Rhode Island Theater Reviews

Review: THERE'S A BURGLAR IN MY BED at The Arctic Playhouse
by Christopher Verleger - May 24, 2023

What did our critic think of THERE'S A BURGLAR IN MY BED at The Arctic Playhouse? The Arctic Playhouse closes their exciting season with a crowd-pleasing, titillating production of Michael Parker’s screwball comedy, “There’s a Burglar in My Bed.”...

Review: CATCH FIRE! At Newport Contemporary Ballet
by Erica Cataldi-Roberts - May 18, 2023

What did our critic think of CATCH FIRE! at NEWPORT CONTEMPORARY BALLET?...

Review: PURE DANCE at FESTIVAL BALLET PROVIDENCE
by Erica Cataldi-Roberts - April 29, 2023

What did our critic think of PURE DANCE at FESTIVAL BALLET PROVIDENCE?...

Review: BEETLEJUICE At The Providence Performing Arts Center
by Erica Cataldi-Roberts - April 26, 2023

What did our critic think of BEETLEJUICE at Providence Performing Arts Center?...

Review: INDECENT at The Wilbury Theatre Group
by Christopher Verleger - April 22, 2023

Much like a movie within a movie, a play within a play is always a risky endeavor, and The Wilbury Theatre Group's powerful, gripping production of Paula Vogel's Tony-winning drama, 'Indecent,' proves that not only are they up to the task, but confirms their status as veritable masters of this uniqu...

SIX Brings Feminist Fun to PPAC
by Andria Tieman - April 13, 2023

Divorced, Beheaded, Died; Divorced, Beheaded, Survived–this handy little rhyme is likely what most Americans know best about the six wives of Henry VIII.  Maybe if you were a devotee of the show The Tudors you know a bit more about Catherine of Aragon or Anne Boleyn, but after that, things get a bit...

Review: WITCH provokes at Burbage Theater Co
by Jessica Tabak - March 28, 2023

What did our critic think of WITCH at Burbage Theater Co? In the world of WITCH - written by rising playwright Jen Silverman - demons are self-proclaimed 'merchants of hope' for people whose desires and fears have been forged by capitalism and patriarchy. Scratch (Zach Gibb) - a 'junior salesman' wh...

Review: ELEMENTS at Newport Contemporary Ballet
by Erica Cataldi-Roberts - March 26, 2023

What did our critic think of ELEMENTS AT NEWPORT CONTEMPORARY BALLET at Newport Contemporary Ballet?...

REVIEW: THE INFERIOR SEX at Trinity Repertory Company
by Christopher Verleger - March 26, 2023

Directed with intricacy and precision by Tatyana Marie-Carlo, 'The Inferior Sex' takes place in 1972, when Vietnam, Watergate and women's lib dominated the headlines, and Shirley Chisholm (portrayed with an eloquent ferocity by Jackie Davis), the first Black woman elected to Congress, is making a hi...

Review: HADESTOWN Thrills At Providence Performing Arts Center
by Jessica Tabak - March 22, 2023

What did our critic think of HADESTOWN at PPAC?...

Review: /A.DICK.TED/ at Wilbury Theatre Group
by John McDaid - February 26, 2023

Wilbury mounts Teddy Lytle's trenchant, stylish (mostly) one-man show with music about addiction and recovery...

Review: COME FROM AWAY at Providence Performing Arts Center
by Barb Burke - February 22, 2023

Come From Away isn’t just a must-see, it’s a must-feel, so take advantage of seeing this tremendous production in person, while it’s at the Providence Performing Arts Center and get “all the feels.”...

ANNIE at PPAC is a Delightful Dose of Nostalgia
by Andria Tieman - February 01, 2023

It’s always nerve-racking to revisit a show as an adult that was so important to you as a kid. I can’t even count how many times I saw the movie ANNIE as a kid; and it also holds the place in my memory of being the first touring Broadway musical I ever saw. So this production playing at PPAC through...

Review: THE OLDEST PROFESSION at Burbage Theatre Company
by John McDaid - January 29, 2023

What did our critic think of THE OLDEST PROFESSION at Burbage Theatre Company?...

Review: WE'RE GONNA DIE at Wilbury Theatre Group
by John McDaid - January 27, 2023

What did our critic think of WE'RE GONNA DIE at Wilbury Theatre Group?...

Review: BY THE QUEEN at Trinity Rep
by Jessica Tabak - January 23, 2023

What did our critic think of BY THE QUEEN at Trinity Rep? Shakespeare's plays are a man's world, and one of his most ubiquitous female characters has something to say about it....

Review: FAITH HEALER at Gamm Theatre
by John McDaid - January 20, 2023

What did our critic think of FAITH HEALER at Gamm Theatre?...

Review: JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Providence Performing Arts Center
by John McDaid - January 19, 2023

What did our critic think of JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Providence Performing Arts Center?...

Review: 24-HOUR PLAY FESTIVAL at Contemporary Theater
by Jay Pateakos - January 17, 2023

What did our critic think of 24-HOUR PLAY FESTIVAL at Contemporary Theater? It's been 18 years that Contemporary Theater Company has been putting on this 24-hour play festival, an amazing concoction of stories and actors and action that just can't be compared to anything else because, frankly, there...

Review: FESTIVAL BALLET PROVIDENCE presents THE NUTCRACKER
by Erica Cataldi-Roberts - December 18, 2022

In 2021, Festival Ballet Providence announced a brand new version of the holiday staple, THE NUTCRACKER, fully reimagined by the company's Artistic Curator, Yury Yanowsky, and Company Director Kathleen Breen Combs. Moving the show away from the Providence Performing Arts Center to the Veteran's Memo...

Review: REVIEW: A CHRISTMAS STORY at Contemporary Theater Company
by Christopher Verleger - December 05, 2022

Contemporary Theater Company kicks off the holiday season with its delightful, rollicking production of 'A Christmas Story,' based on the beloved 1983 film written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown, and Bob Clark, and adapted for the stage by Philip Grecian....

Review: THE HUMANS at Wilbury Theatre Group
by Erica Cataldi-Roberts - November 20, 2022

What did our critic think of THE HUMANS at Wilbury Theatre Group?...

Review: LES MISERABLES At Providence Performing Arts Center
by Barb Burke - November 16, 2022

Nick Cartell's return to the role of Valjean is reason enough to see this production. Hayden Tee as Javert is the reason to see it twice....

Review: SWEAT at THE GAMM THEATRE
by Erica Cataldi-Roberts - November 10, 2022

What did our critic think of SWEAT at THE GAMM THEATRE? For the better part of the last 40 years, things have been a nightmare for the American working class, especially across the so called 'rust belt' where factories once thrived and have now fallen silent and abandoned. In SWEAT, Lynn Nottage's P...

Review: THE INHERITANCE, PART II at Trinity Rep
by Jessica Tabak - October 23, 2022

What did our critic think of THE INHERITANCE, PART II at Trinity Rep?...