivity and quiet wisdom that ultimately captures the heart of the human experience and what connects us all.

RACE Opens at Ocean State Theatre, 3/27

(3/20/2013) - Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), the not-for-profit which brought new life to the historic Theatre By The Sea for the past five years, is proud to present David Mamet's Tony nominated play, Race. The Rhode Island premiere presentation, with additional underwriting support provided by National Amusements Theatres, will enjoy a limited run at the new state-of-the-art Ocean State Theatre in Warwick from March 27-April 14.

Trinity Rep Celebrates Under35@TRC with a Social Creatures Party, 4/4

(3/19/2013) - Trinity Repertory Company has announced their Under35@TRC Zombie Prom Night, the first in a series of Under35@TRC nights brought to you by The Onion. The April 4 event will begin at 6:30pm in the upstairs lobby with a pre-show party featuring complimentary cocktails from Sons of Liberty Spirits Company, catering by The Bradford, and a zombie prom photo booth. After the show, guests are invited to walk up street to Blake's Tavern for an Onion after-party with $2 Narragansett. Tickets for the entire night cost $25 and may be purchased by phone at (401) 351-4242 or at the Trinity Rep box office at 201 Washington St in Providence.

BWW Reviews: Language and Love Take Over The Gamm in Sparkling THE REAL THING

(3/19/2013) - Writers spend their entire careers, perhaps their entire lives, trying to find the right words. The perfect words. Those which will elevate their writing from something ordinary and dull to a lofty place among the great works of literary art. Some concepts, though, can't be so easily put into words. Cannot be defined or explained in any way that truly does them justice. Loves is one of those things and the attempt to put it into words is at the center of Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing, currently running at the Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre.

Photo Flash: First Look at 2nd Story Theatre's ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST

(3/18/2013) - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, adapted by Dale Wasserman from the novel by Ken Kesey, plays 2nd Story Theatre, now through April 7, 2013. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Photo Flash: First Look at Tony Estrella, Marianna Bassham and More in THE REAL THING

(3/18/2013) - The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) will stage The Real Thing, British playwright Tom Stoppard's Tony-award-winning 'best play' about the nature and mystery of love. BroadwayWorld has a first look below.

2nd Story Shines with Fully Committed ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST

(3/17/2013) - Although we might like to believe that things are black or white, one or the other, they almost never are. There are many shades of gray and variations in between. And it can be a blurry distance between two extremes. A fine line between, for example, sane and insane. Who's to say what its crazy and what isn't? And who gets to decide what to do about people deemed to be at the wrong end of the spectrum? Few plays examine these issues with such depth, pathos and clarity as Dale Wasserman's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, adapted from the novel by Ken Kesey. The play, originally performed in 1963, received Tony awards when it was revived in 2001. It also spawned a movie version in 1975, famously starring Jack Nicholson, which won multiple Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

Now Playing Onstage in Rhode Island - Week of 3/17/2013

(3/17/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 3/17/2013 for Rhode Island

Photo Flash: New Images of Trinity Rep's SOCIAL CREATURES Cast in Action!

(3/15/2013) - Trinity Rep' presents the world premiere of Social Creatures by Jackie Sibblies Drury - a remarkable new playwright and graduate of the Brown MFA playwriting program. BroadwayWorld has new photos of the cast in action below!

92 PRO-FM's Barbi Jo DiMaria Gets Walk-On Role in WPMS: THE MUSICAL at The VETS Tonight

(3/15/2013) - Professional Facilities Management (PFM) has announced that Barbi Jo DiMaria, Marketing & Promotions Director of Today's Hit Music 92 PRO-FM, On-air Talent Weekday Afternoons with Davey Morris, and substitute co-host for 'Giovanni & Kim in the Morning,' will have a walk-on role in WPMS: THE MUSICAL at The VETS tonight, March 15 at 8P. WPMS: THE MUSICAL is Louise Roche's follow-up to the fun, fabulous, and everything female Girls Night Musical experience.

Trinity Rep Announces 'Write Here, Write Now!' Student Playwright Selection

(3/14/2013) - Trinity Repertory Company's Education Department has announced the winners of their second annual Write Here, Write Now! Student Playwriting Competition.

The Gamm Stages Tom Stoppard's THE REAL THING, Now thru 4/14

(3/14/2013) - The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) will stage The Real Thing, British playwright Tom Stoppard's Tony-award-winning 'best play' about the nature and mystery of love.

SOCIAL CREATURES World Premiere Begins Performances at Trinity Rep Tonight

(3/14/2013) - Dig yourself out of the depths of winter doldrums with Trinity Rep's world premiere of Social Creatures, a strangely beautiful, beautifully strange 'dramedy' about the end of the world as we know it. Like nothing Trinity Rep audiences have seen before, this world premiere play was commissioned in 2010 from Jackie Sibblies Drury - a remarkable new playwright and graduate of the Brown MFA playwriting program.

Trinity Rep Announces Write Here, Write Now! Student Playwright Selection

(3/13/2013) - Trinity Repertory Company's Education Department has announced the winners of their second annual Write Here, Write Now! Student Playwriting Competition.

Now Playing Onstage in Rhode Island - Week of 3/10/2013

(3/10/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 3/10/2013 for Rhode Island

2nd Story Theatre Stages ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, Now thru 4/7

(3/8/2013) - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, adapted by Dale Wasserman from the novel by Ken Kesey, will play 2nd Story Theatre, tonight, March 8-April 7, 2013.

Photo Flash: First Look at Alexander Platt, Becky Gibel and More in Trinity Rep's SOCIAL CREATURES

(3/7/2013) - Trinity Rep' presents the world premiere of Social Creatures by Jackie Sibblies Drury - a remarkable new playwright and graduate of the Brown MFA playwriting program. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production below.

THE REAL THING Opens Next Week At The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre, 3/14-4/14

(3/7/2013) - Charlotte, an actress, is appearing in a play about marriage written by her cerebral playwright husband, Henry. Max, her leading man, is also married to an actress, Annie. Both marriages are on the verge of a breakdown because Henry and Annie have fallen in love. But there's a question not even Henry can answer: Is it the real thing?

PPAC's THE SPLENDOR OF MEXICO to Bring Cranston Students to the Theater

(3/6/2013) - The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) and Bank of America continue their 15-year partnership this week with a production of 'The Splendor of Mexico - A Celebration of Mexican Music & Dance.' This year, the Bank of America Arts Showcase will allow approximately 10,000 local middle-school students to attend one of five featured performances free of charge.

Trinity Rep Holds 'Zombie Prevention' Blood Drive

(3/6/2013) - Trinity Repertory Company has announced that in tandem with their post-apocalyptic zombie-dramedy Social Creatures, they are partnering with the RI Blood Center for a "Zombie Prevention" Blood Drive on Friday, March 15th from 2:30pm-5:30pm at Trinity Repertory Company, 201 Washington St in Providence in order to raise awareness and urge donations. All pre-registered donors will get a free ticket to a performance of Social Creatures, playing March 14 through April 21 at Trinity Rep. To register, login to www.ribcdonor.org and follow the steps to Trinity Rep's drive.

Ocean State Theatre Company Announces THEY WALK AMONG US Cast

(3/6/2013) - Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), the not-for-profit which brought new life to the historic Theatre By The Sea for the past five years, is proud to announce the cast for the staged reading of They Walk Among Us, to be presented at their new state-of-the-art theatre in Warwick on Sunday, March 10 at 7:00 pm.

Trinity Rep Receives NEA Grant

(3/4/2013) - The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced November 28, 2012 that Trinity Repertory Company is one of 832 non-profit organizations nationwide to receive an NEA Art Works grant. Trinity Rep was awarded a $25,000 grant to support the world premiere of award-winning playwright Jackie Sibblies Drury's Social Creatures in March/April 2013 as part of their 2012-2013 mainstage season.

BOOK OF MORMON, EVITA, ONCE, FLASHDANCE and More Set for PPAC's 2013-14 Broadway Season

(3/3/2013) - J.L. 'Lynn' Singleton, President of the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC), has announced PPAC's 36th Anniversary Broadway season and welcome Taco/The White Family Foundation as the returning Broadway Series title sponsor. From the creators of South Park and winner of nine Tony Awards, THE BOOK OF MORMON will play a limited two-week engagement April 28 - May 11, 2014.

Now Playing Onstage in Rhode Island - Week of 3/03/2013

(3/3/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 3/03/2013 for Rhode Island

ONCE to Launch National Tour October 2013 in Providence

(3/3/2013) - ONCE, winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical and winner of the 2013 Grammy Award winner for Best Musical Theater Album, announced today it will open its first North American tour at the Providence Performing Arts Center in Providence, RI beginning performances on October 1, 2013.

BWW Review: Wildly Entertaining BLUE MAN GROUP Brings Humor, Light, and Music to Providence

(3/2/2013) - The long-running 'Blue Man Group' presents a new touring production that combines smart physical comedy, brilliant visual effects, impressive musical talent, and the odd science lesson to create 90 minutes of non-stop entertainment.

Gamm Theatre Hosts 11th Annual Fundraiser SNOW BALL AT THE SKI LODGE Tonight

(3/2/2013) - Attention plankers, pinheads, powder hounds, snow bunnies and arts supporters! The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre board of directors, along with honorary chair U.S. Congressman David Cicilline, invite you to the Snow Ball at the Ski Lodge, the theater's 11th annual fundraising party, tonight, March 2 at 6 p.m. The party happens at 65 Blackstone Ave., Pawtucket, a rustic mill turned cozy escape from the cold.

92 PRO-FM's Barbi Jo DiMaria Gets Walk-On Role in WPMS: THE MUSICAL at The VETS, 3/15

(3/1/2013) - Professional Facilities Management (PFM) has announced that Barbi Jo DiMaria, Marketing & Promotions Director of Today's Hit Music 92 PRO-FM, On-air Talent Weekday Afternoons with Davey Morris, and substitute co-host for 'Giovanni & Kim in the Morning,' will have a walk-on role in WPMS: THE MUSICAL at The VETS on Friday, March 15 at 8P. WPMS: THE MUSICAL is Louise Roche's follow-up to the fun, fabulous, and everything female Girls Night Musical experience.

Historic Announcement for BroadwayWorld.com - Selected for Inclusion in the Library of Congress Web Archives for Performing Arts

(3/1/2013) - BroadwayWorld.com is thrilled to have been asked to be included in the United States Library of Congress as part of their Official Performing Arts Historical Web Archives.

Ocean State Theatre Company Presents BUBBLEOLOGY, 3/9

(3/1/2013) - Have you ever wondered "How bubbles do that?" The answer will be revealed when Keith Michael Johnson comes to the new Ocean State Theatre in Warwick with his enormously popular production, Bubbleology on Saturday, March 9, 2013.

BLUE MAN GROUP Returns to PPAC, Now thru 3/3

(3/1/2013) - BLUE MAN GROUP returns to the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) tonight, March 1 to Sunday, March 3, 2013. BLUE MAN GROUP is sponsored in Providence by Navigant Credit Union.

Teaser Clip from Brown University's PHAEDRA; Opens Tonight!

(2/28/2013) - Jean Racine's 1677 PHAEDRA grows out of a landscape inspired from Greek mythology and infused with possibilities of the spectacular to become what critics have deemed to be a radically modern tragedy. Directed by Spencer Golub, PHAEDRA opens tonight and runs thru March 10 at the Stuart Theatre. Get a look at the production below!