Joe Siegel

PROVIDENCE, RI — “Primary Trust,” which just opened at Trinity Repertory Company, is a surreal and heartwarming fable about love and friendship. On Wednesday evening,...

PROVIDENCE, RI — The Tony-award winning musical “The Outsiders” opened at Providence Performing Arts Center Tuesday. With a book by Adam Rapp and Justin Levine,...

WARWICK, RI — Playwright Martin McDonagh specializes in showing the hardscrabble lives of eccentric characters in small towns and “The Cripple of Inishmaan” follows his...

WARWICK, RI — School Committee Chairman Shaun Galligan will send a letter to the City Council and Mayor Frank Picozzi asking how and when the...

[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Veterans Middle School, 2401 W Shore Rd, Warwick, RI, is the venue f... One Sec — Read this article for $15,...

PROVIDENCE, RI — The smash musical “Wicked” continues to cast a spell over audiences. The show opened at the Providence Performing Arts Center on Wednesday...

WARWICK, RI— The darkest impulses of human nature can be seen in the Gamm’s new production, Henrik Ibsen’s “Ghosts.”

PROVIDENCE, RI —Despite the efforts of an exceptionally talented group of performers, Trinity Repretory Comany’s adaptation of  “The Winter’s Tale” is unable to overcome confusing...

WARWICK, RI — School Committee Chair Galligan defended the board's handling of the Feb. 3 bond vote which nixed a $50m supplement of the new...

PROVIDENCE, RI — Anyone who has ever shared a living space with a stranger will find plenty to relate to in Trinity Rep’s “The Roommate,”...

  UPDATE:  Due to the severe weather forecast for Sunday, January 25, the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) and SUFFS have announced that the Sunday, Jan. 25...

WARWICK, RI — The Gamm Theatre starts the year off on a high note with their latest production, “Eureka Day,”  about the the value of...

[CREDIT: WPS] Warwick Schools Director of Finance Craig Enos speaks about unexpected costs in the FY... One Sec — Read this article for $15, unlock...

[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Veterans Middle School, 2401 W Shore Rd, Warwick, RI, is the venue f... One Sec — Read this article for $15,...

PROVIDENCE, RI — The musical “Water for Elephants,” which opened at Providence Performing Arts Center Tuesday, and runs through Sunday, features dazzling spectacle and high-energy choreography....

PROVIDENCE, RI — Trinity Repertory Company’s annual production of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” is handsomely mounted and features a first-rate group of performers.  The...

[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Schools beat RI average SAT and PSAT scores in all but SAT Math in t... One Sec — Read this article...

WARWICK, RI — Sex is easy and love is difficult, the main takeaway for patrons viewing “Frankie and Johnny In The Claire De Lune,” now...

WARWICK,  RI — Work on the new Pilgrim High School may resume soon, according to John Bates, Project Manager for Left Field, depending on the...

WARWICK, RI — Last June, when the Gamm Theatre closed out their season with Tony Kushner’s AIDS parable “Angels in America, Part 1,” I thought...

PROVIDENCE, RI — The story of Harry Potter, boy wizard, takes flight on the stage as the North American Tour of “Harry Potter and the Cursed...

PROVIDENCE, RI — “Cold War Choir Practice,” Trinity Repertory Company’s season opener, is a curious hybrid of musical, comedy, and espionage thriller.  Playwright Ro Reddick...

WARWICK, RI — The School Department plans to ask for $2.2 million more from the city to make up for a persistent FY25 schools deficit...

WAKEFIELD —  Theatre By the Sea concludes its 2025 season with the Elvis Presley musical “Heartbreak Hotel,” a rousing and at times deeply emotional rendering...

WAKEFIELD, RI —To say that Theatre by the Sea's “Hairspray,”, is only a feel-good musical, high-energy dancing and big wigs, would be inaccurate—it's deeper.

WARWICK, RI — Warwick Schools are cutting admin positions, including currently vacant roles such as Assistant Superintendent and Assistant Director of IT, cutting costs. Warwick...

WAKEFIELD, RI — The musical “Waitress,” now being performed at Theatre by the Sea, coasts along with a breezy charm.  Dakota Mackey-McGee gives a winning...

PROVIDENCE, RI — I’ll give “Back to the Future: The Musical” this: the sound designers and visual effects wizards have delivered plenty of bangs for...

Warning: this review contains spoilers about key plot developments. PROVIDENCE, RI —Trinity Repertory Company’s season closer, “Blues for an Alabama Sky,” is an exceptionally well-mounted...

WARWICK, RI — To celebrate its 40th anniversary season, the Gamm Theatre is presenting Tony Kushner’s Tony Award-winning “Angels in America,” Part One – Millennium...

WARWICK, RI — The School Committee approved 15 teacher layoffs Tuesday on a 4-1 vote, which still leaves the district  with a $1.9 million FY26...

WARWICK, RI – The School Committee accepted the notice of retirement from Superintendent Lynn Dambruch and named William McCaffrey as Acting Superintendent unanimously Tuesday. Committee...

PROVIDENCE — What surprised me the most about “Some Like It Hot,” the Tony Award winning musical now being performed at Providence Performing Arts Center,...

WARWICK, RI  – The Gamm Theatre concludes their 40th season with Shakespeare’s quintessential tragedy “Hamlet.” Director Tony Estrella has crafted an electrifying production featuring a...

WARWICK, RI — The Warwick School Committee approved its proposed $198,162,060 FY26 budget Thursday, with school budget cuts of $3 million in salaries that were...

WARWICK, RI  — The School Committee voted 5 to 0 Tuesday to allocate $32.6 million to start work on the new high schools project replacing...

PROVIDENCE, RI — Trinity Repertory Company’s “La Tempestad,” a bilingual adaptation of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” dazzled on design and mirth making, falling short on translation. ...

UPDATE: FRIDAY, MAY 9: Dambruch Retiring, Acting Superintendent On May 13 Agenda WARWICK, RI  – The School Committee Wednesday voted 5 to 0 appointing Assistant...

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported the vote approving a group of resignations including that of Warwick Veterans Principal Jeff Goss. Warwick...

WARWICK, RI — An unlikely combination of a classic Shakespeare tragedy and Backstreet Boys songs, Providence Performing Arts Center’s production of  the musical “& Juliet”...