PPAC’s ‘Water for Elephants’ Dazzles
By: Joe Siegel on December 4, 2025 in Arts & Entertainment, Good Times
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. During the Great Depression, a […]
PPAC ‘Back to the Future’ Delivers Exciting Effects
By: Joe Siegel on June 11, 2025 in Arts & Entertainment
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 the buck. And the infamous […]
Deep Characters in PPAC’s ‘Some Like It Hot’ Thru April 27
By: Joe Siegel on April 23, 2025 in Arts & Entertainment, Good Times, News to You
PROVIDENCE — What surprised me the most about “Some Like It Hot,” the Tony Award winning musical now being performed at Providence Performing Arts Center, is the layers of emotional […]
Trinity’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ Drama Disappoints
By: Joe Siegel on December 4, 2024 in Good Times, News to You
PROVIDENCE, RI — Trinity Repertory Company’s production of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”, now being presented at the Providence Performing Arts Center, is a bit of a disappointment. Unfortunately, PPAC […]
PPAC’s ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ A Triumph
By: Joe Siegel on February 7, 2024 in Uncategorized
PROVIDENCE, RI — Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC)’s “To Kill A Mockingbird,” exploring racial injustice in the small town South, this iteration written by Aaron Sorkin, is an unqualified triumph […]