A Comedic Clash in Trinity’s ‘The Roommate’ Runs Till March 19
By: Joe Siegel on February 5, 2026 in News to You, Arts & Entertainment, Good Times
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,” a comedy about two women […]
Trinity’s Bilingual ‘La Tempestad’ Dazzles, Makes Mirth
By: Joe Siegel on April 5, 2025 in Arts & Entertainment
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. Mauro Hantman is Prospero, the […]
‘Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson’ Offers Chaotic Tarries
By: Joe Siegel on October 28, 2024 in News to You, Good Times
PROVIDENCE, RI — “Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B,” one of two comedies launching Trinity Repertory Company’s2024-2025 season, pressents female versions of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective team, […]
Trinity Rep’s ‘La Cage Aux Folles’ A Funny, Stylish Romp
By: Joe Siegel on June 12, 2024 in Good Times, News to You
PROVIDENCE, RI — Celebrating LGBTQ Pride, Trinity Rep’s ‘La Cage Aux Folles’ , the beloved musical, closes its 2023-2024 season with a the company’s funny and stylish production. This is […]
Trinity’s ‘Fences’ A Searing Drama About Race, Family, Poverty
By: Joe Siegel on March 31, 2024 in Good Times, News to You
PROVIDENCE, RI — August Wilson’s “Fences” at Trinity Repertory Company through April 28 is a searing drama about a black family living in Pittsburgh in the 1950s. The play debuted […]
Trinity’s ‘La Broa’: Engaging Views of Immigrants’ Hopes, Struggles
By: Joe Siegel on January 27, 2024 in Good Times, News to You
PROVIDENCE, RI — “La Broa (Broad Street),” opened Jan. 18 at Trinity Repertory Company, with entertaining vignettes depicting hopes and struggles of immigrants in Providence and Central Falls, glimpses of […]
Trinity Rep’s ‘Sweeney Todd’: Macabre Aplenty
By: Joe Siegel on June 3, 2023 in Good Times, News to You
PROVIDENCE, RI – Trinity Rep’s “Sweeney Todd,” long-delayed, is here and those with a taste of the macabre will find plenty to savor. In 1979, composer Stephen Sondheim (“Into the […]
Trinity Puts Fresh Spin on ‘A Christmas Carol’
By: Joe Siegel on November 21, 2022 in Good Times, News to You
PROVIDENCE, RI —Trinity Repertory Company has put a fresh spin on their annual presentation of the Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol,” with mixed results. Ebenezer Scrooge is visited in […]
Trinty Continues ‘Poignant, Racy’ Inheritance
By: Joe Siegel on September 30, 2022 in Good Times
PROVIDENCE, RI —“The Inheritance, Part 2” continues the racy, poignant saga of a group of gay men in New York City. The first part of the story featured the break-up […]
Trinity’s ‘The Inheritance’ Poignant, Racy
By: Joe Siegel on September 15, 2022 in Good Times
PROVIDENCE, RI — Trinity Repertory Company opens their 2022-2023 season with “The Inheritance,” a compelling look at the gay mens’ relationships and legacy in America. Featuring a sprawling run-time (3 […]
Trinity Rep Examines The Downtrodden’s Plight in ‘A Tale of Two Cities’
By: Joe Siegel on February 26, 2020 in Uncategorized
PROVIDENCE — Charles Dickens’ classic novel “A Tale Of Two Cities” begins with perhaps the most brilliant opening sentences in literary history: “It was the best of times, it was […]
Aiello: Polarizing ‘Prince of Providence’ His Favorite Role
By: Joe Siegel on October 3, 2019 in Good Times
PROVIDENCE — Actor Scott Aiello knew he had big shoes to fill when he took on the role of Mayor Vincent “Buddy” Cianci in “The Prince of Providence.” Trinity Repertory […]