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Due to a number of circumstances beyond our control, we have not been able to see any movies at the Warwick Showcase in the past few weeks but have enjoyed the TCM channel’s “best …
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2/12/25
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The Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra, with guest conductor, Anna Handler, and guest pianist Awadagin Pratt, will feature Jessie Montgomery’s composition, Rounds on Feb. 14 and Feb. 15. The …
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By IDA ZECCO
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2/12/25
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More Oscar-winning films are planned this week on Turner Classic Movies.
“The Three Faces of Eve” starring Joanne Woodward and Lee J. Cobb as her psychiatrist (1957) will be shown …
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By DON FOWLER
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2/5/25
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20 Years Ago
It was 2005 and this is what was happening in the world of entertainment:
The Rhode Island Philharmonic, under the baton of conductor Larry Rachleff, featured …
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2/5/25
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By DON FOWLER
One of the most familiar pieces in an orchestra’s repertoire, Ravel’s “Bolero,” will be featured at the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra concert on …
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By DON FOWLER
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2/5/25
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Valentine’s Day tends to garner polarizing reactions. Those in a happy relationship are making plans to do something special with their significant other, while those who are single either poke …
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By ROB DUGUAY
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2/5/25
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I Hate Hamlet is a sharp, delightful comedy that has all the right ingredients: a dash of Shakespeare, a pinch of New York theater world satire, and a whole lot of snark. Paul Rudnick’s script …
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By IDA ZECCO
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2/5/25
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Lil Rhody Laugh Riot, Rhode Island’s new four-day comedy festival taking over Providence from March 27-30, announced that comedy powerhouses Matt Rife and Jonathan Van …
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1/29/25
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Three people enter a room with a table, four chairs, a water cooler and a huge mirror.
Who are they, and why are they there?
The who and why are slowly revealed over the next intense eighty …
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Theatre Review by DON FOWLER
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1/29/25
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North Providence native Ace Aceto has a variety of professions. He’s an author, podcaster, live show producer, an actor and a voiceover artist. And now, add stand-up comedy. As part of a show …
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By ROB DUGUAY
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1/29/25
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Veteran actor Richard Donelly gives a masterful performance as Andre, the aging father who is facing the challenges of Alzheimer’s in French author Florian Zeller’s “The Father: A …
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Theatre Review by DON FOWLER
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1/29/25
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Whenever one goes out to their local establishment to have a few drinks, it’s wise to have some grub to go along with it. You’re less likely to be a bumbling fool by the time you leave …
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By ROB DUGUAY
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1/22/25
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Richard Young and Sam Strange have been performing all over the globe for more than a decade with their brand of comedic illusion in various incarnations. In turn, they’ve received rave reviews …
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By ROB DUGUAY
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1/15/25
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Although it may not seem like it in our cozy Ocean State, the USA is an immense place with all kinds of people doing all sorts of crazy things. Come travel the country and see tales that are real and …
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1/8/25
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Mark Twain is credited with saying, “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” And that was more than a hundred years before social media.
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1/8/25
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For the past couple of years, The Gilded Age Orchestra of Newport has been exploring the era of The Gilded Age through the musical history of “The City by The Sea.” Along with its mission …
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By ROBERT DUGUAY
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12/31/24
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We miss the old New Year’s Eve celebrations of First Night but enjoyed the fireworks in Providence and Warwick to welcome in the New Year.
Wilbury Theatre kicked off …
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By DON FOWLER
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12/31/24
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You can have your Christmas movies and holiday TV specials.
It takes a joyous production of “The Nutcracker” to get me in the Christmas spirit, and Ballet RI’s 2024 …
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Review by DON FOWLER
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12/24/24
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Trinity Repertory Company “Someone Will Remember Us” by Deborah Salem Smith and Charlie Thurston, and co-created by Dr. Michelle Cruz, Smith, and Thurston. Directed by Christopher Windom, …
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12/24/24
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In a matter of days, 2024 will be coming to a close and we all be entering the unknown in 2025. With a new year comes new possibilities and new beginnings, and the best way to start manifesting those …
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By ROBERT DUGUAY
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12/24/24
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