Since summertime is the perfect time for thrilling suspense movies, the Warwick Public Library has transformed its August crime film, “Zodiac,” into its own electrifying, four-part …
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7/24/24
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Want to escape to another world for a few hours?
Take the Newport Ferry from Providence for a comfortable, smooth cruise to downtown Newport.
I left the Providence dock at 9:30 a.m., …
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By DON FOWLER
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7/24/24
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For the next two weekends, the seaside city of Newport is going to be a live music hub with the Newport Folk & Jazz Festivals taking place at Fort Adams. There’s an abundance of talented …
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By ROBERT DUGUAY
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7/24/24
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The 26 th Rhythm & Roots Music, Dance and Food Festival will feature headliners Emmylou Harris, Old Crow Medicine Show and Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country, who will join …
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7/24/24
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Free concert series FirstWorks Summer Beats concludes this Sunday, July 21 at 6:00 p.m. at the Roger Williams Park Bandstand.
The popular summer concert series began with Dobet Gnahoré, a …
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By DON FOWLER
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7/17/24
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West Bay Community Theater will present an in-concert production of the classic ‘50s musical “Grease” on Saturday, Aug. 17 at 7:30 p.m. on the North Kingstown Town Beach.
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7/17/24
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Yachtley Crew, one of the hottest singing groups on this summer’s concert tours, sails into the Providence Performing Arts Center for one performance only on Saturday, July 27 at 8:00 p.m.
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By DON FOWLER
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7/17/24
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When it comes to talking about the history of rock & roll in Rhode Island, you have to mention John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band. They originally started out in 1973 while harnessing …
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By Rob Duguay
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7/10/24
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When a person passes on from this plane of existence, their impact is often very considerable. It can be sensed within their family, their group of friends and their community as a whole. This is a …
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7/3/24
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Theatre By The Sea takes the award-winning Dustin Hoffman movie and Broadway musical based on the movie to new heights with its clever, comical production, directed and choreographed by Richard …
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Theatre Review
by DON FOWLER
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7/3/24
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One of the most beautiful things music possesses is the power it has to form a community around it. In non-discriminatory fashion, it has a way of attracting folks of all walks of life while having …
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By ROBERT DUGUAY
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6/26/24
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In celebration of 91 years of Theatre By The Sea (TBTS), owner and producer Bill Hanney is proud to announce the 2024 summer schedule for the Monday Evening Concert Series, which will be held on …
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6/19/24
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It’s a fact that Providence has had a stellar metal scene for the past few decades. Regardless of subgenre, there’s a guarantee that when a bunch of loud & amplified bands get …
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By ROBERT DUGUAY
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6/12/24
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Director Taavon Gamble has gone full throttle with Harvey Fierstein and Jerry Herman’s high energy musical, “La Cage aux Folles” filling Trinity Rep’s Dowling Theatre with …
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Theatre Review by DON FOWLER
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6/12/24
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20 Years Ago
“Shrek 2" was a fun-filled sequel. “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” brought more wizardry to the big screen. “GARFIELD: The Movie” was fair. …
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By Don Fowler
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6/12/24
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Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis was the hottest writer on Broadway when his latest play, whose complete title couldn’t be printed in family newspapers, hit the stage.
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Theatre Review By DON FOWLER
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6/5/24
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Theatre By The Sea opens its summer season with a dazzling old chestnut of a musical, “A Chorus Line.”
The musical, which plays for nearly two and a half hours without intermission, …
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Theatre Review By DON FOWLER
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6/5/24
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Music on the Hill opened its Chamber Concert Series on Memorial Day at the First Baptist Church in East Greenwich with two magnificent performances of works by J. S. Bach and a fascinating …
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By DON FOWLER
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6/5/24
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WARWICK SHOWCASE
EZRA * * * ½ (Comedy/Drama About Autism)
It’s not easy raising an autistic child.
It is even harder when the parents are divorced and share …
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6/5/24
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By ROBERT DUGUAY
For the past 20 years, FirstWorks has been a vital entity in Rhode Island’s cultural sphere with their inclusion of world-class performing arts while accompanying these …
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By ROBERT DUGUAY
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5/29/24
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