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Trinity Rep has chosen has chosen Talene Monahon’s prequel to “The Crucible” to open their 60th Anniversary Season in repertory with Sarah Ruhl’s ”Becky Nurse of …
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Theatre Review by Don Fowler
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9/20/23
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Katerina McCrimmon brought down the house at the Providence Performing Arts Center last week with her magnificent portrayal of Fanny Bryce in the revival of Broadway’s hit show, “Funny …
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Theatre Review by Don Fowler
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9/20/23
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The interesting thing about a Shakespearean play is that theater groups interpret the Bard differently, bringing their own interpretations of his words to the stage.
Burbage Theatre, under …
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Theatre Review by Don Fowler
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9/13/23
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While Artistic Director Tony Estrella is off performing at Massachusetts’s Huntington Theatre, he has brought in two powerful Boston based actors to play the roles of brothers Lincoln and Booth …
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Theatre Review by Don Fowler
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9/13/23
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It is the music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons that brings us back to see “Jersey Boys” whenever it is within driving distance.
The story of four guys from Jersey growing up, …
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Theatre Review by Don Fowler
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8/16/23
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“It’s so much more room to breathe,” said Gail Hulbert, the Marketing Director of Gamm Theatre, as she gestured to the black box theater.
Gamm Theatre relocated from Pawtucket …
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By DANA RICHIE
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8/9/23
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It is no coincidence that all four musicals at Bill Hanney’s Theatre-by-the-Sea this summer center around the classic songs of great performers.
Opening with Sinatra’s “My …
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Theatre Review by Don Fowler
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7/26/23
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For 36 years, the Rhode Island Youth Theatre, formerly Fantasy Works, has been a pillar in the state and local community, bringing theater alive to more than 20,000 young people with six ending up at …
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By DANA RICHIE
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7/12/23
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“Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” tells the story of one, if not THE best singer/songwriter of our time.
Carole started writing songs while a teenager in the fifties when rock and …
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Review by Don Fowler
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6/21/23
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You only have this weekend to see one of the most powerful performances of the season in the Rhode Island premiere of Lolita Chakrabarti’s equally powerful “Red Velvet”.
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Theatre Review by Don Fowler
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6/14/23
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“The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” is back after many years at Trinity Rep, where it is given a powerful new production under the watchful eyes of director Curt Columbus.
Columbus …
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Review by Don Fowler
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6/7/23
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From “Nice and Easy” to “Fly Me to the Moon”, four talented singer/dancers, backed by a three-piece combo pay musical tribute to Frank Sinatra in this fast-paced, upbeat, …
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Review by Don Fowler
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5/31/23
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Darcie Dennigan’s haunting “Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight”, with music by Niki Healy, is getting its world premiere at the Wilbury Theatre Group.
The musical allegory about …
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Theatre Review by Don Fowler
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5/31/23
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In celebration of 90 Years of Theatre By The Sea, owner and producer Bill Hanney is proud to announce the opening of the 2023 Summer Season. The season begins with the award-winning musical, My Way: …
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5/24/23
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I have seen many end-of-the world dramas over the years, but none quite as personal and unsettling as Lucy Kirkwood’s “The Children”, given a powerful performance by three masterful …
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Theatre Review by Don Fowler
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5/3/23
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The Community Players, based at Jenks Auditorium in Pawtucket, are in their 101st season of providing quality theatre.
Their 379th production is one of their all-time best, and the best …
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Theatre Review by Don Fowler
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5/3/23
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Theatre By The Sea owner and producer Bill Hanney is thrilled to announce the opening of the box office for single tickets sales for the 2023 Summer Season, celebrating 90 Years of Theatre By The …
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4/26/23
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“I saw Rob McClure play Adam on Broadway,” Will Burton told me, “and I knew that was the role I wanted to play.”
Will Burton spoke to me from Atlanta where the popular …
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By Don Fowler
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4/19/23
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They didn’t teach history like this when I went to high school!
“SIX-The Musical” is a non-stop, one act, hour and a half, energy packed delight.
Nine powerhouse songs are …
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Review by Don Fowler
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4/19/23
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“The true story of a little Jewish play” by playwright Paula Vogel is given a masterful production at Wilbury Theatre Group in their reconfigured space at Waterfire Arts Center
It …
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Theatre Review by Don Fowler
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4/19/23
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