“Miss Saigon” runs through Sunday, Sept. 30, at the Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset St., Providence. Tickets start at $40 and may be obtained at the box office, online at www.ppacri.org, or by calling 401.421.2787.… MORE
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Miss Saigon runs through Sept 30 at PPAC
“Miss Saigon” runs through Sunday, September 30 at the Providence Performing Arts Center. Visit www.ppacri.org for complete details and ticket information.… MORE
“And Then There Were None” coming to Rhode Island Stage Ensemble
“And Then There Were None” runs through Sunday, September 23, 2018 at the RISE Playhouse on Clinton Street in Woonsocket. Visit www.ristage.org for tickets and details.… MORE
‘Sesame Street’ wants to clarify: Bert and Ernie aren’t gay
Sesame Workshop tweeted Tuesday that the characters are best friends and have many human traits but “remain puppets, and do not have a sexual orientation.” … MORE
Rhythm & Roots Festival brings a dance party to Charlestown
By Steve Klamkin WPRO News Dancers held sway this weekend as the annual Rhythm and Roots Festival brought a wide range of music to Ninigret Park in Charlestown, where thousands of fans camped out and partied all day and into the night. Old favorites joined newer acts to celebrate ‘roots’ music, including Cajun, zydeco and…… MORE
First Rhode Island Blues Festival
Blues fans were in their glory on Sunday as the first Rhode Island Blues Festival drew several hundred fans to Cranston’s Mulligan’s Island event center, to see top flight blues acts, including Marcia Ball, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Selwyn Birchwood and more… MORE
CHICAGO Preview: One on One with Mama
“Chicago” opens Friday, Aug. 18 and runs through Sept. 15 at Theatre by the Sea, 364 Cards Pond Road, Wakefield. Tickets start at $52 and may be obtained by calling 401.782.8587 or online at www.theatrebythesea.com.… MORE
‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin has died
Franklin died Thursday at 9:50 a.m. at her home in Detroit. … MORE
Rapper Missy Elliot praises Rhode Island woman’s karaoke version of hit
Mary Halsey, of West Warwick, recently performed a version of the 2002 hit at an outdoor party at a park and posted the performance on her Facebook page.… MORE
Newport Jazz Festival brings scores of stars & thousands of fans
By Steve Klamkin WPRO News Scores of music stars joined with thousands of music fans to produce a weekend filled with new and traditional music at the hot and steamy 2018 Newport Jazz Festival. Sunny skies Friday and Sunday at Fort Adams in Newport provided bookends to a Saturday marked by torrential downpours, but the…… MORE
