“Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson” Delightful Twist on Classic Whodunit at Trinity

By Kimberly Rau Trinity Rep’s second show of the season is Kate Hamill’s “Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B,” a “cheerful desecration” of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s beloved characters, performed as only Trinity Rep can. Directed by Laura Kepley, “Holmes and Watson” takes us to present-day London, where a unmoored Dr. Joan Watson […]

“The Effect” Opens Gamm Season on Thoughtful Note

By Kimberly Rau The Gamm opens its 2024–2025 season with Lucy Prebble’s “The Effect,” a one act play directed by Steve Kidd that focuses on a clinical trial for a promising new antidepressant that goes off the rails when two of the participants fall in love (or do they?). The show opens with Tristan, an […]

“A Beautiful Noise” Kicks Off National Tour, PPAC Season

By Kimberly Rau “A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical,” begins its national tour in Providence this week, which also marks the start of PPAC’s 2024-2025 season. Though it is a jukebox musical, which has a polarizing effect among Broadway fans, “A Beautiful Noise” is certainly one of the best in its genre. If you […]

Shining “POTUS” Opens Trinity Season

By Kimberly Rau “Behind every great dumbass are seven women trying to keep him alive.” So reads the tagline for Trinity Rep’s 2024-2025 season opener, Selina Fillinger’s “POTUS,” a fantastically funny and intelligent comedy that earned several Tony and Drama League award nominations during its 2022 Broadway run. “POTUS,” as he is exclusively called, is […]

PHOTOS: PVDFest 2024

Scenes from PVDFest 2024, the tenth anniversary of the annual celebration of arts, culture, food and more in Providence, September 6 & 7, 2024.

PHOTOS: The 2024 Newport Jazz Festival

The 70th Anniversary edition of the venerable Newport Jazz Festival was August 2-4 at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, and WPRO’s Steve Klamkin captured the artists and the action