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Sculpture of Providence native George M. Cohan is unveiled in Fox Point
PROVIDENCE — Before there was an Elvis or a Michael Jackson, there was a man regarded by many Americans as one of the greatest entertainers and who captivated a nation with his patriotic songs.

Festival Ballet announces changes in upcoming season
Festival Ballet Providence announced its lineup for its 32nd season, which begins in the fall. This year the company has dropped one usual performance component, a February full-stage production, and created another, programs specifically for children.

06/30/2009

Correction
The Two Gentlemen of Verona, the Shakespeare play the Colonial Theatre will stage in Westerly’s Wilcox Park next month, begins July 16 and runs through Aug. 2 The start date was wrong in Saturday’s Lifebeat section due to an incorrect news release.

06/27/2009

Westerly troupe back with Shakespeare
Westerly’s Colonial Theatre, the troupe that brings live Shakespeare to Wilcox Park each summer, will be staging The Two Gentlemen of Verona next month. Performances are slated from July 15 through Aug. 2, weather permitting.

06/26/2009

Trinity Rep radio to perform before live audience
Trinity Rep tapes its popular radio hour on WRNI before a live audience on Aug. 6. The special live episode is a fundraiser for the radio series, and will take place at 6 p.m. at the Jane Pickens Theatre, 49 Touro St., Newport. Tickets are $50.

06/25/2009

Improvised festival
Once again, for the sixth consecutive year, preparations haven’t been made. Performers haven’t rehearsed. Yet the shows will go on.

06/23/2009

Theater Review: Theater By The Sea’s ‘Crazy for You’ has lots of fast stepping
If you like dancing then you are probably going to love Crazy for You, the madcap Gershwin musical now at Matunuck’s Theatre By The Sea. The show is not real big on plot and the humor is as corny as can be, but the dance numbers, in particular the tap routines, pretty much carry the night. They’re spectacular.

06/21/2009

Pell Awards honor Kevin Spacey
Arts lovers and the Newport elite gathered at the home of the late Sen. Claiborne Pell Saturday night to honor Pell for his leadership in the arts and to bestow a national Pell Award on actor Kevin Spacey.

Theatre by the Sea’s Crazy for You is a frothy romp
If you like dancing then you are probably going to love Crazy for You, the madcap Gershwin musical now at Matunuck’s Theatre By The Sea. The show is not real big on plot and the humor is as corny as can be, but the dance numbers, in particular the tap routines, pretty much carry the night. They’re spectacular.

06/14/2009

Brad Musgrove last arrived in Matunuck as choreographer; now it’s costume designer
Brad Musgrove loves making debuts. Last year, he made his debut as choreographer for Theatre By The Sea’s uproarious take on The Producers. Now he is back in Matunuck as a first-time costume designer for Crazy For You, which opens Wednesday in previews.

Actor Kevin Spacey to receive Pell Award in Newport
Breaking with tradition, Trinity Rep’s Pell Awards are headed home this year.

06/13/2009

Theater Review: ‘Menopause’ wears thin
I’m here to say that I survived Menopause the Musical. And I’m a guy.

06/09/2009

10 Tonys for Billy
NEW YORK Broadway’s Tonys seemed a family affair this year, with an outpouring of generosity from winners to losers despite the domination of the evening by Billy Eliot, which won 10 awards, and one actor bringing his wife to the stage to stand by him while he accepted his prize.

06/07/2009

How many Tonys for ‘BillyElliot’?
NEW YORK The big question seems to be: How many Tonys will Billy Elliot take home?

06/05/2009

Tickets for Young Frankenstein, the musical, at PPAC
Tickets go on sale Monday for Young Frankenstein, the new Mel Brooks musical that opens its national tour at the Providence Performing Arts Center in September.

06/04/2009

Menopause promises a fun evening for audiences of a certain age
Eve Ensler toppled the first taboo with her Vagina Monologues, which tackled a subject many women were unwilling to discuss — their sexuality. So it was only a matter of time before someone would tackle another taboo and come up with a musical about hot flashes and “the change.” That was eight years ago, and Menopause The Musical is now going great guns.

06/02/2009

Tribute to Ol’ Blue Eyes a winner at Theatre By The Sea
I’ll admit, I wasn’t looking forward to My Way, the Frank Sinatra tribute that has opened the season at Theatre By The Sea, in Matunuck. I’m not a big Sinatra fan and the thought of sitting through 57 songs seemed to me something of a chore.

05/31/2009

Tribute to Ol’ Blue Eyes a winner at Theatre By The Sea
I’ll admit, I wasn’t looking forward to My Way, the Frank Sinatra tribute that has opened the season at Theatre By The Sea, in Matunuck I’m not a big Sinatra fan and the thought of sitting through 57 songs seemed to me something of a chore.

05/27/2009

Theater review: ‘Color Purple’ will make you cheer
No question about it, The Color Purple is the best show to hit the Providence Performing Arts Center this season. It’s a big, sprawling musical with a lot of heart, the kind of show that can’t help but touch you.

05/28/2009

Matunuck’s Theatre By the Sea opens with some Sinatra
Director David Grapes grew up listening to the Beatles, but has always had a fascination with the music of Frank Sinatra. So it’s not surprising that he put together a musical revue of Sinatra hits called My Way, which opens Friday at Matunuck’s Theatre By The Sea. The show opened in previews Wednesday night.